Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Soft, tender banana cake with cream cheese frosting! Delicate banana flavor balanced with a mixture of warming spices and brown sugar.
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Easy Winter Fruit Salad (1 Bowl!)
Winter fruits are survivors, making it through the coldest days of the year. We had to show them some appreciation. Enter this simple, vibrant winter fruit salad!
It almost feels too simple to be a recipe (1 bowl, 5 ingredients, 15 minutes!), but we ar…
Gingerbread Blondies
Soft, chewy gingerbread blondies topped with white chocolate chunks! This easy bar recipe is made in one bowl in under 30 minutes!
1-Bowl Cranberry Orange Scones (Vegan + GF)
Cranberry + orange: a dynamic duo! This duo has made delicious muffins, crisp, and cranberry sauce, and now a new cranberry + orange favorite joins the Minimalist Baker family: scones!
These EASY, 1-bowl scones are fluffy, citrusy, lightly sweete…
Easy Gluten-Free Cornbread (1 Bowl!)
It’s no secret we love cornbread and have shared recipes for it before (exhibits A and B). And we wouldn’t be posting another version if it wasn’t worth it. So trust us…it’s worth it! This FLUFFY, moist gluten-free cornbread is naturally sweetened with…
1-Pot Spicy Pumpkin Tomato Soup
Busy, chilly days call for EASY, warming soups! Enter: Our 1-POT Spicy Pumpkin Soup with coconut milk, tomatoes, and warming Caribbean-inspired spices. It’s delicious, comforting, and comes together with simple pantry staples!
Even better? There’s mini…
Fluffy Pumpkin Oat Cookies (1 Bowl!)
Looking for a cookie filled with fall flavor? This is it! Fluffy, cinnamon-spiced, pecan-studded pumpkin oat cookies made in 1 bowl in 30 minutes!
These vegan + gluten-free treats are easy, delicious, and extra irresistible when topped with pumpk…
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Frosting lovers, rejoice! We have the perfect pairing for your favorite pumpkin bread, cookies, spice cake, and more: Pumpkin spice buttercream frosting! It’s decadent, sweet, buttery (but vegan + dairy-free!), and perfectly pumpkin-spiced.
This …
Veggie-Packed White Bean Minestrone
Fall is near, but summer veggies are still here. Enter: A cozy soup with a mix of fall and summer produce! This easy, flavorful, 1-pot minestrone is LOADED with veggies and white beans for a fiber- and nutrient-packed dish.
It’s light yet satisfy…
Kale Apple Slaw with Dijon Vinaigrette
When salad season and apple season collide, make this QUICK kale apple slaw! It’s sweet, crunchy, zippy, versatile, and comes together in just 10 minutes.
It’s the perfect simple side to pair with your favorite protein + roasted veggies…or for br…
Seedy Tahini Snack Bites (Nut-Free!)
Nut-free friends, this one’s for you! We’re no strangers to energy bites (and cake bites… and cookie bites…), but a nut-free version of these snackable treats was long overdue!
With dates, tahini, pumpkin seeds, and hemp seeds, these tasty snacks…
Chocolate Cherry Protein Shake
Getting your protein in just got A LOT more delicious, friends! This chocolate cherry protein shake is thick, creamy, chocolaty, perfectly sweet, SO delicious, and packs in 20+ grams of protein per serving.
Bonus? It comes together fast with just 4 ing…
Creamy Pesto Sauce (Dairy-Free)
We’re throwing a pesto party, and you’re invited! With all the herby, savory goodness of traditional basil pesto, this CREAMY dairy-free pesto SAUCE is endlessly versatile and almost too easy. It comes together in just 5 minutes with 7 simple ingredien…
Chicken Kofta Kebabs (Middle Eastern-Inspired)
Grilling season is here, and today we’re bringing you an EASY, flavorful addition to your grilling rotation: kofta kebabs! These Middle Eastern-inspired kebabs feature ground chicken, herbs, spices, and aromatics arranged on skewers and grilled t…
White Bean Eggplant Caponata (1 Pan!)
Have you tried caponata? If not, let us introduce you! It’s a delicious Sicilian eggplant dish with sweet and savory flavor, and we ADORE it! While commonly served as an appetizer or side, it’s worthy of being a main when a little protein and fiber are…
The BEST Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake (1 Bowl!)
Friends, meet the vanilla cake of your DREAMS! It’s super fluffy, perfectly moist, undetectably gluten-free (& dairy-free), and seriously…the BEST. It’s impressive enough for a birthday or even a wedding!
Bonus? It’s also SO easy …
Simple Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
If you love hummus and the rich flavor of tomatoes, you’ll ADORE this simple sun-dried tomato hummus. It’s SO versatile, creamy, easy to make, and adds instant flavor to just about everything. Enjoy it on pita, veggies, crackers, sandwiches, and more.
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5-Ingredient Chocolate Tahini Truffles
Our new favorite fudgy, not-too-sweet truffles are inspired by a similar treat from Margalaxy in Portland, Oregon. They’re creamy and complex thanks to the inclusion of tahini, bitter and chocolaty because of cocoa powder, and dates lend the perfect te…
Smoky Shredded Tofu Taco “Meat”
Have you tried shredded tofu yet, friends? We’re into it. Super firm tofu + a box grater are all you need to meet your new BFF that helps make this smoky, spicy shredded tofu taco “meat”!
Not only is it quick & easy to make, but it’s endlessly vers…
DIY Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
Spicy, savory, salty, and sweet? Jamaican jerk seasoning has it going on! When a recent craving arose for the bold, balanced flavors of this Caribbean spice mix, we got into the kitchen attempting to replicate its magic with ingredients we had on hand….
Pesto Baked Chicken Thighs
Sometimes we post what we’re eating on Instagram and you want the recipe right away. Waiting for good things is hard, but you’ve proved you can do hard things. The wait for our pesto baked chicken thighs is finally over, and we have a feeling the…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (Vegan)
Your favorite chocolate chip cookies, but easier? We had to do it, friends! These vegan, gluten-free chocolate chip cookie BARS have all the flavor, but there’s no chilling, no scooping, and no hand mixer involved! Just stir, spread, and bake.
Plus, ju…
Sesame Sautéed Swiss Chard
Introducing our new favorite way to get our greens in: sautéed Swiss chard seasoned with garlic, sesame, and tamari. These greens are flavorful, tender, and restaurant-quality yet so EASY to make! Just 1 pan, 5 ingredients, and 15 minutes required.
Thi…
Fudgy Crackly Top Brownies (Vegan + GF)
We’ve done brownies before (exhibits A, B, C, D, E, and F)…but these are different, friends! We couldn’t hold out on you. Introducing: shiny, CRACKLY TOP, chewy, decadent, REAL DEAL brownies that are undetectably vegan and gluten-free (!!). …
1-Bowl Banana Buckwheat Muffins (Vegan + GF)
The goal: portable, delicious, and a bit nutritious! And so banana buckwheat muffins were born! These nutty, wholesome muffins are vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and easy to make with just 1 bowl and 10 ingredients required.
They’re gre…