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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.

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1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

You man the stove while the kids assemble.

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2. Ombré Ice Cream Cake

Have the kids pick five flavors, layer them in a pan and top with whipped cream.

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3. No-Bake Dessert Lasagna

Graham crackers, Oreos, chocolate filling, cherry jam and everything in between.

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4. Cookies-and-Cream Ice Pops

We had no idea instant pudding could do all this.

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5. Mini Caramel Apples

Sure, the kids will devour them. But they'll be most excited about the dipping.

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6. Peanut Butter Freezer Pie

Honey-roasted peanuts are a great crunchy finishing touch.

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7. Do-Si-Do Milkshake

An Instaworthy dessert in minutes? Don't mind if we do.

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8. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

Skip the arm workout—the kids will be thrilled to stir themselves.

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9. Chocolate Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Decorate with sprinkles, caramel, chocolate sauce, nuts and cookie crumbs.

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Fork and Beans

10. No-Bake Apple Cobbler

All you need to pull it off is a microwave.

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Dinner at the Zoo

11. Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

Aka the easiest dessert on the face of the earth.

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The Creative Bite

12. Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Bites

The hardest part? Waiting for them to chill before gobbling them up.

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Damn Delicious

13. Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Blueberry Pie

Store-bought blueberry pie filling makes this no-bake treat a breeze.

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Plays Well with Butter

14. Frozen Yogurt Bites

It's as close to ice cream for breakfast as you'll ever let them get.

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Sally's Baking Addiction

15. Oreo Truffles

Choose your (cookie) fighter: regular or golden.

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Half Baked Harvest

16. Mixed Berry Custard Tart

Cook the custard while the kids make the Ritz cracker crust, then decorate together.

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Gimme Some Oven

17. Salted Chocolate Frozen Banana Bites

Use Magic Shell for a quick-hardening coating (store-bought or homemade).

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A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

18. Worms and Dirt

Trust us, it's tastier than it sounds.

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Minimalist Baker

19. No-Bake PB&J Pie

You *technically* need to bake the graham cracker crust, but a store-bought one can fix that.

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The Recipe Critic

20. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

Since the kids can eat their weight in raw dough, it might as well be eggless.

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Fork and Beans

21. No Bake Apple Donuts

Complete with PB-cocoa frosting and tons of toppings.

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Cotter Crunch

22. 5-Ingredient Cake Bites

It turns out almond flour and gluten-free cake mix can work miracles.

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How Sweet Eats

23. Lucky Charms Rice Krispie Treats

They've had breakfast for dinner—but what about dessert?

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Spend with Pennies

24. No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

The secret ingredient? White chocolate chips.

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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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Food Editor

Taryn Pire is PureWow’s food editor and has been writing about all things delicious since 2016. She’s developed recipes, reviewed restaurants and investigated food trends at...