Our Best Baking Mix Recipes

July 17, 2015
Randy Mayor
You can’t do much baking without baking mix. This pantry staple contributes to all your favorite comfort foods, including pancakes, biscuits, casseroles, and more. 
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Hurry-Up Crescent Rolls

Photo: Beau Gustafson; Styling: Sissy Lamberton
Hurry-Up Crescent Rolls Recipe
For quick homemade dinner rolls, combine baking mix with just 4 more ingredients.
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Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe
These chocolaty pancakes require baking mix and just 4 more ingredients.

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Chocolate Chip Scones

Photo: John Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe
For these chocolaty scones, use low-fat baking mix to make the dough.
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Easy Pumpkin Roll

Oxmoor House
Easy Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Combine canned pumpkin, baking mix, pecans, and more to create this simple pumpkin roll.

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Anytime Cheesy Biscuits

Anytime Cheesy Biscuits Recipe
Try these easy, cheesy biscuits with a kick of garlic for an easy side.

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Peanut Butter-Toffee Turtle Cookies

Peanut Butter-Toffee Turtle Cookies Recipe
Baking mix contributes to dough of these turtle cookies that pack in the indulgent flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, and toffee.
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Sausage-Cheese Muffins

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro
Sausage-Cheese Muffins Recipe

Make these savory muffins for a flavorful addition to your breakfast or brunch standards. With only five ingredients, the hardest part is getting out of bed to enjoy them.

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Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell
Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake Recipe
One quick flip and this bananas foster upside-down cake tumbles from the skillet perfectly golden and party ready.

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Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Buffy Hargett
Upside-Down Caramelized Apple Cake Recipe
The brown sugar, apple, and pecan mixture that’s cooked in the skillet and then topped with a spiced cake batter become a gooey, rich topping for the cake when it’s inverted.
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Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Amy Burke
Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Recipe
Have Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping warm and ready when you beckon your loved ones to come out from under those covers in the morning.

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Basic Buttery Biscuits

Basic Buttery Biscuits Recipe
All you need to make these crowd-pleasing biscuits is baking mix, buttermilk, and butter.

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Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Margaret Dickey; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck
Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Make a hearty breakfast casserole with hot pork sausage, cubed hash browns, eggs and shredded cheese. Top with picante sauce and sour cream for Tex-Mex flair.

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Raspberry Upside-Down Cake

Photo: Gooseberry Patch
Raspberry Upside-Down Cake Recipe
Try Raspberry Upside-Down Cake for a sweet and fruity dessert that satisfies. Fun to make and even more fun to eat!

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Sausage Balls

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro, Laura Zapalowski
Sausage Balls Recipe
This 3-ingredient recipe is the perfect finger food for breakfast or brunch.

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Southern Veggie Brunch Casserole

Southern Veggie Brunch Casserole Recipe

This hearty breakfast casserole recipe is packed with pork, peppers, tomatoes, and cheese and gets its Southern style from a tasty biscuit topping.

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PB and Chocolate Pan Cookie

PB and Chocolate Pan Cookie Recipe
Leave the mixer in the cabinet—you can mix up this 6-ingredient dough with a spoon.

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Nutty Okra

Oxmoor House
Nutty Okra Recipe
Coat fresh okra in baking mix and finely chopped roasted peanuts before frying to create this nut-flavored fried okra.

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Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Photo: Gooseberry Patch
Pumpkin Pie Pudding Recipe
This slow-cooker twist on pumpkin pie uses baking mix to create the pudding mixture.
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Buttermilk-Pear Pancakes

Charles Walton IV
Buttermilk-Pear Pancakes Recipe
All you need for this recipe is baking mix, buttermilk, an egg, and the topping mixture.

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French Onion Biscuits

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Cari South
French Onion Biscuits Recipe
Bake these French onion-flavored biscuits with just baking mix and 4 more ingredients.

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Chocolate-Cherry Pudding Cake

Photo: Oxmoor House
Chocolate-Cherry Pudding Cake Recipe
As the cake bakes, it separates into two layers, a tender chocolate spongelike cake and a rich chocolate-cherry sauce.
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Mexican Brunch Casserole

Gooseberry Patch
Mexican Brunch Casserole Recipe
This Mexican-inspired dish is the perfect casserole if you're looking for a little kick. Spice up your mundane meal plan and serve this simple brunch recipe for the whole family.

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Spicy Curried Fried Chicken

Spicy Curried Fried Chicken Recipe
Before frying, the chicken is coated in a mixture of baking mix, sesame seeds, garam masala and pepper.

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Chili with Corn Dumplings

Chili with Corn Dumplings Recipe
Dumplings created with baking mix, cornmeal, and fresh cilantro make this chili extra special and so satisfying.
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Pumpkin Biscotti

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Heather Chadduck
Pumpkin Biscotti Recipe
A batch of these pumpkin-flavored biscotti calls for baking mix and 6 more ingredients.

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Savory Breakfast Pancakes

Photo: Gooseberry Patch
Savory Breakfast Pancakes Recipe
Skip the boring pancakes with maple syrup and opt for this Savory Breakfast Pancakes recipe instead. Tomatoes, peppers, pepperoni and mozzarella go right into the batter with baking mix while pizza sauce and Parmesan are perfect garnishes for these daringly different flapjacks.

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Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken Strips

Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken Strips Recipe
After your kids have tasted these Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken Strips, they will never go back to fried chicken fingers again. This 6-ingredient recipe will quickly become a family favorite
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Ham-and-Cheddar Muffins

Ham-and-Cheddar Muffins Recipe
The batter of these omelet-flavored muffins combines baking mix, milk cheddar cheese, egg, ham, and onions.

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Green Bean Quiche

Photo: Alison Miksch; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham 
Green Bean Quiche Recipe

What's better than a clever new guise for extra green bean casserole (onion topping and all)? One that takes just 5 minutes to mix.

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Kiss Cookies

Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo
Kiss Cookies Recipe
Make your own version of the classic Kiss cookie recipe at home. It takes just minutes and makes enough to share.
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Tamale Pot Pie

Oxmoor House
Tamale Pot Pie Recipe
Baking mix, ground beef, corn, tomatoes, olives, chili powder, cumin, and salt are cooked together to create this pot pie filling.

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Peanut Butter and Banana Pancakes

Photo: Oxmoor House
Peanut Butter and Banana Pancakes Recipe

You can give these pancakes a PB&J flavor profile by spreading them with grape or strawberry jelly. Or just drizzle them with syrup.

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Pizza Bread

Oxmoor House
Pizza Bread Recipe
Use low-fat baking mix to bake this bread to accompany soup or salad or make into cheese toast.
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Chicken-and-Potato Pancakes

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey
Chicken-and-Potato Pancakes Recipe
The secret to tender pancakes? Mix the batter just long enough to incorporate the ingredients, and flip them only once.

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Lemon-Berry Shortcakes

Oxmoor House
Lemon-Berry Shortcakes Recipe
These shortcakes have a burst of lemony flavor baked inside. Use any assortment of berries you like—raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, or blueberries—as long as the total amount is 3 cups.

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Spicy Ham-and-Greens Quiche

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell
Spicy Ham-and-Greens Quiche Recipe
Use Bisquick or other baking mix to prepare this ham and green-filled quiche.
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Fried Pecan Okra

Photo: Beth Dreiling; Styling: Buffy Hargett
Fried Pecan Okra Recipe
Coat okra with baking mix and pecan mixture before frying.