You can call me lazy, but sometimes when I look at a recipe that uses two full sets of mixing bowls I get turned off immediately. After working the whole day, who has the energy to start a crazy baking project? Not me. If I want a homemade sweet treat without a recipe that’s as long as a novel, I turn to my arsenal of one-bowl dessert recipes. This dump-and-stir method is my kind of way to have a from-scratch dessert in no time. Any of these four one-bowl desserts will make you wonder why you don’t bake more often, they’re just that easy!

One-Bowl Fudgy Cocoa Brownies


Sure you can grab a box of brownie mix and call it a day, but there’s nothing like homemade. And what if the homemade version was equally easy to make? Look no further, you’ve found your dessert destination. These One-Bowl Fudgy Cocoa Brownies have so few ingredients, you’ll wonder why you ever used a mix. Fudgy chewiness comes from melted butter and brown sugar while the cocoa in the brownies is amplified by loads of rich chocolate chips. It’s an all-around winner in my book and you’ll find that to be true too.

One-Bowl Raspberry Lemon Cake


Lemon and raspberry are a classic baking duo and are perfect for a simple one-bowl recipe. To cut back on ingredients, lemon is the powerhouse star in this cake. The zest and juice add tremendous flavor to the batter, increasing the tang factor of the Greek yogurt, and also is the liquid in the deliciously thick glaze. Baked in a loaf pan, this cake keeps its moistness so well, you can easily double up the recipe and freeze a loaf for a rainy day.

Classic Pound Cake


Buying a pound cake is the quickest way to have a pound cake but it certainly isn’t the tastiest. Here we make the batter in no time at all. This Classic Pound Cake is indeed classic and doesn’t use any leavening at all. Creaming the butter and beating in the eggs is what gives this pound cake its height. What’s the secret ingredient that gives pound cake that classic flavor? A little bit of almond extract is all you need to get that café treat taste, who knew!

One-Bowl Raspberry Buttermilk Cake


Using minimal ingredients is essential in one-bowl baking so it’s good to use one of those ingredients that have an impactful flavor. Yes, we’ve used raspberries in our One-Bowl Raspberry Lemon Cake, we couldn’t resist and use them again in this Raspberry Buttermilk Cake. Raspberries are a great fruit for quick one-bowl baking as they hold shape and have a sweet and tart bite. The buttermilk brings raspberries’ tart zippiness into focus without overwhelming the natural fruity flavor. Bought fresh or frozen, raspberries don’t burst in the batter or make weird pockets of soggy cake. If you weren’t a fan of the fruit before, you’ll definitely like it now.