You know those homemade sweets that look like grandma’s house? Learn some easy dessert recipes to make without fear of making mistakes, when you have PMS or munchies
You may not be a big fan of sweets, but everyone needs to know some easy dessert recipes. As you may have already noticed, especially if you are one of those who face PMS on a monthly basis, these quick and easy desserts to make at home save our lives.
They are for those moments when you want to eat a delicious sweet treat. And, of course, they also save when we want to please a special person, or receive an unexpected visitor.
And the best thing of all is that these easy desserts usually don’t require very sophisticated ingredients. Most of them are already there in your kitchen, like good old condensed milk.
Below, as you will see, we have selected some of the best easy dessert recipes that will save you from those “munchies”.
Check out 12 easy desserts to make without fear of making mistakes
1 – Blender coconut cake
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Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk;
- 100 grams of grated coconut;
- 4 large eggs;
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder;
- 1 pinch of salt;
- 1 cup of wheat flour.
Way of doing
Start by greasing the mold, which needs to be approximately 22 cm in diameter. Then preheat the oven to 180°C.
Blend all ingredients (except the flour) in a blender. Once mixed, add the flour to the blender and blend until combined.
Place in pan and bake for approximately 50 minutes. Unmold and it’s ready.
2 – Milk pudding
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Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons of sugar;
- 3 eggs;
- 1 can of condensed milk;
- 1 can of milk.
Way of doing
Start caramelizing sugar in a central cone mold (20 cm in diameter) over medium heat, spreading it throughout the interior. Let it rest for a while and then place it in a water bath for about 1 hour.
Wait for it to cool and refrigerate for about 2 hours before unmolding. In a blender, beat the eggs until foamy. Add condensed milk and milk and beat well.
Leave to rest for 15 minutes and pour into the mold. Is ready.
3 – Passion fruit mousse
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Ingredients
- 200 ml of concentrated passion fruit juice;
- 1 can of condensed milk;
- 1 can of cream;
- 1 envelope (12 g) of colorless gelatin, hydrated and melted according to the instructions on the package.
Entering the caldera
- pulp and seeds of 2 ripe passion fruits;
- 3 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1/3 cup (tea) of water.
Preparation mode
Blend the passion fruit juice, condensed milk and cream in a blender until you obtain an airy cream. Add the gelatin and beat for 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour into individual bowls and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or until firm. Serve drizzled with syrup.
How to make: syrup
Place all ingredients in the oven and let it boil for two or three minutes.
4 – Brigadeirão
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Ingredients
- 1 box of condensed milk;
- 1 can of cream;
- 1 cup of chocolate powder;
- 4 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of butter;
- 3 eggs;
- Granules to decorate
Way of doing
Grease a 19 cm diameter pudding mold with butter. Blend all ingredients in a blender until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
Pour the cream into the mold and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 1 hour in a bain-marie. Remove the brigadeirão from the oven and let it cool.
Then, unmold and decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate and serve chilled.
5 – Homemade paçoca
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Ingredients
- 1 cup of roasted peanuts, skinless and unsalted;
- 1/2 cup of refined sugar;
- A bit of salt.
Preparation mode
Process everything in the processor and firm the paçoca in a mold, leaving it very compact. Cut carefully and enjoy your paçoca.
6 – Churros French toast
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Ingredients
- Slices of square bread without crust;
- Dulce de leche to taste;
- 500 ml of milk;
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract,
- 2 eggs;
- Sugar;
- Cinnamon.
Preparation mode
Use the rolling pin to flatten the slices of bread, then spread dulce de leche on each slice, except for the edges, and roll it up. In a bowl, add the milk and vanilla extract.
In another bowl, beat the eggs until mixed. Dip the bread rolls in the milk and then in the egg mixture. Then fry in very hot oil.
After they are fried, dip the rolls in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. This is definitely one of the most delicious easy desserts we have selected.
7 – Creamy cornmeal cake
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Ingredients
- 2 cups of sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter;
- 3 Excited;
- 2 tablespoons (full) of wheat flour,
- 2 cups of cornmeal;
- 4 cups of milk;
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder;
- 1 tablespoon of fennel.
Preparation mode
Mix the sugar with the butter, egg yolks and wheat flour. Add the cornmeal and mix until combined.
Add half the milk, stir well and then pour in the rest. Add the baking powder and blend the mixture in a blender to make it more homogeneous.
