Not every great dessert starts from scratch—sometimes the mix in your pantry is all you need to make something people can’t stop talking about. Whether it’s cake mix, brownie mix, or pudding mix, ...

Use low-sodium soy sauce. If you’re making a cake from scratch you can adjust the salt in the recipe to account for the presence of the soy sauce. But because chocolate cake mix already has some salt ...

Cake mix recipes are a great shortcut when you want reliable results without extra steps. Starting with a boxed mix keeps ...

Cookies are always a winner on game day: they're chewy, studded with sprinkles, and readily made using just a handful of ingredients. Bake a batch, then switch up the mix-ins (think: mini-M&M's, ...

Brownies from a mix were the “special treat” dessert of my childhood. My first memory of them was learning how to crack eggs into a massive steel mixing bowl at age 4. As I recall them, these brownies ...

Pastry chef Crystal Kass of Valentine in Phoenix, Arizona, also adds a jolt to her brownie mix. “My number one tip is to swap the water for strong café de olla (Mexican coffee) and add a pinch of ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. For many people, including myself, boxed cake mix is the entry point to baking. It’s both convenient to use and ...