Category: Baking with Kids

Best Walnuts

What are the best walnuts for baking? For snacks? To find out, we did a blind taste test with 7 brands. Which had the best flavor? The best bang for the buck? Here are the ones we recommend.

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Best Almond Flour

What’s the best almond flour? Whether you are dying to try a new macaron recipe or simply want to do more keto-friendly baking, almond flour is a necessity. We tried out 7 brands, looking for the best budget-friendly, organic and blanched flours. Here are the best bets.

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Best Baguette Pan

What is the best baguette pan for delicious loves of French bread? To find out, we whipped out a beret, flour and yeast to test 11 popular French bread pans. Which worked the best? Here are the ones we’d recommend!

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Best Vanilla Bean Paste

What’s the best vanilla bean paste? And why would you use it instead of vanilla extract or beans? We dive into all things vanilla, first by testing popular vanilla bean paste brands with blind taste tests of freshly baked cookies (a tough job, but someone had to do it). Which had the best overall flavor profile? Made from organic beans? The least alcohol aftertaste? Here are the vanilla bean pastes we’d recommend.

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Best Loaf Pan

What’s the best loaf pan? To find out, we started baking—rye bread, meat loaf, banana bread and more. We tried many of the most popular brands for loaf pans. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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Best Pineapple Syrup

What is the best pineapple syrup? To find out, we took the seven top brands and had the pineapple enthusiasts do a blind taste test—we turned the syrup into pineapple popsicles. Which had the best pineapple taste? Best for summer drinks? Here are the winners.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Cinnamon

What’s the best cinnamon? We tried out 9 major brands, comparing quality and taste. We baked rolls, stirred cinnamon into beverages and tried it in recipes. Here is the cinnamon that passed our taste tests.

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Best Cake Decorating Kit

Looking for the best cake decorating kit? Want to try cake decorating—but don’t know where to start? Cake decorating kits are great for beginners, with dozens of tools and supplies. We tried out 11 of the more popular sets and started baking. Which offered the best bang for the buck? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Brown Sugar

What’s the best brown sugar? We tried 9 brands of brown sugar and started baking cookies! Which worked the best? Organic? Here are the brands we liked the best.

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Best Mexican Vanilla

What’s the best Mexican vanilla? We tried vanilla extracts, flavoring and beans from Mexico in several recipes. And then we did blind taste tests with vanilla enthusiasts. Here are the ones we liked the best.

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Best Organic Vanilla Extract

What’s the best organic vanilla extract? We did a blind taste test with six different brands of organic vanilla extract—we baked sugar cookies and then looked for the best flavor and texture. Here are the winners!

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