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    Recipes with Basic Ingredients

    Ditch the fancy ingredients and make quick and easy recipes with basic ingredients, minimal effort, and big flavour! Here you'll find delicious sweets, snacks, comfort food and more!

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    Trending Recipes

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    • Apple pie in a glass baking dish with a slice removed.
      Easy Apple Pie with Canned Apple Filling
    • Classic Hawaiian macaroni salad in a wooden bowl with an onion and shredded carrots in the background.
      Classic Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe
    • Baked imitation crab dip in a white baking dish with crackers around it.
      Easy Baked Imitation Crab Dip Recipe
    • An easy carrot cake decorated with a pecan trim on a white cake stand.
      Easy Carrot Cake Using Spice Cake Mix
    • Apple cobbler in a white baking dish topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      3 Ingredient Apple Cobbler with Yellow Cake Mix
    • Crab dip in a white bowl with Ritz crackers around it.
      Creamy Cold Artificial Crab Dip with Mayo
    • Mom's old fashioned scalloped potatoes in a white baking dish next to a beige linen towel.
      Mom's Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes
    • Best peach pie in a white pie dish with a pie server and stack of white plates in the background.
      Easy Peach Pie with Canned Peaches Recipe

    Spring Recipes

    Jump into spring with these delicious, refreshing, and easy-to-make recipes!

    • Imitation crab salad in a white bowl with two slices of lemon on top.
      Easy Imitation Crab Salad Recipe
    • Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies with Cake Mix Recipe
    • Pieces of tomato basil bruschetta on a wood board with pieces of fresh basil and tomatoes in the background.
      Classic Tomato Basil Bruschetta
    • No bake banana pudding pie with vanilla pudding on top of a beige linen with a pie server in the background.
      No Bake Banana Pudding Pie with Vanilla Pudding
    • Spinach artichoke crab dip in a white baking dish with toasted baguette slices around it.
      Easy Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip with Crab Meat
    • Best peach pie in a white pie dish with a pie server and stack of white plates in the background.
      Easy Peach Pie with Canned Peaches Recipe
    • Dill pickle potato salad in a white bowl with a small bowl of pickles and salt next to it.
      Easy Dill Pickle Potato Salad Recipe
    • Blueberry peach cobbler with yellow cake mix in a white baking dish topped with three scoops of ice cream.
      Quick Blueberry Peach Cobbler with Yellow Cake Mix

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    New Recipes

    Brand new recipes that are approachable, delicious, and easy to make with simple steps!

    • Blueberry pie with a big slice removed from it and the pie server next to the pie.
      Easy Blueberry Pie with Canned Filling
    • Baked pepperoni pizza spaghetti casserole in a white baking dish with a fork twirling spaghetti in it.
      Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti Casserole
    • Apple pie bars scattered on a wooden cutting board.
      Easy Apple Pie Bars Recipe
    • Apple pie with puff pastry in a glass pie dish with a few slices taken out of it.
      Easy Apple Pie Using Puff Pastry Crust
    • Buffalo crab dip in a white oval baking dish with toasted baguette slices next to it.
      Easy Buffalo Crab Dip Recipe
    • Carrot cake sandwich cookies in a loaf pan.
      Easy Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies Recipe
    • Carrot cake bars with cake mix scattered on a brown piece of parchment paper with chopped walnuts around them.
      5 Ingredient Carrot Cake Bars with Cake Mix
    • Two ingredient lemon bars with angel food cake mix scattered on a piece of white parchment paper.
      Lemon Bars with Angel Food Cake Mix

    Appetizers and Snacks

    Mouth-watering appetizer recipes for snacking on while watching the game or sharing with your guests at a dinner party.

    • Chicken and bacon jalapeno popper dip in a white oval baking dish with a metal spoon in it.
      Easy Chicken and Bacon Jalapeno Popper Dip
    • Caramelized onion and bacon dip in a white oval baking dish with a potato chip in it.
      Easy Caramelized Onion and Bacon Dip Recipe
    • Cheesy spinach dip in a white baking dish with a metal spoon in it.
      4 Ingredient Spinach Dip with Cream Cheese
    • Refried bean dip in a white baking dish with a tortilla chip dipped into it.
      5 Ingredient Refried Bean Dip with Cream Cheese

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    Lunch and Dinner Recipes

    Tasty and approachable recipes for lunch or dinner on a busy weeknight or for a relaxing weekend.

