Although nothing can beat a homemade dessert, sometimes we don’t have the free time we need to make it happen. While it would be great to always have fresh cakes and pies for the whole family to eat, does anybody really want to make the dough? As it turns out, there are still ways to have your cake and eat it to, so to speak—as long as you’re using the right recipe. With that in mind, we’ve gathered some of the easiest and most delicious dessert recipes we could find on the internet: all you need to do is throw them in the microwave. With that in mind, here are the 10 most delicious microwave desserts.
If you’re a fan of miniature lava cakes or any other chocolatey dessert, this recipe is an absolute must. Rather than going through all the work to make a full cake, this one has you put all the ingredients in a mug, microwave it and dig in when it’s done. Believe us—it tastes just as good as something that takes much, much longer to put together.
1/4 cup of flour
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons of mild vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of milk, coffee or water
2 tablespoons of chopped dark chocolate
pinch of salt
To get started, throw all your dry ingredients in a heatproof mug and stir them up until they’re evenly combined. Add in your oil and milk as well and mix it into a thick paste. Add in the chopped chocolate (and nuts if you want) and pop it in the microwave for a minute on high. Check it after 30 seconds—you’ll know it’s done when it’s a little springy on top. Enjoy!
Although not everyone likes popcorn any other way except smothered in butter, caramel popcorn is still a delicious treat that you can make right at home. Obviously, you already know how to make plain popcorn using a microwave so adding this sweet topping is the logical next step. Here’s what you do:
1/2 cup of un-popped popcorn
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of butter
2 tablespoons of light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt (plus extra)
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
Start by popping about half a cup of corn kernels and putting them in a paper bag. After that, put your brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a safe microwaveable container—if you something that you can pour out of afterwards, those containers are ideal. Microwave it on high for a minute before giving it a stir. Microwave it for another minute until the caramel is boiling before adding baking soda and vanilla into it. Mix it all up and pour it over the popcorn in the bag. Shake it up, seal the bag and microwave it all again for another minute. Take it out and shake the bag very vigorously before cooking it for one more minute, shaking again. Finally, pour the popcorn onto a rimmed cookie sheet and sprinkle it with a little bit of kosher salt. Break it up if it’s clumped together and enjoy!
3. Single Serve Carrot Cake
To get you more in the fall spirit, what better way than to start eating more spiced desserts? One of my favorite desserts of all time is carrot cake and usually it takes quite a bit of preparation. Fortunately, this single-serve version is a lot easier to make and still tastes just as great. Here’s what you do:
1/4 cup of flour
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 tablespoon of melted coconut oil
1 tablespoon of milk
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 grated carrot
pinch of salt
Start by combining all of your dry ingredients in a microwaveable mug. Stir in the coconut oil, milk and vanilla as well before adding the stirred carrot. When it’s all evenly combined, microwave it on high for 90 seconds, checking it after a minute. When it’s all done, top it off with either some vanilla yogurt or a little bit of cream cheese icing and enjoy!
Looking for a dessert that’s a little more on the fruity side of things? Fortunately, there’s plenty of easy ways to adapt berry pies and cobblers to make them microwave-safe as well. This berry cobbler recipe couldn’t be easier to throw together and is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth any time you make it. So let’s get started.
3/4 cup of strawberries
1/4 cup of powdered sugar
1/3 cup of flour
1 tablespoon of white sugar
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 tablespoon of butter
2 tablespoons of milk
Begin by chopping up your berries and throwing them all into a microwave safe mug. Add your powdered sugar and stir everything up. In a side bowl, mix your flour, sugar and baking powder. Add your butter and mix it up. Add your milk and stir it up until it’s all evenly incorporated. Put the resulting dough on top of the berries and add a sprinkle of extra sugar. When it’s ready, microwave it all on high for a minute and a half to two minutes. Let it cool for a little before digging in!
5. Reese’s Peanut Butter Mug Cake
Do you love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups as much as we do? What if they were baked into a cake? If this sounds delicious to you, this recipe is going to be a new favorite. As always, all you have to do is throw everything in a microwaveable mug, wait for a couple minutes and that’s it! At the end, you’ll have a chocolatey, peanut buttery cake for one. So let’s get started.
2 tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoons of brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1 tablespoons of canola oil
1 1/2 tablespoons of peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
1 1/2 tablespoons of milk
1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
pinch of salt
Begin by mixing together all your dry ingredients in a mug. Add your oil, milk and peanut butter as well, mixing everything into a rough dough. Finally, push your Reese’s cup down into the middle of it all. When it’s ready, bake it in the microwave for about 45 seconds. When the time is up, let it cool for a moment and dig in!
