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22 Best Easy Desserts to Make at Home

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Updated: Jun. 24, 2024
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Dive into a swift adventure to appease your sweet cravings! Our guide unveils delectable desserts to make at home. These rapid recipes will astonish your guests and satisfy your sweet tooth within minutes, whether topped brownies or a simple peach cobbler. Share these delightful, fuss-free dessert ideas with your friends and family!

Simple and Delicate Chocolate Sponge Cake


 Treat yourself to a burst of chocolate goodness with this effortlessly delicious soft chocolate sponge cake recipe! Whether as a cake base or cut into squares for speedy desserts for kids, this is the ultimate of all cake recipes, bringing together the magical product trio led by chocolate.

Quick Steps:

  • Bring butter to room temp.
  • You don't need to be an expert to mix eggs with butter and sugar.
  • Add some flour, but don’t overdo it.
  • Melt and cool the chocolate and blend it into the batter.
  • It might look undercooked, but it’s ok for chocolate cakes.

Get creative by cutting it into small squares, dusting it with powdered sugar, or topping it with whipped cream and fresh berries.

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Valentine's Day Dessert — Caprese Chocolate Cake

Try the Italian Caprese for a tasty twist to your dinner! It's juicy, full of unique flavors, and easy to make. Add a touch of romance to your evenings with this delightful chocolate treat!

Quick Steps:

  • Slowly melt the chocolate and butter.
  • Mix eggs and sugar and whisk.
  • Cool chocolate and add almonds and cocoa.
  • Wait for 30 minutes to bake your culinary masterpiece.

Pair the cake with a glass of red wine or champagne to enhance the chocolate notes. Dive into our collection of cake recipes — you'll love these quick choco treats!

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Mini Cheesecakes with Apricot Jam and Bananas

Discover the simplest yet heavenly cheesecakes! Surprise your friends and family with delightful mini banana and apricot cheesecakes — a sure hit for suddenly appeared friends and perfect easy desserts to make effortlessly and without interrupting the conversation!

Quick Steps:

  • Blend bananas for a puree.
  • Mix skim cheese, egg, and flour.
  • Combine with banana puree and spoon into molds.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 170°C.
  • Decorate with apricot jam.

Serve mini cheesecakes on a bright platter adorned with powdered sugar or fresh berries for a captivating, elegant touch!

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A Five-Minute Cheesecake

Have you ever thought about creating cheesecakes in just 5 minutes? This recipe will revolutionize your approach! It's ideal for active women looking to provide their loved ones with tasty, nutritious snacks effortlessly.

Quick Steps:

  • Combine ground biscuits and melted butter to form the crust.
  • For the filling, stir together cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar, and an egg.
  • Add orange juice and layer it on the biscuit crust.
  • Microwave for 2 minutes.

How about this? Dish the cheesecake in transparent glasses or cups to flaunt those yummy layers!

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Sweet Walnut Barfi

In just 20 minutes, whip up an extraordinary Indian dessert that's unique and delicate, sure to delight your family and friends! Barfi, named for its snow-like texture, features delightful walnut and pistachio flavors.

Quick Steps:

  • Crack and chop walnuts, grind pistachios, and mix with milk powder and cardamom.
  • Grease a tray.
  • Make sugar syrup.
  • Combine syrup with nut mixture, spread on the tray, and top with pistachios.

Slice, serve chilled, and enjoy! For more easy treats, check out our cookie recipes!

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No Bake Banana Lamingtons

Attention all dessert lovers! Here's a super easy dessert recipe for beginners. Craving lamingtons but strapped for time? This quick recipe is a game-changer, adding a fun, festive flair to your table!

Quick Steps:

  • Melt chocolate.
  • Dip banana slices.
  • Coat in coconut.
  • Add sticks, hold, and serve once set.

Serve on a platter with chocolate drizzle and fresh berries for an extra touch. Enjoy these easy cookies!

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French Donuts

Dive into the delightful world of French donuts! Their airy texture and unique ingredients make every bite a special treat. Let's savor the yum!