Pour the dough into a greased pan sprinkled with cornmeal or wheat flour. Cover with aluminum foil and place in a preheated oven at 160˚C for 15 minutes.
Remove the aluminum and bake the cake for another 2 hours. Disinform.
8 – Dream of a tube
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of cornstarch;
- 350ml of milk;
- 3 Excited;
- 1 tablespoon of butter;
- 6 tablespoons of sugar;
- 2 coffee spoons of vanilla extract;
- 2 packets of loaf bread;
- Sugar for sprinkling.
Way of doing
Mix the cornstarch with milk, enough to mix completely and avoid lumps. Add the yolks, mix well and set aside. Bring the remaining milk to a boil with the butter and sugar.
Once it boils, slowly pour the milk mixture over the egg yolks, stirring constantly. Return the mixture to the pan and heat until it thickens.
Turn off the heat, add the vanilla and let the cream cool. Fry the biscuits one by one in not too hot oil until they are puffed and golden.
Roll the tubes in sugar, cut in half and fill with cream.
9 – Churro brigadeiro
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Ingredients
- 1 can of milk;
- 1 tablespoon of butter;
- 150 grams of dulce de leche;
- 1 cup of refined sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder.
Preparation mode
In a pan, add condensed milk and butter. Cook over low heat to avoid the risk of it sticking to the pan. Stir until it reaches the brigadeiro point, which is where the dough starts to come away from the pan.
Grease a plate, pour the dough and leave it in the fridge for about an hour. Take a little bit of the dough, open it in your hand and add the dulce de leche, then close it and roll it up.
To finish, roll the balls in sugar and cinnamon and a dot of dulce de leche on top of the ball.
10 – Cut milk dulce
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Ingredients
- 1 can of condensed milk;
- 500 grams of refined sugar;
- 100 grams of unsalted butter;
- 100 ml of milk;
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
Preparation mode
Mix all the ingredients in a pan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the cream thickens and no longer sticks to the pan like a brigadeiro. Transfer the cream to a bowl and beat with a mixer for approximately 3 minutes.
When the cream starts to crystallize, pour it into a 10 x 15 cm pan lined with baking paper. Once the brown sugar is firm, unmold it and cut it into squares.
11 – Yogurt pancake
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Ingredients
- 350 grams of natural yogurt;
- 150 ml of milk;
- 2 cups of sifted flour;
- 2 col. of baking powder tea;
- 1 col. of sodium bicarbonate tea;
- 2 eggs;
- 100 grams of melted butter (wait for it to cool);
- Zest of an orange;
- 5 col. of sugar soup;
- Butter to grease the frying pan;
- Honey to accompany;
- Strawberries to accompany.
Preparation mode
Mix the natural yogurt, milk and sifted flour. Add the eggs and warm, melted butter. Mix until the dough is smooth and homogeneous.
Add the baking powder and baking soda. Then, add the orange zest along with the sugar and mix again. Grease a 13cm frying pan with butter.
Place a ladle of batter in the frying pan. When bubbles begin to form on top of the pancake batter, turn it over and let it fry on the other side.
Serve with strawberries and honey and you have one of the most delicious easy desserts on this list.
12 – Grandma’s cold dessert
Ingredients
- 4 eggs;
- 100 grams of unsalted butter at room temperature;
- 8 tablespoons of refined sugar;
- 1 can of condensed milk;
- 2 cans of cream;
- 5 tablespoons of dairy flour;
- 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder.
Way of doing
For another of our easy desserts, separate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the butter with half the sugar and add the egg yolks. The point is when the mixture becomes a homogeneous cream.
Add the condensed milk, cream and milk flour and mix everything very well. Divide the dough into two equal parts.
Add the chocolate powder to one of the two and mix well. Beat the egg whites with the other half of the sugar.
Finally, add another can of cream and mix well. On a large platter or in glasses, as we did in the video, make layers, starting with the chocolate dough, then the non-chocolate dough and finishing with the egg white cream.
Freeze for 4 hours and serve with a little milk flour on top.
So, which of these easy dessert recipes do you intend to reproduce at home? Have you tested any of them? Comment!
And, speaking of delicious things to make at home, add this recipe to your list of treats: Learn how to transform condensed milk from a box into dulce de leche.
Source: Daninoce Ana Maria Braga
Images: Daninoce Ana Maria Braga, Fru Fruta