Baked Good Recipes

Spinach cheese bread made with Bisquick, cream of cheddar soup, frozen spinach, and caraway seeds. A savory quick bread with green flecks throughout and a tender, cheesy crumb.

No-bake ice cream cake with a graham cracker crust and pink lemonade-swirled vanilla ice cream. Five ingredients, 15 minutes of hands-on work, then just freeze and slice.

Cinnamon snack cake with apple cider sauce: a sour cream coffee cake with crumb topping, served warm with vanilla ice cream and warm cider sauce. The fall dessert that smells like Sunday afternoon.

Raspberry chocolate truffle pie layers whipped chocolate ganache spiked with raspberry liqueur over a flaky crust, finished with cream and a strained berry sauce. A bistro-quality dessert.

Hawaiian banana nut bread is a one-bowl quick bread made with three ripe bananas, vegetable oil, and chopped nuts. Moist, tender, and uncomplicated. The kind of loaf that puts overripe bananas to good use.

Healthy apple pie with a crushed Grape Nuts cereal base and a no-sugar-added filling sweetened with apple juice concentrate. Coriander and cinnamon spice six thinly sliced apples for a low-fat dessert.

Giant oatmeal chocolate candy cookies with chocolate candies, salted peanuts, and quick oats in a chewy brown sugar dough. Scooped by the quarter-cup for bakery-sized cookies.

Pecan macaroons with oat bran, amaretto, and almond extract folded into stiff meringue and baked until golden. Naturally gluten-free cookies with crispy edges and a chewy center.

Chocolate chess pie: classic Southern chess pie with cocoa, evaporated milk, and butter. Six-ingredient custard pie with a crackly top and rich fudgy center.

Buttery lemon anise biscotti: twice-baked Italian cookies flavored with bright lemon zest and warm anise. Crisp, dry, and made for dipping in coffee or sweet wine.

Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, candied cherries, and toasted almonds. A bakery-style drop cookie with almond extract for extra depth.

A snow-white Texas sheet cake made with egg whites, buttermilk, and a touch of almond extract. Baked in a jelly roll pan for a thin, tender crumb that feeds a crowd and frosts up beautifully.

Old-fashioned homemade apple pie with a flaky oil crust, McIntosh apples spiced with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, and a hot vanilla glaze brushed over while the pie is still warm. The glaze is what sets this version apart.

Funnel cake: classic state-fair fried batter poured through a funnel in a spiral pattern, fried golden, and dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. The Pennsylvania Dutch carnival treat.

No-bake peanut butter cereal clusters made with corn syrup, sugar, and Special K. Just 4 ingredients, no oven, and ready to eat in 25 minutes. A kid-friendly classic.

Herbed whole wheat bread crumbs use up stale bread with basil, thyme, chervil, garlic, and shallot. A pantry-saver that beats every store-bought crumb on flavor, freezer-friendly for months.