Recipe Sifter

Sweets don't have to be always connected with high sugar, high fat and unhealthy. A few healthy twists, now you can enjoy these delicious cookies without feeling guilty at all.

These scrumptious pancakes are made with rolled oats, cornmeal and buttermilk.

Homemade chapatis made with whole wheat and all-purpose flour, just four ingredients and no yeast. Griddle-cooked flatbread that puffs up light and soft with the right technique.

Snowshoe naan is a hand-stretched, sponge-leavened flatbread baked on hot quarry tiles and topped with nigella seeds. Long oval shape with crisp edges and pillowy centers, dairy-free and rustic.

Whole wheat oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies pack quick oats, hearty whole wheat flour, chocolate chunks, and nuts into a chewy lunchbox cookie. Wholesome enough for breakfast, sweet enough for dessert.

The quintessential Indian-Singaporean meal accompaniment. Unfortunately, all too often it is made using highly processed white flour and margarine. Here, the parathas are made with whole-wheat flour (you could also try using spelt flour) and stuffed with peas and potatoes, for a lighter but more wholesome take on the original. Serve hot with yoghurt and herbs.

This bread can either accompany or replace the Southwestem breakfast staple of refried beans topped with cheese or wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Irish honey soda bread with whole wheat, golden raisins, and caraway seeds. No yeast, sweetened with honey, ready in just over an hour. Authentic St. Patrick's Day baking.

Country Style Buttermilk Pancakes with Berry Sauce recipe

Gingerbread-style waffles with molasses, ground ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, half whole-wheat flour for body. Topped with vanilla yogurt and bright fruit, they taste like holiday morning.

Honey& Bacon Fried Chicken with Lemon Gravy recipe

Pounded chicken breast pan-fried in whole wheat flour, topped with wilted spinach, marinara, Parmesan, and melted mozzarella on a toasted roll. Game day eats, lightened up.

Sam's pizza ABM uses your bread machine to mix and rise a whole-wheat-and-cornmeal pizza dough. Roll, top with sauce and mozzarella, and bake into a crispy 14-inch pie at 475F.

Whole wheat challah braided into a glossy three-strand loaf, blending nutty whole wheat flour with white for a tender, sturdier crumb. Egg-washed and poppy seed-topped, ready for Shabbat or weekend French toast.

Vegan leek and kasha pie: Eastern European-inspired casserole with toasted buckwheat groats, sauteed leeks, and a tofu-bechamel topping crisped under bread crumbs.

Swiss gingerbread from Lucerne with pear purée, walnuts, whole wheat flour and a warming mix of star anise, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Traditional Lebkuchen-style holiday bake.