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Recipes With Bicarbonate Soda

Got bicarbonate soda on hand? Here are 44 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Caramel Coffee Cake
Caramel Coffee Cake
Vegetarian
Ginger Pancakes
Ginger Pancakes
Vegetarian
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Vegetarian
Light Fluffy Pancakes
Light Fluffy Pancakes
Vegetarian
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies
Vegetarian
Chocolate Chip Balls
Chocolate Chip Balls
Vegetarian
Chewy Ginger Cookies
Chewy Ginger Cookies
Vegetarian
1-2 Chocolate Cake
1-2 Chocolate Cake
Vegetarian
Banana Cake
Banana Cake
Vegetarian
Custard Creams
Custard Creams
Vegetarian
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
Vegetarian
Naan
Naan
Vegetarian
Crispy Gingerbread Cookies
Crispy Gingerbread Cookies
Vegetarian
Ginger Biscuits
Ginger Biscuits
Vegetarian
Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes
Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes
Vegetarian
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
Vegetarian
Ice Cream Sandwich
Ice Cream Sandwich
Vegetarian
Oatmeal Cookies I
Oatmeal Cookies I
Vegetarian
Sticky Date Pudding
Sticky Date Pudding
Vegetarian
Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle
Vegetarian
Double Chocolate Brownies
Double Chocolate Brownies
Vegetarian
Indian Pudding
Indian Pudding
Vegetarian
Very Simple Cookies
Very Simple Cookies
Vegetarian
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Vegetarian
Cornish Fairing
Cornish Fairing
Vegetarian
Brown Sugar Nutmeg Cookies
Brown Sugar Nutmeg Cookies
Vegetarian
Almond Pancakes
Almond Pancakes
Vegetarian
Corn Pancakes
Corn Pancakes
Vegetarian
Blueberry Pancakes
Blueberry Pancakes
Vegetarian
Carrot Cake II
Carrot Cake II
Vegetarian
Coffee Cake
Coffee Cake
Vegetarian
Snickerdoodles I
Snickerdoodles I
Vegetarian
Carrot Pudding
Carrot Pudding
Vegetarian
Sweet Pumpkin Scones
Sweet Pumpkin Scones
Vegetarian
Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake
Dessert · British
Anzac biscuits
Anzac biscuits
Dessert · Australian
Boxty Breakfast
Boxty Breakfast
Pork · Irish
Gulab Jamun
Gulab Jamun
Dessert · Indian
Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin Roll
Vegetarian
Chocolate Squares
Chocolate Squares
Vegetarian
Marzipan Muffins
Marzipan Muffins
Vegetarian
Applesauce Cake
Applesauce Cake
Vegetarian
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Dessert · British
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ultimate
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ultimate
Dessert · British

Pairs well with

Eggs Flour Butter Sugar Vanilla Cinnamon Milk Baking Powder

Storing & using Bicarbonate Soda

Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Bicarbonate Soda? baking powder is a common swap (3x amount).

Bicarbonate Soda recipe FAQs

What can I make with just bicarbonate soda?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on eggs or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with bicarbonate soda?

Eggs, Flour, Butter, Sugar, Vanilla are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for bicarbonate soda plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add bicarbonate soda plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.