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Sourdough Dessert Recipes

Sourdough isn’t just for bread—your starter can make seriously good desserts, too. This category is full of sweet recipes that use either active starter or discard to add depth, flavor, and a little surprise to your baking. From cookies and cakes to cobblers and bars, these beginner-friendly bakes are fun, easy, and a great way to use up extra starter.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth and some discard, you’re in the right place.

lemon cookies on white platter sprinkled with powdered sugar

Sourdough Lemon Drop Cookies

blue plate with slices of blueberry sourdough focaccia in front of cutting board with remaining focaccia loaf, surrounded by fresh sage with flowers

Blueberry Sage Sourdough Focaccia

overhead view of three white plates with peach cobbler topped with sourdough biscuits and vanilla ice cream

Sourdough Peach Cobbler

overhead image of loaf of chocolate sourdough focaccia on wire rack with three slices cut and stacked to show off inside texture

Chocolate Sourdough Focaccia

white platter filled with chocolate cookies sprinkled with coconut

Sourdough Chocolate Coconut Cookies

two slices of sourdough cinnamon roll focaccia stacked on top of each other beside rest of bread

Sourdough Cinnamon Roll Focaccia

sourdough discard toaster pastries with icing and rainbow sprinkles

Sourdough Poptarts

overhead view of sourdough snickerdoodle cookies on blue plate

Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies

sourdough cowboy cookies scattered on counter with bowl of more beside

Sourdough Cowboy Cookies

white plate with sourdough cookies piled on them

Sourdough Kitchen Sink Cookies

three danish pastries with cream cheese filling and blueberries and drizzled with icing

Sourdough Danish Pastries

stack of fried batter dipped apple slices coated in cinnamon sugar

Sourdough Fried Apples

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Oh hey! I'm Jenni!

I’ve been playing with sourdough for over 12 years. As a busy mom, I know sourdough doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious. I’m here to help you enjoy sourdough in fun, unexpected ways! Whether you’re baking bread or getting creative with your starter, I’ll show you how to make sourdough simple, approachable, and totally your own.

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