22 No-Bake Easter Desserts for an Easy Way to Save Oven Space
Cookies, icebox cakes, and even chocolate truffles.
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It's okay to admit that prepping for Easter can be a lot. There's filling the Easter baskets, decorating the house, organizing all those Easter activities, and that's before you even consider all the food you have to prepare: Easter brunch, Easter dinner, and Easter desserts. Not only do you need to find time to make everything, but then you have to find all that space in your oven, too. Ugh! Well, here's your permission to take shortcuts where you can: easy no-bake Easter desserts.
Just because you're saving time and space with these no-bake desserts does not mean you're cutting out any deliciousness, of course. You'll find plenty of Easter pies, no-bake cookies, and Easter cakes in every spring dessert flavor you can think of: chocolate desserts, strawberry recipes, and zesty lemon desserts. No one will have any clue that you didn't put them in the oven (well, maybe except the ice cream 😂).
You'll find other baking shortcuts like using the microwave to speed up the process and relying on store-bought graham crackers, cereal, and cookies to add texture and flavor. There are even a few chocolate truffle flavors that are easy to whip together. Best of all, most of these are make-ahead recipes, so you can check them off your long holiday to-do list and give yourself more time and space. So go ahead, skip the oven this year and have the sweetest Sunday yet!
Edible Easter Egg Nests
You get not just one but four different ways to make edible Easter nests from Ree Drummond: butterscotch, pretzels, rice cereal, and coconut. They're all equally adorable, no baking required!
Get Ree's Edible Easter Egg Nests recipe.
Easter Egg Cereal Treats
Let's be honest, Rice Krispies Treats are always a good idea. Why not make them extra festive by creating pastel eggs? All you need is a little food coloring for the magic to happen.
Get Ree's Easter Egg Cereal Treats recipe.
Lemon-White Chocolate Truffles
Making truffles can be way easier when you use store-bought vanilla sandwich cookies. Crush them up and mix with lemon extract and cream cheese for the filling, then dip in lemon-flavored white chocolate.
Get Ree's Lemon-White Chocolate Truffles recipe.
Oreo Icebox Cake
Speaking of sandwich cookie hacks, you can create a full cake by layering Oreos with a sweetened cream cheese filling. A layer of raspberries adds a pop of color and freshness.
Get the Oreo Icebox Cake recipe.
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
The secret to making this berry creamy cheesecake without an oven is a box of strawberry-flavored Jell-O. It not only adds flavor but a lot of structure to the cake, too.
Get the No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake recipe.
No-Bake Orange-Vanilla Cheesecake Bars
Creamsicle lovers, these are for you! Orange extract, fresh orange juice, and orange zest flavor these easy-to-assemble cheesecake bars for triple the flavor. Then just let the fridge firm them up for you.
Panna Cotta
Panna cotta looks super fancy and tastes luxurious, but it's surprisingly easy to make. If you can make Jell-O, you can make this stunning dessert.
Get the Panna Cotta recipe.
Eclair Cake
Rich and chocolaty, eclair cake has two shortcuts to make life easier: boxed pudding mix and graham crackers! Make in advance and let all the flavors meld together in the fridge.
Get the Eclair Cake recipe.
Ambrosia Salad
Would you call ambrosia a side dish or a dessert? Either way, we call it delicious! And with just five minutes of prep, you'll also call it the best decision you made this Easter.
Get the Ambrosia Salad recipe.
No-Bake Key Lime Pie
Did you know that key lime is one of Ree's favorite flavors? If it's also one of yours, make this easy option and absolutely no one will be able to tell it only took 20 minutes.
Get the No-Bake Key Lime Pie recipe.
No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Just because you love cookies doesn't mean you have to turn on the oven. Nope, these retro delights are made right on the stovetop in just five minutes.
Oreo Pie
Oreos just make life so much tastier, don't they? And when they're crushed up into an easy-to-assemble pie, they're even better. Make it a day ahead of time.
Get the Oreo Pie recipe.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
Just like its cousin, the eclair cake, this berry beauty is built using layers of graham crackers instead of baked cake layers. It assembles in 15 minutes and it's a great way to feed a crowd.
Get the Strawberry Icebox Cake recipe.
Oreo Truffles
You can make decadent candy with just five ingredients! Plus, these can be made up to four days in advance, so they really are a time-saving, bite-sized dream.
Get Ree's Oreo Truffles recipe.
Mocha Mug Cake
Uh oh, you forgot to make dessert ahead of time? Don't fret! These individual mug cakes take a mere 10 minutes to make and you can make as many or as few as you need.
Get Ree's Mocha Mug Cake recipe.
No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake is dreamy to eat, but it can be a pain to make. That is unless you make a no-bake version! This sweet-tart treat comes together in just 20 minutes.
Get the No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake recipe.
Grasshopper Pie
Mint chocolate lovers, this one is for you! And doesn't the color just feel so springy? FYI, it does contain alcohol so just be careful who has a slice.
Get Ree's Grasshopper Pie recipe.
Chocolate Pie
This is Ladd Drummond's favorite dessert and it will absolutely be yours if you love chocolate! Heads up: the recipe calls for a baked crust, but you can buy a store-bought one to make it truly no-bake.
Get Ree's Chocolate Pie recipe.
Ice Cream Icebox Cake
Look at all those pretty layers! Inside you'll find gingersnaps, blackberry preserves, and lemon curd swirled with ice cream. Freezing it makes it a dream to slice, too!
Get the Ice Cream Icebox Cake recipe.
Mini Lemon Meringue Pies
Get all the flavor of the classic pie in a fraction of the time! You can also speed up the process even more by using a jar of lemon curd, though making it from scratch isn't too hard.
Get Ree's Mini Lemon Meringue Pies recipe.
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