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Best Dessert Recipes: 7 Easy & Quick Ideas

Life's too short to skip dessert — and too busy to spend hours in the kitchen.

Whether you're craving something chocolatey after dinner or need a crowd-pleasing sweet for the weekend, these 7 easy dessert recipes from Simmer Recipes deliver big flavor with minimal effort. No fancy equipment, no obscure ingredients — just pure, delicious results.

1 chocolate lava cake — rich, molten centre in under 15 minutes.

2 No-Bake Cheesecake — creamy, tangy, and zero oven time required.

33-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream — naturally sweet and guilt-free.

4Fudgy One-Bowl Brownies — dense, chewy, and dangerously easy.

5Mug Cinnamon Cake — a warm single-serving treat ready in 5 minutes.

6 Strawberry Mousse — light, airy, and made with just 3 ingredients.

7Crispy Churros — golden, cinnamon-dusted, and perfect with chocolate sauce.

Indulge guilt-free with these vegan chocolate pumpkin muffins, made with just two simple ingredients. They're moist, flavorful, and perfect for a quick and easy treat.

Ingredients: 1 box 15 oz vegan chocolate cake mix. 1 can 15 oz pumpkin puree.

Instructions: Warm the oven up to 175F 350C. Put the vegan chocolate cake mix and pumpkin puree in a large bowl and mix them together. Mix everything together well. Place paper liners in a muffin tin and fill each cup about two thirds of the way to the top with batter. Put muffins in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Take them out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way through. Serve and have fun!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Indulge guilt-free with these vegan chocolate pumpkin muffins, made with just two simple ingredients. They're moist, flavorful, and perfect for a quick and easy treat.

Ingredients: 1 box 15 oz vegan chocolate cake mix. 1 can 15 oz pumpkin puree.

Instructions: Warm the oven up to 175F 350C. Put the vegan chocolate cake mix and pumpkin puree in a large bowl and mix them together. Mix everything together well. Place paper liners in a muffin tin and fill each cup about two thirds of the way to the top with batter. Put muffins in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Take them out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way through. Serve and have fun!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Indulge guilt-free with these vegan chocolate pumpkin muffins, made with just two simple ingredients. They're moist, flavorful, and perfect for a quick and easy treat.

Ingredients: 1 box 15 oz vegan chocolate cake mix. 1 can 15 oz pumpkin puree.

Instructions: Warm the oven up to 175F 350C. Put the vegan chocolate cake mix and pumpkin puree in a large bowl and mix them together. Mix everything together well. Place paper liners in a muffin tin and fill each cup about two thirds of the way to the top with batter. Put muffins in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Take them out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way through. Serve and have fun!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

These Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are the perfect combination of chocolate cake and cookies. They are quick and easy to make, with a soft and chewy texture that is loaded with gooey chocolate chunks.

Ingredients: 1 box chocolate cake mix. 1/2 cup vegetable oil. 2 large eggs. 1 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips.

Instructions: Warm your oven up to 350F 175C and put parchment paper on a baking sheet. Put the eggs, vegetable oil, and chocolate cake mix in a large bowl. Mix everything together well. Add the chocolate chunks or chips to the cookie dough and mix them in. Drop round balls of dough onto the baking sheet that has been prepared using a cookie scoop or a tablespoon. After the oven is hot, bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are set and the middle is still a little soft. After taking the cookies out of the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way. Enjoy these chocolatey cookies that taste great!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes