Each Bake & Explore Bundle Includes
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Recipe Guide with Pro Tips
Kid-friendly steps, helpful visuals, and Pro Tips make every recipe easy to follow—no experience needed.
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Quality Pre-Measured Ingredients
Quality, shelf-stable ingredients come pre-measured. Just add a few fresh basics.
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Educational Activity Guide
Hands-on STEM activities, puzzles, crafts, and games bring each recipe’s culture, history, and traditions to life.
Ancient Pyramids
Journey back through three ancient civilizations and learn why people in Egypt, China, and Mexico built pyramids—each with different designs, purposes, and stories.
Every recipe brings history into the kitchen.
Children will practice real baking techniques, investigate ancient innovations, and take on activities in geometry, engineering, light, numbers, writing, and archaeology.
Egyptian Sesame Seed Bars
Toast sesame seeds, simmer a honey-sugar syrup, and press the mixture into crunchy candy bars inspired by semsemeya. Then make edible paper for writing hieroglyphs while exploring Egyptian pyramids, papyrus, and shadow clocks.
Chinese Fortune Cookies
Bake delicate cookie rounds, add personalized fortunes, and shape each cookie while it is still warm. Along the way, discover China’s pyramids and Terracotta Army—and learn the surprising Japanese American history behind the fortune cookie.
Mexican Spiced Brownies
Bake rich chocolate brownies flavored with cinnamon and a touch of cayenne, inspired by the Maya and Aztec tradition of pairing cacao with chili. Explore El Castillo at Chichén Itzá, experiment with light and shadow, and crack the Maya number system.
What's In Your Box
Included
- Sesame seeds
- Granulated sugar
- Honey
- Vanilla rose water
- Potato starch
- Rice flour
You will need
- Water
- Salt
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Saucepan
- Large skillet
- Silicone spatula
- Rolling pin
- Knife
- Microwave-safe plate
- Cling wrap
Yields
16 bars plus 2 sheets of edible paper
Cook Time
Prep Time: 60–70 minutes
Chill Time: 20–30 minutes
Difficulty
Intermediate
Bake within
3 Months
Allergens
Sesame
Included
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- Printed fortune sheets
You will need
- Egg whites
- Unsalted butter
- Water
- Salt
- Electric or stand mixer
- Large mixing bowl
- Large baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Glass cup
- Muffin tray
- Scissors
- Pen or marker
Yields
20 cookies
Cook Time
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Chill Time: None
Difficulty
Intermediate
Bake within
3 Months
Allergens
Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
Included
- Oil
- Granulated sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Cinnamon
- Cayenne
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
You will need
- Unsalted butter
- Salt
- Eggs
- 9×9-inch baking pan
- Nonstick spray
- Parchment paper
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
- Large mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Spatula
Yields
16 Brownies
Cook Time
Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Chill Time: None
Difficulty
Intermediate
Bake within
3 Months
Allergens
Gluten, Dairy, Eggs
What Kids Will Learn
- How pyramids in Egypt, China, and Mexico differed in design and purpose
- How base shapes determine the structure and name of a pyramid
- How ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs and shadows to communicate and track time
- How the Maya represented numbers using dots, bars, and a symbol for zero
- How light and angles create the shadow effect at El Castillo
- How heat, timing, precision, and ingredient transformations affect a recipe
Real-world skills, curiosity, and connection—baked into every kit.
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Cultural Connection
Explore the World
Recipes and activities introduce kids to flavors, traditions, and places around the world.
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Hands-On STEM Enrichment
STEM Made Simple
Each kit pairs real baking with ready-to-use STEM curriculum—no lesson planning required.
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Build Real-World Skills
Learn by Baking
Measuring, reading, and problem-solving build practical skills kids can use beyond the kitchen.
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Confidence & Independence
Recipe for Success
Kids feel proud and accomplished as they create something from start to finish.
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Screen-Free Engagement
Hands-On Fun
An enriching activity that keeps curious minds—and hands—busy.
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Meaningful Family Time
Bāke Memories
Turn baking together into memories your family will treasure.
Bake, Learn & Explore Together
Past Bake & Explore Bundles
See the variety of global flavors and recipes featured in past boxes—and what your family can look forward to each quarter.
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World's Best Cookies
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- Japanese Black Sesame Seed Cookies
- Greek Koulourakia
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Ladhidh
Tea Parties
- British Chocolate Biscuit Cake
- Japanese Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
- Lebanese Maamoul
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lazeeza
Pollination Exploration
- Hexagon Honeycomb Cookies
- Honey Cake Muffins
- Bee Pollen Cookie Pops