    • Baked spaghetti casserole in a white baking dish with tongs spinning some spaghetti in it.
      Easy Oven Baked Spaghetti Casserole with Cream Cheese
    • Cheesy sausage tortellini bake casserole in a glass baking dish with a wooden spoon in it.
      Cheesy Italian Sausage Tortellini Bake Casserole
    • Peppery greens salad in a white bowl with a bowl of dressing, croutons, and shaved parmesan next to it.
      Best Peppery Greens Salad Recipe
    • Chicken mushroom pasta bake with spinach in a white baking dish with a wooden spoon in it.
      Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta Bake with Spinach

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    Dessert Recipes

    These delicious desserts will satisfy your sweet tooth and are perfect to share with your closest circle over a hot cup of tea and a good conversation.

    • Carrot cake oatmeal cookies with cream cheese glaze scattered on a brown piece of parchment paper.
      Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies with Cream Cheese Glaze
    • Carrot cake mix cookies with cream cheese icing scattered on a cooling rack with chopped walnuts sprinkled around them.
      Carrot Cake Mix Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
    • Red velvet chocolate chip cookies and chocolate chips scattered on parchment paper.
      Easy Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Five red velvet crinkle cookies stacked on a cooling rack.
      Easy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies with Cake Mix

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    Hi & Welcome!

    I'm Andrea, the recipe developer, food photographer, blogger, and creator of Cup of Flour. Here I share all my tried and true recipes, all made with basic ingredients. I'm so happy you're here!

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    Recent Recipes

    • Gingerbread crinkle cookies scattered on a cooling rack.
      Easy Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies with Cake Mix
    • Four chocolate chip cookie bars stacked on a plate.
      Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with Yellow Cake Mix
    • Chocolate crinkle cookies on a cooling rack.
      Easy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Cake Mix
    • Oatmeal cookies scattered on a cooling rack with raisins around them.
      Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Spice Cookies Recipe

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    • Penne pasta bake with ricotta cheese in a white baking dish with a wooden spoon in it.
      Penne Pasta Bake with Ricotta Cheese and Mozzarella
    • Strawberry pie with graham cracker crust with a pie server on the table.
      Strawberry Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
    • Key lime pie with a blue towel and two lemon halves in the background.
      Recipe for No Bake Key Lime Pie
    • Apple streusel cheesecake bars being held up in the air by a hand.
      Easy Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars Recipe

    Food blogger holding a tray of muffins.

    Hi & Welcome!

    I'm Andrea, the recipe developer, food photographer, blogger, and creator of Cup of Flour. Here I share all my tried and true recipes, all made with basic ingredients. I'm so happy you're here!

    About Andrea →

    New Recipes

    • A stack of two pumpkin cake mix cookie halves with other pumpkin cookies around them.
      3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies with Spice Cake Mix
    • Slices of artichoke bruschetta on a wooden serving board with fresh parsley scattered around it.
      Easy Recipe for Artichoke Spread Bruschetta
    • Roasted garlic parmesan baby carrots in a white baking dish with a beige kitchen towel and shredded parmesan next to it.
      Simple Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Baby Carrots
    • Pumpkin pie cobbler in a white baking dish topped with two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
      Pecan Pumpkin Pie Cobbler with Spice Cake Mix

    Spring Recipes

    • Caprese crostini bites on a wooden serving board with pieces of fresh basil scattered around it.
      Easy Caprese Crostini Recipe with Balsamic Glaze
    • Lemon poppy seed muffins and freshly sliced lemons scattered in a muffin tray.
      Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cake Mix
    • Fresh cucumber dill dip with sour cream garnished with diced cucumbers and fresh dill.
      Fresh Cucumber Dill Dip with Sour Cream
    • Boat dip in a white bowl with a tortilla chip in it.
      Creamy 4 Ingredient Boat Dip Recipe
    See more Spring Recipes →

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