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Best Easy Dessert Recipes

These are the best easy dessert recipes that I keep coming back to — sweet treats that are fast, foolproof, and always a hit. Whether you’re short on time or just want something simple that still feels special, these recipes will have you covered.

If you’re craving something you can throw together quickly, check out my favorite quick and easy dessert recipes — think 15-minute prep and no fancy ingredients. Need something chilled and effortless? I’ve got a whole lineup of easy no-bake dessert recipes that come together in a snap (and are perfect for warmer months or when the oven’s already working overtime).

Chocolate lovers, don’t miss my go-to easy chocolate dessert recipes. From rich brownies to creamy puddings and chocolate bark, these are decadent without being over the top — and every one has been tested in my kitchen, so you know it’ll turn out great.

Here are some of my favorites: Marshmallow fluff fruit dip, Rice Pudding, and Strawberry cottage cheese jello salad

A close-up of a rectangular Cocoa Mayonnaise Cake with rich chocolate frosting, shown on a white plate.

Cocoa Mayonnaise Cake

A stack of four round, golden-brown Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies with a sugar-dusted, cracked surface sits on a white plate.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

A hand holding a treat, with more clusters on a plate in the background.

Cornflake Cookies

A slate serving board with a pile of soft chocolate chip cookies sits on top of newspaper-style cloth.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

A close-up of a hand holding a sugar-coated Ginger Molasses Cookie, with more cookies blurred in the background.

Ginger Molasses Cookies

A slice of Pretzel Jello Salad with a crumbly base, creamy middle layer, and bright strawberry topping sits on a white plate.

Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

A square slice with a creamy white base, orange middle layer, whipped topping, and chopped walnuts, served on a white plate.

Pumpkin Lush Cake

A group of spice cake pumpkin muffins.

Pumpkin Muffins with Spice Cake

Bowl of cookie dough dip with side of vanilla wafers and a red stripe napkin

5 Minute Chocolate Chip Dip

A slice served on a white plate; the rest of the pie is visible in the background.

Double Layer Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie

A golden brown Crisco pie crust.

Crisco Pie Crust

A slice of frosted Pumpkin Poke Cake with pecans sits on a white plate, while more of the cake rests in a glass dish, set against a gray cloth backdrop.

Pumpkin Poke Cake

A slice of Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and whipped cream on top, served on a white plate with a fork.

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust

A platter of the finished treats.

Peanut Butter Blondies

A square slice of Pumpkin Crunch Cake topped with ice cream sits on a white plate, surrounded by pecans, cinnamon sticks, and a glass of milk for the perfect autumn treat.

Pumpkin Cake Crunch

A close-up of a crumbly, layered apple oatmeal bar on parchment paper, with fresh apple slices and another apple oatmeal bar in the background.

Apple Oatmeal Bars

A close-up of a spoonful of chunky homemade apple pie filling being lifted from a glass jar.

Homemade Apple Pie Filling

A slice of Blueberry Cream Pie topped with fresh blueberries and mint, served on a white plate with a spoon. In the background, a bowl of plump blueberries completes this tempting dessert scene.

Blueberry Cream Pie

A wicker basket filled with the side dish.

Mini Cornbread Muffins

A slice of apple bread pudding with bourbon sauce is topped with vanilla ice cream on a white plate, accompanied by caramel sauce, fresh apple slices, and a knife in the background.

Apple Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

A slice of cake with pink raspberry buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles sits on a floral plate with fresh raspberries, with the rest of the cake visible in the background.

Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

Two butterscotch blondie brownies.

Butterscotch Blondies

A delicious pineapple dream dessert om a fork.

Pineapple Dream Dessert

A close-up of sliced strawberry bread from our favorite Strawberry Bread Recipe, with visible strawberry pieces, served on a white plate and garnished with whole strawberries.

Strawberry Bread Recipe

Two Brown Butter Blondies with peanut butter and chocolate swirls are stacked on a white plate, crumbs scattered around, with a brown cup in the background.

Nutella Brown Butter Blondies

A square slice of Coconut Poke Cake with white frosting and shredded coconut on top, served on a light-colored plate.

Coconut Poke Cake

A square slice of peach coffee cake topped with pecans sits on a light blue plate, with a cup of coffee in the background.

Peach Coffee Cake

Three Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins sit on a white plate, with one split open to reveal its moist interior filled with chocolate chips and green zucchini pieces.

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

A slice of the finished cake.

Butterfinger Cake

Cherries on top of a fruit salad with cool whip.

Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

A slice of No Bake Cherry Cheesecake with a creamy layer sits on a white marbled plate, topped with cherries and placed next to a blue-striped cloth.

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

A close up on the chocolate whipped cream frosting.

Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting

Three vanilla cupcakes with white swirled frosting sit on a light surface; one cupcake, topped with vanilla buttercream frosting from our favorite recipe, is placed on a white doily in the foreground.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

A bowl of crock pot peach cobbler topped with two scoops of vanilla ice cream sits next to a slow cooker and a box of fresh peaches on a white kitchen counter.

Crock Pot Peach Cobbler

A slice of raspberry cream pie with a graham cracker crust and chocolate cookie crumbs on top, served on a white plate.

Raspberry Cream Pie

A tall round Strawberry Crunch Cake, made from our delicious Strawberry Crunch Cake Recipe, is covered in red strawberry crumbs, topped with swirls of white frosting and whole strawberries, and displayed on a white scalloped cake stand.

Strawberry Crunch Cake

A white bowl filled with swirled cream cheese whipped cream sits on a light surface, with a blurred dessert and spoon in the background.

Cream Cheese Whipped Cream

Two homemade peanut butter cups are stacked on top of each other, with a swirl of chocolate on the top cup, set against a blurred background.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

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Christina Hitchcock NY Times Best Selling Author and recipe developer behind It Is a Keeper

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