Rice Krispie Treats
Butter and marshmallows melt on the stove and coat crisped rice cereal into soft bars. A thin chocolate drizzle sets on top after the pan cools.
18 min · Easy
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Desserts & Sweets
Brownies, cookies, no-bake cups, and fruit desserts with supermarket ingredients.
These are written to look like the thing you wanted when you opened the page: a cracked brownie top, a spoonable parfait, a warm crisp.
Oven times are ranges. Use the visual cue in the step, set edges or a few moist crumbs, before you trust the first number on the timer.
27 recipes
Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate chips melt into sweetened condensed milk with butter, salt, and a pinch of espresso. The fudge chills until it slices into firm squares.
20 min · Easy
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Oven Bread Pudding
Day-old bread soaks in a cinnamon custard and bakes until the center is set. The middle should read hot and fully cooked, not wet and runny.
1 hr 10 min · Easy
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Apple Fritters
Diced apples fold into a simple batter and fry until the centers are cooked through and golden. A thin glaze goes on while the fritters are still warm.
40 min · Medium
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S'mores Dip
Chocolate chips melt under a layer of marshmallows in a hot oven. Graham crackers are the scoop, served as soon as the top is toasted.
18 min · Easy
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Edible Cookie Dough
This cookie dough is meant to be eaten unbaked, so the flour is heat-treated first and there are no raw eggs. Chocolate chips go in after the flour has cooled.
23 min · Easy
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Peanut Butter Cups
Melted chocolate shells a salty peanut butter filling in mini muffin liners. Both layers set in the fridge until the cups hold a clean cut.
35 min · Easy
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Very ripe bananas mash into a simple loaf studded with chocolate chips. It bakes until the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
1 hr 13 min · Easy
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft pumpkin cookies bake with chocolate chips and warm spice. The edges set in the oven and the centers finish on the pan, not as raw dough.
39 min · Easy
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Coconut Macaroons
Shredded coconut, condensed milk, and an egg white bake into toasted mounds. The centers set in the oven, then the bottoms get a dip of melted chocolate.
37 min · Easy
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
A thick pan of chocolate chip cookie, cut into squares. The center should be set, not shiny and raw, and the edges should be golden.
40 min · Easy
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S'mores Bars
A graham crust, a layer of chocolate, and marshmallows toasted on top. Watch the last minutes. Marshmallow goes from golden to burnt fast.
25 min · Easy
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No-Bake Espresso Tiramisu Cups
Individual cups layered with espresso-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream. No oven is required and they chill firm in a few hours.
25 min · Medium
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Matcha White Chocolate Blondies
Chewy blondies flavored with culinary matcha and studded with white chocolate chips. They bake in one pan and slice clean once cooled.
40 min · Easy
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Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft cinnamon-sugar cookies with a cracked top, baked at 375°F. Cream of tartar is what makes them snickerdoodles.
31 min · Easy
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Chewy oatmeal cookies with raisins, cinnamon, and enough salt that they do not taste only of sugar.
27 min · Easy
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Banana Pudding Cups
Vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers layered in cups and chilled until the cookies soften.
20 min · Easy
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Berry Trifle Cups
Cake cubes, vanilla pudding, and berries layered in cups so every spoonful gets crust, cream, and fruit. The pudding is cooked, then chilled, so the cups hold a shape.
30 min · Easy
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Chocolate Peanut Bark
Melted chocolate sets in a thin sheet with roasted peanuts and a little salt. It is a candy you break, not a bake, and it needs the fridge only long enough to firm up.
15 min · Easy
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Cinnamon Peach Crisp
Peaches bake under an oat crumble until the fruit bubbles and the top browns. Fresh or frozen peaches both work if you do not skip the thickener.
55 min · Easy
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Fudgy Skillet Brownies
Butter, chocolate, sugar, eggs, and a small amount of flour bake in a skillet until the edges are set and the center is still a little soft. That soft center is the fudgy part. It finishes as it cools.
43 min · Easy
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Lemon Cream Bars
A shortbread crust bakes, then a lemon filling sets on top until the center no longer jiggles. They are tart, and the powdered sugar at the end is optional.
55 min · Medium
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No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
A cookie crust and a chocolate cream-cheese filling set in the fridge. There is no water bath and no oven. You do have to wait for it to chill, or it will not slice.
25 min · Easy
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Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown sugar cookies with chopped chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt on top. They bake until the edges are set and the centers still look slightly underdone, then firm up on the sheet.
26 min · Easy
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Strawberry Shortcake Cups
Warm drop biscuits split and filled with macerated strawberries and a spoon of whipped cream. The berries sit in sugar first so they make their own juice.
34 min · Easy
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Vanilla Pudding Parfaits
Cooked vanilla pudding layered with berries and a few cookie crumbs. It is a spoon dessert you can make ahead, and the pudding is thickened on the stove so it holds in the glass.
25 min · Easy
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Warm Chocolate Mug Cake
A single-serve chocolate cake bakes in a mug in the oven until the top is set and the center is still soft. It is a small dessert, not a brownie batter you eat with a spoon raw.
20 min · Easy
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