After a little hiatus, The Cooking Class Files is back! With this summers craziness, I am glad to be back to present some fun articles to help even the most novice chef in the kitchen!
Let’s take a look into our pantries and think about all the ingredients we use most often; such as peanut butter, ketchup, BBQ sauce, seasonings, dressing, pancake mix, to granola and snack bars. Have you ever thought to make them yourself? If not, I highly suggest you try!
Making your own pantry staples allows you to customize the flavors, control what goes into your food, and maybe save you even a little bit of money! I have gathered 80+ recipes to help you start whipping up fresh DIY foods today! Everything from Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter to Strawberry Mango Fruit Leather and even individual frozen pizza’s!
So let’s get cookin!
Nut Butters and Spreads | Peanut, Almond, Hazelnut, Apple Butters
- Honey Roasted Peanut Butter| The Housewife in Training Files
- Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | Dieters Downfall
- Mocha Hazelnut Butter | The Healthy Maven
- Almond Butter | Tasting Page
- Almond Joy Butter | The Healthy Maven
- Cookies and Cream Peanut Butter | The View from Great Island
- No Sugar Added Crock Pot Apple Butter | Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
- Blackberry Jam | Keep It Sweet Desserts
Condiments | Mayo, Ketchup, Mustard, BBQ Sauce, Salad Dressings, Pesto’s
- Tomato Rhubarb Ketchup | Savory Simple
- Homemade Ketchup | Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Balsamic Ketchup | Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Date Ketchup | MarocMama
- Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce | Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
- Cherry Kahlua BBQ Sauce | Lemons for Lulu
- Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce | Joyful Healthy Eats
- How to Make Mustard | Wonky Wonderful
- Homemade Teriyaki | Taste and Tell
- Simple Balsamic Reduction | The Cookie Rookie
- Madras Curry Paste | An Edible Mosaic
- Honey-Sesame Dressing | Very Culinary
- Ranch Dressing | Wine Lady Cooks
- Blender Blue Cheese Dressing | Mom on Timeout
- Basil Pesto | Joyful Healthy Eats
Sauces & Syrups | Pizza, Alfredo, Buffalo, Chili Sauces, Caramel, Chocolate and Coconut Syrup
- Our Very Favorite Homemade Pizza Sauce | Kitchen Treaty
- Classic Alfredo Sauce | Will Cook for Smiles
- Healthy Buffalo Sauce | The Tomato Tart
- Sweet Chili Sauce | Chocolate Moosey
- Homemade Cocktail Sauce | Around My Family Table
- No Cream {Vegan} Caramel Sauce | The Law Student’s Wife
- Homemade Caramel Sauce with Coconut Milk | Food Faith Fitness
- How to Make Hot Fudge Sauce | Created By Diane
- How to Make Chocolate Syrup | Created By Diane
- Coconut Syrup | Will Cook for Smiles
Spice Blends
- Homemade Ranch Seasoning (6 Variaties) | Snappy Gourmet
- Taco Seasoning | 365 Days of Baking & More
- Fajita Seasoning | Chocolate Moosey
- Gingerbread Spice Mix | Wonky Wonderful
- Pumpkin Pie Spice | The Corner Kitchen
Snacks | Granola, Granola Bars, Crackers, Fruit Leather, Snack Mixes, Marshmallows, Candy
- {Lightened Up} Dark Chocolate Chunk Cherry Granola with Pecans | The Housewife in Training Files
- Coconut Granola | Two Pea’s and Their Pod
- Olive Oil Granola | The Corner Kitchen
- White Chocolate & Cranberry Quinoa Granola| The Housewife in Training Files
- Dark Chocolate Cranberry Coconut Granola (Gluten Free) | Neighbor Food
- Cinnamon Spice Granola | Jen’s Favorite Cookies
- Peanut Butter Granola | Chocolate, Chocolate and More
- Vanilla Graham No Bake Granola Bars | The Housewife in Training Files
- Playground Granola Bars | Noshing with the Nolands
- Strawberry Mango Fruit Leather | The Law Student’s Wife
- Fig Almond Flour Crackers | Tasting Page
- Cheese Crackers | 365 Days of Baking & More
- Root Veggie Kettle Chips | The View from Great Island
- Healthy Sweet and Salty Trail Mix | Neighbor Food
- Baked Cauli-Tots | Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Vanilla Bean Marshmallows | The View from Great Island
- All Natural Pomegranate Gumdrops | The View from Great Island
Mixes | Baking, Pancake, Waffle, Chia & Instant Oatmeal
- Homemade Belgium Waffle Mix | Frugal Foodie Mama
- Fluffy Pancake Mix | Sugar Dish Me
- Homemade Baking Mix – DIY Bisquick | It’s Yummi
- Chia Tea Latte Mix| The Kitchen is my Playground
- Instant Oatmeal Packets| Cooking with Books
Kitchen Essentials and Miscellaneous | Stocks, Broths, Etc. Liquor, Pickled Veggies, Vanilla Extract. Infused Oils,
- Individual Frozen Pizzas | Cooking with Books
- Simple Fruit Sauces | Around My Family Table
- Fondant | Around My Family Table
- Maraschino Cherries | Dieters Downfall
- Easy Pickled Veggies | Fork and Beans
- Chicken Broth | Taste Love & Nourish
- How to Make Roasted Garlic | Joyful Healthy Eats
Milks, Cheese Spreads, Etc.
- Skinny Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip | The Law Student’s Wife
- Raw Garden Herb Spreadable “Cheese” | Fork and Beans
- Homemade Boursin-Style Cheese Spread | The Kitchen is my Playground
- How to Make Aioli {In 3 Minutes} | The Corner Kitchen
- Vanilla Powdered Coffee Creamer | An Edible Mosaic
- Vanilla-Hazelnut Coffee Creamer {+ Variations} | An Edible Mosaic
- Almond Milk Coffee Creamer| Kitchen Treaty
- Vanilla Cardamom Coffee Creamer | Wonky Wonderful
- Homemade Soy Milk | Savory Simple
- Homemade Greek Yogurt| Savory Simple
- Cottage Cheese Making | Tasting Page
- How to Make Ricotta | Wonky Wonderful
- Homemade Mascarpone Cheese | The Cookie Rookie
- DIY Sweetened Condensed Milk| Cooking with Books
Do you have any pantry staples that you love to make? Let me know below….I am always on the look out for new recipes to whip up!
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