21 healthy baking recipes

Healthy baking recipes

Healthy muffins

Bake a batch of these tropical crumble muffins – bursting with banana and pineapple, and gently spiced with cardamom and cinnamon – for a healthy treat that just happens to be vegan.

Healthy chocolate cake

Sweet potatoes, sticky dates and almond milk turn this chocolate cake into a healthy treat, with dark chocolate and cacao powder providing a wonderful richness.

Vegan lemon sheet cake

Richard Makin’s zesty sheet cake uses olive oil in place of butter and chia seeds instead of eggs, creating a vegan spin on a classic lemon cake that everyone will enjoy.

Healthy carrot cake muffins

Nadine Brown’s healthier recipe for muffins uses thick Greek yogurt for the frosting, and the sponge is flavoured with mixed spice and orange zest.

Healthy banana bread

A popular bake with a healthy spin, Nadine Brown’s vegan banana bread makes use of coconut oil, desiccated coconut and a healthy glug of maple syrup to create a wonderfully moist banana bread.

Vegan birthday cake

This fun vegan chocolate cake is made without any dairy or eggs but you'd never guess. It makes a stunning birthday centrepiece that everyone can share.

Healthy cookies

Bake a batch of Nadine Brown’s moreish muesli cookies, made with wholemeal flour and rapeseed oil and a touch of honey, for a sweet but healthy weekend treat.

Sugar-free cookies

Ground almonds provide a nutty flavour and raspberries provide a burst of natural sweetness in these small, sugar-free vegan cookies.

Cardamom biscuits

Maunika Gowardhan’s fragrant cardamon biscuits use Indian wholemeal flour (also called atta), which is great for digestion and full of goodness.

Healthy apple crumble

This crunchy apple crumble with soft cinnamon apples is made healthier by using a refined sugar-free granola topping which can also double up as breakfast.

Healthy blondies

We've put a vegan spin on blondies, using coconut sugar for a caramelised flavour, coconut milk for a creamy texture and blueberries for a fruity zing.

Pear and blackberry crumble bars

Use fresh or frozen blackberries to make these delicious oat bars, perfect for breakfast on the go or as an afternoon treat – wholemeal flour gives them a fibre boost and adds to the overall nutty flavour.

Healthier flapjacks

Hurrah for flapjacks, that one-pan baked treat that anyone can master. Make yours healthier with our fruity date, sultana and almond take on a classic recipe.

Healthy breakfast muffins

These easy muffins are made with wholemeal flour, banana, dried fruit and seeds. Pack one for work as a breakfast snack – they'll provide you with loads of slow-release energy to get you through to lunchtime.

Sugar-free banana bread

This banana berry traybake substitutes silken tofu for eggs, making it a completely vegan treat that’s ready to be enjoyed for a sweet breakfast or brunch.

Healthy baked oats

Make the most of tart, juicy blackberries that grow wild in hedgerows throughout the UK in late summer. Try this bake served with yogurt for breakfast, or with ice cream for dessert.

Breakfast oatmeal cookies

These healthy cookies are easy to make and full of wholesome ingredients including fibre-packed oatmeal and fruit – ideal for a breakfast or a mid-morning snack.

Vegan tiger bread

Bake this crackle-crusted loaf and use it to make seriously good sarnies. With its crunchy exterior and soft, pillowy centre, it is a great bake to master.

Gluten-free banana bread

Flavoured with honey, vanilla and mixed spice, and studded with walnuts, this comforting banana bread is entirely gluten-free, though you'd never guess it.

Vegan lemon meringue pie

A few simple swaps turn classic lemon meringue pie into an impressive vegan dessert that everyone can enjoy.

Gluten-free bread

There's no need to miss out on freshly baked bread if you're avoiding gluten – this easy loaf is delicious simply slathered with butter or dunked into a hearty soup.