If you have mastered the art of making sourdough bread and have extra sourdough discard, don't let it go to waste! Instead get creative and make these sweet sourdough dessert recipes. By adding sourdough starter or discard to sweets it adds a unique tangy flavor that takes treats like brownies, chocolate cake and cinnamon rolls to the next level.
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If you love to bake and are into the sourdough craze, give these recipes a shot. It's a great way to utilize what you have on hand and go beyond the basic loaf of sourdough bread.
Sourdough Apple Cake
This Sourdough Apple Cake is an easy dessert that you can whip up with your sourdough discard. The sourdough discard gives this apple cake a tang that sourdough bakers can definitely appreciate.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Apple Cake
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting offers a make-ahead option, combining an active sourdough starter with a rich, buttery filling for soft and fluffy rolls, ideal for a special occasion or a Sunday brunch.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Sourdough Donuts with Glaze
These Sourdough Donuts with Glaze are so tasty! If you love the flavor of sourdough, it's time to look past the bread. This sourdough donut recipe is tangy, sweet, and a perfect baking project for a rainy spring afternoon.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Donuts with Glaze
Sourdough Vanilla Cake
This Sourdough Vanilla Cake is a light, tender vanilla cake with a subtle depth of flavor, all thanks to your sourdough discard! This cake is soft, buttery, and perfectly sweet, making it a fantastic way to use your starter beyond bread.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Vanilla Cake
Sourdough Lemon Bars
These Sourdough Lemon Bars are a lemon lovers’ dream: Perfectly balanced between sweet and tangy, a luscious lemon filling sits on top of a buttery shortbread crust.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Lemon Bars
Sourdough Lemon Cake
This Sourdough Lemon Cake is perfect for the summer and super simple to make. The addition of sourdough gives it a deeper taste and moist texture. Plus the lemon flavors are bursting through with every bite.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Lemon Cake
Chocolate Sourdough Cake
This Chocolate Sourdough Cake is reminiscent of the classic Matilda cake. It’s a moist three-layer triple chocolate cake that includes frosting with a two-ingredient chocolate ganache mixed into the chocolate cream cheese frosting.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Sourdough Cake
Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake
This Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake is the perfect way to use up any leftover discard. The cake is moist, fluffy, and topped with a brown sugar pecan crumble. It is the perfect breakfast, brunch, or afternoon treat!
Get the recipe: Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake
Sourdough Pound Cake
This Sourdough Pound Cake is the perfect balance of tangy and sweet, with a moist, buttery texture. Whatever you are craving, this cake is the perfect way to turn your sourdough discard into a delicious treat.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Pound Cake
Sourdough Discard Brownies
These Sourdough Discard Brownies are the perfect way to elevate your brownie game while making the most of your sourdough starter. You need a few pantry staples, 20 minutes, and you will have delicious brownies everyone will love.
Get the recipe: Sourdough Discard Brownies
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