Easy Dessert Recipes: Chocolate, Cakes, Cookies and No-Bake Treats

Whether you need a quick sweet fix or a showstopper cake, this guide gathers our favourite easy dessert recipes in one place: chocolate desserts, cakes and cheesecakes, cookies and bites, no-bake treats, vegan and healthier desserts, muffins and breads, and classic desserts from around the world.

Chocolate desserts

• Chocolate desserts for chocolate lovers: double chocolate cake, white chocolate tart and chocolate zucchini cake
• Chocolate cake recipes: whoopie pie cake, Nutella chocolate cake and turtle layer cake
• Homemade chocolate recipes: fudge bars, homemade chocolate bars and peanut butter candy bars
• Sweet desserts to make now: molten lava cake, peanut butter cup brownie torte and braided Nutella bread
• Delicious desserts to try: mud pie, molten chocolate cakes and homemade peanut butter cups
• Chocolate bowls and cups for desserts: lacy chocolate bowls and a brownie bowl sundae

Cakes and cheesecakes

• Easy cheesecake recipes: Cookie Monster cheesecake bars, vegan and no-bake cheesecake
• Rainbow cheesecake: ingredients and directions
• How to make a rainbow cake
• Mirror cakes
• Easy ways to decorate a cake: funfetti buttermilk cake, flower toppers and splatter paint cake
• Birthday cakes for kids
• Heart-shaped cake designs: red velvet, rainbow and flower birthday cakes

Cookies, bars and bites

• Peanut butter cookie recipes: brownie bombs, no-bake cookies and peanut butter blossoms
• Dessert balls and bites: strawberry shortcake truffles, red velvet cheesecake bites and Oreo balls
• Easy desserts for sudden cravings: biscotti, hazelnut cookies and waffle iron churros
• Dessert recipes to try: mocha mousse, sticky buns, flower cupcakes and chewy chocolate cookies
• Lovely desserts and sweets: red velvet brownies, Oreo pops and strawberry brownie kabobs

No-bake desserts

• No-bake dessert recipes: an easy icebox cake, banana pudding bars and Oreo cookie balls
• Fluff dessert recipes: banana pudding fluff, creamsicle fluff and homemade marshmallow fluff
• Parfait recipes: piña colada yogurt, tiramisu and roasted strawberry parfaits
• Fast desserts: almond butter fudge, no-bake waffle dippers and 3-ingredient mousse

Vegan and healthier desserts

• Vegan desserts even non-vegans love: vegan cheesecake, banana bread and an ice cream cake
• Vegan dessert recipes: vegan apple cake, cranberry almond tartlets and chocolate avocado mousse
• Easy vegan desserts: vegan pancakes, chia pudding and vegan chocolate cookies
• Raw vegan desserts: mini lemon tarts, frozen yogurt bars and raw caramel slice
• Lighter desserts for the family: skinny blueberry muffins and keto cheesecake
• Healthy desserts kids will love: chocolate covered cherries, unicorn strawberries and banana penguins

Muffins, breads and donuts

• Healthy muffin recipes: banana bread, chocolate zucchini and maple oatmeal muffins
• Fruit muffins: banana, blueberry, pear oat bran, plum and strawberry
• Fruit bread recipes: carrot and banana, cranberry orange, blueberry and vegan lemon bread
• Homemade donut recipes: almond butter, red velvet and baked strawberry donuts
• Homemade bread recipes: challah, pull-apart breads and whole wheat sandwich bread

Desserts from around the world

• Traditional desserts from different countries: tarta de Santiago, baklava, apple pie, crêpes and crème brûlée
• Special desserts for every occasion: no-bake eclair dessert, chocolate bombes and Napoleon cake
• Must-make dessert recipes: Turkish baklava, chocolate eclairs and hot fudge pudding cake

Fall baking

• Fall dessert recipes: Dutch apple cake, apple dumpling bake and bread pudding
• Pumpkin recipes for fall: pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins and homemade puree
• Cake desserts for autumn: pumpkin pie cupcakes, a banana roll and caramel apple crescent ring

Frequently asked questions

What is the easiest dessert to make with few ingredients?

Chocolate mousse, peanut butter cookies, banana ice cream and icebox cakes can all be made with three to five ingredients, and several of them need no oven at all.

More recipes: see our breakfast ideas, easy dinner recipes and summer recipes for frozen treats.