9 super easy dessert recipesthat will satisfy any sweet tooth! Searching for the perfect dessert recipe with a few staple ingredients that won’t require a lot of time in the kitchen? These delicious, easy dessert recipes will check all your boxes.
I often find myself in charge of bringing dessert. Either for a family event, a church potluck, or just a dinner with friends, I guess you could say I have a sweet tooth! Plus I have a knack for finding delicious recipes people love to eat.
No matter what the occasion, these are my go-to recipes when I’m out of time and need to choose from some quick and easy dessert recipes.
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Easy Dessert Recipes for Any Occasion
If you’re in the mood for something chocolate, a fruit flavor, cookies, bars, dessert bread, this list has something for you!
And, these easy desserts are made with minimal ingredients and short prep-time requirements! Which is perfect for moms like us, because let’s face it, there’s never enough time!
Scrollthrough thesedrool-worthy desserts, pick out your favorite, and getcookin’!
1. 1930’s Chocolate Cake
This recipe does not need eggs OR milk, meaning you likely have everything you need to make this right now! And it is an easy dessert recipe that tastes delicious for people who might be sensitive to dairy or eggs. Note that it does still require butter, but if you use ghee, a lot of dairy-free people will tolerate it!
Plus, it’s ready from start to finish in just 30 minutes!
2. The Best Banana Pudding Ever
Over 130 people on Pinterest reviewed this as “the best banana pudding they’d ever made”… Sounds like a winner! Normally, I admit that I prefer a recipe that makes the pudding from scratch, BUT when I need something quick, a box of vanilla pudding is quick and simple.
Pro tip: keep this vanilla pudding mix on hand for a pudding mix that doesn’t use artificial ingredients!
3. Salted Chocolate and Caramel Pretzel Bars
Melt, pour, cool, eat. Easy dessert recipes don’t get any easier than that! Not to mention, these bars are so delicious it’s addicting.
Psst – making them for a Christmas party? I highlyrecommend smashing some candy canes or peppermint candy and sprinkling them on top!
4. Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
Made with a yellow cake box mix and canned pineapple, this easy dessert recipe comes together in just a few minutes! Aren’t they adorable?!
Pro tip: there ARE box mixes out there that have high-quality ingredients! Try this one and let me know what you think.
5. Dairy-Free French Silk Pie
We cook regularly for a friend with a dairy allergy, but let me tell you, some dairy-free recipes are kinda gross. This one is AMAZING: a crowd-pleaser every time for the dairy eaters and non-dairy eaters alike!
Just 3 ingredients and a pre-made pie crust. Yum!
6. The Best Lemon Bars
Everyone needs a little lemon once in awhile! I like to add a little extra lemon juice because my family prefers them tart. These aren’t the fastest recipe on this list, but if you need something for a few hours from now, lemon bars are a big hit!
Make them faster: need get lemon bars to cool a little more quickly? Stick ’em in the freezer and check on them every 30 mins or so. Once they’re cold enough, transfer them to the refrigerator to make sure they don’t freeze!
7. Coconut Cream Poke Cake
This coconut cream poke cake recipe is made with a cake mix and boxed pudding for just 15 minutes of prep time! It’s a simple, easier way to satisfy a coconut cream pie craving 🙂
8. Easy Carmelitas Recipe
Caramel stuffed chocolate chip cookie bars? Oh I am SO in for this dessert! Rich and sweet, carmelitas are welcome at every potluck.
9. Cherry Almond Bread
Sliced on a plate and topped with some powdered sugar, this bread loaf transforms into an easy dessert recipe that is (quickly) made completely from scratch!
If you’re interested: maraschino cherries with NO artificial coloring!
Plenty of great ideas, now the trouble is picking just one. Which dessert are you making tonight?
I’m adding pretzels to my grocery pickup because I simply can’t stop thinking about those salted caramel and chocolate pretzel bars. Let me know what you made and how your crew liked it!
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