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    35+ Easy Baking Recipes Using Basic Ingredients

    Modified: Oct 12, 2021 · Published: Apr 2, 2020 by Lucy · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    A collage of sweet baking recipes made using basic pantry and refrigerator ingredients.

    Our entire collection of simple baking recipes require only a few basic ingredients and include slices, muffins, cookies, cakes and desserts! These recipes are perfect for when you're wanting to bake using only everyday pantry and fridge ingredients. 

    A collage of sweet baking recipes made using basic pantry and refrigerator ingredients.

    All of our baking recipes are completely free and come with both conventional as well as Thermomix instructions. Simply click on the recipe you would like and you'll be taken directly to the full recipe.

    Easy Slice Recipes

    When it comes to basic baking recipes, these slices certainly pass the test! They're quick and easy to make... and you won't need to make a trip to the supermarket!

    Our FAMOUS Chocolate Brownies

    The easiest chocolate brownies EVER made from just butter, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, eggs and plain flour. With just 5 minutes prep time, these are a firm family favourite. 

    Easy Brownies Recipe
    Rich, fudgy, and made with just cocoa powder – these easy one-bowl brownies are quick to make, crackly on top, and irresistibly chewy inside!
    5 from 61 votes
    A half eaten fudgy chocolate brownie on a gold fork.

    Coconut Ice

    Have you got sweetened condensed milk, desiccated coconut and icing sugar on hand? Well then you can make our easy coconut ice recipe!

    Coconut Ice Recipe
    A classic sweet Coconut Ice recipe made with icing sugar, desiccated coconut and sweetened condensed milk that takes just 10 minutes to prepare! The perfect slice for fetes, fundraisers and bake sales. 
    5 from 14 votes
    Pink and white coconut ice.

    Rocky Road

    If you've got chocolate on hand (dark, milk or white) you can make rocky road! Add absolutely any delicious add-ins you have lying around, such as:

    • marshmallows
    • coconut
    • nuts
    • sprinkles
    • lollies, Turkish delight... anything!
    Clinkers Rocky Road Recipe
    Our famous Clinkers Rocky Road is the only rocky road recipe you'll ever need! Made from milk chocolate, raspberry lollies, marshmallows and Clinkers... and ready in less than 10 minutes!!
    5 from 24 votes
    A plate of Clinkers rocky road.

    Chocolate Coconut Slice

    This delicious baked chocolate slice with a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate icing is made entirely from fridge and pantry basics. Everyone who makes this slice, falls in love with it!

    Easy Chocolate Coconut Slice Recipe
    The most delicious two layer Chocolate Coconut Slice recipe ever! The perfect melt & mix recipe that takes just 10 minutes to prepare!
    5 from 206 votes
    Pieces of chocolate coconut slice on a white plate.

    Lemon Coconut Slice

    This no-bake slice is one of our all-time most popular recipes! You can use absolutely any brand or variety of plain biscuits/cookies you like. 

    Lemon & Coconut Slice - New & Improved Recipe
    This new and improved Lemon & Coconut Slice recipe is absolutely perfect! A beautiful tangy base topped with a creamy lemon frosting!
    5 from 380 votes
    This new and improved Lemon & Coconut Slice recipe is absolutely perfect! A beautiful tangy base topped with a creamy lemon frosting... it seriously doesn't get any better than this!

    Coconut Rough Slice

    This old-fashioned slice is truly a chocoholics delight... and best of all, there's a very good chance you've already got the ingredients you need at home!

    Coconut Rough Slice Recipe
    This classic Coconut Rough Slice has a crunchy chocolate base topped with a smooth and creamy chocolate coconut frosting. The perfect slice for afternoon tea, lunch boxes or a sneaky late night treat.
    5 from 56 votes
    Two pieces of a coconut rough slice served on a grey plate

    Healthier LCM Bars

    Our yummy rice bubble slice is made using rice bubbles, honey, coconut oil and sprinkles! That's it!

