Pastry Helpers Roundup
We analyzed 224 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 3)

Flapjack and Waffle Mix Pumpkin
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, cane sugar, 100% whole grain oat flour, pumpkin powder, wheat protein isolate, flaxseed meal, milk protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate, leavening (cream of tartar, baking soda), cinnamon, sea salt, nutmeg, ginger, ground cloves, ground allspice, b vitamin blend (vitamin b3 [niacin], vitamin b5 [pantothenic acid], vitamin b6, vitamin b2, vitamin b1, vitamin b7 [biotin], vitamin b12, and maltodextrin).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Strawberry supreme deliciously moist cake mix
Ingredients: enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, canola oil, contains less than 2% of: salt, propylene glycol mono-and diesters, mono-and diglycerides, fractionated palm oil, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, natural flavor, ascorbic acid, red 40 lake, contains: wheat,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Classic white cake mix
Ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (baking soda, dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, dextrose, salt, palm oil, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, xanthan gum,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Signature perfectly moist pineapple supreme naturally
Ingredients: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, salt, cellulose gum, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan gum, yellow 5 lake, citric acid, red 40 lake.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Fudge Brownie Mix
Ingredients: Sugar, Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Palm Oil, Corn Syrup, 2% Corn Starch, Carob Powder, Salt, Canola oil, Artificial Flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Brownie Mix
Ingredients: sugar, cocoa powder, tapioca starch, white rice flour, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), natural vanilla flavor, salt,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix
Ingredients: Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Corn Syrup, Leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate). Contains 2% or less of: Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Palm Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Yellows 5 & 6.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Perfectly moist dark chocolate fudge cake mix
Ingredients: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), emulsified palm shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate), cocoa powder processed with alkali, dextrose, leavening (baking soda, dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of: wheat starch, salt, cellulose gum, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Protein Pancake
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, 100% whole grain oat flour, maple syrup, cinnamon flakes (sugar, vegetable oil [palm, palm kernel], cinnamon, sunflower lecithin), palm oil, brown sugar, non-fat dry milk, honey powder (honey, wheat starch), natural flavor, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), wheat protein isolate, sea, salt, whey protein concentrate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
Ingredients: Cane sugar, modified tapioca starch, rice flour, potato starch, cornstarch, emulsifier (rice starch, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), natural vanilla flavor, salt, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Pancake & Waffle Mix Gluten Free
Ingredients: Organic white rice flour, organic potato starch, organic tapioca starch, leavening(monocalcium phosphate, baking soda), organic whole grain yellow corn flour, organic vanilla flavor, sea salt, organic cinnamon.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Chocolate Chip Pancake & Waffle Mix
Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic chocolate chips (organic dried cane syrup, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, organic dextrose, organic vanilla), organic evaporated cane juice, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, non-gmo corn starch), salt, organic potato starch, organic cassava starch.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Rainbow Crunchies
Ingredients: CANE SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX, COLORING (VEGETABLE JUICES, PAPRIKA, SPIRULINA, ANNATTO, TURMERIC).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Decorating Sprinkles Chocolate
Ingredients: sugar, cornstarch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, sunflower lecithin, dextrin, confectioner's glaze (shellac), natural & artificial flavor carnauba wax. contains bioengineered ingredients
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Meyer Lemon Cake Mix With Lemon Icing
Ingredients: SUGAR, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID [DOUGH CONDITIONER], NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORNSTARCH, NONFAT MILK, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), SEA SALT, DRIED ORANGE PEEL, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED LEMON PEEL, MEYER LEMON POWDER, CITRIC ACID, BETA-CAROTENE (FOR COLOR)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Signature perfectly moist coconut supreme cake mix
Ingredients: enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat starch, canola oil, contains less than 2% of: propylene glycol mono - and diesters, salt, mono - and diglycerides, fractionated palm oil, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, coconut blend (coconut cream, coconut flour), natural flavor, ascorbic acid, contains: wheat, tree nut (coconut), conagra brands
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts
- ● High Sugar Content

