Quick and Easy Desserts With Few Ingredients To Make For a Party or Potluck Crowd
Let’s jump in and take a look at crowd-pleasing desserts that will feed a large group but require minimal prep and effort. That’s MY kind of baking!!!
Whether you need an easy no bake dessert to make in 10 minutes or a simple and amazing dessert for a potluck or party, you WILL find the perfect delicious and SIMPLE dessert recipe with minimal ingredients here from my personal favorites.
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Easy Desserts With Few Ingredients
When it comes to easy desserts to make with few ingredients, these are my go-to recipes for any party, potluck, Holiday or just because I want to make something sweet and EASY at home for the family.
For example, these SUPER SIMPLE lemon bars.
Only 3 ingredients and they’re ready in a snap!
Perfect to make ahead for your next party or potluck at work.
I also LOVE making this super simple Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Dessert Salad – it is SO good! Never any leftovers!
And this Ambrosia Fruit Salad is quick to throw together and really good!
And the ultimate crowd pleaser – Grandma’s No Bake Cherry Cheesecake!
Let’s look at more quick desserts for a crowd that only have a few simple ingredients.
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Easy Quick Desserts
This No Bake Nutella Cheesecake has a rich and creamy Nutella and cream cheese filling, and a simple graham cracker crust. It comes together quickly and is the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Layers of creamy cheesecake-flavored whipped cream and Oreos make for a deliciously decadent no-bake dessert.
You can toss this easy Oreo dessert together in 15 minutes using just 3 simple ingredients, then enjoy the all the oohs and aahs when you serve it!
If you love chocolate and peanut butter together (who doesn’t) you will LOVE this healthier chocolate peanut butter sheet cake with zero refined sugars and a low calorie frosting!
Bonus Points: NO ONE can tell it's low calorie or healthy!
Red Velvet Brownies are the perfect combination of fudgy brownies and red velvet cake.
With a striking red crumb and a thick layer of luxurious cream cheese frosting on top, they are a delicious and SIMPLE dessert to make!
Simply putting the words “Oreos” and “Cheesecake” in the same sentence makes these Oreo Cheesecake mini desserts at the top of my list.
They are an absolute crowd-pleaser – and... they CAN be made ahead of time and frozen!
Need dessert ideas to make and take (that travel well) to bring something sweet for the crowd at your party or potluck?
These 15 large batch dessert ideas are easy, quick and CHEAP to make and are the perfect recipes to make or take for any large group.
This Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake is one of the easiest and most scrumptious desserts you’ll ever make!
With its bright lemon flavor and rich cream cheese filling, this dump cake is sure to satisfy even the strongest sweet tooth.
But heads up - if you make it ONCE, you will ALWAYS be asked to make it from then on out!
If you want to make something simple, but EASY - try these no bake Twix cookie bars!
These are SO SO delicious! Crispy, crunchy and full of caramel and chocolate flavor.
Just YUM!
There is literally NO dessert easier to make than one of Grandma's Soda Cakes.
Mix and match your cake mix and soda flavor for ALL kinds of yummy variations to make and take!
Cinnamon Sugar Blondies
Ohhhhhh my – these Cinnamon Sugar Blondies are the yummiest dessert bars ever!
**Few ingredients – one bowl – no mixer – ready in 30 minutes.
It gets no easier than that!
3-Ingredient Desserts
When it comes to quick and EASY desserts, nothing is easier than 3-ingredient Dump Cakes.
Totally recommended – especially if you need a FAST last minute dessert idea for a crowd or for company.
Having a party or potluck?
These are some easy desserts for a crowd…
Want something really sweet and FAST to make?
3-ingredient fudge is THE answer (and it’s perfect to take to a Holiday party too!)
Speaking of OREO cookies…
You have GOT to try these OREO stuffed Chocolate Fudge Cookies recipe from My Messy Kitchen – oh myyyyyy – they are SO good it’s almost sinful haha!
Speaking of cookies – these are quick and easy cookie recipes with only 3 ingredients (and you do NOT have to bake them!)
No Bake Desserts
Speaking of NO BAKE desserts, these are my FAVORITE super quick and easy no bake desserts for a crowd or party…
Love chocolate?
Oh me too!
These are my favorite no bake recipes I make ALL the time…
My mom loves ANY dessert that has lemon as one of the few ingredients… these are her favorites that I make…
MY favorite fruit for desserts?
Holiday Desserts
For St Patrick’s Day my favorite easy dessert with few ingredients are these unique St Patrick’s Day cookies – I take them to work every year!
We do a brunch every Easter for our LARGE church crowd, these are the desserts I make…
On my Mother’s Day dessert table I always have one of these quick and easy no bake desserts…
For a quick and easy dessert for July 4th, I like to make “sweet treat platters” like these…
These are the 4th of July desserts I’m making (and yes, there are NO BAKE dessert recipes too!)
Need some quick and easy desserts for Thanksgiving?
Here’s my favorite ideas to make…
✅ Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes Are Here
My favorite quick and easy dessert for the Holidays is this 3-ingredient Christmas fudge…
You have to try it… it is SO good…and it sure looks festive, right??
Here’s more quick and easy desserts for Christmas…
Healthy Options
If you want to make something sweet that’s quick, easy AND remotely healthy, these healthy chocolate chip cookies are my personal favorite (and no one ever noticed they’re healthy lol!)
Need some healthy desserts for the kids?
These are my kid’s favorite desserts – but don’t you DARE tell them they’re eating something healthy!
Quick Desserts For One
Not cooking for a crowd, but instead need a quick dessert for ONE you can make super fast?
Try these super simple recipes:
More Ideas
Here’s another idea for something sweet… and trust me, these unique waffles are NOT just for breakfast.
Make the quick and easy recipe and top with ice cream for a super simple dessert idea that is truly unique!
Other Party Food Ideas…
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