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3 to 5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes

Published: Aug 27, 2020 · by Demeter | Beaming Baker 22 Comments · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

3 to 5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes: quick & easy 3 ingredient to 5 ingredient dessert recipes, from cookies and brownies to dessert bars, ice cream & cookie dough! Healthy, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free.

3 to 5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes: quick & easy 3 ingredient to 5 ingredient dessert recipes, from cookies and brownies to dessert bars, ice cream & cookie dough! Healthy, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free. #EasyDesserts #3Ingredient #5Ingredient #Vegan | Recipes at BeamingBaker.com

3 ingredient desserts? 5 ingredient desserts? Who’s ever even heard of such a thing? Okay, maybe you have, maybe you haven’t. Point is, once you know, you can’t turn back. 😉

Sometimes 10+ ingredient dessert recipes do the trick—you’re in need of a long baking sesh, you need what some of us call bake therapy.

But most of the time, you have like, negative 4 hours to get all the beautiful homemade desserts done for some event/for your in-laws before they really give you another judgmental look you didn’t ask for.

That’s when these you-wouldn’t-know-it-by-looking-at-them 3 to 5 ingredient dessert recipes come in! These dessert recipes are my favorite tried and true quick and easy desserts. They come together in no time, are easy to make and even easier to eat (key here, folks!). 😉

3 to 5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes

Today’s 3 to 5 ingredient dessert recipes are sure to cover anything and everything that your sweet tooth (and your in-laws’) desires. 😉 We have everything from 3 ingredient cookies to 5 ingredient ice cream as well as 3 ingredient no bake bites, dessert bars and cookie dough. How good does that all sound?

Ready to try all the 3 to 5 ingredient dessert recipes? Let’s do this!

5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes

5 Ingredient Raw Vegan Brownies (No Bake, GF): this no bake healthy raw brownies recipe is so easy to make! It’s the best raw brownie – gluten-free, no added sugar, and deliciously unbaked! #Brownies #NoBake #Vegan #Raw | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com Homemade Cashew Coconut Milk Vegan Ice Cream (Paleo, Dairy-Free): creamy coconut milk-based ice cream packed with cashews & coconut! Make the best keto ice cream in minutes—no soaking cashews, no churn, easy! #Paleo #Keto #Cashews #CoconutMilk #IceCream #Vegan | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

Some of my favorite easy dessert recipes are 5 ingredient dessert recipes. They have *just* the right amount of ingredients—not too fussy, not too simple. You’ll find below the best quick and easy 5 ingredient dessert recipes. Hint: there’s cookies and dessert bars!

5 Ingredient Chocolate Desserts

  • 5 Ingredient Raw Vegan Brownies (No Bake) popular, [featured photo]
  • Low Carb Chocolate Chia Pudding (Keto)
  • Coconut Chocolate Keto Smoothie (Low Carb, Vegan)
  • 5 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bars reader favorite
  • 5 Ingredient Keto Cookie Dough Bites (Low Carb, Edible) new & rising
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Vegan Protein Shake Recipe (High Protein)

5 Ingredient Healthy Snacks

  • Easy Homemade Granola Recipe with Chocolate Chips
  • 5 Ingredient Homemade KIND Nut Bars
  • Strawberry Vegan Protein Shake Recipe
  • 5 Ingredient Dark Chocolate Almond & Coconut Homemade KIND Bars 
  • Easy Berry Smoothie Recipe [featured photo]
  • Skillet Roasted Cinnamon Maple Pecans reader favorite
  • Strawberry Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan, Healthy)
  • The Best Vanilla Vegan Protein Shake Recipe – Customizable!

5 Ingredient Healthy Desserts

  • 5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites Recipe
  • 5 Ingredient No Bake Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • Homemade Cashew Coconut Milk Vegan Ice Cream [featured photo]
  • Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Energy Balls Recipe
  • 5 Ingredient Coconut Chia Pudding Recipe

🛠 Best Tools for 3 to 5 Ingredient Recipes

  • Medium Cookie Scoop: An absolute must when making everything from 3 ingredient cookies to 4 ingredient energy balls and 5 ingredient macaroons. Makes it super easy to scoop everything up quick and easy, so you can enjoy your dessert stat!
  • My Favorite Food Processor: I’ve used this food processor in so many recipes for so many years, and it’s still running strong! It’s perfect for blending ingredients in many of these 3 to 5 ingredient recipes, including homemade ice cream, macaroons, raw brownies and more.
  • Chef’s Knife: A very sharp and easy-to-use knife that slices like a boss. Perfect for getting clean, straight cuts on no bake bars and granola bars.
  • Rose Gold Chef Cookie Sheet: I love how beautiful this cookie sheet is. 🙂 It’s such a wonderful rose gold color, and fits a ton of cookies, granola, energy bites and whatever other 3 to 5 ingredient recipe you might be making.
  • Where to Buy Ingredients: Coconut Flour | Coconut Sugar | Ground Flaxseed | Vegan Chocolate Chips | Keto Chocolate Chips | Paleo Dark Chocolate Bars | Coconut Oil | Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Keto Maple Syrup

