21 Easy No Bake Desserts for Busy Days

A graham cracker crust scented with lemon zest, a cream cheese filling lightened with whipped cream, and a homemade blueberry compote on top. The recipe card lists about 6 hours 25 minutes in total, so make it the day before you need it.

Lemon zest and fresh lemon juice cut through a cream cheese and whipped cream filling, set on a graham cracker crust. Plan on about 4 hours 40 minutes from start to slice.

This one borrows from tiramisu: a Biscoff cookie crust, a mascarpone and whipped cream filling, and ladyfingers soaked in strong coffee, dusted with cocoa. It serves 8 and takes about 6 hours 30 minutes in total, so start it early.

A fully plant-based cheesecake with an almond and date crust and a filling of cashews, coconut cream and fresh mango puree. The cashews soak for 6 hours first, so it is a start-early recipe that serves 12.

Graham crust, a cream cheese and whipped cream layer, with fresh strawberries and strawberry preserves. It cuts into 12 bars and takes about 4 hours 30 minutes in total.

A bright lemon version built on lemon juice and zest in the cream cheese filling, with a buttery graham crumb base. It takes about 4 hours 30 minutes in total and makes 12 bars.

Two layers in one bar: a cookie dough layer with mini chocolate chips, topped with a cream cheese filling. The dough uses heat-treated flour, and the recipe makes 16 bars.

Pumpkin puree (not pie filling) and pumpkin pie spice go into a cream cheese filling that is lightened with whipped topping, over a graham cracker crust. Twenty minutes of prep, and about 4 hours 20 minutes in total.

A tropical no-bake bar: a digestive biscuit base under a mango puree, passionfruit pulp and cream cheese filling that is set with gelatin. It makes 12 bars and takes about 4 hours 30 minutes in total.

Graham crackers layered with cream cheese whipped cream and about a pound and a half of sliced strawberries, with only six ingredients in total. It serves 12 and takes about 4 hours 25 minutes in total.

A Golden Oreo crust, two cream cheese layers and a mascarpone topping, with crushed freeze-dried strawberries for flavor. The recipe card lists 30 minutes in total and serves 12.

A layered slab inspired by Kinder Max King bars: cocoa biscuits, a mascarpone filling, dulce de leche, toasted hazelnuts and chopped Kinder Max King bars on top. It serves 9 and takes about 3 hours 25 minutes in total.

Rolled oats, maple syrup, coconut oil, peanut butter powder and cocoa make a chewy chocolate and peanut butter cookie. Forty minutes in total, and it makes 12.

A sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter base is mixed with cornflakes and mini marshmallows. It makes 24 cookies in about 45 minutes, which suits a school bake sale or a big family tray.

Six ingredients, no cooking: almond butter, honey, coconut flour, vanilla, sea salt and mini dark chocolate chips. The fastest recipe in this list at 15 minutes, making 12.

A graham cracker base topped with a rich layer of Nutella, semi-sweet chocolate chips and cream, finished with flaky sea salt. It cuts into 16 bars and takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.

A cookie dough base with mini chocolate chips, filled with thick salted caramel sauce. It makes 12 cups and takes about 2 hours 35 minutes in total.

Medjool dates, raw walnuts and unsweetened cocoa powder are all it takes. Fifteen minutes and 12 bites, with no oven.

A digestive biscuit and cocoa base, a filling of kataifi pastry, pistachio cream and tahini, and a milk and dark chocolate top. It serves 16 and takes about 2 hours 40 minutes.

Gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies are combined with cream cheese and peppermint extract, then coated in white chocolate and finished with crushed candy canes. It makes 24 and takes about 1 hour 25 minutes.

Ripe bananas, peanut butter and chopped salted peanuts, coated in dark chocolate melted with a little coconut oil. It serves 4 and takes about 2 hours 25 minutes in total.