Whether it’s hot and you don’t want to turn the oven on, or you love the simplicity of no-bake recipes, this list should help take a little stress out of your life for this one thing: DESSERT!
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1. No-Bake Lime Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
The ginger and lime go crazy good together, with the creamy center holding all the deliciousness together. I made this up for my daughter when she was a teen and we’ve been fans ever since.
2. Red White & Blue Cheesecake Salad
Okay, let’s be real—this “salad” is really just a dreamy, creamy dessert stuffed with berries and rocking those patriotic colors. Call it a salad, though, and you’re totally cool grabbing another scoop.
3. Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
There’s no denying the indulgence of a no-bake dessert that calls for nearly 3 cups of powdered sugar!
4. Lavender No Bake Cheesecake
I have become such a big fan of lavender that I now keep a pouch of culinary lavender in my pantry all the time. You can leave out the purple food coloring if you want, and you still end up with lovely lavender flavor.
5. Edible FunFetti Cookie Dough
This easy Edible Funfetti Cookie Dough is a safe-to-eat, no-bake treat packed with buttery sweetness and colorful sprinkles. Ready in minutes!
6. Tropical Fruit No Bake Pie
This pie may be the most simple dessert that you can possibly make. It is the first no-bake dessert recipe that I ever made. You mix the ingredients in a bowl, fill the crust and chill. I love the tangy flavor that the sour cream adds to the pie.
7. “Hawaiian” Fruit Salad
It’s one sweet salad, more dessert than anything. It brings together juicy canned mandarines and the usual Cool Whip, tropical fruit blends and more. Pretty easy, just needs time to chill.
8. Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
This edible chocolate chip cookie dough is all about soft butter, brown sugar, and vanilla worked into a smooth base, then studded with mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. So this one is a “nearly” no-bake since you do need to heat the flour through to make this safe to eat raw.
9. Chocolate Fantasy Fudge
Did you know you can make this heavenly fantasy fudge recipe with marshmallows, evaporated milk, and chocolate chips? Here’s how.
10. Creamy Fruit Salad
This creamy fruit salad recipe is sweet and creamy. It is made with Greek yogurt, berries, apple, and pineapple chunks.
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11. No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
Lots of roughly chopped Oreos go into the cheesecake base, plus it has an Oreo cookie crust and more Oreo crumbs on top. For real Oreo lovers only.
12. Pink Fluff Recipe
This is a “pink” version of what may be a familiar potluck dish of your youth. Sometimes called a Waldorf salad, green goddess salad and the like, this one will be fluffier if you blend the cottage cheese before adding the Cool Whip.
13. Avalanche Cookies
These no-bake Avalanche Cookies are loaded with white chocolate, peanut butter, crispy rice cereal, and marshmallows. An easy treat that’s perfect for parties and freezer-friendly too!
14. No Bake Berry Pretzel “Salad”
This Strawberry Blueberry Pretzel Salad is a delightful nearly no-bake dessert that combines a crunchy pretzel crust with a creamy filling and a burst of fresh berries.
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15. Banana Pudding Cups
hese Banana Pudding Cups are creamy, dreamy, and easy to make! Perfect for parties and summer gatherings where everyone wants one of their own! These get layered with bananas, pudding, whipped cream, and Nilla Wafers.
16. Classic No-Bake Cookies Recipe
Here’s our version of the classic no-bake with quick-cook oats, chocolate and peanut butter. Always a hit with visitors and so addicting.
17. Easiest Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
This easy strawberry ice cream cake is a no-bake wonder, layered with ice cream sandwiches, Cool Whip, and fresh strawberries. The perfect summer dessert for parties or a sweet treat any time.
18. Strawberry Shortcake “Puppy Chow”
Think crunchy rice Chex mix, coated in melty vanilla almond bark and strawberry candy melts, dusted in powdered sugar, and tossed with freeze-dried strawberries, white chocolate chips, and just enough vanilla Oreos to make you question your snack loyalty forever.
19. Chocolate Hummus
Lightly sweet, dense, and rich, this makes a great dipping opportunity for fruit and pretzels, as well as spread on toasted bagels and warm pita with dark cocoa and, yes, chick peas!
