3-Ingredient Desserts (2024)

3 Ingredient Banana Cookies

293 CALORIES

Ingredients

0.3 Tbsp Cacao powder – 6 calories

1 Banana – 105 calories

½ cup Oatmeal, dry oats (uncooked) – 150 calories

2 tsp Sugar – 32 calories

Directions

1. Mash banana with a fork.
2. Combine all ingredients and mix evenly.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Spoon mixture evenly onto tray and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Air Fried Apples

227 CALORIES

Ingredients

1 Apple, medium – 95 calories

2 tsp Butter (tsp) – 72 calories

½ tsp Cinnamon – 0 calories

8 Tbsp Regular whipped cream – 60 calories

Directions

1. Slice apple into 8 or 16 slices.
2. Melt butter in the microwave (about 20 seconds).
3. In a bowl, mix together apples, butter, cinnamon (or pumpkin pie spice).
4. Air fry apples for 10 minutes at 380 degrees F, or bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. Flip apple slices midway through (no matter if you’re using the air fryer or oven).
5. Serve with whipped cream.
6. No butter? Use coconut oil. No whipped cream? Use whipped coconut cream (available at most stores).

Apple “Cookies” with Peanut Butter

359 CALORIES

Ingredients

1 Apple, small – 77 calories

3 Tbsp Peanut butter, unsweetened (Tbsp) – 282 calories

¼ tsp Cinnamon – 0 calories

Directions

1. Slice apple as depicted in picture
2. Spread peanut butter on each slice
3. Top with cinnamon
4. No nuts? Use a seed butter e.g. sunflower seed butter

Banana Snickers

274 CALORIES

Ingredients

½ Banana – 53 calories

2 Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, Tbsp – 120 calories

2 Tbsp Peanuts (Tbsp) – 102 calories

¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories

Directions

1. Slice banana in half, lengthwise
2. Place nuts in a small container (like a baggie) and crush with a hard object (e.g. a hammer, or similar kitchen equipment)
3. Place chocolate chips in a small container, microwave for ~30 seconds until melted
4. Top banana slices with chocolate and nuts
5. Either eat as they are now, or freeze for a few hours
6. No nuts? Use pumpkin or sunflower seeds

Candy Corn Trail Mix

310 CALORIES

Ingredients

¼ cup Nuts – 200 calories

15 Candy corn – 110 calories

Directions

1. Combine nuts and candy corn in a small bowl.
2. Feel free to use any nut/seed you prefer. Roasted & salted nuts are fine.

Blueberry Chocolate Bites

248 CALORIES

Ingredients

⅛ cup Blueberries, fresh – 9 calories

4 Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, Tbsp – 240 calories

¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories

Directions

1. Melt chocolate chips in a small bowl in the microwave for ~60 seconds, mix with a spoon and keep heating in 30 second intervals until smooth
2. Fill muffin tin with chocolate. Either use a silicone muffin tin, or line a small baking sheet with wax paper and make small circle shapes without a muffin tin.
3. Makes 4 “mini muffin” bites; or 2 regular sized “muffin” bites. The picture is using a mini muffin silicone muffin tin.
4. Top with fruit and salt.
5. Let chill in freezer for at least 10 minutes
6. Note: Pomegranate seeds are also shown in the picture – use 1/2 pomegranate seeds and 1/2 blueberries if you like, but sticking with just blueberries is absolutely fine – and cheaper!

Chocolate Pretzel Bites

226 CALORIES

Ingredients

⅓ Serving of pretzels, 110 calories per serving – 36 calories

7 Hershey Kisses – 160 calories

7 M&Ms – 31 calories

Directions

1. Note: I’m using square pretzels here – if you can find those, use them! 1/3 a serving of pretzels is about 7 pretzels.
2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Add pretzels and top with kisses.
5. Bake for 2 1/2 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and immediately top with m&ms, let cool for at least 10 minutes before eating.
7. No m&m’s or kisses? Use the chocolate that you have, e.g. chocolate squares from a chocolate bar, and chocolate chips.