Quick Steps:

  • Zest half an orange.
  • Add melted butter, salt, and sugar for sweet tooth.
  • Add sifted flour for dough.
  • Mix in eggs.
  • Fry spoonfuls of dough in hot oil.
  • Drain on paper towels.

Add a sweet touch with chocolate or caramel drizzle, and check out more easy donut recipes to find your fave!

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Donuts with Ricotta

Ricotta donuts: not just tasty, but classic in round shape, fried to golden perfection. Make them for your kids, and watch them disappear in no time! Indeed, the simplest desserts to make at home!

Quick Steps:

  • Prepare donut ingredients and divide yeast into five parts.
  • Mix warm milk, yeast, sugar, salt, vanilla, and ricotta.
  • Roll out, cut into donut shapes, and fry each side.
  • Drain on paper towels.

Add some glaze to your donuts with an easy-to-make glaze by combining powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Check out more donut recipes for a variety of tasty treats!

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Grilled Honey Pears

Craving a sweet treat without the sugar? Try our easy and delicious honey-cinnamon pears! They're a hit with kids and guests, a guilt-free fruit dessert that's both light and tasty. Give it a shot and satisfy that sweet tooth!

Quick Steps:

  • Core and brush pears with coconut oil.
  • Grill covered for 15 mins.
  • Mix honey and cinnamon.
  • Cool pears, drizzle with honey-cinnamon, and add nuts.

Grill these pears just right, then serve on a platter with fresh mint for a wow-worthy treat!

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Easy and Healthy Apple Dessert

Enjoy a yummy dessert of apples, sour cream, and your choice of shortbread cookies. Make it healthier by using honey or maple syrup instead of sugar, and add nuts or raisins for more flavor and crunch.

Quick Steps:

  • Crush cookies.
  • Dice apples.
  • Mix sour cream, sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Layer apples in glasses.
  • Sprinkle with crushed cookies.
  • Optionally, add sour cream.

Enjoy it cold for a delightful fusion of flavors and textures, making it a top choice among fruit desserts — a definite 100%!

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Banana Muffins

Start your morning with these delightful, easy-to-make muffins. Perfect for leisurely weekends, they're a breeze to put together. They go well with fresh fruit, tea, or coffee for a relaxed and tasty start to your day, be it breakfast or brunch.

Quick Steps:

  • Don’t hesitate to mash bananas.
  • Mix in whisked eggs, cream, oil, sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  • Add walnuts.
  • Spoon into muffin tray and bake for about 20 minutes.

Try out this dessert inspiration recipe for tomorrow morning!

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Simple Lemon Muffins with Caramel

Sample these straightforward citrus muffins for a unique flavor experience! Combining tangy lemon with creamy caramel offers a fresh twist on the classic lemon taste, making them a delightful treat.

Quick Steps:

  • Lemon dessert is impossible without lemons, so squeeze two.
  • Carefully blend the butter with eggs, flour, some sugar, baking powder, ready-made juice, and zest.
  • Fill in muffin cups and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Mix sugar, lemon zest, and juice for caramel.
  • Glaze the muffins!

Top it with whipped cream or ice cream for extra yumminess that perfectly complements the delicious lemon and caramel flavors.

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Ricotta Pancakes

Who doesn't adore pancakes? But wait until you try ricotta pancakes — they're a game-changer! Imagine biting into something incredibly tender and delightfully fluffy. The best part? They're as easy to whip up as your classic pancakes.

Quick Steps:

  • Mix ricotta, sugar, milk, and yolks until smooth.
  • Add flour and baking powder to the mix.
  • Gently fold in fluffy whipped egg whites.
  • Cook it in a non-stick pan until it gets all bubbly, then give it a flip.

Enhance your breakfast with these pancakes alongside fresh fruit or crispy bacon. Dive in and discover more exciting pancake recipes!

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Mini Pancakes with Berries and Salt Caramel

Get ready for a real treat with these adorable mini pancakes! They're a treat for your eyes, packed with yummy berries bursting with vitamins. And oh, that salty caramel drizzle? It tastes a whole new level of awesome. You have to try these easy desserts to make at home!

