4 Irresistible No-Bake Chocolate Desserts

When you truly love chocolate, you will always find ways to make yourself an insanely delicious chocolate treat with or without baking! While baking chocolate treats can be a labour of love, sometimes the idea of turning on the oven is less appealing or maybe there is no oven around. Enter the world of no-bake chocolate recipes – the perfect solution for those looking to create decadent desserts without the need for baking.

These recipes are for chocolate lovers: 4 easy no-bake chocolate recipes. All these recipes are made with only a few ingredients and you will not need to heat the oven for anything!

1. Marie Biscuit Chocolate Cake

Ingredients: 300 gms Marie Biscuits, 30 gms butter, 1 cup milk, 15 gms cocoa powder, 120 gms powdered sugar, 200 gms melted chocolate, and some crushed nuts such as almonds, cashews, and pistachios (optional) for garnishing.

Method:

• In a mixer, grind the Marie biscuits to a fine powder and remove them in a mixing bowl.
• Now add cocoa powder and powdered sugar to the grounded biscuits. Mix them thoroughly.
• Add 1 cup milk and fold the ingredients into a rich brown batter.
• Slowly introduce melted butter into the batter. Once all the butter has been gradually introduced into the batter, place it on a plastic foil. Roll the plastic foil into a cylindrical shape ensuring the batter is completely covered with the foil. Place the covered batter in the freezer.
• Once the chocolate batter has frozen into a soft solid shape, serve it by pouring over melted chocolate. Garnish with some nuts.

2. No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients: 200 gms crushed chocolate cookies, 100 gms melted butter, 500 gm softened cream cheese, 200 gm melted dark chocolate, 100 gms powdered sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, and 200 ml heavy whipped cream.

Method:

• Mix the crushed cookies with melted butter and press into the base of a springform pan.
• Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, and mix until combined.
• Gently fold in the whipped cream until fully incorporated.
• Pour the mixture over the cookie base, smooth the top, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set.
• Garnish with chocolate shavings or fresh berries before serving.

3. No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar, ½ cup milk, ½ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ cup peanut butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 3 cups quick-cooking oats.

Instructions:

• Combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder in a Vinod Hard Anodised American Sauce Pan. Bring the concoction to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Switch off the gas.
• Add peanut butter and vanilla and stir continuously until smooth.
• Add oats and mix until well combined.
• Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto waxed paper and let cool until set.

4. Chocolate Coconut Truffles

Ingredients: 2 cups shredded coconut, ½ cup coconut oil, 1/3 cup honey, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 200g melted dark chocolate.

Instructions:

• In a mixing bowl, combine shredded coconut, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla extract until thoroughly mixed.
• By rolling the mixture between your two palms, shape them into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Freeze for 20 minutes.
• Dip each ball into melted chocolate and return to the parchment paper.
• Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.

We've all experienced those moments when we've devoured more chocolate than we should, even when we're not hungry. Yet, if a bowl of chocolate is right in front of us, it becomes almost impossible to resist taking just one more piece! A lack of an oven should not mean you have to skip delectable chocolate desserts and sweet treats at the end of your meal. No-bake chocolate recipes offer a delightful and convenient way to enjoy rich, flavourful desserts without the hassle of baking. 

his World Chocolate Day, enjoy the simplicity and satisfaction of creating irresistible chocolate treats that everyone will love.