Best Baking Shortcuts for Sweet Success

Easy, delicious recipes from a box (that taste like they came from a pro's oven)

By The LifeMinute Team

August 4, 2016

When it comes to great-tasting recipes, there's no need to slave over a hot stove for hours.

According to pastry chef Richard Capizzi of Lincoln Restaurant in New York City, Nestl Toll House Baking Mixes are a must for creating easy, delectable deserts. "These mixes create a simple way to make something special. You don't need to be a pastry chef to whip up something over the top. They are just as delicious when you bake them directly from the box."

Katie Workman, author of The Mom 100 Cookbook and Dinner Solved agrees. "I love the versatility of these mixes. I love the fact that each one has three recipes on the back that will really get you started." Capizzi agrees: "My kids and I love to bake. These mixes allow you to bake with ease since the hard part is gathering all the individual ingredients and that's already done for you. But the best thing about these mixes is that they have inspired a new family recipe, the Super Easy Capizzi Ice Cream Cake!"

"I love that," Katie says. "I was also baking with the kids and we were using the Cookie Mix and we tossed in some crushed pretzels. We ended up with this cookie that was sweet and salty and crunchy. And the kids really felt like they had invented something. I always have these mixes in my pantry because how many times has a kid come home and say 'Hi, mom, I signed you up to bake brownies for the bake sale tomorrow!' This happens to me all the time. So these mixes are a total lifesaver."

The mixes come in four varieties. The Chocolate Brownie Baking Mix with semi-sweet morsels, the Brownie Baking Mix with Butterfinger Baking Bits, the Cookie Baking Mix with semi-sweet chocolate morsels and the Cookie Mix with Butterfinger Baking Bits. There are no trans fats or artificial flavors or preservatives, so you can feel great about having these mixes in your pantry.

All the mixes retail for just $2.99 and are available nationwide.

For more recipes and information go to verybestbaking.com.