Real-Food Recipes for Cyclists
Find delicious, easy-to-prepare, real food recipes to help your performance on and off the bike. Each recipe includes ingredient lists, simple instructions, and baker’s tips and tricks to make baking in the kitchen a joy. New recipes are added every other week. Subscribe to the Bakin’ Biker’s Sampler Club get new recipes + nutrition resources.
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5 Ingredient Sourdough Pop-OH-vers
A combination of crisp crust and soft inside makes these sourdough popovers a wonderfully comforting treat for us carb lovin’ cyclists. 5 ingredients. Mix the batter together. Put them in the oven and POP! OH MY!
Almond Cornbread with Homemade Peach Ginger Chia Jam, Grilled Stone Fruit and Almond Whipped Cream
Nothing screams summer like this “sweet” of desserts. A little hearty, a little sweet, and a whole bunch of YUM make this a fantastic treat to serve guests post-ride hangout.
Sweet Potato Banana Espresso Recovery Smoothie With Homemade Chocolatey Maca Granola
This recovery smoothie bowl + granola combo is blender-licking-worthy. It gives coffee lovers a hint of their morning brew + sweet breakfast lovers a chocolatey granola to satisfy their needs as well.
Five Minute Breakfast: Peachy Molasses Quinoa Bowl
Good and nourishing food does not have to be time-intensive or intimidating. A little prep work can go a long way and take our bodies along for the ride vs feeling two steps behind. That’s what you’ll get with this five-minute Peaches and Molasses Quinoa Bowl.
Date Turtles With Tahini Maple And Chocolate Drizzle
You’ll be shell-shocked at how easy this Date Turtle recipe is. All you need are some dates, nuts, tahini, chocolate and a few other ingredients to pull this on-the-go bike snack together.
Race Nutrition and Hydration Plan: Co2Ut 100 Mile Gravel Race, Fruita CO
This post includes my race weekend nutrition plan, including pre-race meals, during the race nutrition and hydration, and recovery for the Co2Ut 100 mile gravel race. Get some insights from this plan to help fuel your next big ride or race.
Cashew Butter, Strawberry Jam and Hazlenut DREAM Recovery Breakfast Quesadilla
When I say easy, I mean easy. And when I say delicious, I mean MORE than delicious. There’s nothing more you want than an easy and “more” than delicious recovery breakfast after a ride. That’s what you get with this gooey and sweet breakfast quesadilla.
Adventures & Stories: Miche Loaves, Ciabatta, Hand-Pies and Miles of Riding in Salida, CO
A personal letter to Salida. Dear Salida, you have won over my heart and stomach. Please keep sending hungry cyclists your way so they, too, can take in the endless joys of homemade baked bread, coffee, pie, honey, epic trails, adventures and much more. Yours, always. - Tyler
The Ultimate Trio Of Sweet Spreads + 15 Ideas For Using Them In Your Biked Goods 🍓🌰🥜
These 3 sweet spreads are meant to slather on bread, add into oatmeal, or enhance your baked goods. Learn how to make them in a few simple steps along with 15 ideas for using them in your Biked Goods.
Spring Strawberry Jammin’ and Rhubarb Oatmeal Bars
These bars are a hit of sweet, sour, sugary goodness wrapped in a blanket of crusted, rolled oats. Perfect for wrapping individually and stashing in your back pocket for a mid-ride fruity, snack.
This Mexican Inspired Menu Will Feed A Hungry Cyclist for An Entire Week (Maybe Longer)
Green chile rice, quesadillas, horchata recovery drinks, a variety of sauces, desserts and more. As you know, we cyclists can EAT! So I put together this Mexican-inspired menu you can go off of to FEAST for the entire week.
3 Bike Snacks Featuring Maple, Pecan and Chocolate To Restock Your Fuel Supply
Running low on fuel supply? Make these 3 bike snacks featuring maple, pecan and chocolate for an irresistible lineup of biked goods.
Adventures & Stories: A Day Trip Of Getting Lost, Chickpea Burritos and Fougasse Bread In Eagle, CO
This trip features fougasse bread from Amaza Bread, homemade Hawt Buffalo Ranch Chickpea Wraps, and an ah-mazing tempura-fried avocado “sushi” roll from the Assembly. Oh, and not to forget the amazing trail system the City of Eagle has in place.
Build the Ultimate Plant-Based Recovery Burrito With These 3 Recipes
This meal consists of 3 different homemade recipes combine together to make the ultimate plant-based recovery burrito. Let’s learn how to make this masterpiece, shall we?
Super Schweeet Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Pancakes
Super Schweet Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Pancakes are a spin on the traditional stovetop pancake. Simply prep thee batter the night before, add it to a sheet pan in the morning, pop ‘em in the oven and enjoy! Let’s learn how to make this Friday treat.
Friday Treat Yo’self Cinnamon Fruit French Toast
After a hard week of training on the bike, I decided to treat myself to this stack of Cinnamon Fruit French toast. Here’s a simple recipe to guide you in creating your own treat yo’self stack!
Adventures + Stories: Good Eats, Cycling and Exploring The Desert Trails of Fruita, Co
This plan includes everything from the homemade bike meals and snacks I made along with the local cafes and restaurants I came across and enjoyed during my personal cycling trip to Fruita, CO.
3 Ingredient Muesli Banana Pancakes
These 3 ingredient banana muesli pancakes are so easy to whip up and pack a punch to your recovery nutrition. Learn how to make your own in this step-by-step post.
Savory Kale + Pesto Oatmeal
If you need to switch up from a sweet breakfast, give this savory oatmeal a try. Can also be enjoyed as a hot recovery lunch or dinner.