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29 Healthy Baked Goods for Kids

Sweet treats you can feel good about.
Tartine Jam Bars
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    Jam Bars

    The combination of rice syrup and almond butter make these bars less sweet and lends a more substantial quality than most other versions.

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    Double Chocolate Cupcakes With Salted Chia Pudding Frosting

    These vegan and gluten-free cupcakes pack in plenty of nutrition with chia seeds, flax meal, and chickpea flour. But they taste like a chocolate-coconut dream.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Pannelet Cookies With Sweet Potato and Coconut

    The dough for these tender, bite-size Spanish cookies—made primarily from sweet potatoes, coconut, and almonds—can be made up to two days in advance.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Molly Baz
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    3-Ingredient Fudge Pops

    A fudge pop isn't exactly "healthy," but when you make them yourself at least you know what they're made from quality ingredients.

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  • Photo by Ellen Silverman
    7/29

    Fudgy Chocolate Banana Flax Muffins

    Chocolate muffins for breakfast? When the sinfully sweet goodness is derived from bananas, applesauce, and cocoa powder, as in this recipe from Daphne Oz, it's a fudgy treat you can feel really, really good about.

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    Mixed Berry Crumble With Oats and Almonds

    The mixture of oats, almonds, berries, dates, and cinnamon creates the perfect sustained energy–releasing treat that packs a hefty nutritional punch.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    3-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies

    Flavor crispy meringue cookies with toasted hazelnuts—if you'd like, fold in some chopped dark chocolate for a punch of antioxidants.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    12/29

    Gluten-Free Lemon Bars

    For kids with a gluten allergy, these citrusy bars are an absolute miracle.

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  • Catherine McCord
    15/29

    Very Berry Muffins

    Cut white flour with part whole wheat and part oats for a breakfast pastry that's more nutrient dense than its counterparts.

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  • Johnny Miller
    16/29

    Yum Yum Nut Sweets

    These chewy almond and walnut bars are nutty and rich. Fold in some melted chocolate and they turn into a brownie-like confection.

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    Granola Bark

    This crunchy bark recipe lands somewhere in between granola bars and granola cereal.

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  • Photo by Stephanie Foley
    18/29

    Chewy Nut and Cereal Bars

    These amber bars are the love child of Rice Krispie treats and those sesame candies sold at natural foods stores. They're nutty, both crisp and chewy, and just a bit crumbly—the perfect after-school snack.

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  • Evi Abeler
    23/29

    Dark Chocolate Avocado Brownies

    Moist, crumbly, and chocolatey: these dark chocolate brownies have a secret ingredient. Avocado gives these bars their moistness, while flaxseed meal and warm water work together like egg whites.

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  • Photo by Tara Donne, prop and food styling by Ali Nardi
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    Strawberry Buckwheat Bars

    The combination of fresh berries and a jar of preserves creates beautiful, ruby red, candy-like edges, with a bit of ooze in the center of these bar cookies.

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  • Ditte Isager
    25/29

    Nutty Grain and Oat Bars

    To keep the slices from crumbling, tightly pack the mixture into the loaf pan. This trick helps the bars stay intact when cut.

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  • Catherine McCord
    26/29

    Protein Bars

    Dates and honey act as a binder for these healthy nutty bars, which are packed with cashews, almonds, and dried cranberries for sweetness.

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