Recipes with cream of tartar

Apple orange spice muffins lightened the Weight Watchers way with whipped egg whites for lift, chopped apples for natural sweetness, and bright orange zest. Warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove perfume every bite.

Dad's melty biscuits bake up tall, fluffy and tender, with cream of tartar and baking powder for extra lift and an egg for richness. Split them warm and slather with butter and jam.

Angel food cake is the guilt-free dessert for most of us, it's light and delicious on its own, or serve it with your favorite fruit compote.

Whole wheat blueberry scones: hearty, lightly sweet, and cinnamon-spiced, with juicy blueberries folded into a tender whole-grain dough. A wholesome, bakery-style scone done right.

These are hotcakes from the isle of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.

Learn how to make easy, quickbread-style Hot Cross Buns that are yeast-free and require no kneading. The warmth of cinnamon and nutmeg paired with candied fruit highlights this biscuit-style hot cross bun.

Smores cake layers fluffy graham cracker sponge with toasted miniature marshmallows and mini chocolate chips broiled until bubbly. Low-fat campfire-flavored cake without leaving the kitchen.

Because the chocolate is the star in this recipe, spring for the good stuff, like Valrhona or E. Guittard. You can enjoy the muffins as a snack, or at brunch with some crème fraîche or clotted cream instead of normal muffin accompaniments.

Mom's Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

Norwegian sandbakkels rolled-out sugar cookies with a buttery, sandy crumb. A traditional Scandinavian holiday cookie that bakes up crisp and tender.

Ginger molasses muffins fold whipped egg whites into a buttermilk batter spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and fresh ginger. Crackly tops, tender tangy crumb, and the warming bite of dark molasses in every bite.

These light yet yummy meringue cookies are fluffy in the insdie, slightly chewy and crispy on the outside. No flour in it, just egg whites with sugar make these amazingly addictive meringue cookies.

Pillowy coconut macaroons fold toasted shredded coconut into a glossy meringue base, then bake into chewy, golden-edged mounds. Six-ingredient flourless cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

These mini lemon meringue tarts are so cute and handy, and they taste amazingly delicious, buttery shell with lemony filling, topped with fluffy meringue. They are perfect sweet treats at any occasion.

Fluffy and light the roasted beets add beautiful color rising from the bottom.

I made mine in mini pie pans and used a cream cheese/sour cream topping slightly sweetened with confectioner's sugar. The filling is excellent.