4 Ingredient Dessert Recipes

4 Ingredient Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Oat Bars: this vegan peanut butter oatmeal bars recipe is so easy to make & tastes like peanut butter cups! Chewy peanut butter oatmeal bars with a thick, chocolate topping. #Vegan #GlutenFree #Healthy #PeanutButter #Oats #Oatmeal | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com Keto Peanut Butter Cookies (Keto, Low Carb): this keto peanut butter cookie recipe is made with 4 ingredients, EASY and delicious! The best keto PB cookies—Keto-friendly, low carb, gluten free and vegan. #Keto #KetoDessert #LowCarb #PeanutButter | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com 4 Ingredient Healthy Homemade Gluten Free Vegan Granola Recipe (V, GF): a crispy homemade granola recipe made in just a few minutes of prep time, packed full of your favorite nuts and oats. #Vegan #Granola #GlutenFree #Healthy #Snacks | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com

I think 4 ingredient dessert recipes hit a particular sweet spot when it comes to easy desserts. Not too many ingredients, not too few, and always totally delicious. These are some of my all-time favorite recipes, so I hope you enjoy them too!

4 Ingredient Easy Sweet Snacks

  • Keto Peanut Butter Cookies (Keto, Low Carb) new & rising 🔥 [featured photo]
  • 4 Ingredient Healthy Peanut Butter Granola Recipe
  • Banana Protein Shake – 4 ingredients!
  • 4 Ingredient Easy Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • Keto Chia Pudding Recipe (Low Carb)
  • 4 Ingredient Healthy Homemade Gluten Free Vegan Granola [featured photo]
  • 4 Ingredient Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Oat Bars [featured photo]

4 Ingredient Energy Balls

  • 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Balls
  • 4 Ingredient Keto Peanut Butter Balls with Chocolate Chips (Low Carb)
  • 4 Ingredient Healthy Almond Butter Chocolate Balls Recipe
  • 4 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Energy Bites Recipe reader fave
  • 4 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Coconut Energy Bites

4 Ingredient Ice Cream

  • 4 Ingredient Paleo Almond Butter Ice Cream (Vegan, Keto, Dairy-Free)
  • 4 Ingredient Banana Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream reader fave
  • Dark Chocolate Nice Cream (Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
  • Healthy No Sugar Added Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
  • 4 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Homemade Frosty Recipe

4 Ingredient Cookies

  • Simple & Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
  • 4 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
  • 4 Ingredient Soft Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free) reader fave
  • 4 Ingredient No Bake Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • 4 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
  • 4 Ingredient Paleo Coconut Macaroons Recipe reader fave
  • Keto Peanut Butter Cookies (Keto, Low Carb)

 

3 Ingredient Dessert Recipes

3 Ingredient Homemade KIND Coconut Almond Bar Recipe (V, GF): an easy recipe for homemade paleo KIND bars packed with crunchy almonds and sweet coconut. #Paleo #Vegan #GlutenFree #DairyFree #Healthy #Snacks | Recipe on BeamingBaker.com  Chia Pudding: this 3 ingredient chia pudding recipe is healthy, rich & creamy, and delicious! Learn how to make chia pudding the EASY way. Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free. #ChiaPudding #ChiaSeedPudding #ChiaSeed #Vegan | Recipe at BeamingBaker.com 3 Ingredient Mango Coconut Vegan Ice Cream (V, DF, Paleo): an easy, no-churn recipe for deliciously creamy mango ice cream bursting with coconut flavor! #DairyFree #Paleo #Vegan #GlutenFree | BeamingBaker.com

Ah, 3 ingredient dessert recipes. Such a magical number that instantly says “You’re about to get something super easy, and super tasty.” I don’t think it’s any coincidence that some of these 3 ingredient dessert recipes are also some of the most popular recipes on Beaming Baker, either. 😉

3 Ingredient Treats

  • 3 Ingredient Healthy Vegan Rice Crispy Treats reader fave
  • 3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Cups
  • 3 Ingredient Chocolate Pecan Fudge
  • 3 Ingredient Chocolate Almond Bark Recipe reader fave
  • 3 Ingredient Low Carb Peppermint Chocolate Fudge (Keto, Vegan)
  • Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge Cups
  • 3 Ingredient Chia Pudding Recipe [featured photo]

