Easy Dessert Recipes
22 original recipes
Baking is the part of cooking where small details matter most — gram weights, butter temperature, when to stop mixing. Every dessert recipe here gives volume and weight measurements, specifies the right pan, and tells you what doneness actually looks like (because toothpick-comes-out-clean is wrong for fudgy brownies).
Quick wins live next to ambitious projects: a five-minute molten mug cake, no-bake tiramisu cups, salted bourbon banana pudding parfaits — then sour cream chocolate cake with coffee ganache, laminated brioche feuilletée, and the chocolate chip cookie with brown butter and bread flour that everyone asks the recipe for.
15-Minute Tiramisu Cups: An Easy No Bake Dessert
This 15-minute tiramisu cup recipe is the ultimate easy no bake dessert. Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers and whipped mascarpone cream make for an elegant, fast treat.
90-Second Dark Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe
This easy mug cake recipe delivers a real, cake-like texture in 90 seconds. A rich chocolate mug cake with a molten center and no rubbery texture.
Abuelita’s Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
A dark, fudgy one-bowl cake infused with Mexican cinnamon and a hint of cayenne, skipping the mixer for a rustic, tender crumb.
Bakery-Style Chocolate Cake Recipe with Hot Coffee and Ganache
This reliable chocolate cake recipe delivers a moist, dark crumb using Dutch cocoa, sour cream, and hot coffee. Topped with a glossy ganache, it is the best chocolate cake for any occasion.
Brown Butter and Bread Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
This chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe features nutty brown butter, bread flour for structure, and a 24-hour chill for the best chocolate chip cookies you've ever made.
Brown Butter Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies
These brown butter sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies feature crispy edges and chewy centers with a complex, tangy depth that only sourdough discard can provide.
Brown Butter Streusel Banana Bread Recipe
This one-bowl banana bread recipe features nutty browned butter, tangy sour cream, and a crunchy cinnamon streusel. It's the best banana bread for a moist, rich crumb.
Browned Butter Blondies with Pretzel Toffee
Chewy, butterscotch-deep blondies studded with shards of homemade pretzel toffee. Sweet, salty, crunchy, and dangerously snackable.
Dense and Glossy Fudgy Brownies with 70% Dark Chocolate
These fudgy brownies feature a dense, cocoa-rich interior and a shattery, paper-thin top. A professional-grade fudgy brownie recipe made simple for the home cook.
Easy No-Chill Sugar Cookies Recipe for Perfect Cut-Outs
This reliable sugar cookies recipe yields soft sugar cookies that hold their shape perfectly without any chilling. An easy sugar cookies recipe for decorating with icing.
Espresso Martini Affogato
Two of the world's most reliable adult pleasures crashed into a single coupe — cold espresso, vodka, coffee liqueur, and a slowly melting scoop of vanilla gelato.
Garlic Confit Sourdough Garlic Bread
Transform a crusty loaf into the ultimate sourdough garlic bread. This recipe uses roasted garlic confit and butter for a rich, unapologetically bold side dish.
Midnight Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
One bowl, one whisk, no mixer. A deeply fudgy chocolate cake that gets its silky crumb from good olive oil and stays moist for days.
One-Bowl Tangy Sourdough Quick Bread with Banana
Learn to make a moist sourdough quick bread using your leftover discard. This easy sourdough banana bread requires no rise time and delivers a deep, tangy flavor.
Salted Bourbon Banana Pudding Parfaits
A grown-up take on the classic Southern staple featuring homemade vanilla bean custard, buttery biscuit crumbles, and a hint of bourbon.
Salted Honey Ricotta Mousse: Easy Desserts with Few Ingredients
This salted honey ricotta mousse is the ultimate win for easy desserts with few ingredients. A 5 ingredient dessert that tastes like a light, airy cheesecake.
Sourdough Discard Gochujang Scallion Pull-Apart Bread
A savory, vibrant orange pull-apart bread using sourdough discard for tang and Korean gochujang for a slow-burning heat.
Strawberry Pretzel Cool Whip Dessert
This salty-sweet cool whip dessert features a buttery pretzel crust, a fluffy cream cheese layer, and fresh strawberry jam. An easy no bake cool whip dessert for any crowd.
The Best Banana Bread with Brown Butter and Walnuts
Learn to bake the best banana bread with this tested recipe featuring nutty brown butter, dark brown sugar, and a signature crackled sugar crust for ultimate depth.
The Ultimate Fudgy Brownies Recipe for a Crackly Top
Master the perfect brownies recipe with this guide to achieving a shiny, crackly crust and a molten fudgy center. These homemade brownies use real melted chocolate.
The Ultimate Lemon Bars Recipe with a Crispy Shortbread Crust
This fail-proof lemon bars recipe features a buttery, crisp shortbread base and a tart, silky lemon curd that sets perfectly for clean, bakery-style cuts every time.
The Ultimate Snickerdoodle Recipe for Soft, Chewy Cookies
Unlock the only snickerdoodle recipe you need. These soft snickerdoodles feature a crackly cinnamon crust, a tender center, and that signature cream of tartar tang.