20. Cherry Cheesecake Cups
Everybody at your house gets to grab one of these decadent desserts and a spoon and head for the couch for movie night. These cherry cheesecake cups are creamy, slightly tangy, and packed with that perfect graham cracker crunch.
21. No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut butter lovers, rejoice. This easy no-bake peanut butter pie recipe is luscious and indulgent, using a couple of grocery store “cheats” to help you whip up this chilled foolproof dessert fast.
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22. Classic Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
No oven needed here—and no chocolate, either! These peanut butter no bake cookies are quick, easy, and packed with peanut butter flavor! Made with quick oats, they set perfectly every time. No oven needed!
23. Homemade, No-Churn Lemon Sorbet
Sorbet is a nondairy frozen treat, and our recipe has the simplicity of fresh lemon zest and lemon juice, mixed and enjoyed at home, so you know what’s in it.
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24. Lemon Sherbet No-Bake Pie
You can prep this pie in just 15 minutes and then chill it in the fridge for a few hours before serving. This is a fantastic summer dessert. When I make it at home, I use whatever berries are on sale and look delicious. In our recipe, it calls for a Graham Cracker crust but you could also use a pretzel crust.
25. Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
This Easy Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is a no-bake freezer dessert made with layers of ice cream sandwiches, whipped topping, caramel, and fudge. It doesn’t get easier than a few store-bought ingredients combined to make an eye-catching frozen dessert!
26. No-Bake Berry Cheesecake Pie
This is one of my favorite no-bake desserts. If you are in a hurry, you can leave off the cranberry swirl but oh my goodness, do I love that part. The salty-sweet snap of the pretzel crust holds up well under the juicy berries and rich, creamy filling.
27. Plain No Bake Cheesecake
We are going full-on comforting, sweet, rich, and decadent. While this recipe doesn’t use eggs like a traditional cheesecake, don’t mistake this for a “light” cheesecake, either. It has plenty of cream cheese, butter, and heavy cream, and it doesn’t use a pudding mix.
28. Chocolate Oats No-Bake Cookies (No Peanut Butter!)
Who remembers the scrumptious taste of classic no-bake cookies with peanut butter, oats, and cocoa powder? These cookies are chewy, fudgy, peanut buttery, and so satisfying!
29. Peanut Butter Parfait with Chocolate Drizzle
This is a peanut butter cup in mousse form, drizzled with just a touch of melted chocolate so the rich peanut butter still shines as the hero of this dessert. Can be served family style, too.
30. Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
Chia is such a great way to give many desserts a touch of thick and rich texture. Add peanut butter and chocolate here and you can just keep customizing from there.
31. OREO Rice Krispies Treats
Packed with the same marshmallow vanilla flavor you know and love, now made a hundred times better with chunks of OREO cookies!
32. Pumpkin Fluff Dip
This is an autumn-centric treat of cream cheese, whipped topping and canned pumpkin that really goes great on either an appetizer table or dessert tray. Add cookies and fruit as dippers.
33. Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese
I’ve seen fruit dips with a peanut butter base or a yogurt base, but cream cheese is the star here. Four ingredients total and you might only need a spoon and a night in.
34. OREO Fluff
Let’s dive into a dessert that’s as fun to make as it is to eat—Oreo fluff. This creamy and whimsical dessert is a favorite among both kids and adults. It combines the crunch of Oreo cookies with creamy whipped topping and pudding.
35. Chocolate Truffles
These ingredients are almost healthful! With hazelnuts, dates, coconut flour and cocoa powder, you do need a food processor to get these nice and smooth. Made per the recipe, these are vegan, too.
36. Strawberry Yogurt Granola Parfait
I never think of this as a dessert until I start tucking into one: creamy, crunchy and sweet with ripe red berries, it’s the best way I know to eat dessert for breakfast.
37. No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
These Peanut Butter Bars will have a firm yet slightly chewy texture rather than being crunchy or crisp. The graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, and butter create a dense, soft base that holds together well but doesn’t harden like a crunchy bar.
The bottom line
No bake desserts can take the stress of getting a cake or cookies perfect in the oven off your hands. Let us know in the comments if you have tried one of these or have helpful hints to make it all your own!
Want a holiday no-bake bonus? Try these super easy recipes for Frankenstein Crispy Rice Treats, Valentine’s Day “Puppy Love” Bark, and Christmas Kringle Munch!
