April showers bring May flowers. Spring is a really rainy season, which is why I wrote this. Whether you’re reading this during a spring shower or any other season, don’t let rainy afternoons at home be boring! I have 20 easy baking ideas for rainy afternoons at home. These treats are perfect for any boring rainy day! You’ll love them because they’re cozy, use ingredients most people have at home, and are very easy to make. Ok, let’s dive in!
1. Apple Pie
Apple pie is an amazing rainy day baking idea! It’s comforting and delicious. You’ll like this recipe because the crust is flaky, the filling caramelizes in the oven, and it’s a great alternative to pumpkin pie for autumn baking. Try this recipe today!
2. Banana Bread
Banana bread is a super cozy treat to make on a rainy day! It’s a great way to use extremely ripe bananas that no one wants anymore. You can add walnuts, chocolate chips, or a brown sugar topping to make it even better. Have fun baking!
3. Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls are so much fun to make when bored at home! They are delicious and have a very nice cinnamon flavor, perfect for rainy days. When I make cinnamon rolls, I add marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers to make s’mores cinnamon rolls! Speaking of s’mores, let’s move on to my next idea!
4. S’mores Strawberry Cookie Dough
S’mores and strawberry cookie dough or any cookie dough, are so much fun to make, which is great for boring rainy afternoons! You can make s’mores and strawberry cookie dough like me or add whatever toppings you want. Just start with the basic cookie base and add whatever you can find that sounds good in cookie dough! It’s an easy, fun dessert to make when you’re bored.
5. Chocolate Muffins or Any Other Type of Muffin
Chocolate muffins are a great baking idea for a cozy, rainy day! You can make chocolate muffins, blueberry muffins, raspberry vanilla muffins, banana muffins, or anything else you like and have the ingredients for. Have fun making muffins!
6. My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie
Chocolate chip cookies-you can’t go wrong with them! Especially when they have browned butter and espresso powder. Those two things are what make this chocolate chip cookie recipe the best one I’ve ever tried! You have to try this recipe the next time you’re bored and want a classic dessert!
7. Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is the perfect dessert to make if you have stale bread or bread crusts that need to be used up quickly. It’s easy, nice for a rainy day, and a great way to use up leftover bread. It’s warm, tender, and cinnamony. You can add different spices, like pumpkin pie spice or gingerbread spices, to make different flavors! I think I’ll have to try gingerbread bread pudding one day. You could also add apples, pears, or any other fruit. Make bread pudding today!
8. Plum and Blueberry Crisp
I made plum oat crisp on a rainy day, and it was so good! If you have fruit, this is a great baking idea! I mixed chopped plums, frozen blueberries, cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and walnuts. The fruit mixture was then put in a baking dish and topped with a mixture of oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter. I baked this, and then let it cool. It was so good! Make a fruit crisp today!
9. Biscuit Bread
Biscuits and bread are both amazing baking ideas for rainy days. But what if we mixed them to make biscuit bread? That’s what I did in my quick biscuit bread recipe! It’s super easy and quick compared to regular bread, making it perfect for afternoon baking. It only takes 45 minutes! So, what are you waiting for? Try out my biscuit bread recipe today!
10. Snickerdoodle Cookies
What’s more cozy than a snickerdoodle cookie? If you love cozy desserts and cookies, snickerdoodle cookies are the way to go! They are easy to make, but hard to mess up. They really are the coziest cookies! Make them today!
11. Salted Caramel Cupcakes
Vanilla cupcakes are delicious by themselves, but with salted caramel? Caramel makes vanilla cupcakes ten times better! You can also try making cheesecake frosting instead of regular buttercream when you decorate them. Not only are cupcakes easy, but they are a lot of fun to make. It’s the perfect thing to try on a boring rainy day!
12. Strawberry Loaf Cake
If you have strawberries, you can make a strawberry loaf cake on a boring afternoon! Loaf cakes are easy, quick, and delicious. You can also make a loaf cake using whatever fruit you have available. If you don’t have strawberries, use pears, cherries, or apples. Make a loaf cake next time you’re bored on a rainy afternoon!
13. Baked Apple Bites with No Added Sugar
The first baking idea I listed was an apple pie. Apple pies aren’t crazy hard, but I have an even easier option for you! These baked apple bites with no added sugar are the ultimate cozy treat for rainy days! They are full of flavor and incredibly easy. This recipe doesn’t have any added sugar, but you can sprinkle it with brown sugar if you want to. Enjoy!
14. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Some people love oatmeal raisin cookies, while others hate them. If you’re like me and love them, then oatmeal raisin cookies are a great baking idea for a rainy day! They are chewy, cozy, and easy. You can add walnuts or pecans to add some crunch. You can also add chocolate chips. Oatmeal raisin cookies are a great treat for a rainy afternoon.
15. Fudgy Gooey Brownies
Fudgy, gooey brownies are the perfect thing for a rainy day! They are pretty easy to make from scratch or from a mix. Add orange zest, raspberries, white chocolate chips, or all three! Brownies taste really good with vanilla ice cream, fruit, or just by themselves, so make them today!
(Check out my flourless yogurt breakfast brownie recipe!)
16. Pizza, Breadsticks, or Cheesy Bread
Pizza, breadsticks, and cheesy bread are amazing! And they are all made with the same dough! Make some pizza dough, and split it into three sections. With one of the sections, roll out, poke with a fork, brush on olive oil, and top with your favorite pizza toppings. With another section, roll out, poke with a fork, brush on oil, cut into sticks, and top with garlic or cinnamon sugar to make breadsticks. For the cheesy bread, do the same thing as you did with the pizza, but don’t add any sauce or toppings other than cheese. One hack for pizza and cheesy bread that I learned is to broil for two minutes to make the cheese on top golden brown! These things are awesome to make when bored on a rainy day!
17. My Gingerbread Cookies
Who said that gingerbread cookies were just for Christmas? No. Gingerbread cookies are for year-round, especially on rainy days. My gingerbread cookie recipe is so forgiving and delicious. So you have to try making gingerbread cookies next time you’re bored on a rainy day!
18. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
Reese’s peanut butter cups are so good! Why not add them to blondies? My idea is to add peanut butter cups, but you can add whatever you have. If you don’t have any Reese’s, mix melted chocolate and peanut butter, and swirl that into the blondie batter instead. Another alternative is to make chocolate peanut butter frosting for the top of the blondies. It would taste so good!
19. Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is a great rainy afternoon baking idea! It’s easy and has a variety of flavors mixed into it that make it great. You can add pineapple and pecans, and top it with cream cheese icing. Have fun!
20. Lemon Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars
The final idea of the 20 easy baking ideas for rainy afternoons at home is my strawberry lemon cookie bars recipe! These cookie bars are packed with fruit flavors, chewy, and great frozen. They are great for summer and rainy days alike! Enjoy!
Thanks for reading all 20 easy baking ideas for rainy afternoons at home! As you can see, rainy days don’t have to be boring when you have these fun treat ideas to bake! If you liked any of these ideas, please tell me in the comments section below. While you’re there, share any more rainy day baking ideas you have! That’s all. Bye!
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