Easy desserts with 2, 3 or 4 ingredients: cookies, fudge, truffles, dump cakes and no-bake treats. Every recipe below uses five ingredients or fewer, and each one links to a full recipe card with quantities, times and a printable version.
1. 2-Ingredient Banana “Nice Cream”
Creamy banana nice cream made by blending frozen bananas with peanut butter. Dairy-free and naturally sweet.
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2. 2-Ingredient Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Glossy chocolate-covered strawberries with just fresh berries and good chocolate. Perfect for parties and Valentine's Day.
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3. 2-Ingredient Dole Whip
Copycat pineapple Dole Whip made with frozen pineapple and coconut milk. A dairy-free soft-serve in 5 minutes.
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4. 2-Ingredient Lemon Bars
Light, tangy lemon bars made with angel food cake mix and a can of lemon pie filling.
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5. 2-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins
Moist, spiced pumpkin muffins made with a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin. No eggs or oil needed.
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6. 3-Ingredient Apple Dump Cake
Warm apple dump cake with a buttery, crisp topping. Dump, drizzle and bake.
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7. 3-Ingredient Banana Oat Cookies
Healthy banana oat cookies with no flour, butter or added sugar. Great for breakfast or snacks.
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8. 3-Ingredient Butterscotch Haystacks
Crunchy no-bake butterscotch haystacks with chow mein noodles and peanut butter.
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9. 3-Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies
Soft cake mix cookies with any flavor of boxed cake mix, eggs and oil. Endless variations, ready in 20 minutes.
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10. 3-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge
Rich, smooth chocolate fudge with chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. No candy thermometer needed.
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11. 3-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
Silky chocolate mousse made with chocolate, heavy cream and a little sugar. No eggs.
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12. 3-Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
Chewy coconut macaroons with golden, crisp edges, made with shredded coconut, condensed milk and vanilla.
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13. 3-Ingredient Frozen Yogurt Bark
Healthy frozen yogurt bark with Greek yogurt, fresh berries and honey. A cool, snackable treat.
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14. 3-Ingredient Nutella Brownies
Fudgy chocolate-hazelnut brownies made with Nutella, eggs and a little flour. One bowl and about 25 minutes.
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15. 3-Ingredient Oreo Truffles
No-bake Oreo truffles: crushed cookies mixed with cream cheese, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate.
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16. 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft, chewy peanut butter cookies made with just peanut butter, sugar and one egg. No flour, no mixer, ready in 20 minutes.
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17. 3-Ingredient Pineapple Dump Cake
Sweet, tropical pineapple dump cake with crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix and butter.
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18. 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Fluff Dip
Light, fluffy pumpkin dip with pumpkin puree, whipped topping and vanilla pudding mix. Serve with graham crackers or apple slices.
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19. 3-Ingredient Rice Krispie Treats
Classic soft and chewy Rice Krispie treats with cereal, marshmallows and butter.
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20. 3-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies
Buttery, crumbly shortbread made the traditional way with only butter, sugar and flour.
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21. 4-Ingredient Churro Bites
Crisp cinnamon-sugar churro bites made with crescent dough, butter, cinnamon and sugar.
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22. 4-Ingredient Crockpot Christmas Candy
Crockpot Christmas candy: salted peanuts coated in white and dark chocolate, made in the slow cooker with 4 ingredients.
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23. 4-Ingredient No-Bake Cheesecake Cups
Creamy no-bake cheesecake cups layered with graham cracker crumbs. Simple, make-ahead and ready for any topping.
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24. 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls
No-bake peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate, a holiday favorite made with 4 pantry ingredients.
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25. 4-Ingredient Puppy Chow
Classic puppy chow, also called muddy buddies: Chex cereal coated in chocolate and peanut butter and tossed in powdered sugar.
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