Are you in a hurry and short on dessert ideas for a last minute meal? Discover our 20 desserts to make in 20 minutes, cooking included.
Satisfying your last-minute guests without spending hours behind the stove is possible! Our express desserts are made as quickly as they are eaten. From Christophe Mikalak’s sweet polenta to the traditional chocolate fondant recipe or even the fresh citrus salad recipe with orange blossom: here’s something to end on a sweet, delicious and quick to make note.
No pressure with no-bake desserts
No need to necessarily cook in the oven to delight the most gourmands. Dessert creams are often unanimous at the table. Prepared with milk, sugar and chocolate, vanilla, or fruit, the dessert cream comes in all flavors. They are easy to prepare, do not require any special dressing and appeal to those with a sweet tooth. However, they require a refrigeration time to be respected if you want to have a perfect texture in the mouth. Another quick recipe: frozen desserts. How about a delicious milkshake that will make your guests melt with pleasure?
Chocolate, a safe bet
Black, white or praline, you can’t go wrong: everyone loves chocolate! Finishing on a chocolate note will please your guests, both young and old. We cannot talk about chocolate desserts without mentioning some classics such as fondants, mousses or brownies. Did you know ? Chocolate recipes are some of the easiest to make. Another sure bet: pancakes, which can obviously be enjoyed at a time other than Candlemas. As good for snack time as for dessert, the preparation is simple and requires few ingredients. For the garnish, it’s up to the imagination (and the products in your fridge and cupboards).
Fast and healthy
In compote, salad, mousse or tart, with fruit, it is always possible to improvise a dessert with almost no cooking. Fruit dessert recipes after a hearty meal are always enjoyable and save time in terms of preparation.
Silken tofu chocolate mousse
© Valéry Guedes
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Carrot cake style pancakes
© Émilie Ughetto
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Banana and chocolate almond milk shake
© Valéry Guedes
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Crepes with stracciatella cream and orange butter
© Julie Mechali / Annelyse Chardon / Cniel
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Black sesame waffle with cinnamon cream
© Brigitte Baudesson
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Marbled creams with pear, honey and cocoa
© Marie Chioca
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Choco tahini with puffed rice
© Carrie Solomon
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Citrus salad with orange blossom
© Danièle Gerkens
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Salted butter caramel lost brioche
© Marjolaine Daguerre
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Sweet polenta by Christophe Michalak
© Grégoire Kalt
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Coconut pancakes
© Carrie Solomon
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Asian grapefruit caramelized with cinnamon and vanilla
© Akiko Ida
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Sugar-free chocolate mousse
© Nathalie Carnet
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Lemon cream and fresh cheese
© Romain Ricard
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Chocolate cake
©Jérôme Bilic
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Pistachio tartlets
© Jean-Claude Amiel
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Banana cassava flour pancakes
© Beatriz Da Costa
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Affogato
©Edouard Sicot
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Madeleines
© Jérôme Bilic
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Marquise Maracuja
© Jérôme Bilic
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