Baking Building Blocks
There are days when you need all the shortcuts, but the wonderful thing about baking, is that you can make those shortcuts happen. If you make any of these baking building blocks, you’re 2 steps ahead of the game. And if you have a freezer full of a couple of these, you can literally bake something in a few minutes on a hectic day. Find make ahead components, and basic baking recipes you can add to any number of other recipes, or mix and match with each other. Think of these recipes as a gift to your future self. The vegan caramel sauce alone could be added to everything from cookies to ice cream to cake, to candy, or save yourself Starbucks prices and make a better caramel macchiato at home!
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The best apple butter recipe is also the easiest
The simplest best apple butter recipe is a rich, thick spreadable apple paste made from…
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Make this homemade vanilla paste and get more flavor with less mess
Homemade vanilla paste is made with whole vanilla beans (Affiliate) , honey, and pure vanilla…
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Easy plum jam with low sugar you’ll want to put on everything
This easy plum jam is a perfect way to capture the best of summer fruit…
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The ultimate Fall baking hack: 3 Cinnamon homemade spice blends
These 3 cinnamon based homemade spice blends of pumpkin pie spice, chai spice, AND apple…
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Easy vegan caramel sauce (gluten free with coconut)
This easy vegan caramel sauce will have you wondering why you ever bought the bottled…
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Chai Spiced Maple Candied Pecans that make everything insanely delicious
These chai spiced maple pecan candied pecans are covered in a maple brown sugar mix…
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Chocolate pastry cream: a pure magic recipe to know by heart
It’s hard to hate chocolate pastry cream with its rich chocolatey flavor and super silky…
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The easy raspberry jam recipe you’ll want to make on repeat (seedless!)
This easy raspberry jam recipe is a glossy red, made with just 3 ingredients, and…
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Quick poppy seed filling is the forgotten jam that’ll make all your baked goods better
This quick poppy seed filling is a 10 minute recipe filled with crunchy poppy seeds…
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Easy candied orange peel so good you’ll have to hide it
Candied orange peel might be the easiest and most addictive DIY baking extra you can…
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Dark Chocolate Cut-out cookies recipe: a cookie to know by heart
This dark chocolate cut-out cookies recipe is made with butter, Dutch process cocoa powder, with…
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Homemade Jiffy Cornbread Mix for easy cornbread anytime
This homemade Jiffy cornbread mix is here to save you mega time helping you make…
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The best whipped cream frosting has a secret
You will love this simple whipped cream frosting: it has just a touch of sugar…
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How to make a perfect graham cracker crust every time
Graham cracker crust is one of the easiest and best crusts for pies and what’s…
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This Maple Whiskey Blueberry Jam recipe will bring on Fall vibes
You’ll love this maple whiskey blueberry jam recipe filled with easy to find frozen blueberries,…
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Whole wheat butter cookies for a better teatime
These whole wheat butter cookies have a delicate crisp to them from soft wheat, they’re…
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Easy Candied orange slices: stunning dessert garnish
Candied orange slices are one of the prettiest garnishes you can pop on top of…
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Easy date paste for naturally sweetened baking
This easy date paste is loaded with fiber, minerals, and natural sweetness. Dates have such…
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Coffee Caramel Sauce is the ultimate 10 minute drizzling sauce
If you’ve never made homemade caramel sauce before, this coffee caramel sauce will become your…
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How to make streusel topping
Learn how to make streusel topping with this easy recipe. Streusel is the crunchy topping…
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Sturdy royal icing for gingerbread houses
This sturdy royal icing is made from meringue powder (Affiliate) , powdered sugar, and just…
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Homemade Vanilla Sugar is the easiest way to boost flavor
You’ll love this homemade vanilla sugar, made with just sugar and vanilla beans to boost…
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Cranberry Curd is the beauty queen of Fall jams
Boy howdy is cranberry curd gorgeous: vivid red berries with smooth tartness laced with big…
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Vanilla homemade cashew Butter (your life needs this)
This homemade cashew butter is rich with vanilla, oozy creamy spreadableness and is better than…
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Homemade Pear sauce is the more interesting cousin to applesauce
You’ll love this homemade pear sauce, packed with Fall flavors of chai spice and rich…
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The easiest homemade strawberry jam for sunny bakes any time
The easiest homemade strawberry jam is made with frozen strawberries, just enough sugar and a…
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5 minute homemade hot honey is cheaper and better
You’ll love this homemade hot honey with completely customizable spice levels and a variety of…
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Sugared cranberries are the easiest fancy garnish ever
Make sugared cranberries to top your next holiday dessert and you’ll be left with little…
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Make Ahead Apple Pie Filling that takes out all the guesswork
My make ahead apple pie filling is made with apples slowly cooked in butter and…
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Homemade Lemon Sugar is the easy hack for getting more lemon flavor
Homemade lemon sugar has just 2 ingredients, takes about 2 minutes to make but can…
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Make this easy vanilla pastry cream (It’s just 10 minutes to dessert)
Vanilla pastry cream is a custard of egg yolks, lightly sweetened, flavored with vanilla paste…
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How to make buttermilk: good, better, and best
Let’s talk about how to make buttermilk, that tangy lovely milk product that does so…
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Homemade pumpkin pie filling will save you time right now
Homemade pumpkin pie filling is here to save you time in your Fall baking; filled…
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Maple Pear Butter is the Fall jam you wish for
This maple pear butter is sweetened with maple syrup and spiced up with chai spice…
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Lazy homemade applesauce is the easiest and the best
Homemade applesauce with nothing but apples cooked down to perfection is one of the easiest…
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27 Homemade Pantry Staples for baking that make baking easier
These homemade pantry staples for baking from jams and fillings and homemade spice blends to…
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How to render lard: old-fashioned better fat
Today I’m going to show you how to render lard. If that sounds like watching…
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Homemade Nutella is the best thing to spread on toast
It’s impossible to hate homemade nutella; made with rich chocolate ganache mixed with homemade toasty…
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Homemade Gingerbread spice: the best taste of Christmas for less
Homemade gingerbread spice has all the spices of Christmas all ground up fresh for the…
