53 Easy Dessert Recipes You Can Whip Up at a Moment’s Notice

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We love making a weekend project out of an elaborate cake or pasty, but having a few easy dessert recipes ready to fire is crucial for satisfying sudden sugar cravings or for when you realize—eep!—you forgot the final course while your dinner party guests are en route. For situations like these, we turn to something semi-homemade (shortcuts are key) or otherwise no-fuss: ice cream made in a resealable plastic bag, apples simply halved and baked until soft and warm, or pastries that make the most out of our favorite freezer staple (spoiler: It’s frozen puff pastry).

In this collection of easy dessert recipes, we’re asking the important questions: Why fuss over flaky pastry when you can make a press-in cookie crust in a fraction of the time? Why use more than one bowl to mix cake batter? Why churn ice cream from scratch when you could make cool, calm, collected semifreddo? Scroll on for your new favorite quick, easy, and delicious desserts.

  • recipes A slice of olive oil cake getting more olive oil drizzled on top.

    Photo by Alex Lau

    Recipes Olive Oil Cake

    This easy dessert recipe needs little adornment, but if you’re making it for spring, spoon sliced strawberries on top and add a big dollop of crème fraîche.

  • Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

    Recipes Matcha-Dipped Strawberries

    Speaking of strawberries, dip the fresh fruit—you don’t even have to remove the stems—into a mixture of white chocolate and matcha, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and dessert is done.

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