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Baked Breads and Cakes

Here you will find all the mouth-watering baked good recipes that are every sweet tooth’s weakness! Find recipes for everything from savory scones to sweet cake pops.

This category contains tons of vegetarian options and caters to other dietary restrictions as well. All recipes are super easy to make! If you’re looking to make a shareable snack or dessert, these recipes are perfect for you. Of course, I won’t judge you if one bite makes you want to gobble everything down yourself! Trust me, it may happen.

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These super moist hummingbird cupcakes are light, full of pineapple, chopped bananas, pecans, cinnamon and spices topped off with a sweet cream cheese frosting.

Skinny Hummingbird Cupcakes

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
May 7, 2020
Lightened up, warm blueberry scones right out of the oven make the perfect Sunday morning breakfast along with a hot cup of tea.

Lightened Up Blueberry Scones

Kid Friendly
April 26, 2020
Easy Hot Cross Buns using this easy dough from my Bagel Recipe. No yeast, no boiling, no fancy mixer. Bake them in the oven or in the air-fryer!

Hot Cross Buns

Air FryerDairy FreeKid FriendlyUnder 30 MinutesVegetarian Meals
April 7, 2020
This easy Banana Bread Muffin in a Mug recipe is perfect to whip up when you want a quick breakfast for one! It’s also a great way to use up those brown bananas on your counter!

Banana Bread Muffin in a Mug

Dairy FreeGluten FreeKid FriendlyUnder 30 MinutesVegetarian Meals
April 1, 2020
These whole wheat Irish soda bread muffins are delicious, the perfect start a lazy cold March Sunday morning. Speckled with raisins, they are sweet and perfect enjoyed with a hot cup of tea.

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
March 8, 2020
Strawberry Squares, these delicious baked treats are easy to make, feel free to use your favorite pie filling flavor!

Strawberry Squares

Gluten FreeKid Friendly
December 17, 2019
These Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are moist and made light by swapping out most of the butter for applesauce which works great!

Low-Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Vegetarian Meals
December 6, 2019
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are moist, delicious and perfectly spiced! A delicious fall breakfast treat made with canned pumpkin, pumpkin spice and a cream cheese swirl topping.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Freezer MealsKid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
October 4, 2019
This classic pumpkin roll recipe is made lighter than traditional recipes with a delicious pumpkin spiced sponge cake and a light cream cheese filling.

Pumpkin Roll, Lightened Up

Vegetarian Meals
September 25, 2019
Mini cheesecake cupcakes made with Greek yogurt and cream cheese with a vanilla wafer crust topped with strawberries and blueberries to create a red, white and blue dessert using Mother Nature as my source for food coloring.

Red, White and Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Vegetarian Meals
May 24, 2019
Pucker Up! These sweet and tangy Honey Lemon Bars made with fresh lemon, lemon zest and honey and a whole wheat shortbread crust are a little lighter than traditional lemon bars, but are so tasty and hard to resist.

Honey Lemon Bars with Whole Wheat Shortbread Crust

Vegetarian Meals
March 31, 2019
Moist and delicious Maple Pecan Banana Muffins, so good you won't believe they are light!

Maple Pecan Banana Muffins

Freezer MealsVegetarian Meals
September 30, 2018
This super moist carrot cake recipe is perfect for Easter or anytime of the year. Made with a can of crushed pineapple which makes it very moist, without adding a ton of fat.

Super Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
March 28, 2018
These Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins are insanely good. So moist, and lightly sweetened, studded with blueberries in every bite!

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

Dairy FreeFreezer MealsGluten FreeKid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
May 21, 2017
A Thanksgiving dessert table is never complete without the pumpkin pie. This pumpkin pie recipe is quick and easy, made with refrigerated pie crust rolled out thinner, to lighten it up.

Skinny Pumpkin Pie

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
October 31, 2015
So moist and flavorful, this bread is made light by replacing butter with lots of bananas, pumpkin and apple sauce.

Pumpkin Pecan Banana Bread

Freezer MealsGluten FreeKid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
October 24, 2015
This super moist Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread is loaded with chocolate chips in every bite. Made healthier with a whole wheat flour blend and lots of apple sauce in place of butter for results that are moist and delicious, without a ton of fat.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
July 23, 2015
This simple almond cake is made with just five ingredients (not counting the berries), but don't let it's simplicity fool you – it's delicious (and it also happens to be gluten-free)!

5-Ingredient Almond Cake with Fresh Berries

Gluten FreeKid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
May 3, 2015
This blueberry banana combination goes so well together and makes a super moist bread. Using lots of very ripe sweet bananas allows you to cut back on the fat without sacrificing the flavor and texture.

Blueberry Banana Bread

Dairy FreeGluten FreeVegetarian Meals
April 19, 2015
Delicious, low-fat, gluten-free banana nut bread made two-ways! So moist and delicious, you can't tell it's light. My family went bananas for this!!

Gluten-Free Lightened Up Banana Nut Bread

Freezer MealsGluten FreeKid Friendly
October 19, 2014
These Pumpkin Butterscotch Bars cookie bars are the perfect Fall dessert – moist and chewy, made lighter with pumpkin puree and studded with butterscotch chips.

Pumpkin Butterscotch Bars

September 29, 2014
Moist cinnamon apple bread made with homemade applesauce, small chunks of fresh apples and walnuts in every bite. It's so moist and delicious, you won't believe it's low fat!

Applesauce Nut Bread

Vegetarian Meals
September 13, 2014
Sunday mornings are a little better when I make these deliciously moist peanut butter muffins. These muffins make a regular appearance in my home whenever I have ripe bananas I need to use up. Everyone loves them around here – if you try them you'll know why!

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Freezer MealsVegetarian Meals
February 23, 2014
If you have ripe bananas lying around, today is the perfect day to make this wonderfully moist Banana Cranberry Bread studded with tart ruby cranberries!

Banana Cranberry Bread

Vegetarian Meals
December 14, 2013
Easy Skinny Halloween mummy cake balls made light by using a box cake mix, egg whites and fat free Greek yogurt – no butter required!

Skinny Mummy Cake Balls

Freezer MealsKid Friendly
October 20, 2013

Whole Grain Apple Nut Muffins

Vegetarian Meals
October 6, 2013
These healthy Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are made lighter than traditional muffins swapping out butter for pumpkin puree – loaded with chocolate chips in every bite!

Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
September 30, 2013
Light and biscuit-like savory scones made with a blend of whole wheat and white flour, shredded zucchini, sun dried tomato, Asiago cheese and fresh rosemary.

Savory Zucchini Asiago Tomato Scones

Vegetarian Meals
July 9, 2013
Roasted Strawberry Banana Bread is moist and delicious, made with ripe bananas and roasted strawberries, which brings out the sweetness of the berries.

Roasted Strawberry Banana Bread

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
June 16, 2013
St Patricks Day Cake Pops! Everyone knows there's gold at the end of a rainbow, so why not celebrate St Patrick's Day with these easy cake pops.

St Patricks Day Cake Pops

Kid FriendlyVegetarian Meals
March 16, 2013
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