A list of 29 unique and amazing no bake desserts perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth while still beating the summer heat.
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When those hot and humid days of summer make it impossible to turn on the oven, but you still need to satisfy that sweet craving, a no bake dessert is what is the perfect solution!
No-bake desserts are great because they are typically a lot easier to make when compared to their baked counterparts, they don't require an oven (which of course, makes them perfect for hot weather or when you want to keep the kitchen cool) and the possibilities are endless in terms of flavors and textures!
I'm sharing a list of all of my best no bake dessert recipes, ranging from ice creams to beautiful layered ice box cakes. Go ahead and bookmark this page for the next time you need an amazing savory pie recipe!
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Jars
Sweet, salty and refreshing, these Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Jars are the perfect individual sweet treats to serve at a family gathering. The dessert jars are made up of layers of salty pretzels, fresh strawberry pudding and homemade whipped cream.
Key Lime Pie
This unique Key Lime Pie recipe has a bright and unencumbered flavor that is all about that floraly bright citrus juice. It’s a no-bake recipe that is perfectly balanced between sweet and sour with a thick graham cracker crumb crust.
Creamy Rice Pudding
This Creamy Rice Pudding recipe is both humble and delicious and can be made easily on the stovetop for the perfect after-dinner dessert. It can be served warm or cold, with a sprinkle of cinnamon, or even a dollop of ice cream to create an epic hot and cold contrast.
Triple Coconut Cream Pie
This no bake Triple Coconut Cream Pie recipe has elements of coconut in every piece of the pie from the crust, to the coconut pudding and ending with the cream! This pie is for coconut lovers!
Healthy-ish Fudgesicles
Creamy, rich and so chocolately, these fudgesicles are better than anything you can find in a box at the store. And what's more, they're made healthy-ish with a few simple ingredients.
Creamy No-Bake Lemon Pie
When those hot and humid days of summer make it impossible to turn on the oven, this no-bake Lemon Icebox Pie is what you need to make. It is packed with a bright creamy lemon flavor and comes together quickly to satisfy that need for a sweet, cool treat without heating up the kitchen.
Nutella Pie with Potato Chip Crust
With a creamy chocolate base and a rich ganache topping, poured inside a salty potato chip crust, this Nutella Pie is the ultimate clash of savory and sweet. If you're stuck at home, with a hankering for pie and without many fresh ingredients, baking a Quarantine Pie is exactly what you should be doing right now!
Strawberry Ice Cream
This Strawberry Ice Cream recipe is ultra-creamy with an undeniable strawberry flavor. This science-packed Strawberry Ice Cream Guide will help you learn which steps are essential (and which aren't) as well as tips for having success with every batch.
Peanut Butter Pie
When you put together chocolate and peanut butter, you know only good things can come of it! This No-Bake Peanut Butter has a creamy peanut butter filling and an oreo cookie crumb crust all topped with chopped peanut butter cups and drizzled with peanut butter and chocolate sauce. It's basically, the best pie ever.
Birthday Cake Pie
This Birthday Cake Pie starts with a crunchy vanilla cookie crust, filled with a creamy no-bake funfetti filling and swirled with edible vanilla cake batter. It's easy to make and the perfect birthday cake alternative to serve at a party!
Homemade Butterscotch Pudding
Real deal Homemade Butterscotch Pudding is one of the most delicious and simplest underrated desserts. It has a rich and creamy taste and can be used in various ways, other than just digging in with a spoon!
Strawberry Cream Pie
Made with fresh strawberries and real cream, this Strawberry Cream Pie is going to be a new family favorite. Homemade strawberry pudding is topped with whipped cream and more fresh strawberries and tucked inside of a graham cracker crust.
S'mores Icebox Cake
A S'mores Icebox Cake is the ultimate summer dessert. An easy no-bake treat, this cake is made up of layers of graham crackers, tangy marshmallow cream, and a silky chocolate ganache. Completed with all the makings of a s'more and toasted up for everyone to enjoy. It's perfect to feed a crowd, or to make ahead of time and portion out for an after dinner dessert.
Butterscotch Cream Pie
This Butterscotch Cream Pie is over-the-top but in all the best ways. Homemade butterscotch pudding is topped with silky whipped cream, drizzled with more butterscotch and tucked inside of saltine chocolate toffee crumb crust.
