60 Easy 3 Ingredient Desserts
If you are looking for a quick dessert recipe, try any of these easy 3 ingredient desserts. With only a handful of ingredients, you will be enjoying dessert before you know it!
I am a baker and I am also a dessert gal. For as much as I love baking desserts, sometimes, I just need a quick dessert recipe. Enter this easy dessert recipe list.
Every single dessert recipe on this list has only 3 ingredients. It’s true!
These are quick dessert recipes because the ingredients are limited. Not only can you make dessert in a hurry, but you are doing it with only a few ingredients – most of which you probably already have in your pantry.
Save this list for those days when you are craving an easy dessert because then you have plenty of choices right at your fingertips!
I have broken the 3 ingredient recipes into various dessert groupings so you will find easy dessert recipes for fudge, cookies, cake, candy, pie and other assorted desserts.
I also listed all the ingredients needed for each recipe, so you can easily choose recipes based on the ingredients you already have on hand. Simply click through on the bold titles for the direct link to the recipe – with ingredient proportions and recipe directions.
Let’s get to all these amazingly easy 3 ingredient desserts!
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3 Ingredient Fudge Recipes
Chocolate Fudge | Life, Love and Sugar
This chocolate fudge is made with chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. That’s it!
Oreo Fudge | Domestic Superhero
White chocolate (chips or bark), sweetened condensed milk and oreos are what you need to make yummy oreo fudge.
Peppermint Crunch Fudge | Kitchen Cents
Chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark), sweetened condensed milk and candy canes are needed for a mint twist on the traditional chocolate fudge.
Peanut Butter Fudge | The Spruce Eats
To make easy peanut butter fudge, you will need butter, crunchy peanut butter and powdered sugar. I do love peanut butter fudge!
Nutella Fudge | The Big Man’s World
Nutelle fudge is even simpler. You simply need Nutella and chocolate chips. I’m eager to try this one!
M&M Fudge | Six Sisters’ Stuff
Chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and M&Ms help you make a quick M&M fudge.
Tiger Butter Fudge | Butter with a Side of Bread
Tiger butter fudge is made by swirling vanilla chips, chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter together for a fudge that looks and tastes delicious.
Maple Fudge | Two Sisters Crafting
For this fudge, you need white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and maple extract to make easy maple fudge.
White Chocolate Microwave Fudge | The Seasoned Mom
White chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter are all you need for this 3 ingredient recipe. Additional spice add ins are included for an eggnog variety.
3 Ingredient Cookie Recipes
Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies | Spices N Flavors
Flour, butter and sweetened condensed milk are all you need to make this easy cookie recipe.
Copycat Thin Mint Cookies | Joyfully Thriving
If you like the Girl Scouts Thin Mints, you need to make this recipe! It is the best copycat recipe you will ever make. You just need Ritz crackers and Andes mint (candies or the chips) to make Thin Mint cookies that are hard to resist.
Buttery Shortbread Cookies | Simply Five Ingredients
This 3 ingredient shortbread cookie needs butter, powdered sugar and flour. So simple!
Piped Butter Cookies | Spices N Flavors
Piped cookies look fancy but are really quite simple. You just need butter, flour and icing sugar to make these cookies.
Easy Sugar Cookies | BellyFull
Butter, sugar and flour (in different proportions) make an easy sugar cookie.
Cool Whip Cookies | The Lazy Dish
Chocolate cake mix, Cool Whip and powdered sugar are the 3 ingredients needed to make Cool Whip cookies. It’s not your usual use for Cool Whip but the end result is still delicious!
Brownie Mix Cookies | The Unsophisticook
Use any brownie mix to make an easy chocolate cookie. You need one boxed brownie mix, vegetable oil and an egg for this recipe.
Coconut Macaroons with Condensed Milk | Home Cooked Harvest
Sweetened shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips are the 3 ingredients needed to make coconut macaroons.
Nutella (or Biscoff) Microwave Cookies | Simply Five Ingredients
I love that you can make these easy cookies in the microwave – with either Nutella or Biscoff. Such a touch choice! You need Nutella (or Biscoff), flour and milk.
Cinnamon Sugar Pie Crust Cookies | The Comfort of Cooking
To make cinnamon sugar cookies, start with a pie crust (store bought or homemade), and add sugar and cinnamon.
Brown Sugar Cookies | Baking Me Hungry
These easy 3 ingredient cookies just need brown sugar, flour and butter.
Flourless Chocolate Cookies | Full Kitchen Recipes
These easy cookies don’t even need flour! Instead, you need egg whites, powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
Gluten Free Almond Cookies | The Full Kitchen
If you are looking for an easy gluten free cookie, try these made with almond flour, coconut oil and maple syrup.
Oatmeal Cookies – No Banana | Running on Real Food
I am not a banana fan so appreciate an easy oatmeal cookie made without bananas. For this 3 ingredient oatmeal cookie, you need the nut butter of your choice, maple syrup and rolled oats.
Peanut Butter Cookies | Gimme Delicious
How much easier can it be to make peanut butter cookies? You just need peanut butter, sugar and an egg.
3 Ingredient Cake Recipes
Chocolate Zucchini Cake | Simply Five Ingredients
To make this easy cake, add some veggies to your cake mix. Chocolate cake mix, pumpkin puree and zucchini are the 3 ingredients needed for this recipe.
Japanese Style Chocolate Cheesecake | Kirbie’s Cravings
A Japanese style cheesecake is fluffier that some – and doesn’t have a crust. To make this cheesecake, get eggs, cream cheese and milk chocolate chips.
Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake | Fresh Simple Home
I love a good dump cake recipe! The 3 ingredients needed for this dump cake are a lemon cake mix, frozen blueberries and butter,
Strawberry Jello Cake | Finding Zest
This cake is perfect for all the Jello fans out there. Use Strawberry gelatin, whipped topping and boiling water. Fresh berries optional for decoration!
Flourless Chocolate Cake | Gimme Some Oven
Gimme Some Oven recipes never disappoint. To make her flourless chocolate cake, you need eggs, butter and dark or semi sweet chocolate.
To make a 3 ingredient sponge cake, gather eggs, sugar and flour. Easy pantry ingredients!
Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake | Dinner Then Dessert
For a chocolate dump cake recipe, you need chocolate cake mix, cherry pie filling and butter. Dump cake recipes are the ultimate in easy desserts!
Cherry Angel Food Cake | Never Ending Journey
I never would have thought to bake a cake by combining angel food cake mix and cherry pie filling. Yet it sounds amazing!
No Bake Cheesecake | The Salty Pot
To make this easy no bake cheesecake, you will need Greek yogurt, sweetened condensed milk and a graham cracker crust.
3 Ingredient Candy Recipes
Rocky Road Candy | Living on a Dime
Rocky round candy only needs almonds, marshmallows and chocolate almond bark.
Mounds Candy Bars | Living on a Dime
To make your own copycat Mounds bars, you need sweetened condensed milk, coconut flakes and milk chocolate almond bark.
Dunkaroo dip is made with Funfetti cake mix, Cool Whip and vanilla yogurt. Serve with animal crackers or graham cracker sticks for dipping.
No Bake Pumpkin Fluff | Smply Five Ingredients
No bake options are always good options to have in your recipe book. To make this easy pumpkin fluff, you need pumpkin puree, Cool Whip and vanilla instant pudding.
No Bake Oreo Balls | I Heart Naptime
Oreo balls are made with (you guessed it!) Oreos, cream cheese and milk chocolate melting wafers.
Chocolate Truffles | I Heart Naptime
These easy chocolate truffles need chocolate, heavy cream and butter.
Biscoff Truffles | Margin Making Mom
If you prefer a different flavor of truffles, try making these with Biscoff cookies, cream cheese and white chocolate melting wafers.
Chocolate Crunch Cups | Family Food on the Table
Chocolate crunch cups are made with semi-sweet chocolate chips, crispy rice cereal and butter.
To make your own version of Twix bites, use Rolo candies, vanilla wafers and chocolate melting wafers. Easy and delicious!
Cool Whip Candy | Shugary Sweets
You can also use Cool Whip to make candy. For this recipe, you need milk chocolate chips, Cool Whip and chocolate melting wafers.
Lucky Charm Bark | Sally’s Baking Addiction
Lucky Charms bark isn’t just for St. Patrick’s Day! You can make it any time you have white chocolate, Lucky Charms marshmallows and sprinkles.
3 Ingredient Pie Recipes
No Bake Hershey’s Pie | The Lazy Dish
Most easy pie recipes (like this one) start with a graham cracker crust. For this Hershey’s pie, you will need graham cracker crust, Cool Whip and Hershey’s bars.
No Bake Key Lime Pie | Far From Normal
Easy key lime pie is made with graham cracker crust, key lime pie greek yogurt and Cool Whip.
S’Mores Pies | Hall of Fame Moms
This is a summer time recipe I need to make soon! Graham cracker crust, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows will let you make S’mores in a pie form.
Chocolate Cream Pie | Heidi’s Home Cooking
For chocolate cream pie, you need a chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate pudding and Cool Whip.
Jello Cool Whip Pie | The Baking Chocolatess
To make jello pie, get a graham cracker crust, Jello gelatin and Cool Whip. You also need water but since that is free, I decided to include this recipe anyway!
Other 3 Ingredient Dessert Recipes
Ruffles Rice Krispie Treats | The Lazy Dish
This is a fun twist on the traditional rice krispie treats! Instead of cereal use potato chips. You need Ruffles potato chips, marshmallows and butter to make this 3 ingredient bar.
Chocolate Mousse | Kitchen Cents
Did you know you can make chocolate mousse with only 3 ingredients? Heavy cream, unsweetened cocoa powder and powdered sugar is all you need.
Kool Aid Ice Cream | Passion for Savings
You can make an easy ice cream by using any flavor Kool Aid packet, sugar and milk. Who knew?
Lemonade Fruit Dip | Passion for Savings
This is a refreshing summer dessert / dip! Use marshmallow fluff, frozen lemonade concentrate and cream cheese to make a lemony dip for animal cookies.
Lemon Crumble Bars | The Country Cook
Yellow cake mix, lemon pie filling and butter are all you need to make these easy crumble bars.
Blueberry Cobbler | Kleinworth + Co
3 ingredient cobbler is made with french vanilla cake mix, fresh blueberries and Sprite.
Snow Ice Cream | Joyfully Thriving
In the winter time, you can make the easiest – and tastiest – snow ice cream with snow, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Save this recipe for the next time it snows!
Nutella Croissants | Gimme Some Oven
Make Nutella croissants by using store bought puff pastry, Nutella and one egg.
Homemade Donuts | Recipes by Carina
These easy donuts only need 2 ingredients – Greek yogurt and self-rising yogurt.
Nutella Brownies | Pavani’s Kitchen
This 3 ingredient brownie recipe is made with Nutella, flour and eggs. I love Nutella recipes.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls | The Foodie Physician
You can make oatmeal balls with creamy peanut butter, honey and old-fashioned oats. Quick, easy and filling!
Now the hardest question is simply this – which dessert will you make first?