Quick Steps:

  • Blend flour, milk, egg, sugar, oil, and baking powder.
  • Cook small pancakes.
  • Make salted caramel with melted sugar, butter, and cream.
  • Cool, then skewer pancakes and fruit, top with caramel, and enjoy!

Brighten the dish with colorful strawberries, kiwi, and grapes for an eye-catching display.

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The Simpliest Healthy Apple Pie with Oat-Flakes

Get ready for a kitchen revolution! Try our quick and healthy five-ingredient apple pie — perfect for plant-based enthusiasts. It's sugar-free and animal product-free, giving a delightful twist to this classic treat.

Quick Steps:

  • Line a split baking form.
  • Slice two apples.
  • Blend oatmeal, an apple, oil, and honey.
  • Spread in the dish, top with apples and cinnamon, and bake for 25 mins at 225°C.

Look for more sweet pie recipes!

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Oatmeal Brulee With Ginger Cream

This Oatmeal Brulee and ginger cream makes ordinary oatmeal a delectable dessert. Perfect sweet pie recipe for any mealtime — breakfast, lunch, or dinner! 

Quick Steps:

  • Simmer cream with spices and honey.
  • Cook oatmeal with cherries and mix in some cream.
  • Layer with berries and sugar, bake, and serve with remaining cream.

Grab a kitchen torch and caramelize that brown sugar for a real show-stopper while your guests watch. It'll definitely wow them!

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Simple Bread Pudding

Hey, have you tried making this easy English bread pudding yet? It's such a hit, especially with big families. Perfect for a filling breakfast or a sweet treat at dinner. You've got to give it a go — it's a crowd-pleaser at holiday gatherings too!

Quick Steps:

  • Butter bread in a pan. Mix milk, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla, and eggs.
  • Pour over bread, top with brown sugar, and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Serve with vanilla cream.

Top bread pudding with whipped cream or caramel. Explore more sweet pudding recipes!

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Curd Pudding

Meet a super simple, rich, and health-giving sweet pudding recipe. These are the main reasons why you should cook it. And it is super delicious! This is a classical dessert; even if you are not much of a cook, you must know it. So, let us start!

Quick Steps:

  • Separate egg white and yolk.
  • Beat sugar with the yolk. Add curd, butter, and semolina.
  • Let it sit for 30 mins.
  • Beat egg white with sugar and fold in.
  • Spread in a buttered cake tin and bake for 30 mins.

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Mexican Pear Flan

Hey there, let's make this Mexican pear flan! It's creamy, dreamy, and worth the kitchen time. Get started and get ready to be amazed!

 Quick Steps:

  • For the flan, reduce maple syrup, mix with cream, whisk in eggs, and chill.
  • Make caramel, coat pan, add mix, and bake.
  • For pears, cook them in butter and syrup, then bake.
  • Toss with sour cream.

Serve together! Try this and more sweet tarts recipes!

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Canadian Butter Tarts

Experience the delight of these buttery, sweet, bite-sized tarts — a cherished Canadian childhood classic bound to please your palate, too!

Quick Steps:

  • Combine sugar, flour, salt, butter, and ice water to make dough.
  • Chill, roll, and shape into muffin tins.
  • Mix butter, brown sugar, syrup, eggs, vanilla, cream, and nuts or raisins for filling.
  • You need 15 minutes to be ready.

 

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Corn Waffles

Cornmeal waffles are an excellent choice for those with sensitive stomachs due to their digestive benefits. For regular waffles, simply use wheat flour.

Quick Steps:

  • Mix butter, eggs, milk, honey, and cornmeal with nutmeg.
  • Cook in a preheated waffle iron until golden.
  • Cool slightly if desired.

Enjoy these versatile waffles with your favorite toppings!

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Carrot Waffles

Carrot waffles are a tasty, low-calorie option, perfect for a diet. Go sweet or savory — either way, they're a delicious choice!

Quick Steps:

  • Mix grated orange peel, turmeric, carrot, egg, yogurt, and semolina.
  • Add baking powder.
  • Use an oil-preheated waffle iron to spread the dough and bake until golden.

This is what is called carrot waffles!

Hey, don't let that recipe slip away! Keep it simple, keep it fun, and cook with a smile.

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