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Best holiday dessert recipes from a baking teacher near you!

It's Bake Off time! Many things are the same from previous years but a few things are different. Get all the details here!

Resist the urge to dump the Halloween candy haul in the trash! Use it in constructive ways instead. Recipes and donation options included!

Learn more about this great board book for little foodies. And tell grandma, too - it would make a great Christmas present!

Food is food. Let me say it again - food is food. Food is fuel. We need fuel to live, whatever that source may be. It’s that simple. Explain to kids that some foods are more nutrient-dense that others. Some foods are less nutrient-dense than others. Our role as adults is to help kids choose wisely. That is the key.

These hearty, mildly-sweet muffins made with whole wheat flour are a muffin you can feel good about.

Part of parenting is letting kids know it's okay to make mistakes. It's okay for things to not be perfect. That's hard for a lot of us to accept. Baking is a great opportunity for imperfections to be acceptable. Flaws to be forgiven. Mistakes to be overlooked.

"Who goes to your baking classes?" "What is a typical student profile?" I love these questions because they allow me to explain who our baking classes appeal to and why. There are several common characteristics of our Itty Bitty Bakers students. If you'll allow the generalizations, I'll explain the types of kids we see in class and maybe you can determine if our classes are right for your child.

This year, I taught my first ever three-day, three-hour baking camp. With that length of time spent in the kitchen, I chose older kids, ages 8-12 as my students. What I thought would be long and hard, turned out to be so fun and rewarding. Keep reading to see all the things we made this week. Maybe you'll find something you can make, too.

Some people call these baked pancakes, or pancake bowls, or Dutch babies. I'm calling them Baked Pancake Bowls because that fits well with our If You Give a Mouse a Cookie baking camp. No matter what you call it, the end product is simple and delicious. You can eat it as a breakfast, snack, or dessert.

My son Luke's favorite thing for him and I to make together is Pineapple Upside Down Cake. If your child isn't a big fan of frosting or if you don't want them to have the sugar load of frosting, this is a great option. Luke and I have made Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a 8-inch round cake pan, 12-cavity muffin pan, and a 6-cavity jumbo muffin pan. We've also made them with regular yellow cake mix, gluten-free yellow cake mix, and from scratch. Every time - delicious!

We hope you love all of these Encanto-inspired recipes and ideas from our team here at Itty Bitty Bakers!