    Healthy LCM Bars Recipe
    A simple 4 ingredient recipe for making healthy LCM Bars at home using just honey, rice bubbles, coconut oil and sprinkles!
    5 from 20 votes
    Two pieces of rice bubble slice with 100s and 1000s on a blue and white plate.

    Weet-Bix Slice

    This slice is always a winner with little (and big!) kids alike! Perfect for lunch boxes, after school treats or an easy morning tea. 

    Weet-Bix Slice Recipe
    My super easy Weet-Bix Slice is always a hit with the kids! Perfect for lunch boxes or an after school treat! 
    5 from 68 votes
    A Freckle on top of a piece of chocolate slice.

    Baked Lemon Slice

    If you're after a simple slice recipe to use up those lemons you have at home... this is the recipe for you. Add in a few pantry staples and you'll have afternoon tea ready in no time!

    Baked Lemon Slice Recipe
    The easiest and most delicious Baked Lemon Slice.... with the BEST creamy & tangy lemon frosting - this is such a quick, simple and classic slice recipe.
    5 from 93 votes
    Squares of baked lemon slice with lemon frosting, served on a white cake stand

    Oat & Milo Slice

    Have a peek in your pantry... do you have: flour, Milo, oats, sugar, coconut, egg and butter? If you do, add this yummy (and kid-approved!) slice to your baking list. 

    Oat & Milo Slice Recipe
    Lunch box recipes don't come any quicker or easier than this yummy Oat & Milo Slice! Simply melt, mix and bake... too simple!! This will become a family favourite in no time!
    5 from 83 votes
    A piece of Milo oat slice on a grey plate in front of a jar of Milo.

    ANZAC Slice

    Just like ANZAC biscuits... but in a slice! This classic Australian favourite is is simple to make (and budget-friendly too!). 

    ANZAC Slice Recipe
    Our classic ANZAC Slice takes just 10 minutes to prepare and is perfect for lunchbox snacks! Chewy, sweet and oh-so-delicious (just like your favourite ANZAC biscuits!). 
    5 from 39 votes
    Pieces of ANZAC slice on a sheet of baking paper.

    Cookie & Biscuit Recipes

    Whether you're looking for lunchbox treats, recipes to fill up the cookie jar or you're just keeping hungry kids happy... these super easy cookie recipes are for you! Budget-friendly and made from basic pantry ingredients.

    The FAMOUS 100 Cookie Recipe (Condensed Milk Cookies)

    This is the ultimate basic cookie recipe! Made from just butter, self-raising flour, sweetened condensed milk and sugar... then flavour with whatever you have lying around the house! Chocolate chips, sprinkles, Milo, dried fruit, peanut butter... the options are endless. 

    The Famous 100 Cookie Recipe Recipe
    Introducing the famous 100 Cookie Recipe made with just 4 ingredients... butter, caster sugar, condensed milk and self-raising flour! This freezer-friendly cookie dough can be flavoured with any add-ins you like!
    5 from 269 votes
    Introducing the famous 100 Cookie Recipe made with just 4 ingredients... butter, caster sugar, condensed milk and self-raising flour. This freezer-friendly cookie dough can be flavoured with any add-ins you like!

    ANZAC Biscuits

    These are just the easiest and yummiest ANZAC biscuits EVER! Follow the tips to make them chewy or crunchy... whichever you prefer.

    ANZAC Biscuits Recipe
    Crunchy and caramelised on the edges and deliciously chewy in the middle, these easy ANZAC biscuits everyone’s favourite Aussie treat!
    5 from 162 votes
    ANZAC oat biscuits cooling on a wire rack.

    Chocolate Chip Cookies

    This is by far my favourite cookie recipe... and it's always my go-to when I decide to bake cookies and don't feel like making a trip to the supermarket. 

    Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
    Perfectly simple... these classic chocolate chip cookies are just like the ones your grandma used to make (maybe even better!!). 
    5 from 32 votes
    A stack of chocolate chip biscuits.

