Enjoy 35 easy desserts with a few ingredients that you can make anytime without hassle. From super-easy desserts to simple dessert recipes with just a handful of ingredients, these treats are perfect for busy days, festive celebrations, holiday gatherings, and even effortless homemade gifts.
Easy Desserts with Few Ingredients
In this collection, you’ll find desserts divided by ingredient count—from 2 ingredients up to 7 ingredients—making it easy to choose based on what you have at home.
Most recipes use pantry staples and require minimal active time, often incorporating shortcut ideas to speed up traditional methods.
These desserts are perfect for crowd-pleasing treats or for last-minute party planners who want something sweet without the stress.
My easiest recommendations to start with are our 2-ingredient fudge, which can also be shaped into truffles, and our 3-ingredient condensed milk cookies, perfect as a base for thumbnail cookies, festive snowball cookies, or chocolate condensed milk cookies.
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2 ingredient Desserts
1. 2 ingredients Truffles
Easy 2 ingredients Truffles without Condensed Milk
These 2 ingredient truffles are a quick, indulgent treat that can be customized with your favorite flavors for a perfect dessert.
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2. Cashew Fudge (Indian Kaju Katli)
Easy No-Cook Instant Kaju Barfi recipe - Kaju Katli
Create authentic Indian Kaju Barfi, a no-cook cashew fudge, effortlessly with this quick and easy instant recipe.
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3. 2 ingredient Fudge
Easy Chocolate Condensed Milk Fudge - just 2 ingredients
Chocolate Condensed Milk Fudge Recipe with only 2 ingredients! This is the best, easiest chocolate fudge you will ever make in under 5 mins!!. (No Candy Thermometer Required!!)
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4. Chocolate Covered Pecans
How to make Chocolate Covered Pecans recipe
These crunch, sweet and salty Chocolate Covered Pecans make the best holiday snack/dessert that is ideal for gifting too
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5. Baked Yogurt
Baked Yogurt | Bhapa Doi (Butterscotch flavour)
Just 2 ingredients and 5 mins of time is all you need to make this easy Baked Yogurt Dessert
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3-Ingredient Desserts
6. Chocolate Bark
DIY Homemade Pistachio and Pretzel Chocolate Bark
DIY Homemade Chocolate barks are simple, easy and quick to make and are so addictive
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7. 3-Ingredient Brownies without Eggs
3 ingredients Eggless Condensed Milk Brownies recipe
These 3-ingredient condensed milk brownies are rich, chewy, and chocolatey with no eggs or butter—perfect for a quick and easy homemade dessert.
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8. Coconut Pudding
Easy 3 ingredients Coconut Pudding recipe
This creamy Homemade Coconut Pudding recipe is a quick and easy dessert made with just three simple ingredients perfect for any occasion!
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9. Mango Mousse
Easy Mango Mousse Recipe using just 3 ingredients
This Eggless Mango Mousse without gelatin is the easiest dessert recipe that you can try NOW!! Made using just 3 ingredients this creamy melt in your mouth dessert can be served in cups, glasses, shots or even on a tart base.
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10. Classic Shortbread Cookies
Classic Shortbread Cookies recipe
Sinfully delicious with a buttery tender crumb, snappy to the bite yet melt in your mouth these classic Shortbread Cookies are the best holiday cookie recipe ever!!
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11. Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates
Peanut butter stuffed dates with chocolate and sea salt are easy, crazy delicious and indulgent. Made using just 3 ingredients these chocolate covered dates is a quick dessert as it Involves no cooking or baking
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12. 3-Ingredient Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Just 3 ingredients Cake Mix Cookie Bars
These 3-ingredient cake mix cookie bars are a quick, easy, and eggless treat made with cake mix, butter or oil, and milk, perfect for when you're craving a soft, chewy dessert with minimal effort.
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13. Pinecone Truffles
Just 3 ingredients Pinecone Truffles
These No-Bake Pinecone Truffles are a fun and festive holiday treat, shaped like pinecones and perfect for adding a touch of charm to your Christmas celebrations.
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14. Oreo Mousse
Just 3 ingredients Oreo Mousse
This quick Oreo Mousse recipe comes together in just 10 mins and uses just 3 simple ingredients. Bookmark this page for desserts to make with Oreos because you are going to fall in love with this one!!
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15. 3 ingredients Condensed Milk Cookies
Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies
Made using just 3 ingredients and in under 25 mins, this Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies is so tender and crumbly that you cannot resist yourself from relishing it over and over again.
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4 ingredient Desserts
16. Rose Balls
Rose Coconut Laddu
Rose Coconut Laddu is a no cook instant version of coconut laddu flavoured with rose and cardamom.
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17. Lemon Curd Cookies
Easy Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
With a buttery and crumbly texture, these lemon curd cookies are filled with a tangy and vibrant lemon curd. Perfect for a quick and delicious treat!
