It’s nice to make desserts at home when you have all the fixings and the gadgets, most importantly an oven at home. But what do you do if you are living in a single girls’ apartment with only the most basic of equipment? You needn’t give up on making desserts though. And if you’ve never tried making one before, don’t let the absence of an oven hamper your learning. Instead check out these no-bake desserts we’ve listed for you. They are dead easy to make and it requires very little cooking time.
Image and Recipe via Bakers Royale
1. No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
One of the easiest desserts ever- just do a ten-minute prep, throw it in the fridge to set, and enjoy childhood bliss with every Oreo-filled cheesecake bite. And, it’s eggless too!
Image and Recipe via Girl Who Ate Everything
2. Chunky Monkey Éclair Cake
This is just crackers, layered with sliced bananas and peanut butter. The dessert factor comes from the home-made chocolate frosting. Or just melt some chocolate and pour over it like ganache. Whichever way you do it, it’s bound to taste delish and it’s decently healthy too. Perfect weekday dessert!
Image and Recipe via Kitchen Nostalgia
3. No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake
This is perfect for when you are entertaining friends at home, but have a very basic bachelor kitchen set-up. The crust is simply powdered Oreos and hazelnuts; the cheesecake is just nutella spread with some cream and gelatine. No baking required. Make it a day before for it to be perfectly set.
Image and Recipe via Indugets Cooking
4. No-Bake Coconut Souffle with Pomegranate Jelly
This is one smashing dessert you can whip up with minimal effort. No grinding work and whipping work, just plain coconut milk and pomegranate juice mixed with gelatine. Easy peasy.
Image and Recipe via Living Healthy with Chocolate
5. No-Bake Dark Chocolate and Mint Brownies
Unlike the traditional brownies that we are used to, these are raw and there is no need to bake them. They are also are grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and eggless. So enjoy without any guilt.
Image and Recipe via A Dash of Sanity
6. Red Velvet Popcorn
This isn’t exactly dessert, but it’s got all the elements of it- from melted chocolate to red velvet cake crumbs. Aww what the heck, make it anyway! It makes for great late night snack when you’re among friends.
Image and Recipe via The Daily Eater
7. No-Bake Tiramisu
This one is all cake, no bake. Just a dash of mascarpone and Kahlua liqeuer and a fridge that works well.
Image and Recipe via The Kitchn
8. Coconut Snowballs
We aren’t trying to palm off your grandmother’s nariyal ke ladoo with a fancy sounding name. These snowballs are made of white chocolate and coconut and are absolutely yummy. You can do the same with melted dark chocolate and a hint of mint in the coconut for that typical After Eight flavour.
Image and Recipe via Everyday Southwest
9. Mango Sorbet Dreamsicle Dessert
This dessert is fabulous during warmer days when all you feel like doing is lounging with something frozen to eat. The tartness of the mango sorbet beautifully complements the sweet creaminess of the vanilla ice cream. It’s almost like eating a home-made mango bar, like those sold by the roadside ice cream seller.
Image and Recipe via Fork and Beans
10. No-Bake Apple Cobbler
This raw dessert is rich in flavour and high on nutrients. This is yet another perfect weekday dessert, for those times when you just want to nibble on something sweet.