    3 Ingredient Shortbread

    Have you got icing sugar, flour and butter on hand? Then you can make these melt-in-your mouth shortbread biscuits! They could not be any easier!

    3 Ingredient Shortbread Recipe Recipe
    The famous 3 ingredient shortbread recipe is the easiest melt-in-your-mouth shortbread you'll ever make... all you need is butter, plain flour and icing sugar!
    5 from 399 votes
    Our 3 ingredient shortbread recipe is the easiest shortbread you'll ever make... all you need is butter, plain flour and icing sugar!

    Milo Biscuits

    Have you got: sugar, butter, egg, Milo and self-raising flour? Then these delicious biscuits are for you. They're always an absolute hit with kids! Decorate with melted chocolate and sprinkles if you like. 

    Milo Biscuits Recipe
    These Milo Biscuits are an all-time Australian favourite! Made from just 5 basic ingredients, these quick and easy biscuits are sure to be a hit with the entire family. 
    5 from 50 votes
    These Milo Biscuits are an all-time Australian favourite! Made from just 5 basic ingredients, these quick and easy biscuits are sure to be a hit with the entire family. 

    Chocolate Chip Oat Biscuits

    Simple biscuits that are packed full of oats and chocolate chips. An all-time favourite with the kids!

    Chocolate Chip Oat Biscuits Recipe
    Crunchy Chocolate Chip Oat Biscuits that will be ready to eat in just 25 minutes. This is my new favourite cookies recipe!
    5 from 27 votes
    A bowl of chocolate chip oat biscuits.

    Cornflake Cookies

    This is such an old-fashioned recipe... keep it simple or add sultanas and chocolate chips for an extra delicious treat!

    Crunchy Chocolate Chip & Sultana Cornflake Cookies Recipe
    These Crunchy Chocolate Chip & Sultana Cornflake Cookies are the perfect lunchbox recipe. They're quick, easy and kid-approved!
    5 from 26 votes
    These Crunchy Chocolate Chip & Sultana Cornflake Cookies are the perfect lunchbox recipe. They're quick, easy and a guaranteed winner!

    Hokey Pokey Biscuits

    This famous New Zealand recipe from the Edmonds cookbook is an absolute hit in our house... and you only need: butter, golden syrup, brown sugar and self-raising flour.

    4 Ingredient Hokey Pokey Biscuits Recipe
    These Hokey Pokey Biscuits are a New Zealand classic! Made with only 4 basic ingredients... they're quick, easy and so, so delicious.
    5 from 110 votes
    Golden biscuits piled on a white cake tray

    Jam Drops

    It doesn't get more basic than a batch of classic jam drops. Made from pantry staples, there's no need to leave the house to have delicious cookies!

    Jam Drops Recipe
    Our old fashioned jam drops are the most delicious melt-in-your mouth thumbprint cookies filled with sweet jam! Made from just 6 ingredients with less than 10 minutes preparation time!
    5 from 128 votes
    Our old fashioned jam drops are the most delicious melt-in-your mouth thumbprint cookies filled with sweet jam! Made from just 6 ingredients with less than 10 minutes preparation time! #jam #drops #cookies #biscuits #thumbprint #thermomix #conventional #lunchbox #snacks

    Basic Cakes & Cupcakes

    From our simple varieties of cupcakes to our classic butter cake recipe, chocolate cake to fruit cake and more... these baking recipes couldn't be easier. 

    The BEST Vanilla Cupcakes

    Our most popular cupcakes are so moist, fluffy and so simple to make! Topped with a classic buttercream frosting, this will become your go-to vanilla cupcake recipe in no time!

    Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
    Our famous vanilla cupcakes are light, fluffy and so easy to make... top them with creamy buttercream for the perfect birthday party cupcakes, lunch box treat or bake sale favourites.
    5 from 53 votes
    A cupcake with white icing and coloured sprinkles that has been cut and more cupcakes in the background.

    Chocolate Cupcakes

    If you need a basic chocolate cupcake recipe... this is for you! I've been using this recipe for years and it's never failed me. The fudgy frosting will keep you coming back for more!

    Quick & Easy Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
    Our famous chocolate cupcakes with chocolate fudge frosting really are the best! So simple to make and perfect for birthday parties.
    5 from 33 votes
    Our famous chocolate cupcakes with chocolate fudge frosting really are the best! So simple to make and perfect for birthday parties.

    3 Ingredient Fruit Cake

    Dried fruit mix + self-raising flour + liquid of your choice (iced coffee, tea, juice etc) is all you need to make this classic fruit cake! Perfect for Christmas... or any time of the year.

    The Famous 3 Ingredient Christmas Cake Recipe
    Introducing the famous 3 Ingredient Christmas Cake (fruit cake) made from mixed fruit, iced coffee and self-raising flour! Award winning, super easy and totally delicious!
    5 from 295 votes
    3 Ingredient Christmas Cake

    Butter Cake with Buttercream

    This is my go-t0 cake whenever I need a cake at the last minute and don't have time to run to the shops. It's great for birthday cakes, afternoon tea or any celebration!

    The Ultimate Butter Cake Recipe with Buttercream Frosting Recipe
    The ultimate classic butter cake recipe with buttercream frosting... the perfect cake for birthdays, school lunch box treats, cake stall fundraisers or delicious morning teas. 
    5 from 34 votes
    A cake with pink icing on a round cake tray

    Basic Chocolate Mud Cake

    My ultimate mud cake recipe - and it's made from pantry and refrigerator staples. Once you've made this, you'll never go back (it's super addictive!). 

    Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe
    A classic rich and delicious Chocolate Mud Cake with chocolate frosting... easy to make (and even easier to eat!). Printable Thermomix and conventional recipes included. 
    5 from 2 votes
    A classic rich and delicious Chocolate Mud Cake with chocolate frosting... easy to make (and even easier to eat!). Printable Thermomix and conventional recipes included. 

    Apple Cake

    A super simple butter cake base layered with sliced apples. You can omit the almonds if you don't have any on hand (it's just as delicious!). 

    Easy Apple Cake Recipe
    A delicious, moist and simple apple cake recipe made with a classic butter cake base, layers of fresh apple slices and a sweet and crunchy flaked almond topping.
    5 from 230 votes
    A slice of butter cake with layeres of apples and almonds on top being removed from the cake.

    Banana Bread

    Our famous banana bread recipe couldn't be easier to make (and it's perfect for using up leftover bananas!). This is such a budget-friendly recipe made from ingredients you already have at home!

    Banana Bread Recipe
    A super easy, one-bowl banana bread that’s so quick and easy to prepare! The secret to the ultra-moist texture? Using FOUR perfectly ripe bananas!
    5 from 222 votes
    Pieces of moist banana bread with a crunchy sugar top.

    Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

    Remember the chocolate cake that your grandma used to bake? This is the same one! Plus, all you need is butter, cocoa, self-raising flour, sugar, milk, eggs and vanilla extract...

    Super Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
    Say hello to the BEST quick and easy chocolate cake from scratch recipe! Made in a sheet pan, this single layer cake is fluffy, moist and completely delicious – AND it only takes 35 minutes to make.
    5 from 36 votes
    finished chocolate cake on a wooden board

    Easy Dessert Recipes

    Whether you need a last-minute dessert or you just don't want to make an extra trip to the shops.. these simple baking recipes will have you eating dessert in no time at all!

    3 Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake

    Eggs, butter and chocolate is all you need to make this decadent dessert! It's rich, chocolatey and totally delicious!

    3 Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake | Gluten-Free Recipe
    A simple 3 ingredient flourless chocolate cake made from just eggs, dark chocolate and butter! An irresistibly rich and fudgy mousse-style dessert cake that everyone will love.
    5 from 20 votes
    A rich mousse chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate ganache.

    Chocolate Ripple Cake

    This famous Australian dessert couldn't be any easier! Made from whipped cream and plain chocolate biscuits... it's an all-time favourite!

