1. No Bake Cheesecake
A buttery graham cracker crust, a four-ingredient filling and zero oven involvement, this cheesecake is almost unfairly easy. Almost. It tastes like the real deal your grandmother used to make, except you don't have to wait for a family gathering to dig in.
2. Caramel Apple Mug Cake
Fresh apple and applesauce team up in this microwave mug cake that goes from "I want something sweet" to done in 90 seconds flat. Drizzle caramel on top and suddenly your kitchen smells like peak October, and you did it in less time than it takes to find something decent to watch.
Make it!
Make it!
3. Cinnamon Roll
No yeast, no rising time, no chilling and no waiting around watching dough proof on the counter for what seems like for-ev-er. This soft, gooey cinnamon roll comes together in under 20 minutes, which means the icing is barely set before you're already pulling it apart over the sink in your pajamas.
Make it!
Make it!
4. Carrot Cake
This little carrot cake punches well above its weight class with its warm cinnamon, grated carrots and cream cheese frosting baked right inside a ramekin. It delivers everything a full-sized carrot cake promises without requiring you to invite anyone over to avoid the temptation of eating a full cake yourself.
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5. Fudgy Brownie Bites
Two perfectly portioned brownie bites that are dense, rich and deeply chocolatey in the way only a good fudgy brownie can be. This is not a cakey brownie situation — we don't tolerate that kind of foolishness here. Make these babies when you need a chocolate fix and you need it now.
Make it!
Make it!
6. Apple Crisp
Bubbling apple filling under a crunchy oat crust, this is the dessert you make when you want something homemade but you're not about to dirty a baking dish on a weeknight. Topping it with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream is optional ... in the same way breathing is optional.
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Make it!
7. Vegan Cookie Dough
Egg-free, dairy-free and naturally sweetened, this cookie dough tastes like the stuff you used to sneak from the bowl as a kid while your mom wasn't looking. It skips everything that makes traditional raw dough a game of food-posioning roulette and keeps everything that makes it utterly irresistible.
8. Banana Bread
That lone overripe banana sitting on your counter looking deeply sorry for itself finally has a purpose. This recipe turns it into a perfectly sized little loaf that smells incredible and tastes even better, without requiring you to buy four more bananas just to hit the minimum for a full loaf.
Make it!
Make it!
9. Lemon Meringue Pie
A buttery graham cracker crust, a lip-puckering lemon filling and a golden torched meringue stacked high in one tiny ramekin. This is the dessert you make when you want to feel fancy but your only plans are Netflix and a couch blanket.
10. Chocolate Chip Cookie
One giant cookie. All for you. No splitting, no "can I have a bite," no compromising on whether it should have nuts in it (it shouldn't). This is the dessert equivalent of putting your out-of-office on and closing the laptop like you mean it.