3 Ingredient Cookies

  • 3 Ingredient Almond Butter Paleo No Bake Cookies
  • 3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies reader favorite
  • 3 Ingredient Easy Oatmeal Cups with Almond Butter
  • Easy Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies – 3 Ingredients! new & rising 🔥

3 Ingredient Keto Recipes

  • Keto Candy: 3 Ingredient Keto Almond Bark Recipe (Low Carb)
  • 3 Ingredient Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Fat Bombs (Low Carb, Vegan)
  • 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Keto Energy Balls Recipe (Low Carb, Vegan)
  • 3 Ingredient Almond Butter Keto Fat Bomb Recipe
  • 3 Ingredient Keto Peanut Butter Fat Bombs Recipe

3 Ingredient Energy Balls

  • 3 Ingredient No Bake Almond Butter Paleo Energy Balls
  • 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter No Bake Energy Bites Recipe
  • 3 Ingredient Healthy No Sugar Added Paleo Energy Balls

3 Ingredient Bars

  • 3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars
  • 3 Ingredient Homemade Crunch Bar Recipe reader favorite
  • 3 Ingredient Homemade KIND Coconut Almond Bar Recipe [featured photo]
  • 3 Ingredient Paleo KIND Bar Recipe (Vegan, GF)

3 Ingredient Frozen Desserts & Smoothies

  • 3 Ingredient Strawberry Coconut Sorbet
  • 3 Ingredient Chocolate Vegan Protein Shake Recipe
  • 3 Ingredient Mango Coconut Vegan Ice Cream [featured photo]
  • Mango Coconut Popsicles (Vegan, Dairy-Free, Paleo)
  • 3 Ingredient Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe
  • 3 Ingredient Mango Coconut Paleo Milkshake

How’d you like today’s 3 to 5 ingredient dessert recipes? Which 3 to 5 ingredient dessert recipe will you make first? Comment below and let me know! I truly love hearing from you. Grateful, thankful and joyful that you’re here, sharing in these kitchen adventures with me. ‘Til the next one…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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3 to 5 Ingredient Dessert Recipes: quick & easy 3 ingredient to 5 ingredient dessert recipes, from cookies and brownies to dessert bars, ice cream & cookie dough! Healthy, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free. #EasyDesserts #3Ingredient #5Ingredient #Vegan | Recipes at BeamingBaker.com

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  1. Sandra says

    September 2, 2020

    This is a great list!! Love easy treats like these! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      September 3, 2020

      Thanks Sandra! The easier, the better, right? 🙂 Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Suzy says

    August 30, 2020

    We make the no Bake peanut butter oatmeal bars and they were delicious! Perfect for after school snacks!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 31, 2020

      That’s so awesome to hear, Suzy! 🙂 I hope you get to try some new treats on the list as well. 😉

      Reply
  3. Dorothy Reinhold says

    August 27, 2020

    What an amazing resource this is! Love all the ideas and the short ingredient lists!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 28, 2020

      Thanks Dorothy! Short ingredients list = more time! Who doesn’t need that, right? 😉

      Reply
  4. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says

    August 27, 2020

    These are on my must-make list!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 28, 2020

      Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Amanda says

    August 27, 2020

    These all look fantastic! I cannot wait!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 28, 2020

      Thanks Amanda! I hope you love them! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sara Welch says

    August 27, 2020

    Who knew so many tasty treats only required a few ingredients?! Definitely going to be making a few of these; they look too good to pass up!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 28, 2020

      Exactly! Tasty and easy is nearly always the way to go. 😉 Happy baking & no-baking!

      Reply
  7. Suzy says

    August 27, 2020

    I love the idea of all of these snacks only needing a few ingredients! Can’t wait to try the easy berry smoothie! Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 27, 2020

      Ooh that’s a good one! 😊 And this time of year, we need all the easy snacks we can get!

      Reply
  8. Beth says

    August 27, 2020

    These look so delicious! I can’t wait to try these recipes! So excited!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 27, 2020

      They’re all so good, I know you’ll just love them!

      Reply
  9. Beth Sachs says

    August 27, 2020

    I’m saving this for future reference! Some delicious recipe.

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 27, 2020

      Woohoo! Can’t wait to hear what you try first Beth!

      Reply
  10. Bless my food by payal says

    August 27, 2020

    Woah…. What a fabulous and awesome compilation of beautiful recipes. ❤️❤️

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 27, 2020

      Aww thanks you so much! 😊

      Reply
  11. Julia says

    August 27, 2020

    So many amazing recipes! I absolutely love the 3-ingredient desserts and snacks.

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      August 27, 2020

      Thanks Julia! Some of those have been staples in my house for years because they’re so quick to make! 🙂

      Reply

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