Do you have a Bundt pan lying around your house? For most of us, the answer is probably yes—though we may not have used it in a while. In their original usage, Bundt pans are good for making sweet dessert breads with recipes dating all the way back to Germany in the early 1900s. Still, with the advent of the internet and numerous cooking blogs, others have been sharing recipes and cooking hacks on how to repurpose them for other dishes as well. With all that in mind, here are 20 of the most delicious Bundt pan recipes that we’ve ever come across.
1. Baked Mac and Cheese
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of salted butter, melted
2/3 cup of fresh bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon of red pepper
1/2 tablespoon of dry mustard
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
2 cups of buttermilk
1/2 cup of half and half
4 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 cup of Mexican cheese mixture
2 cups of shredded American cheese
4 cups cooked elbow macaroni (still hot)
Steps:
2. Add a cup of shredded cheddar to the bottom of your Bundt pan.
3. Get out a large bowl and mix together your melted butter, 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs, red pepper, mustard and paprika. Whisk in buttermilk, cream and eggs as well.
4. Add the rest of your cheese and stir everything up. Fold in your hot macaroni as well.
5. Pour everything into the Bundt pan and bake it for 55 minutes.
6. Take it out, sprinkle it with the other 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs and bake for another 10 minutes. Cool for 20 to 30 minutes before inverting it onto a plate and eating!
2. Chicken and Veggies
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of poultry seasoning
salt and pepper
1/2 lemon, juiced and zested
8 red potatoes, halved or quartered
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
2 teaspoons of sage, fresh and chopped
4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
6 sprigs of fresh thyme
1/2 a lemon, sliced into rounds
Steps:
2. Coat the outside of the chicken with one to two tablespoons of olive oil, dried poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and half a lemon’s zest (save the juice).
3. Put all your vegetables and herbs in the bottom of the Bundt pan and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil and lemon juice. Add more salt and pepper and top with lemon slices, keeping one in reserve.
4. Wrap the hole in the Bundt pan with aluminum foil to cover it before placing the chicken over the center of it, pressing down. Put some herb sprigs and the last lemon slice in the neck cavity.
5. Bake the whole thing for 45 minutes and make sure the internal temperature is at 165 degrees before cutting into it.
3. Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients:
1/2 stick of butter
3 cloves of minced garlic
1/2 cup of minced parmesan
1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
Steps:
2. As it melts, cut the biscuits into quarters and toss them in a bowl with garlic, Italian seasoning and parmesan.
3. When the butter is melted, add in your biscuit mixture and sprinkle any leftover cheese and garlic on top.
4. Bake the entire thing for 20 to 22 minutes until the dish turns golden brown. When it’s cool, turn it out onto a dish and serve.
4. Avocado Tuna Melt
Ingredients:
2 cans of chunk tuna in water, drained
1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1 avocado, sliced
1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese
lettuce, tomatoes, red onion (and other toppings)
Steps:
2. Take out your bread dough and roll it into a ring, putting it in the bottom of the pan. Pinch the ends together so that it forms a sealed ring.
3. Bake it for 30 to 35 minutes when the oven is preheated before putting the bread on a cooling rack and cutting it in half with a bread knife (sandwich style).
4. After that, put the bread in the oven, set it on broil and toast the edges slightly.
5. Get out a small bowl and mix together your olive oil, dijon mustard, lemon juice, shallot, salt and pepper. Whisk everything up.
6. Combine the dressing to your drained tuna and mix it all up before spreading it on the bread.
7. Add cheese and put it back in the broiler until the cheese melts.
8. Next, top that with sliced avocado, lettuce and tomato before topping with the other half of the bread.
5. Jalapeno Poppers
Ingredients:
10 slices of bacon
8 ounces of Mexican cheese, shredded
8 ounces of pepperjack cheese, shredded
8 ounces of cream cheese
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of granulated garlic
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon of creole seasoning
5 slices of cheddar cheese
5 slices of pepper jack cheese
Steps:
2. Slice the tops off all your jalapenos and take the seeds out (use rubber gloves while doing this). When you’re ready, place all the jalapenos in the Bundt pan with the cut sides pointing up.
3. Cook your bacon until it’s crisp before draining on paper towels. Crumble it up and add it to a mixing bowl.
4. Add your shredded cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise and spices to the bowl as well. Mix everything up.
5. After that, get a small spoon and fill each jalapeno with the bacon cheese filling before putting them back in the dish and covering it with foil.
