If you were born with a sweet tooth, you know what it’s like to get a late-night sugar craving, to plot your dessert when you’re still eating breakfast, and to salivate through the pastry department when you make your grocery runs. And if you like to make your desserts from scratch, you might get a little overeager in the baking-supplies department. Chances are you don’t really need that second bottle of sprinkles, right? Because what if we told you you could make a decadent dessert with merely two ingredients?
If you want to keep it simple every once in a while, we recommend these two-ingredient desserts. They’re easy, fast, and delicious, and they won’t require you to pull every last baking supply down from your cabinet to make them. You probably already have a lot of the ingredients needed for several of these sweet treats on hand!
And when you’re ready, you can level-up to three-ingredient desserts.
2-Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies
Fudgy brownies don’t have to entail melting chocolate in a double boiler and lots of fussy mixing. You can just add a can of pumpkin puree to a box of brownie mix! Not only does that boost the nutritional content of your brownies, but it also gives them a luscious, fudgy texture. Dust with powdered sugar if you’re feeling fancy!
Get the recipe from Cookies and Cups.
2-Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
Making these coconut macaroons couldn’t be simpler. Just mix unsweetened shredded coconut with sweetened condensed milk, and bake. The results are chewy, sweet, and full of coconut flavor.
Get the recipe from Yummy Medley.
2-Ingredient Flourless Nutella Cake
Even if you don’t think of yourself as “a baker,” you can totally make this simple cake recipe. It’s made with just two ingredients: Nutella, which gives the cake a rich chocolate-hazelnut flavor, and eggs, which you probably already have on hand.
Get the recipe from Kirbie Cravings.
2-Ingredient Ice Cream
Not a fan of the 2-ingredient banana ice cream? Try this sweet, creamy option that’s made with whipped cream (or Cool Whip, if you want the recipe to be even easier) and sweetened condensed milk.
Get the recipe from Something Swanky.
2-Ingredient Strawberry Ice Cream
The secret to making an easy, dairy-free ice cream that’s still creamy and sweet? Using frozen bananas as the base, then adding in your favorite summer berries. But you can experiment with fruit other than strawberries, too!
Get the recipe from Two Peas & Their Pod.
2-Ingredient Lemon Bars
Who knew this classic dessert could be made with just two ingredients? All you’ll need is a box of angel food cake mix and a can of lemon pie filling.
Get the recipe from Tammilee Tips.
2-Ingredient Banana Coconut Cookies
Believe it or not, these golden-brown, sweet and nutty cookies are made with just two ingredients: banana and shredded coconut.
Get the recipe from Hey Rachel Marion.
2-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge
Fudge seems like it would be a hassle to make, but this recipe proves how easy it can be to satisfy that craving. Chocolate chips and condensed milk are all you’ll need.
Get the recipe from Kirbie Cravings.
2-Ingredient White Chocolate Mousse
This two-ingredient dessert recipe is decadent enough to serve company, but it’s still so easy to make. Top with fresh berries, shaved dark chocolate, or hot fudge if you’re feeling fancy.
Get the recipe from Pretty. Simple. Sweet.
2-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
One egg and melted chocolate later, and you have yourself a truly decadent, gluten-free chocolate cake.
Get the recipe from One Dish Kitchen.
2-Ingredient Coconut Bites
For a simple sweet treat, opt for these coconut bites made with just shredded coconut and chocolate.
Get the recipe from Maria Ushakova.
2-Ingredient Nutella Puff Pastry
What’s a dessert roundup without Nutella? This Nutella puff pastry recipe is easy to make, too; just wrap a dollop of Nutella into puff pastry.
Get the recipe from The Food Charlatan.
2-Ingredient Cake Batter Truffles
What’s even easier than making a two-ingredient dessert? Making a two-ingredient dessert that requires zero baking, like Sweet C’s cake batter truffles. All you need are yellow or white cake mix, one stick of melted butter, and, if you want a pop of color, sprinkles.
Get the recipe from Sweet C’s.
2-Ingredient White Hot Chocolate
This white hot chocolate really is as easy to make as it sounds. Combine white chocolate and warm milk for a sweet and soothing sipper.
Get the recipe from Baking Mischief.
2-Ingredient Peanut Butter-Caramel Dip
Crunchy peanut butter and caramel sundae sauce come together to make a dip that will make you eager to eat your fruit — apple slices, frozen bananas, you name it!
Get the recipe from Wheat by the Wayside.
2-Ingredient Cherry Pie Bites
Store-bought phyllo cups make quick work of a batch of cherry mini-pie bites. Top them with whipped cream if you feel like going all in with a third ingredient, or keep things simple.
Get the recipe from Pumpkin N Spice.
2-Ingredient Cookies & Cream Oreo bark
Cookies and cream Oreo bark is a treat so simple the kids can help make it. Keep it for yourself or pack it up in a cute tin and give it as a gift.
Get the recipe from The View from Great Island.
2-Ingredient Toaster Pastries
You don’t need to buy toaster pastries at the store when it’s so easy to make them at home! Piecrust and jam are all you need. If you do have the extra time (or the craving for even more sweetness), you can drizzle on some simple homemade icing, too.
Get the recipe from Amber Oliver.
2-Ingredient Chocolate-Covered Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts are luxe enough to taste like an indulgent treat when they’re simply covered with chocolate.
Get the recipe from Wild Wild Whisk.
A version of this article was originally published December 2018.
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