A whisk, a spatula, and a little determination are all you need to make these sweet recipes come to life — no stand or hand mixer required.
, or other desserts, but if you don't own one or you simply want to whip up a dessert without unearthing your kitchen equipment, don't worry.
There are plenty of desserts that don't need anything more than a bowl, a spoon , and some elbow grease. One trick is to look for recipes that feature melted butter or oil as the primary fat — these typically avoid the step of creaming butter and sugar, which is arduous without an electric mixer. We've gathered some of our top recipes for desserts that don't require serious equipment to satisfy a sweet tooth.
One bowl is all you'll need to complete this fudgy cake, which marries the rich fruitiness of chocolate and extra-virgin olive oil. For an extra kick, sprinkle cayenne pepper into the batter. Credit: Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle This sweet bake only requires some whisking and folding to bring together a custardy delight.
To make sure the bread fully absorbs the lush white chocolate sauce, you'll first dry it out in the oven. Brown butter and banana play neatly off one another in this casually fantastic snack cake. The frosting does call for a mixer, but you could skip it, swap it out for something like a chocolate ganache, or use a whisk and some serious elbow grease.
This lemon cake harnesses the flavors of honey and olive oil to enhance the tartness of citrus for a one-bowl wonder. Note that the cream cheese icing calls for an electric mixer, but the cake is also delicious without it. Don't even bother trying to use an electric mixer for drop biscuits, which would end up overworked and tough. Instead, make these cornmeal-based biscuits by hand and spoon them over a fruity mix of mango and blackberries.
Credit: Food & Wine / Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Maggie Ruggiero / Prop Styling by Thom Driver Traditional Kougin-Amann involves a complicated process of building layers, while this cake requires only three ingredients including store-bought pizza dough. Rolling and folding the dough over layers of butter and sugar creates the satisfying finished product.
Pecan pie bars have all the virtues of pecan pie without the fuss of rolling out a crust — and they're great for feeding a crowd.2021 F&W Best New Chef Paola Velez switches up the usual dairy duo of sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk for whole milk, half-and-half, and cream — plus a little sugar to keep the hallmark sweetness of a tres leches cake with some lovely texture from the cornmeal in the batter. These brownies from Vallery Lomas are legendary in the Food & Wine Test Kitchen.
Don't expect these to be easy finger food — the gooey salted caramel pushes these treats into knife-and-fork territory in the best way. The light, buttery notes of Ligurian olive oil shine in this delicate cake. To subtly adjust the flavor profile, try using the zest of tangerine instead of lemon. Got an overripe banana?
Convert it to this sticky maple-bourbon treat. The best part might be the sauce it creates for itself at the bottom of the dish.
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