    Classic Chocolate Ripple Cake Recipe
    Our classic Chocolate Ripple Cake is an all-time favourite Australian dessert made from whipped cream and chocolate ripple biscuits and decorated with Peppermint Crisp bars, Flakes and raspberries. 
    5 from 8 votes
    A whipped cream chocolate ripple cake decorated with raspberries, Peppermint Crisp and chocolate.

    Homemade Apple Pie

    Make this classic dessert from scratch (or take a few of our cheats shortcuts!). 

    Easy Homemade Apple Pie Recipe
    Bake the perfect homemade apple pie without any fuss using my quick and easy recipe - all you need is 8 basic ingredients.
    5 from 45 votes
    Bake the perfect homemade apple pie without any fuss using our quick and simple recipe. Make it entirely from scratch or take some of our cheats shortcuts! #apple #pie #homemade #recipe #easy #pastry #thermomix #conventional #dessert

    Lemon Delicious Pudding

    If you've got lemons on hand, then this is the recipe for you. Top it with a big scoop of ice-cream or a drizzle of cream for the best comfort food dessert. 

    Lemon Delicious Self Saucing Pudding Recipe
    Our easy lemon delicious pudding is such a classic favourite... a delicately light fluffy lemon sponge over a fresh and creamy lemon sauce... the perfect winter dessert!
    5 from 84 votes
    A white baking dish filled with a golden baked lemon pudding with a spoon showing the sauce beneath.

    Golden Syrup Dumplings

    There's a reason these sweet little dumplings are such a classic favourite dessert... not only are they made from inexpensive basic ingredients, they're also SO easy to make!

    Easy Golden Syrup Dumplings Recipe
    These super easy golden syrup dumplings are sure to become a family favourite! Serve hot with a big scoop of ice-cream for the perfect winter dessert.
    5 from 60 votes
    These super easy golden syrup dumplings are sure to become a family favourite! Serve hot with a big scoop of ice-cream for the perfect dessert.

    Apple Crumble

    This is my favourite last-minute winter dessert (and I love that I never need to go to the supermarket to make it!). The crunchy top and soft, sweet filling is perfect served with ice-cream, custard or cream. 

    Apple Crumble Recipe
    Everyone's ALL-TIME FAVOURITE apple crumble recipe.. a sweet apple and cinnamon filling with a crunchy brown sugar and oat topping.
    5 from 56 votes
    A forkful of lightly stewed apples with crunchy oat crumble on top.

    Butterscotch Self-Saucing Pudding

    When you're in need of comfort food, this pudding is just what you need! The butterscotch sponge is perfect served with the sauce that forms underneath. 

    Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding Recipe
    Our simple butterscotch self saucing pudding is the ultimate winter comfort food. A soft and fluffy sponge pudding covered with sweet and rich butterscotch sauce. 
    5 from 37 votes
    This easy Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding is a classic family favourite. It takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and tastes AMAZING... especially served with a big scoop of ice-cream!

    Basic Muffin Recipes

    Muffins are a fantastic option for baking delicious treats that are budget-friendly and don't involve a special trip to the supermarket! 

    This collection of recipes covers ALL of the possible muffin variations you could ever need (plus lots of tips for baking perfect muffins every single time!). 

    With flavours including banana, blueberry, raspberry and white chocolate, apple, chocolate and more... get all the best muffin recipes here. 

    Basic Muffin Recipe with variations.

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    1. Jill says

      April 03, 2020 at 1:53 pm

      Thankyou for sharing your fabulous recipes Lucy . We will all enjoy cooking over the weekend . Stay well

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      • Lucy says

        April 04, 2020 at 8:24 am

        Thank you so much Jill! Have a great weekend baking 🙂

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    I’m Lucy! A mum, a wife, a food blogger and a lover of all things to do with food! I love creating delicious, no-fuss Thermomix and conventional recipes the whole family will love. Classic baking favourites, lunch box snacks, quick and easy family dinners and more!

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