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18. White Chocolate Cranberry Clusters
Easy White Chocolate Cranberry Clusters recipe
White Chocolate Cranberry Clusters are a quick, customizable no-bake treat that combines creamy white chocolate, tart cranberries, and crunchy nuts, perfect for holiday dessert platters or gifting.
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19. Snowball Cookies
Sweetened Condensed Milk Snowball Cookies
These sweetened condensed milk snowball cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth treats with a snowy powdered sugar finish, perfect for the holiday season.
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20. Kaju Katli Kulfi in 2 mins
Easy Kaju Katli Kulfi in 2 mins
Create a creamy, no-cook kaju katli kulfi in minutes—perfect for using fresh or leftover mithai for a delightful dessert twist!
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5 ingredient Desserts
21. No Cook Coconut Ice
Easy No Cook Coconut Ice Recipe
This easy no-cook Coconut Ice recipe uses just 5 ingredients to create sweet, colorful cubes perfect for tea, gifting, or festive celebrations.
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22. No Bake Cheesecake
Easy 5 ingredient No Bake Cheesecake recipe (Mini)
Discover the ease and simplicity of our 5 ingredient no bake cheesecake recipe, providing a quick and effortless dessert solution for any occasion.
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23. Dark Chocolate Coffee Truffles
Easy Homemade Dark Chocolate Coffee Truffle recipe
This beginner-friendly coffee truffle recipe offers a simple way to create perfectly indulgent truffles, making it a rewarding experience for any home cook.
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24. 5 mins Strawberries and Cream
Quick and Easy Strawberries and Cream Dessert in 5 mins
Strawberries and Cream - a very simple, no bake dessert that takes hardly any active time to put together.
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25. Christmas Butter Cookies
Christmas Butter Cookies recipe using 1 basic dough
These homemade Christmas butter cookies are rich, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, with festive designs and easy-to-follow piping instructions, making them the perfect treat for the holiday season.
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26. Motichoor Tart
Easy Motichoor Tart with Rose Shrikhand
A stunning fusion of two beloved Indian sweets, this Motichoor Tart with Rose Shrikhand is perfect for special occasions like Diwali. With no cooking required, it’s a quick, easy, and elegant dessert that can be made ahead of time, allowing you to enjoy the celebration stress-free.
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27. Chocolate Condensed Milk Cookies
5 ingredients Chocolate Condensed Milk Cookies recipe
With just a few pantry staples and no eggs needed, these buttery condensed milk cookies come together in minutes—perfect for when you crave a homemade treat without the fuss.
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6 ingredient Desserts
28. Oreo Balls
Oreo Laddu
Made from oreos and chocolate, these oreo laddu is loaded with a meadley of texture coming from crunchy wafle cones, cookie crumbs and chocolate.
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29. Instant Pot Rice Pudding
Indian Rice Kheer - Instant Pot / Cooker / Stovetop version
This Indian Rice Kheer is a classic Indian Rice pudding made with milk, rice and condensed milk and flavored with cardamom, and fried nuts. This creamy pudding is one of the most popular Indian desserts.
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30. Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies recipe
This Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookie recipe combines the sweet, buttery flavor of shortbread with the tartness of cranberries and the bright citrusy zest of orange, creating a perfect balance of flavors.
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31. Air Fryer Pineapple with Ice-Cream
Easy Air Fryer Pineapple with Cinnamon - Just like Grilled!!
I'm obsessed with these Air Fryer Pineapples. The texture is crispy and tender; it is spicy, sweet, sour and juicy - all in one bite
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32. Rasmalai with Rasgulla
Easy and Soft Rasmalai with rasgulla - Instant Recipe
Experience instant bliss with this fail-proof shortcut to deliciousness - Quick and easy Rasmalai with Rasgulla, a delightful Indian dessert, prepared in no time.
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33. Christmas Cookie Fudge
Easy Christmas Cookie Fudge Recipe
This Christmas Sugar Cookie Fudge is a festive, creamy, and easy-to-make treat that’s perfect for gifting or enjoying during the holiday season.
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34. Almond Flour Pudding
Easy Badam Halwa Recipe with Almond Flour in minutes
Learn a simple and convenient way to prepare Badam Halwa with almond flour, perfect for creating a delicious Indian dessert with minimal effort and maximum flavor.
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7 ingredient Desserts
35. Chocolate Vanilla Danish Butter Cookies
Chocolate Vanilla Danish Butter Cookies
Rich, buttery, melt-in-the-mouth Chocolate Vanilla Danish butter cookies, piped into pretty swirls — perfect for holidays or everyday treats!
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36. Bombay Halwa in Microwave
Bombay Karachi Halwa
Bombay Karachi Halwa or what is also known as Cornflour Halwa is an Indian sweet delicacy that is primarily made using Cornflour, Sugar and Water; flavoured with cardamom and ghee.
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