An ancient 'superfood' sent from heaven
A no-bake graham cracker crust gets topped with smooth cheesecake filling and a sweet raspberry swirl.
Semifreddo is a kind of Italian semi-frozen dessert which uses egg yolks, sugar, and cream and has a texture of frozen mousse. The Spanish relative is known as semifrío.
You can make a safe, eggless, and even flourless cookie dough dessert that can be enjoyed with graham crackers as dippers—because let's be honest, you were going to eat the cookie dough raw anyway!
This Brazilian dessert is like magic in your mouth thanks to a mixture of condensed milk, butter, and cocoa powder, all rolled in chocolate sprinkles.
The Oreo is reversed thanks to white chocolate on the outside, and it's elevated thanks to cream cheese mixed in the middle.
The no-bake version of the filling relies on sweetened condensed milk, Mascarpone or cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and fresh lemon juice all whipped together.
It sounds gross, but chocolate lasagna really just involves customizable layers of whipped cream, Oreo cookie and/or graham cracker crumbles, chocolate pudding, mini chocolate chips—whatever you'd like!
Start with a milky coffee, then add vanilla pudding mix, fold in whipped cream, freeze in popsicle molds, then drizzle with caramel. It's probably still less indulgent than a frappuccino!
A traditional, tried and true no-bake dessert.
With a crushed Oreo cookie crust, rich chocolate and heavy cream filling, and the brightness of strawberries, you can't lose!
Carve out strawberries (or cut them in half, if you can't be bothered), fill them with a mixture of whipped cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla, then sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs—this is still ultimately healthier than a cheesecake slice.
Simply blend frozen bananas (you can add nut butter and a splash of any milk), and you'll get what vegans have long called "nice cream."
For the more health-minded, there is always chia pudding, which offers a blank slate on which you can experiment with flavors like pecan pie featuring candied nuts and warm spices.
The no-bake version of key lime pie involves beating cream cheese, condensed milk, and heavy cream until smooth and thick, then folding in the key lime juice and zest. As with most no-bake desserts, it involves an easy graham cracker crust.
Combine the purple yam with coconut milk in a saucepan, then mix with a whipped mixture of cream cheese, butter, sugar, and heavy cream. Try not to eat it all before you get it on the graham-cracker crust!
A tall cake without baking? The secret to this Japanese fluffy pancake is whipping the egg whites into stiff peaks before folding them into the batter, then using a metal ring mold on a low heat stovetop.
Yes, you can have cookies without an oven! The mixture consists of butter, sugar, milk, cocoa powder, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and oats, combined in a saucepan first then formed and cooled on a sheet.
One of the classiest no-bake desserts is the delectable Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and enjoyed with flavorings of your choice.
This Japanese rice cake treat is usually filled with sweet red bean paste or sometimes ice-cream. You can mix sweet rice flour (mochiko flour) with water, sugar, and different ingredients to form the colorful outer layer.
It sounds strange, but try combining dates and walnuts in a food processor, adding shredded carrots, coconut, and spices, then adding cream cheese frosting. You'll be amazed!
You can make mini icebox cakes by layering wafer cookies with sweetened whipped cream in cupcake tins, and refrigerating for at least six hours to make the wafers become cake-like.
A dairy-free secret to thick mousse is blending silken tofu into the mix with cocoa powder, agave, vanilla extract, and nut butter.
Remake the Twix bar with three healthier layers: the base is almond flour, coconut oil, and dates, the caramel layer is made from dates, nut butter, and milk of choice, and the top is just melted chocolate.
Made with coconut milk, avocado, dates, matcha powder, maple syrup, and vanilla, it feels indulgent but it aligns with clean-eating!
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This Canadian dessert is traditionally no-bake and consists of three layers: a base of wafer, nut, and coconut crumbs, custard icing in the middle, and a chocolate ganache to top it all off.
A very basic version is combining Medjool dates, cashew butter, vanilla, sea salt, and rolling little balls in coconut flakes, but you can really get creative with these!
You can use whatever kind of chocolate you like as a base, even a mixture of different kinds, and add crushed nuts, candies, pretzels, dried fruit—whatever your heart desires.
Whether it’s the temperature outside or your electricity bill that’s a little too high for your liking, there comes a time when that sweet craving hits but you're in absolutely no condition to get the oven involved. Never fear: no-bake desserts are here!
From fruity to chocolatey, traditional to unconventional, click through to get some inspiration for delectable desserts that don’t require you to preheat your oven.
These bright and delectable bites have a no-bake base of dates, shredded coconut, and almond flour, and a filling of blended cashew butter, blueberries, coconut oil, sugar, and lemon.
This Japanese dessert made of water and agar gained international fame because it resembles a raindrop. It's easy to make, and can be customized with different flavors both inside and out.
Delicious no-bake dessert ideas
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Whether it’s the temperature outside or your electricity bill that’s a little too high for your liking, there comes a time when that sweet craving hits but you're in absolutely no condition to get the oven involved. Never fear: no-bake desserts are here!
From fruity to chocolatey, traditional to unconventional, click through to get some inspiration for delectable desserts that don’t require you to preheat your oven.