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Baking is a favourite pastime of New Zealander’s, from the difficult to master Pavlova, Anzac biscuits and chocolate brownies, muffins and slices. We love to bake a sweet treat in this country and plenty of our most popular recipes at NZ’s Favourite Recipe are baking oriented. We also love new twists, like fair trade and conscious baking recipes that replace your average ingredients for those that are ethically sourced. Increasingly we are also seeing things like stevia added as natural sugar alternatives and gluten free options for celiacs and those with gluten intolerances.

If you have any baking recipes, whether an old family favourite or something new you’ve picked up lately, we’d love to hear from you. So please hit that submit a recipe button in the top menu, we would love to feature your creation!

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns

by Chris Pointer on September 22, 2026August 16, 2026

Hot cross buns with a proper flour-paste cross and a sticky glaze, made from scratch. Makes 12 in about 3 hours, most of it the dough rising.

Cupcakes

Cupcakes

by Chris Pointer on September 18, 2026August 16, 2026

Cupcakes that rise flat and even instead of doming or sinking, with proper buttercream. Makes 12 in about 40 minutes, and the two-thirds fill rule.

Shortbread

Shortbread

by Chris Pointer on September 8, 2026August 16, 2026

Proper shortbread with the classic 3-2-1 ratio and cornflour for shortness. Makes 24 in about 50 minutes, and it keeps three weeks in a tin.

Cheese Scones

Cheese Scones

by Chris Pointer on September 1, 2026August 16, 2026

Proper Kiwi cheese scones – tall, light and heavy on the tasty cheese, with a cheesy crust on top. Makes 12 big scones in about 30 minutes.

Weet-Bix Slice

Weet-Bix Slice

by NZ Recipes on August 14, 2026August 13, 2026

Every Kiwi household has a version of this slice, and every version is slightly wrong according to someone’s mother.

Yorkshire Puddings

Yorkshire Puddings

by NZ Recipes on July 31, 2026August 13, 2026

Yorkshire puddings are flour, eggs, milk and salt. There is nothing in the ingredient list that can go wrong, which means every failure is a technique failure — and there are only three techniques that matter. Makes 12. About 40 minutes, plus resting time for the batter.

Focaccia

Focaccia

by NZ Recipes on July 3, 2026August 13, 2026

Focaccia looks like it should be difficult and it is the opposite — no kneading, one bowl, and a dough so wet you couldn’t knead it if you wanted to. What it needs is time, and almost all of that is unattended. Serves 8 generously.

Aunty Glyn’s Chocolate Fudge

by NZ Recipes on August 30, 2019September 20, 2019

Fast and easy fudge recipe that everyone can’t stop eating!

Classic Pavlova

by NZ Recipes on November 8, 2018August 9, 2026

The old kiwi classic in it’s most classic form. You’re not a kiwi cook until you’ve successfully created a classic pavlova. Check out some of our other more adventurous or… [Continue Reading]

Best Banana Cake Recipe in NZ

by NZ Recipes on October 23, 2018August 9, 2026

A really great banana cake should be moist, light and soft – the ingredients themselves are not as important as getting the balance right to achieve this. The best way… [Continue Reading]

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