If you’ve been part of the Ambitious Kitchen community for some time you know I’m a shameless peanut butter lover and love to bake with alternative flours like almond flour and coconut flour. Because these ingredients often show up in my recipes, I get tons of questions and requests for nut free desserts and baked goods.
Nut free friends, have no fear! I have over 50 incredible nut free baked goods on the blog, plus easy ways to help turn some recipes nut free. I broke these nut free recipes down into breads & rolls, muffins, cakes & pies, baked oatmeal, cookies, and bars, so there’s seriously something for everyone here. This roundup is a great place to find snacks and treats for kiddos to take to school, too! Get all of my nut free recipes here.
Easy nut free substitutions
There are some great nut free alternatives to certain nut ingredients that are super easy to swap! If you stumble upon a recipe that has one of these nut-based ingredients, try simply substituting:
- For nut milk: use oat milk to keep the recipe dairy free (learn how to make your own here!), otherwise, feel free to use regular dairy milk. An exception to this is if the recipe calls for canned coconut milk — I would not suggest substituting that for a different milk because it provides such a unique flavor.
- For coconut oil: simply use equal parts butter or vegan butter. Be sure to melt and cool it if the recipe originally calls for melted, cooled coconut oil.
- For almond extract: feel free to use vanilla extract instead. Learn how to make your own here! If the recipe already includes vanilla extract, simply omit the almond extract.
Breads & Rolls
Healthy Honey Flax Tahini Banana Bread
The Best Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
Chickpea Flour Banana Bread (gluten free!)
Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
Best Healthy Soft Seedy Sandwich Bread
Healthy Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Homemade Pumpkin Bagels with Whipped Cinnamon Honey Butter
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Applesauce Banana Bread
The Best Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
Muffins
Brown Butter Orange Pumpkin Muffins with Orange Glaze
Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Chai-Spiced Healthy Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Healthy Marbled Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
Grandma’s Healthy Bran Muffins
Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Glaze
Healthier Blueberry Greek Yogurt Muffins
Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Skinny Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Honey Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Protein Muffins
Cakes & Pies
Brown Butter Apple Coffee Cake
Dad’s Extraordinary Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
Brown Butter Blueberry Coffee Cake
Tony’s Very Favorite Dutch Apple Pie
Baked Oatmeal
Orange Creamsicle Baked Oatmeal
Vanilla Brown Butter Pear Baked Oatmeal
Lemon Poppy Seed Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
Salted Brown Butter Banana Zucchini Baked Oatmeal
Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal with Vanilla Bean Caramelized Bananas
Cookies
Salted Brown Butter Coffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Italian Chocolate Orange Cookies with Orange Icing
Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies
Death by Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Eat
Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Soft Brown Butter Ginger Cookies with Lovely Lemon Icing
Old Fashioned Iced Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Salted Brown Butter Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Dipped Brown Butter Tahini Cookies
Incredible Gingerbread Oatmeal Cream Pies
Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Coffee Tahini Date Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Mint Chocolate Cookies with Mint Frosting
Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
Whole Wheat Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies
Bars
Ooey-Gooey Dark Chocolate Espresso Date Oat Bars
Double Chocolate Banana Bread Oat Bars
Healthy Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Oat Breakfast Bars
If you make any of these nut free baked goods, be sure to leave a comment and a rating on the recipe so I know how you liked it!
