15 No-Fuss Desserts You’ll Want to Make ASAP This Evening
When you’re craving a quick, delicious dessert but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen, these 15 no-fuss recipes are exactly what you need. Each one is simple to prepare, with ingredients you likely already have on hand, making it easy to whip up a sweet treat on the spot. Chewy cookies, fudge brownies, warm puff pastry treats, these desserts offer all the flavor without hassle. Perfect for any evening when you’re in the mood for something sweet—without the wait.
ear Puff Pastry Tarts
Made with fresh pears and a flaky, sweet puff pastry crust, these pear puff pastry tarts will be the talk among your family and friends! Using just six essential ingredients, this 10-step easy pear tart recipe is the perfect go-to when you need a simple yet eye-catching treat to impress your guests. Serve them warm with a bowl of vanilla ice cream for the perfect puff pastry dessert!
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Cinnamon Apple Cake
This easy, cinnamon apple cake is just what you need to bring your dessert table to life this fall! It has a moist cinnamon cake layer topped with fresh apples and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for the perfect finishing touch. Serve it with a bowl of vanilla ice cream or a hot cup of coffee or tea as a sweet breakfast dessert!
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Biscoff Butter Cookies
These Biscoff butter cookies are the most delicious chocolate chip cookies, loaded with Lotus Biscoff spread, cinnamon, and brown sugar. They’re an indulgent treat for everyone in the family! These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with that special Biscoff flavor everyone loves!
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Coffee Cookies
These rich and chocolatey coffee cookies are a bold and decadent dessert filled with delicious flavor in every bite. This chewy and indulgent treat pairs wonderfully with a cup of coffee to help you double down on the dreamy flavors that will keep you coming back for more! The espresso powder gives these cookies a wonderful flavor and fantastic nutty aroma. Enjoying these cookies and coffee on the side is a coffee lover’s dream.
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for Fall or Thanksgiving! I love pumpkin season, and these easy pumpkin blondies with chocolate chips are a must-try for any pumpkin lovers out there. With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might just be your favorite easy Thanksgiving snack this season!
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Coffee Cupcakes
If you love enjoying cupcakes with coffee, you will love these delectable, super-moist coffee cupcakes! This easy recipe takes moist vanilla cupcakes, adds a hint of natural coffee flavor, and finishes with a creamy coffee buttercream. Each bite packs an irresistible flavor with just the right amount of sweetness!
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious puff pastry apple turnovers are flaky and crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples. Easier to make than apple pie, they are made using a combination of store-bought puff pastry and fresh-cooked apples. With this yummy recipe, you can have your own personal-size handheld hot apple pie in less than an hour with minimal effort!
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Tiramisu Brownies
If you’ve ever struggled to choose between tiramisu or fudge brownies for dessert, these tiramisu brownies will make your life much easier! This mouthwatering treat offers the best of both worlds, combining decadent, homemade brownies topped with a smooth, elegant tiramisu layer. After one bite, you’ll never look at tiramisu or chocolate brownies the same way again!
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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
If you’re looking for an easy and quick dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love, these puff pastry pumpkin turnovers fit the bill! Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are super easy to make. Using store-bought puff pastry, pumpkin puree, and other essential kitchen ingredients, you’ll have your own mini pumpkin pie turnovers quickly.
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert for Fall or Thanksgiving. It’s an excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-down Bundt cake for Thanksgiving!
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
Go to the recipe: Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Puff Pastry
If you love chocolate as much as I do, you must try this easy chocolate puff pastry recipe! With just two main ingredients, this simple recipe takes store-bought puff pastry to the next level by rolling in decadent chocolate chips. The result is a soft, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate pastry with a flaky outer shell and a creamy chocolate interior.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Pie with Oreo Crust
This no-bake peanut butter pie with Oreo crust is smooth, creamy, crunchy, and sweet all at once! It is a straightforward recipe with an amazing creamy texture, deep peanut butter, and Oreo flavors. What’s more, it is so quick to make. This no-bake peanut butter pie with an Oreo crust is super light and tastes fantastic with just the right amount of sweetness!
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are hands down the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies that everyone needs in their baking repertoire! Crispy and chewy, gooey and buttery, sweet but very well balanced with some sea salt on top. Brown butter (beurre noisette) is a classic French gold that will take your chocolate chip cookies to the next level! It has a deep, nutty, complex flavor and really elevates butter to the next level.
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Apple Hand Pies
There is only one thing better than apple pie: apple hand pies! They’re easier to make than full-size apple pie, and there’s no need to share! Looking for the best apple pie recipe that is flaky, creamy, and super easy to make? This is it!
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