Even the best meals can feel incomplete unless it is sealed in the end with a great dessert. These 3-ingredient no-bake desserts are the perfect solution when you need something delicious and easy to finish off a meal. Or if you are looking for something great to satisfy your dessert craving.
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These recipes require minimum labour and only 3-ingredients to make. They are also delicious enough that they will not fail to woo the crowd if you are hosting a meal.
3-Ingredient mug-cake
A mug cake is one of the easiest and most delicious desserts out there. When in a pinch, it never fails. It is easy enough that anyone can make it and simple enough that it is usually never bad. While it might not be the most sophisticated-looking dessert, it will definitely add cosiness and cheer to any gathering.
Food 52’s mug cake recipe consists of only egg, chocolate chips and butter and takes 2 minutes to assemble. The only appliance you would need is a microwave to cook the cake.
Fruit sorbet
Sorbets are essentially iced fruit and sugar. This mango recipe by Tasty requires only mango, sugar and honey. It takes barely 5 minutes to assemble everything and the majority of the preparation time consists of waiting for the fruit to freeze.
You can also make other fruit sorbets by switching out the mango and replacing it with fruits like strawberry, banana or peach.
Fruit compote
Fruit compote is made by cooking any kind of fruit in sugar syrup. The only ingredients you need for this dish are any kind of fruit (berries can be especially delicious in compotes), sugar and lemon juice. You can also add lemon zest or basic for more freshness. For a strawberry compote,
- Put strawberries and sugar (according to taste) along with some water to boil in a pan.
- The water should be just enough to half-cover the berries.
- Add the lemon juice according to taste.
- Stir everything together and bring it to a boil.
- Once the water evaporates and the berries start caramelising, your compote is ready.
- Take the compote off the heat and enjoy it hot or cold according to your preference.
- You can add a side of ice cream or even use the compote as a topping over crackers.
No-bake cheesecake
Cheesecakes are one of the most popular desserts out there. While the prospect of making your own cheesecake might seems ridiculously daunting, it is quite easy to make a 3-ingredient no-bake cheesecake. Time and patience are sorts of paramount here though.
Delish’s no-bake cheesecake is made with only eggs, cream cheese and condensed milk and takes 2 hours to be ready. The recipe is a little more technically advanced than the earlier desserts but still easy enough to make it a no-brainer if you want to make something a bit fancier.
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