25 Easy, No-Bake Dessert Recipes for Kids
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You’ve got a gaggle of little ones addicted to MasterChef Junior, and an Easy-Bake oven isn’t going to cut it. If visions of spilled flour and spattered cake batter are dancing through your head, have no fear. We’ve rounded up 25 easy no-bake dessert recipes for kids that are sure to entertain your little (loveable) terrors. Practically zero adult supervision required.
2. Ombré Ice Cream Cake
Have the kids pick five flavors, layer them in a pan and top with whipped cream.
3. No-Bake Dessert Lasagna
Graham crackers, Oreos, chocolate filling, cherry jam and everything in between.
5. Mini Caramel Apples
Sure, the kids will devour them. But they'll be most excited about the dipping.
6. Peanut Butter Freezer Pie
Honey-roasted peanuts are a great crunchy finishing touch.
8. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Skip the arm workout—the kids will be thrilled to stir themselves.
9. Chocolate Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches
Decorate with sprinkles, caramel, chocolate sauce, nuts and cookie crumbs.
12. Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Bites
The hardest part? Waiting for them to chill before gobbling them up.
13. Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Blueberry Pie
Store-bought blueberry pie filling makes this no-bake treat a breeze.
14. Frozen Yogurt Bites
It's as close to ice cream for breakfast as you'll ever let them get.
16. Mixed Berry Custard Tart
Cook the custard while the kids make the Ritz cracker crust, then decorate together.
17. Salted Chocolate Frozen Banana Bites
Use Magic Shell for a quick-hardening coating (store-bought or homemade).
19. No-Bake PB&J Pie
You *technically* need to bake the graham cracker crust, but a store-bought one can fix that.
20. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars
Since the kids can eat their weight in raw dough, it might as well be eggless.
22. 5-Ingredient Cake Bites
It turns out almond flour and gluten-free cake mix can work miracles.
23. Lucky Charms Rice Krispie Treats
They've had breakfast for dinner—but what about dessert?
25. Chocolate Banana Quesadilla
It's a great excuse to teach older kids how to use a spatula or the stove.
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