Chocolate chocolate chip muffin mix
Ingredients: bleached wheat flour, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), canola oil, soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), modified corn starch, salt, corn starch, natural flavor, artificial flavor
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Jiffy corn muffin mix
Ingredients: wheat flour, degerminated yellow com meal, sugar, animal shortening (lard, hydrogenated lard, tocopherols preservative, bht preservative, citric acid preservative), contains less than 2% of: baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, wheat starch, salt, tricalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, silicon diaxide, contains: wheat jiffy foodservice,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blueberry complete pancake & waffle mix
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, contains 2% or less of: soybean oil, baking soda, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, egg yolk, natural and artificial flavor, monocalcium phosphate, gelatinized yellow corn flour, palm oil, vegetable shortening (hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm oil and/or canola oil),calcium carbonate, egg white, citric acid, red 40 lake, blue 2 lake.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Fall apple cinnamon complete pancake & waffle mix
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, brown sugar, dried apple pieces, dextrose, less than 2% of: baking soda, cinnamon, dried egg whites, monocalcium phosphate, natural flavors, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, soybean oil.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

All Purpose Buttermilk Baking Mix
Ingredients: Wheat flour, leavening (baking powder [sodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, calcium sulfate, calcium phosphate], baking soda), sugar, soybean oil. contains 2% or less of each: salt, buttermilk.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Brownie Mix Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, semisweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, sunflower lecithin), wheat protein isolate, cocoa, 100% whole grain wheat flour, whey protein concentrate, 100% whole grain oat flour, milk protein concentrate, natural vanilla flavor, sea salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Honey Sweet Cornbread Mix
Ingredients: Enriched yellow corn meal (yellow corn meal, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm oil, sodium bicarbonate, contains less than 2%: dextrose, salt, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, honey.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hershey'S, Premium Cookie Mix, Cookies'N'Creme
Ingredients: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, white confectionary chips (sugar, nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel and soybean oil), palm kernel oil, cornstarch, artificial flavor, salt, hydrogenated palm oil, soy lecithin), palm oil, crushed chocolate cookies (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean and/or cottonseed), cocoa processed with alkali, high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, salt, dextrose, baking soda, soy lecithin), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavor,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Strawberry Pie Filling or Topping
Ingredients: strawberries, water, sugar, food starch-modified (corn), natural flavor, citric acid, red 40 color added,
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Hush puppy mix with onion flavor
Ingredients: enriched degerminated white corn meal, enriched bleached flour (degerminated white corn meal, wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), nonfat milk, baking powder (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), sugar, salt, onion powder, dried onion, eggs (sodium silicoaluminate), garlic powder, spice, monosodium glutamate, cornstarch.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BANANA NUT MUFFIN MIX
Ingredients: ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON. THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WALNUTS WITH BHT ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, CANOLA OIL, DRIED BANANA, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE). MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, CORN STARCH, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CALCIUM SULFATE, NIACIN, IRON, BHT AND CITRIC ACID (ANTIOXIDANTS), VITAMIN B6 HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, VITAMIN B12. CONTAINS ALMOND, BRAZIL NUT, CASHEW, HAZELNUT, MACADAMIA NUT, PECAN, PINE NUT, PISTACHIO NUT, WALNUT AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS. MAY CONTAIN EGG, MILK, PEANUT AND SOYBEAN INGREDIENTS. DISTRIBUTED
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Kodiak cakes blueberry protein packed muffin mix
Ingredients: 100% whole grain wheat flour, organic cane sugar, wheat protein isolate, 100% whole grain oat flour, blueberries, light molasses (refinery syrup, cane molasses), cream of tartar, sea salt, baking soda, natural blueberry flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Super moist cake mix
Ingredients: Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate). contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, corn starch, palm oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, salt, distilled monoglycerides, dicalcium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, cultured cream, natural and artificial flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