Pistachio Cream Pie
Made without any packaged mix, this from-scratch Pistachio Cream Pie starts with a smooth nutty pudding, topped with silky whipped cream and chopped pistachios tucked inside of a sweet pie pastry.
Icebox Cherry Pie
A towering delicious dessert, this Icebox Cherry Pie is a show stopping no-bake treat everyone will love. With layers of almond cream, vanilla wafers and cherry pie filling, this is the perfect make-ahead treat to serve to a crowd. This recipe has several steps, and it needs a long chilling time, so be sure to plan ahead.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
An easy no-bake treat, this Strawberry Icebox Cake is made up of layers of graham crackers, mascarpone strawberry cream, sweet orange-scented ricotta cream and a delicious strawberry pie filling.
Chocolate Cream Pie
Rich and decadent, a Classic Chocolate Cream Pie is what dreams are made of. Homemade dark chocolate pudding is topped with silky whipped cream and chocolate shavings and tucked inside of a sweet pie pastry. See the body of the post for more details about making this pie and the different pie crust options, as well as tips and tricks.
Baked Alaska Pie
This Neopolitan Baked Alaska Pie is an impressive dessert that is actually quite easy to make! Make sure to check through the entire post if you have any questions, or want more details.
No-Bake Cannoli Pie
This No-Bake Cannoli Pie comes together super quick and is flavored with all the notes of the classic Italian dessert, minus all of the hard work of actually making it! The filling has mascarpone and ricotta and it is made in a simple vanilla cookie and pistachio crust. Top it with a few mini chocolate chips for cannoli pie perfection!
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Homemade Chocolate Pudding is the unsung hero of easy-to-whip-up desserts. It's made using common kitchen ingredients, takes only about 15 minutes to put together and is ridiculously good.
Homemade Vanilla Pudding
Homemade Vanilla Pudding is pure comfort food. It’s made using common kitchen ingredients, takes only about 15 minutes to put together and is ridiculously good.
No Bake Oreo Pie
If an Oreo wasn't already good enough--this No Bake Oreo Pie takes it to the next next level. With an easy Oreo crust, a no bake cheesecake filling stuffed with more Oreos, a garnished with whipped cream, this pie is almost sinful. This pie can be made entirely up until the point of garnishing with whipped cream and frozen about 2 weeks ahead of time.
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
This is the best Vanilla Bean Ice Cream recipe, made using simple ingredients like eggs, cream, and milk to make for an ultra-creamy and vanilla-forward taste and consistency. This guide for making vanilla ice cream talks through the science behind ice cream, which steps are absolutely necessary (and which aren't), and tips for success with every batch.
Banana Cream Pie
Comfort food at it's finest, this Banana Cream Pie is everything you want it to be. Homemade vanilla pudding is studded with fresh banana, topped with silky whipped cream and tucked inside of a vanilla wafer and walnut crust. It turns this pie into a cross between banana cream pie and banana pudding, and it's exactly what you should be eating right now.
Blueberry Icebox Cake
An easy no-bake treat, this Blueberry Icebox Cake is made up of layers of graham crackers, sweet mascarpone cream, and a delicious blueberry pie filling.
Caramel Macchiato Pie
Love your morning coffee fix? This No-Bake Caramel Macchiato Pie has all the sweet taste of that iconic espresso drink with a creamy coffee no-bake cheesecake filling and tons of homemade caramel swirled throughout.
Mint Chocolate Chip Pie
This Mint Chocolate Chip Pie is a refreshing no-bake dessert that uses real mint to flavor it! To make this pie using fresh mint you'll infuse heavy cream with fresh mint. This step needs to be done at least 8 hours before you make the pie, so make sure to plan ahead. If you wish to skip this step and just use peppermint extract, that is an option too. The pie takes on a natural light green hue if you infuse the cream with mint, but it is very subtle.
From-Scratch Pistachio Pudding
Real deal Homemade Pistachio Pudding is one of the most simple, delicious, and underrated desserts out there. Made without any packaged mix, this from-scratch pudding has a nutty and creamy taste and can be utilized in many ways, including digging in with a spoon!
Orange Creamsicle Pie
This Orange Creamsicle Pie features a creamy, vibrant vanilla orange filling with a sweet, crunchy shortbread crust. It's a no-bake cheesecake-style pie that captures the essence of the classic Creamsicle. This recipe instructs to make a shortbread cookie crust but also works in a graham crack crust.
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