No-Bake Deliciousness

When it's too hot to bake but you are craving home-made sweets, these quick and easy desserts will cure your sweet tooth!

Want something creamy?  These three desserts will satisfy!  Rich and creamy Cheesecake Mousse, colorful and light Blueberry Fool, and refreshing Banana Pudding Parfaits.

Cheesecake Mousse

Blueberry Fool

Banana Pudding Parfaits

These Chocolate Oat Bars are super EASY and TASTY. I make these anytime of the year!

No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

Rocky Road Candy and Cookie Dough Fudge whip up quickly and are good anytime of year.

Rocky Road Candy

Cookie Dough Fudge

Craving pie?  Refreshing Lime Pie and Black Raspberry Cream Pie are both good choices.

Refreshing Lime Pie

Black Raspberry Cream Pie

Finally, these No Bake Pretzel Bars from My Biscuits are Burning  are always a big hit. (See the link for the original photo.)

Oatmeal Carrot Raisin Bars

I almost didn't blog about these because they aren't that attractive and it was really hard to get a good photo! I took about twenty and this was the ONLY one even close to being good. However, they are very yummy and I really wanted to share the recipe with you all.

I got this recipe from a friend years ago when our kids were in preschool together. It was the only treat she would bake for her kids because she felt it was somewhat healthy. I guess she thought the veggies, fruit, oats and nuts made up for the cup of butter and almost 2 cups of sugar. I agree! LOL!

Oatmeal Carrot Raisin Bars

1 cup  butter, softened

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1-1/2 cups flour 

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

2-2/3 cups old-fashioned oats, uncooked

1 cup raisins

1 cup shredded carrots, loosely packed

½ - 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preaheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars until creamy.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.  In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients; mix well.  Stir in the remaining ingredients then spread dough in an ungreased 13x9” pan.  Bake ~22 minutes until golden brown. Don't over-bake or they will be dry! Cool completely then cut into squares.

Happy Baking!

Lemon Cream Bars

Here's a lemon bar that will stand out from the crowd! I'm not a huge fan of traditional lemon bars, so when I saw this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, Sweet Pea's Kitchen,  I was excited to try them.  I also love oatmeal cookies/bars so this was a perfect combo for me.

They are delicious! Chewy and rich with a strong lemon flavor. Super easy to make too.

Lemon Cream Bars

1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
1/2 cup lemon juice
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
1-1/2 tsp lemon zest
2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350- F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch pan.  Line the pan with parchment paper,  using enough to go over the sides.  Butter the parchment.

In a medium bowl, combine the condensed milk and lemon juice; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt lemon zest and butter. Mix until crumbly.

Press half of the oatmeal mixture into the prepared pan.

Spread the lemon filling evenly on top of the crust. Sprinkle the reserved oatmeal mixture evenly on top of the filling.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Cool completely.  Lift out of the pan and remove the parchment. Cut into bars.

Happy Baking!