I’ll be entirely honest: I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Nutella. Still, the popular hazelnut spread has become a cultural mainstay that many people can’t get enough of. If you’re one of those people who can’t get enough of this sweet and savory spread, this hot fudge recipe is sure to be right up your alley. So let’s get started.
1/4 cup of Nutella
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
Of all the desserts on this list, this one has to be the easiest. All you have to do is combine your Nutella and vanilla ice cream in a microwaveable mug or other safe container. Microwave it for about 30 seconds before taking it out and stirring it up. Microwave it for another 30 seconds, pour it over whatever you want to eat and enjoy!
7. Apple Upside Down Cake
To get back to the fruity side of these desserts, this apple upside down cake is a perfect recipe for those cravings. As with all the desserts on this list, all you have to do is throw everything together, microwave it and enjoy the end result. For an extra burst of flavor, top it off with ice cream or whipped cream!
Cake:
1 cup of buttermilk pancake mix
3/4 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Apple topping:
1/4 cup of butter
1 apple
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Start by slicing up your apple. Next, put your butter on a microwave-safe plate and microwave it before stirring in your sugar and cinnamon. Put your apple slices on the plate, cover it and microwave it for three to four minutes. After that, make your batter by putting pancake mix, water, vanilla and cinnamon in a bowl and whisking it up. Pour the resulting batter out onto another plate and microwave it uncovered for three to five minutes. When it’s done, let it stand for five minutes before topping it off with your apples!
Although you may not have heard of this recipe before, Indian milk fudge is a delicious and traditional dessert that tastes so good. Fortunately, it’s incredibly easy to make—as always, all you have to do is throw everything together, microwave it and you’ll be good to go. Once you try it, you’ll be sure to make it again and again. Here’s how you do it.
14-ounce can of condensed milk
1 3/4 cups of milk powder
2 tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter)
2 teaspoons of cardamom powder
Begin by melting butter in a microwaveable bowl for about 20 to 30 seconds. Add your condensed milk and milk powder to the melted butter and stir everything up. Microwave it for another minute before taking it out and stirring it up. Microwave it again for another minute, stirring again. Repeat this a total of three times and cool the mix off until you can touch it with your hands. Roll the resulting mix into little balls and enjoy!
9. Chocolate Chip Cookies
Is there anything more delicious than homemade chocolate chip cookies? Although these are one of my all-time favorite treats, making the dough from scratch can be a pain—and pre-made dough just won’t cut it. Fortunately, there’s a way to make a small batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies using only the microwave. So here’s what you do.
1 tablespoon of butter
4 tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of egg, whisked
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Start by microwaving your butter in a mug and melt it for about 40 seconds until it melts. Add the rest of the ingredients in except for the chocolate chips and mix everything up until it forms a dough. When that’s done, stir in your chocolate chips. Press the dough into the bottom of the mug or arrange the batter into a cookie shape onto a plate on a sheet of parchment paper. At the end of everything, cook it in the microwave for 50 seconds and let it cool off for a few minutes before eating!
We bet you didn’t know that you could make Rice Krispie treats in the microwave, did you? As it turns out, it’s very easy to make them! This recipe is the perfect dessert to round out this list and couldn’t be simpler to put together. If you ever wanted a quick dessert that will take you back to childhood, this is the one to make. So let’s get started.
4 tablespoons of butter
1 bag of mini-marshmallows
6 cups of Rice Krispies
2 cups of Kix cereal
12 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Start by spraying down a baking tray and cutting up your peanut butter cups into roughly six pieces. Get out a big bowl and mix together your cereal and chopped peanut butter cups. Next, combine your butter and marshmallows in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds. Stir it all up with a spoon until it forms a gooey creme mixture, microwaving again for 10 seconds if necessary as it firms up. Finally, pour the marshmallow mix over your cereal and stir everything up until it’s all evenly coated. Move the mixture into your baking dish and press it down into a layer. Cover it, put it in the fridge for about 30 minutes and cut it into squares when it’s set!
As you can see, there’s really no limit to the number of delicious desserts you can make by simply using a microwave. For any normal baked good that you would usually make in the oven, there’s probably a way to convert it into something that takes less time and tastes just as delicious. If you’ve given any of these recipes a try, which one is your favorite? What changes would you make? Let us know in the comments below and as always, happy eating!
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Although nothing can beat a homemade dessert, sometimes we don’t have the free time we need to make it happen. While it would be great to always have fresh cakes and pies for the whole family to eat, does anybody really want to make the dough? As it turns out, there are still ways to have your cake and eat it to, so to speak—as long as you’re using the right recipe. With that in mind, we’ve gathered some of the easiest and most delicious dessert recipes we could find on the internet: all you need to do is throw them in the microwave. With that in mind, here are the 10 most delicious microwave desserts.
