Easy 5-Ingredient Desserts | Kitchen At Hoskins

These 5-Ingredient Dessert Recipes are ideal for busy days when you need something quick and easy to satisfy your sweet tooth. Whether you're craving a simple 4 ingredient cake, buttery shortbread cookies, or a fruity dessert, you'll find a range of delicious treats that require 5 ingredients or less.

If you’re short on time and need desserts that are quick, simple, and require fewer than five ingredients, you’ve come to the right place.

Whether you prefer convenient store-bought treats or baked goods from your favorite place, finding a satisfying dessert has never been easier. However, homemade desserts have the added benefit of being healthier, free from preservatives, and tailored to your specific tastes and dietary needs.

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5 ingredient dessert recipes

brown pear slices along with one white scoop of ice cream in a white bowl.

Just toss everything in a baking dish and bake! The pears are perfectly tender, sitting in a pool of caramel sauce. Outrageously good with vanilla ice cream.

round white chocolate topped with red M&M candies.

This White Chocolate Bark is cute and unique, made with M&Ms and is nut-free. I’ve made it into individual-sized treats, making it the perfect edible gift for packaging and giving to friends and family. Recipe includes step-by-step photos!

brown colored round walnut cookies placed in a white tray.

These Walnut Cookies are buttery rich with the flavor of walnuts, and have a wonderfully crisp and crumbly texture. No eggs!

red triangle cookies placed on a white plate.

Adorable Pie Crust Cookies are the perfect way to use up leftover pie crust after your holiday baking. They’re cute, easy, fun, and surprisingly simple to make!

a hand cutting a piece from a cake slice using a fork.

This almond flour cake is so soft, light and fluffy with a moist crumb. Made with just 4 ingredients, it is mildly sweet and is delicious plain or made into a layer cake.

brown chocolate shortbread cookies placed on a white tray.

These chocolate Shortbread Cookies are simply the best! Made with just 4 main ingredients, they are crisp, tender texture that simply melts in your mouth and is mildly sweet!

brown liquid being poured into a white dish filled with sliced yellow peaches.

These Baked Peaches are made using 5 ingredients! Sweet, plump peaches come out sitting in a pool of peachy caramel sauce that is outrageously delicious with vanilla ice cream.

almond flour black sesame seed cookies in a white tray.

With a nutty, crisp exterior and chewy middle, these easy-to-make almond flour cookies are vegan, gluten-free, and low-carb. They are mildly sweet and highly addictive!

a piece of almond flour mug cake on a black plate.

BEST Almond Flour Mug Cake is simple, light and has the perfect texture - It is the Easiest single serve cake, high in protein and cooks in under 2 minutes.

a hand holding half a chocolate muffin above a muffin pan.

Mini Nutella Muffins are super easy to make using only 5 ingredients. They are fudgy, rich, chewy, decadent, brownie like, naturally gluten free and impossible to resist.

chocolate truffles placed on a steel tray.

These Chocolate Truffles with Condensed Milk are made with only 3 ingredients! They are lusciously creamy, rich, and just melts in your mouth. No refrigeration is needed.

4 almond butter cups placed in a white cake stand.

These Almond Butter Cups are super easy to make! You only need four ingredients and 8 minutes of prep time to make it in your microwave or stovetop.

two chocolate cakes in a white ramekins in a air fryer basket.

This Air Fryer Lava Cake with a molten chocolate centre is rich, decadent and is heavenly topped with ice cream. Ready in under 25 minutes, there is no flour!

STRAWBERRY HALFS TOPPED WITH WHIPPED CREAM.

These Strawberry and Cream Bites are super easy, fun and delicious little no-bake treats for summer days.

one round black plate filled with almond butter cookies.

Almond Butter Cookies are made using only 3 ingredients! They are mildly sweet and crisp yet tender. Simply combine the three ingredients, shape, and bake—no chilling required!

These Avocado Truffles are made using creamy avocado instead of heavy cream. They are made using only 4 ingredients and are super creamy, rich and decadent!

With endless filling options these make an ultimate Holiday or guilt free treat anytime.

Easy Chocolate Kulfi Recipe that is amazingly creamy!!! Made with just 3 ingredients, this kulfi at home is better than anything store bought and you do not need an ice cream maker.

They are buttery without any butter, crisp yet tender, mildly sweet, and are made with only 3 ingredients.

scooped black sesame ice cream in a loaf pan.

Homemade Black Sesame Ice Cream is creamy, dreamy and made using toasted black sesame seeds and cardamom.

one half bitten sun butter chocolate cup.

These Sunbutter Cups are easy to make in your microwave with 4 ingredients. Made using coconut oil, they are decadent and make a great peanut free treat with no added sugar.

brown chocolate avocado mousse in a glass jar.

Made with just 5 ingredients in 5 minutes, it is deeply chocolatey and decadent. Plus, it's easily adaptable to be vegan and dairy-free!

These Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies are made using only 3 ingredients! They are buttery, mildly sweet, an easy slice-and-bake recipe, and perfect with your coffee or on your holiday cookie tray.

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