Quick Desserts to Whip Up in Less than 30 Minutes

April 17, 2015
Aaron Dyer
Sometimes you want to spend hours making an uber-impressive dessert ... and sometimes you just need a cookie, like, yesterday. Either way, we’ve got you covered -- and your guests won’t be disappointed.
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It's a Dessert Emergency

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Our new favorite (gluten-free!) chocolate chip cookie requires only five ingredients and 25 minutes, start to finish.

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Puffed-Rice Bars with Peanut Butter and Chocolate

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No-bake bars (like these crisped rice treats) can be made in a flash. You won’t even have to preheat your oven.

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Oatmeal Crisps

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These dainty oatmeal crisps bake up in about as much time as a bowl of steel-cut oats (though we’d much rather have these for dessert).

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Fast Raspberry Scones

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Scones most often fall in the breakfast or snack categories, but we wouldn’t turn down one of these buttery bites after a meal.

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Silver-Dollar Pancake Sundaes with Chocolate Hazelnut Sauce

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Speaking of breakfast, get a load of these silver-dollar pancake sundaes. We can have breakfast for dinner, so why not after?

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Chocolate Pudding

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Whip up this lush chocolate mousse in your food processer. Can you guess the secret ingredient?

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

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Okay, our test kitchen technically puts these at 35 minutes (if allowed to chill for the full 15). But if you don’t mind your chocolate on the softer side, we bet they’ll still be delicious.

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Hazelnut Smores Sandwich

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Mmm ... sandwich. We’ll never say no to bread stuffed with melted chocolate and marshmallow creme.

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Hot Fudge over Vanilla Ice Cream

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Homemade hot fudge or caramel sauce makes a pint of store-bought ice cream extra special.

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Creamsicle Shake

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Turn frozen orange juice concentrate into a frothy, creamy dessert.

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