Healthy Baking Tips: Ingredients To Use For Guilt-Free Indulgence

Quality Control For Ingredients: Maintaining rigorous quality control standards for ingredients is essential. Sourcing only the finest whole wheat, oils, butter, and other essential ingredients ensures that every item meets high standards of quality and taste. (Image Source: Canva)

Use Healthy Ingredients: There has to be a dedication to using healthy and natural ingredients while baking. For example, fresh oranges are to be used in Orange cakes; freshly mashed bananas and Kashmiri walnuts in Banana Walnut cakes; freshly grated carrots in Carrot Walnut cakes; and 100% whole wheat flour. The quality of ingredients directly impacts the health and flavour of baked goods. (Image Source: Canva)

Compromising on quality to cut costs is not an option. It is better to use real, high-quality ingredients rather than artificial flavours, colours, and essences. (Image Source: Canva)

Healthy Alternatives and Ingredient Choices: Avoid palm oil due to its health and environmental concerns and opt instead for healthier alternatives like pure ghee, pure butter, and sunflower oil. (Image Source: Canva)

We can also pay close attention to little things, like picking top-notch sesame, flax, and sunflower seeds. These seeds add great taste and health benefits, making sure every ingredient makes the dish better. (Image Source: Canva)

Inputs by Aditi Handa, Co-founder & Head Chef, The Baker's Dozen (Image Source: Canva)