Let’s be honest: baking is more than just about the sweet treat at the end. It can be comforting, joyful, and something fun for family and friends to do together! And sometimes you’re just in the mood to bake.
The downside? Baking often comes with loads of calories and sugar that can derail your healthy eating progress. Well, today that changes! We’re sharing our favorite Healthy Baking Recipes that are perfect for indulging without the guilt. Easy recipes, simple ingredients, quick methods. You and your family will love these yummy, healthy treats!
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What you need for healthy baking
Having the right ingredients on hand is everything! From whole wheat flour, to rolled oat flour, eggs, and the best ever chocolate chips, these recipes are using easy-to-find ingredients.
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25+ Healthy Baking Recipes
Baked Glazed Doughnuts
Baked instead of fried, these glazed doughnuts are a much healthier alternative that don’t compromise on flavor. Made with simple ingredients, these sweet and delicious treats are super easy to make at home!
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet, chewy, warm, gooey, and SO yummy. These healthy chocolate chip cookies are the best for a quick and easy sweet treat!
Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Cups
Having these little breakfast bites in the fridge is the best thing ever! They’re so good and easy to take on-the-go. Also, they’re gluten-free and delicious!
Lemon Poppyseed Healthy Baked Donuts
This sweet, fluffy Lemon Poppy Seed Healthy Baked Donuts recipe is drizzled with a melt-in-your-mouth glaze. They are perfect for an indulgent (and guilt-free) breakfast, dessert or snack! You won’t believe they are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, and vegetarian!
Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
This is the perfect, quick breakfast recipe. This Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal is gluten-free, vegetarian, and can be made the night before for an easy, on-the-go breakfast or snack!
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Needing a sweet treat? These Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are so easy to make and delicious! You’ll never even guess that they’re actually gluten-free and healthy
The Best Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
These sweet, chewy, chocolate chip baked oatmeal breakfast bars that are just the BEST! Made with protein powder, rolled oats, and almond butter. You’ll love this recipe!
Easy Healthy Homemade Granola
This easy and healthy Homemade Granola recipe is made with rolled oats, flaxseed and a touch of cinnamon. It’s easy to adapt and customize with your favorite ingredients, and makes a big batch of granola that’s perfect for breakfast or a yummy snack!
Blueberry Quinoa Muffins
These muffins are perfectly moist, gluten free, and DELICIOUS. And the best part? They can be made with easy-to-find, healthy ingredients! You and your family will LOVE these fluffy Blueberry Quinoa Muffins!
Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
This is the ULTIMATE vegan cinnamon rolls recipe that’s quick, easy, healthier, and that your entire family will love!
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
These Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes are healthy, fresh, low calorie and high protein. Enjoy them as a refreshing snack or dessert.
Favorite Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins
These sweet, delicious, healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins that are an all-time favorite! Perfect as a quick and easy to make morning breakfast or snack. These oatmeal muffins are gluten free, vegetarian, and can easily be made dairy free!
Chocolate Caramel Gluten Free French Toast Casserole
Sweet and delicious, this Chocolate Caramel Gluten Free French Toast Casserole is perfect for a quick & easy breakfast or brunch recipe that’s sure to make everyone happy. It’s made with gluten-free bread and almond milk.
Best Vegan Zucchini Bread
This is the BEST Vegan Zucchini Bread! It’s sweet, warm, vegetarian, and gluten-free. Perfect as an easy and healthy breakfast loaf or snack recipe!
Vegan Salted Date Caramel Chocolate Cookies
If you’re in NEED of a cookie right now, you’ll love this soft, chewy, sweet, delicious treat! This recipe is perfectly modified to fill those sweet cravings without the guilt.
Wholesome Peach Muffins
This sweet, delicious Wholesome Peach Muffins recipe is perfect for an easy & healthy breakfast or dessert! It’s also Vegetarian, and Gluten Free.
Maple Butternut Squash Quinoa Breakfast Bake
This delicious Breakfast Bake is made with butternut squash, crunchy pecans, juicy pomegranate, and quinoa. It’s the perfect combination of textures, flavors and so easy to adapt with what you have in your kitchen.
Healthy Carrot Cake Mini Doughnuts
This is the most delicious Carrot Cake Mini Doughnuts recipe! They are not only super easy to make but healthy too! Packed with warming spices, shredded carrots, and vanilla, yum!
Cinnamon Apple Pie Cookies
You’ll love this delicious cookie recipe! This Apple Pie Cookie Recipe is made with rolled oat flour, whole wheat flour, and is refined-sugar free!
Healthy Chocolate Cake With Tahini Icing
This Healthy Chocolate Cake recipe is made with a creamy Tahini-Chocolate Icing. This recipe is Refined Sugar Free and delicious!
Healthy Donuts with Peanut Butter & Chocolate
This is the easiest healthy donuts recipe with peanut butter and chocolate. These chocolate treats are not only super easy to whip up but they are healthy too! They are made with rolled oats, dates, and peanut butter. Get your chocolate donut fix minus the guilt.
Healthy Chocolate Cherry Soft Cookies
Aside from being the most delicious healthy cookies ever, this recipe won’t derail your nutrition plan. These cookies are made with flax seed, chia seed, and organic dried cherries.
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are a great option for breakfast or snack. Made with High Protein Chocolate Milk and fresh zucchini, this zucchini muffins recipe is definitely a win!
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
You’ll love this cookie recipe! These cookies are warm, gooey, and melt-in-your mouth. They are made with rolled oats, whole wheat flour, and dark brown sugar. All of the goodness of soft and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, but lightened-up and guilt-free!
Favorite Gluten Free Almond Cookies
These cookies are sweet, chewy, and delicious. They are made with almond flour, only have 7 ingredients, and are topped with a delicious dark chocolate drizzle!
Gluten Free Blueberry Bread
Sweet, warm, fresh-out-of-the-oven Gluten-Free Blueberry Bread is so delicious. This one could be a staple in any household and perfect for healthy baking!
Natalie says:
Every single recipe looks utterly delicious. I’m saving all these recipes to give them a try. That chocolate cake is definitely first on my list.
Angela says:
Wow, these all look amazing! I have been doing a lot of baking, so looking forward to trying these!!!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says:
These all look and sound so good! I love the cookies- perfect for a rainy day.
Jon Maldia says:
These desserts look good. I want to try and make some donuts.
Rachel says:
This is the greatest recipe roundup of all time. I literally drooled through every single one and now I need to make a grocery list…
Sarah says:
Definitely saving this post for later – so many delicious options here!
Deborah Brooks says:
Oh my what a yummy roundup! I have no idea where I would start. Everything looks so delicious. I like to use oatmeal in baked goods as well