6. Bake the whole thing in your oven for 45 minutes. Take it out of the oven before increasing the temperature to 425.
7. Take the foil off and add a single layer of cheddar and a layer of pepper jack.
8. Bake the whole thing again for 15 minutes until it browns around the edges and use toothpicks to serve!
6. Sausage, Egg and Cheese Bread
Ingredients:
8 eggs
splash of milk
1 teaspoon of ground mustard
1 pound of breakfast sausage
1 four-ounce package of shredded cheese
Steps:
2. Slice your biscuits into quarters before dipping each one into the egg mix and placing it in a Bundt pan.
3. Layer in your biscuits, sausage, cheese and poured-in egg mixture in several layers. Pour any leftover eggs on top of everything.
4. When you’re ready, bake the whole thing at 350 degrees for about 35 to 40 minutes. When it comes out, slice into it and serve with hot sauce.
7. Herb and Cheese Monkey Bread
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of melted butter
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt
5 different herbs or cheeses (such as chopped parsley, dill, almonds, parmesan and cheddar)
Steps:
2. Mix your garlic salt with melted butter and prepare your biscuits by cutting each one in half and rolling it into a ball. Dip each ball in your butter and roll in a coating of your choice.
3. Coat all of the biscuit balls in different coatings and load them into the Bundt pan so that they’re all mixed together.
4. When you’re ready, pop the whole thing in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes until the surface of them turns golden brown.
5. Let it all cool for five minutes before inverting onto a plate and serving.
8. Stuffing Bundt Pan
Ingredients:
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 onions, finely chopped
4 slices of cooked bacon, crumbled
2 teaspoons of garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups of turkey stock
4 eggs
1 cup of minced parsley
2 large loaves of whole wheat bread, dried and cubed
Steps:
2. Put your vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. Add your celery and onions and cook it for five minutes, stirring until soft. Add bacon, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cook for another minute.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine your turkey stock, eggs and minced parsley. Add your dried bread cubes and stir everything up to combine. Add the cooked veggies as well and stir.
4. Transfer everything to the Bundt pan and bake it for 45-55 minutes
9. Pull Apart Pizza Bread
Ingredients:
1/4 cup 0f unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon of dried basil
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
8 ounces of shredded mozzarella
3/4 cup of shredded parmesan
1/2 cup of pizza sauce (plus extra)
Steps:
2. Next, cut your dough up into 48 pieces. Get out a small bowl and mix together melted butter, basil, oregano and garlic powder.
3. Mix your shredded mozzarella and parmesan in a separate dish as well.
4. After that, dip your dough into the butter mix and then roll it in the cheese. Put each finished ball in the bottom of your Bundt pan.
5. When the bottom of the pan is full, pour in some pizza sauce. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough balls.
6. When everything is combined, wrap the dish in plastic and let it double in size.
7. Finally, take the plastic wrap off and bake it at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. After that, take the bread out and cover with aluminum foil. Put it back in for 10 to 15 more minutes before taking it out and letting it cool for five minutes.
8. Top with extra pizza sauce and serve!
10. Bundt Pan Spanakopita
Ingredients:
1/2 bunch of scallions
2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt and pepper
8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup of crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons of fresh dill leaves, chopped
10 14 x 18-inch phyllo sheets (thawed if frozen)
Steps:
2. Slice your scallions thinly and heat oil in a skillet. Add the scallions and stems, seasoning them with salt and pepper. Cook for eight minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add your chard leaves, season with salt and cook for another six minutes.
4. Move the mixture over to a strainer over a bowl and put it in the fridge for about 20 minutes.
5. Heat up your oven to 400 degrees and make sure there’s a rack ready in the middle. Brush your Bundt pan down with melted butter as well.
6. Once the chard is cool, squeeze it out and finely chop it before putting it in a bowl. Add eggs, feta and dill and mix it together.
7. Put a sheet of phyllo down on a work surface with the rest covered in plastic wrap. Brush each layer in butter and repeat until you’ve used all the layers. Season with salt and pepper as well.
8. Spread your chard mix on the phyllo leaving an inch border. Next, roll the dough up and brush the outside with butter.
9. Carefully transfer the roll seam-side up into the Bundt pan, connecting the ends together like a tube.
10. When the oven is ready, bake it for 40 minutes until it turns flaky and golden brown. When it’s ready, flip it onto a wire cooling rack over a baking sheet. Let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing into it and eating!


11. Bundt Pan Spaghetti Pie
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 pound of ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups of whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
8 ounces of frozen spinach, thawed
1 cup of shredded mozzarella
1 cup of grated parmesan
1/4 cup of finely chopped basil leaves
2 cups of marinara sauce
Steps:
2. Boil a large pot of salted water and spray down your Bundt pan with cooking spray.
3. Add your spaghetti to the water and cook until it’s al dente.
4. In another bowl, mix together your eggs, ricotta, milk, salt and pepper. Whisk everything together until it’s smooth.
5. Thaw your spinach and squeeze out the excess water before adding it to the egg mix. Add mozzarella, parmesan and basil before stirring everything again.
