10 3-Ingredient Desserts To Make On The Go

Confetti Ice Cream Sundae — The Spruce / Morgan Walker

Whether you’re leaving your home in a hurry for a picnic, looking for a simple solution to a sweet tooth attack, or forgot you are responsible to bring dessert to a dinner party, these ten ideas using store-bought ingredients are an easy way to satisfy it all.

Consider these 3-ingredient desserts as a blueprint for your own easy desserts. Think about complimentary flavors and range in texture and then let your imagination run wild! Seasonal or season-less, just go for it!

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Strawberry Cream Soda Float

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Cream soda

Vanilla ice cream

Strawberry jam

Scoop vanilla ice cream into individual cups, using as much or as little as you please, then top with a spoonful of strawberry jam. Fill the cups with cream soda and enjoy!
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Coconut Berry Trifle

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Coconut macaroons

Vanilla pudding

Blueberry jam

Cut the macaroons into rough 1x1 inch pieces then layer vanilla pudding and blueberry jam. Repeating the layers once more. Serve with sliced coconut and whipped cream, if you like.
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Peach "Uno" Leche

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Peaches

Poundcake

Sweetened condensed milk

Slice the peaches and poke holes using a fork into the sliced pound cake. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake and top with heaps of peaches then drizzle with more sweetened condensed milk, if desired. If you’ve got some whole milk or heavy cream on hand, mix in a bit with the sweetened condensed milk before soaking the pound cake, this will lend to an even creamier cake!
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Coffee Ice Cream Sundae

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Coffee ice cream

Hazelnut rolled wafers

Chocolate magic shell

Layer coffee ice cream with crushed wafers in a bowl, top with magic shell. Don’t skimp on topping this treat with even more crushed wafers, and of course a whole wafer on the side.

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Minty Chocolate Ice Cream Trifle

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Mint chocolate chip ice cream

Chocolate doughnuts

Whipped cream

Chop the doughnuts into rough pieces. Layer mint chocolate chip ice cream, doughnuts, then whipped cream into bowls or cups. Top with more chopped doughnuts and a bit of chocolate sauce if you have it on hand.
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Peanut Banana Pudding

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Banana pudding

Honey-roasted peanuts

Caramel sauce

Scoop banana pudding into bowls and top with peanuts and caramel sauce. Topping with whipped cream isn’t against the rules, either!
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Bright Summer Cake

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Pound Cake

Lemon curd

Kiwi

Slice pound cake thinly, or buy the mini round pound cakes with the convenient divots from the store, and top with lemon curd and sliced kiwis. Repeat this layer and indulge. You can use any type of curd you like; the possibilities are endless with this one.
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Confetti Ice Cream Sundae

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Circus animal cookies

Cake ice cream

Strawberries

Scoop the cake ice cream into a bowl and mix in crushed circus animal cookies. Top with more circus animal cookies and sliced strawberries. Try not to have a good time!

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Plum & Cream Croissant

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Croissant

Plums

Whipped Cream

Slice the croissant in half and top each side with whipped cream and plums. If you can scrounge up a few sugar packets from the bottom of your bag, sprinkle sugar on the plums for extra sweetness.
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Raspberry Cheesecake

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Mini cheesecake

Vanilla wafers

Raspberries

Mash the raspberries with a little sugar and let them sit to sweeten for a bit. (Tip: just do this before you go quickly and transfer to a container then they’re ready to go when you arrive!). Top mini cheese with macerated raspberry and a liberal crumble of vanilla wafers.