12 au minute recipes

Broiled bananas au gratin over a smooth vanilla-lemon cottage cheese base, topped with graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon. A low-calorie warm dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Iced cafe au lait blended with freshly brewed cold coffee, milk, crushed ice, and optional sugar until frothy. A simple French-style iced coffee drink ready in 10 minutes.

Hot fresh strawberries au sabayon, briefly poached in lemon-vanilla syrup and blanketed in a frothy Marsala egg-yolk zabaglione. A French-Italian restaurant dessert that plates in minutes.

A chilled blended cocktail of strong French roast coffee, port wine, cinnamon, and orange zest. This 10-minute cafe au vin is a sophisticated after-dinner sipper served in wine glasses.

Soft, puffed Indian chapati made with just semolina flour, water, oil, and salt. No yeast, no oven. Cooked on a hot griddle in about a minute per side. Vegan friendly.

Looking for a quick tasty snack? It's easy to make your own smoked mozzarella (in less than a minute), add a handful of scallions and melt it together in minutes for a smokey and gooey satisfying treat.

Hot Grape Nuts cereal microwaved with skim milk for a warm, crunchy breakfast in under a minute. Customize the texture from big crunch to soft with fresh fruit or honey on top.

City Slicker mocktail: pineapple juice and ginger ale over ice with a dash of ground ginger. A bright, bubbly, non-alcoholic drink ready in under a minute.

Indian-style mango juice made with canned mango pulp and water. A 2-ingredient, 5-minute tropical drink you just shake and serve. No blender needed.

Watermelon ice drink blended with crushed ice and garnished with rose geranium leaves. A 2-ingredient frozen watermelon slush with no added sugar, ready in 10 minutes.

Honey soy baked salmon is a 2-ingredient weeknight dinner, flaky fillets glazed with sweet-salty marinade and baked hot for caramelized edges. On the table in under 30 minutes.

A 2-ingredient sauce of currant jelly and prepared mustard, microwaved until smooth. Sweet, tangy, and ready in 5 minutes. Glaze a ham, dip meatballs, or drizzle over chicken.