6. Once the spaghetti is ready, drain it and put it back in the pot. Add your spinach mix and stir everything up before transferring to the Bundt pan.
7. Bake everything for 45 to 55 minutes.
8. When it’s done, take the pan out and put it on a wire rack for five minutes. Warm your marinara and invert the pan finally when you’re ready to eat.
12. Bundt Pan Meatloaf
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of milk
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
8 ounces of bacon, chopped
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons of fine salt
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
2 pounds of ground beef (or meats of your choice)
1/2 cup of BBQ sauce or ketchup
Steps:
2. Mix together your bread crumbs and milk in a small bowl.
3. Put your onion and garlic in a food processor and pulse until it’s all finely chopped.
4. Sprinkle your bacon over the onions and pulse again.
5. Put your eggs in a large bowl and whisk it with a fork. Add your bacon mix, bread crumb mix, Worcestershire sauce, salt, oregano and pepper. Stir to combine.
6. Add the ground meat and mix everything up quickly with your hands. Move the mixture over to the Bundt pan and press it down.
7. Bake the meatloaf for about 30 minutes.
8. When the time is up, pour any excess liquid into a heatproof bowl. Get a baking sheet lined with aluminum and flip the Bundt pan out onto it.
9. Brush the meatloaf with BBQ sauce or ketchup and bake again on the sheet for about 30 more minutes.
10. Let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing into it and enjoy!
13. Taco Mac and Cheese
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of butter
1/4 cup of flour
2 cups of whole milk
3 eggs
2 packets of taco seasoning
2 4.5-ounce cans of chopped green chilis, mild
20 ounces of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup of breadcrumbs
1/2 cup of parmesan
Steps:
2. Mix a quarter cup of bread crumbs and half a cup of parmesan in a bowl. Pour it into the Bundt pan and shake it until it’s well-coated.
3. Boil a large pot of water and stir in your pasta, cooking it for about five minutes until it’s al dente.
4. Melt your butter in another pot over medium heat before whisking in flour. After that, whisk quickly while pouring in milk.
5. Crack your eggs into a bowl and beat those up before quickly whisking them in as well (without scrambling them).
6. Stir in your taco seasoning and green chilis before adding cheese and stirring it together until it melts.
7. Add your cooked pasta along with the rest of the bread crumbs and stir thoroughly to combine.
8. Scoop out the macaroni and cheese into your Bundt pan, baking it for 30 to 40 minutes until it turns crisp and bubbly. Cool it for 15 minutes before inverting it and serving.
14. Mexican Bubble Bread
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of of Mexican cheese
1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese
1 stick of melted butter
1 4.5-ounce of can of chopped green chilis
1 1/2 teaspoons of dried parsley
chopped cilantro
jar of jalapenos
Instructions:
2. Melt your butter.
3. In a side bowl, mix your butter, cheese, green chilis, cilantro and dried parsley.
4. After that, open your biscuit tubes and cut each one into quarters before combining them with your other ingredients in the mixing bowl.
5. When all the pieces are coated, transfer everything to your Bundt pan and pat it down until it’s even.
6. Bake the whole thing for 30 minutes until it turns golden brown. Make sure the middle is cooked through and serve with chili!
15. Garden Macaroni Salad
Ingredients:
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese (room temperature)
1/4 cup of sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
3 cups of dry elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
1 cup of chopped cucumber
1/2 cup of chopped green pepper
1/2 cup of radish slices
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Steps:
2. Mix your mayonnaise, cream cheese, mustard and relish in a bowl.
3. Add your macaroni to the mix while everything is still hot. Add your cucumber, green peppers, radishes and salt as well.
4. Scoop everything into the Bundt pan and pack it down. Store it in the fridge overnight.
5. When it’s done, flip it over onto a plate and serve!
16. Banana Bread Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
1.5 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup of buttermilk
1/2 cup of vegetable or canola oil
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 eggs, room temperature
Glaze:
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
1/3 cup of milk
6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cup of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Steps:
2. Get out a large mixing bowl and whisk together your flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set that aside.
3. Get out another mixing bowl and mash your bananas. Add buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs before beating everything together until it turns smooth.
4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix together for about two minutes.
5. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan before baking for 45 to 50 minutes.
6. Let the cake cool for two minutes before inverting it onto a plate to let it cool.
7. To make the glaze, combine butter and milk in a saucepan. Sift your cocoa powder into it as well, cooking it on medium heat and whisking continuously. Let it thicken before taking it off the heat to cool for 10 minutes.
