1,211 soda recipes

Nana Moon's traditional Christmas pudding: brandy-soaked dried fruit, suet and breadcrumbs steamed for hours into a dark, rich pudding, flamed with brandy and served with brandy butter.

A winner in Senior division of the 1953 Pillsbury bakeoff.

High-fiber bran muffins made with whole wheat flour, orange juice, prune butter, and raisins. No oil, no egg yolks, and packed with fiber from bran cereal and wheat germ. Healthy grab-and-go breakfast in 45 minutes.

Rich chocolate cookies with a gooey caramel candy hidden inside, topped with chopped pecans and drizzled with melted fondant. Makes 4 dozen stuffed cookies.

Chocolate red beet cake: deep cocoa cake with mashed beets baked into a moist, tender crumb you'd never guess was hiding a vegetable. An old-school secret-ingredient cake.

Carrot cake with a chocolatey twist: cocoa powder, chocolate chips, warm spices, and shredded carrots all in one batter, topped with cream cheese frosting. Moist, spiced, and packed with surprises in every bite.

Natural bran muffins with whole wheat flour, buttermilk, and raisins. A big-batch recipe that makes 30 muffins with batter you can refrigerate for weeks and bake as needed.

Green tomato bread with pureed green tomatoes, plumped raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts baked into a spiced quick bread. The best way to use up end-of-season unripe tomatoes.

Lighter applesauce fruitcake with dates, raisins, walnuts, and candied fruit. No alcohol soak, no months of aging. Three loaves of moist holiday cake without the heaviness of traditional fruitcake.

Old-fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with shortening for extra-chewy texture. A from-scratch drop cookie recipe that makes three dozen.

Classic old-fashioned fruit punch with cold tea, fresh-squeezed orange and lemon juice, ginger ale, and soda water. Garnished with orange slices and fresh mint. Makes 40 cups for a crowd.

Hearty bran cereal muffins made with whole wheat flour, bran flakes, honey, and buttermilk. Naturally sweetened and tender with a golden crust, these wholesome muffins are perfect for meal prep breakfasts and packed lunches.

Moist applesauce bread with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a cup of chopped nuts. A simple quick bread loaf that uses pantry staples and bakes in under an hour.

Honey nugget cookies are chewy, oat-packed drop cookies sweetened with honey and brown sugar, spiced with cinnamon. A vintage church-cookbook recipe that bakes up tender on the inside, lightly crisp at the edges.

Raisin spice drop cookies with plumped raisins, rolled oats, cinnamon, and allspice. The raisin soaking liquid goes right into the batter for concentrated fruit flavor in a soft, chewy cookie.

A gluten-free steamed bread made with amaranth flour, brown rice flour, oats, dried apricots, and ground almonds, sweetened with molasses. Dense, moist, and naturally wheat-free.