Dessert Recipes

Two-ingredient Grape-Nuts pie crust made with just cereal and orange juice. No baking, no butter. Press into a pan and freeze for a crunchy, low-fat base.

A Greek cheese-filled pastry wrapped in buttery, shattering layers of phyllo dough. Three cheeses, a hint of nutmeg, and a sugar finish make this bougatsa an irresistible warm dessert.

Bourbon-soaked vanilla wafer crumbs blended with melted chocolate and condensed milk, shaped into bite-sized balls. Roll in cocoa or walnuts for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Gooey butter pecan bars layered with melted marshmallows, chocolate chips, and coconut on a cake mix crust. A 5-minute prep, no-fuss dessert bar that disappears at every potluck and bake sale.

Four-ingredient cherry dump cake with a buttery yellow cake mix crust, two cans of cherry pie filling, and a nutty crumble topping. Served warm with ice cream.

Just 4 ingredients, 3 if you don't count the graham wafer crust, and you can easily throw together this banana cheesecake in a flash.

Whipped shortbread cookies that practically melt on the tongue. Beaten with cornstarch and powdered sugar for a cloud-light, almost feathery crumb. Top with a candied cherry or pecan half.

Serve this cream with your favorite cake, or for filling, creamy and tasty.

Traditional Irish carrageen pudding set with seaweed, sweetened with honey and lemon, then lightened with whipped cream and beaten egg white. A delicate, silky cold dessert.

Impossible chocolate pie: blend everything in a blender, pour into a pie plate, and bake. The pie forms its own crust as it bakes. A crustless chocolate custard pie with 2 minutes of prep.

No-bake Oreo ice cream cake layered with crushed Double Stuf cookies, vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream. Four ingredients, no oven required.

No-bake cherry cheese pie with cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla in a graham cracker crust, topped with cherry pie filling. The classic potluck dessert.

Four-ingredient low-calorie cookies made with banana, oats, peanut butter, and baking powder. No flour, no sugar, no eggs, no butter. Just mash, mix, and bake.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with light brown sugar instead of white, with thin lemon slices layered between the rhubarb for bright citrus contrast. A lattice-topped pie that's tart, caramelly, and old-fashioned.

Apple cheddar wontons deep fried until golden and coated in cinnamon brown sugar. Sharp cheddar melts into sweet apple inside a crispy wonton shell for an addictive snack.

Treat your kids to this rich and scrumptious dessert that will make them eager to help you the next time you go to make them!