8. Sift your powdered sugar over the pan and whisk it in. Add vanilla and whisk that in as well.
9. Put the cake on a cooling rack and set it over a rimmed baking pan. Pour the glaze over it and let it sit for 30 minutes before digging in.
17. Key Lime Pound Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup of softened butter
2 cups of granulated sugar
3/4 cup of buttermilk
1/3 cup of key lime juice
5 eggs
3 cups of flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
green food coloring (optional)
Glaze:
2 cups of powdered sugar
3-4 tablespoons of key lime juice
Steps:
2. In a small bowl, mix together your buttermilk and lime juice.
3. Cream together butter and sugar until the mix turns fluffy. Add your eggs one at a time and beat them well to combine.
4. Mix your flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder in another bowl.
5. Add your flour mix and your buttermilk mix into the butter mix alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Add food coloring and stir but do not overmix.
6. Pour the batter into your Bundt pan and bake it for 50 to 60 minutes.
7. When the time is up, let it sit in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a cooling rack.
8. Make your glaze by mixing powdered sugar and lime juice together until it thickens. Pour the results over your cake and let it set for 30 minutes before serving.
18. Kentucky Bourbon Butter Cake
Ingredients:
3 cups of sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
1 cup of unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup of bourbon whiskey
1 cup of buttermilk
Glaze:
6 tablespoons of unsalted butter
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of bourbon whiskey
Steps:
2. Get out a bowl and sift together your cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk the mixture together and set it aside.
3. Next, cream together your butter, sugar and brown sugar on medium-high with an electric mixture with a paddle until it turns fluffy (for approximately five minutes).
4. Turn the mixer down to a low speed and add four eggs one at a time.
5. Whisk your bourbon and buttermilk together in a liquid measuring cup and set it aside.
6. Add your flour mixture to the mixer bowl in three parts and alternate with the buttermilk bourbon mix. Begin and end with the flour.
7. When it’s all combined, pour the batter into your Bundt pan and bake it on the lowest rack in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
8. When the cake is ready, take it out and let it cool off on a rack.
9. To make the glaze, mix the butter, sugar and bourbon in a saucepan over low heat. Whisk until it’s all combined and pour over the cake.
19. Apple Cider Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
1 box of spice cake mix
1 1/4 cups of spiced apple cider
1/3 cup of cinnamon applesauce
1/3 cup of sour cream
3 eggs
2 small apples (peeled, cored and chunked)
2 tablespoons of flour
Frosting:
1/2 cup of butter, room temperature
4 ounces of cream cheese, room temperature
1 teaspoon of vanilla
4 cups of powdered sugar
18 caramels (plus 1 tablespoon of milk for melting)
Steps:
2. Mix your cake mix, cider, apple sauce, sour cream and eggs together in a mixing bowl. Stir everything for two minutes on low until it’s combined.
3. In another bowl, mix your apple chunks and sprinkle them with flour. Fold the apple pieces into the batter as well.
4. Bake everything for 350 degrees for 43 to 46 minutes until a toothpick comes out of it clean.
5. Cool it off in the pan for five to 10 minutes before inverting the cake onto a plate.
6. When that’s ready, make your frosting by microwaving the caramels and adding your milk. Stir them together and microwave for 30 seconds without overcooking it.
7. Let it cool before creaming together your butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Add your sugar a cup at a time before adding the melted caramel. Mix the caramel and frosting until they turn smooth and drizzle it over the cake.
20. Pink Lemonade Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of pink lemonade drink mix
1 can of vanilla frosting
food coloring (optional)
Steps:
2. Mix together your cake mix along with whatever eggs, oil and water the ingredients demand.
3. After that, pour a cup of the resulting cake batter into a measuring cup and stir in a tablespoon of pink lemonade mix. Add red food coloring to adjust the color as necessary.
4. Pour half of the leftover cake batter into your Bundt pan. Pour the rest of the pink lemonade batter over the top of that and add the leftover lemon cake over the pink batter.
5. When it’s all assembled, bake the whole thing for 38 to 40 minutes. Do the toothpick test and make sure to cool it completely before taking it out of the pan.
6. Finally, take out the cake and heat up your frosting in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Put it in a piping bag and pipe it over the top of your cake and you’re ready to eat!
No matter what your food preferences are, this list should prove beyond a doubt that you can get very creative with your Bundt pan recipes. From breakfast to dinner, savory to sweet, these baking pans can help you take familiar recipes and make them brand new through interesting presentation. If you’ve given any of these recipes a try for yourself, which one is your favorite? Do you make any of your own tweaks? Let us know in the comments below and as always: happy baking!
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