Everyday Cooking Seasonal Summer Desserts Make 15 Kid-Pleasing Summer Desserts With 5 Ingredients or Less By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on June 7, 2021 Close Photo: The Gruntled Gourmand The kids are home for summer and they're yammering for treats. You need quick and easy ways to meet their demands. (You know how persistent kids can be.) Here's the solution. Take a look at these ideas for easy kid-pleasing summer desserts that you (or they) can whip up with no more than five everyday ingredients. You'll find low- and no-sugar-added options, too. It's going to be a sweet summer! 01 of 15 Magical Chocolate Bars View Recipe Allrecipes "I took a quart of ice cream and put it in disposable cups, which I froze for hours, cut the cup away, inserted sticks, cut the ice cream into bars, then froze it again. I let the chocolate mixture cool for up to 30 min before coating the ice cream, so the heat wouldn't melt the ice cream, and the shell became solid within a minute." — OG 02 of 15 Tropsicles View Recipe Umm Sulaimon These colorful pops are made with a refreshing blend of yogurt and fruit. They're also darn cute, and good for you, too. But you don't have to tell the kids that last part. 03 of 15 Frozen Banana Bites View Recipe Bigstock "Yes! These are delicious. Frozen bananas taste so much like ice cream. Can't wait to make these with my little nieces." — dcorbin 04 of 15 Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream View Recipe Mackenzie Schieck "This is amazing! It definitely tastes like ice cream and coming to think of it, it's the dietary equivalent of eating one banana and one tablespoon of peanut butter per serving which is pretty healthy. I can't wait to make this again!" — KBJR 05 of 15 Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Parfait View Recipe Sheila LaLonde "Yummy and super simple. The kids thought it was a special day because I made them a fancy dessert," -- Jen says. 06 of 15 Elnora's Peach Cobbler View Recipe lutzflcat You can make this old-fashioned cobbler with any fresh fruit you like. The recipe calls for one cup of self-rising flour. To make your own, simply measure out 7/8 cup of all-purpose white flour and add 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Whisk together and proceed with the recipe. 07 of 15 Bake Sale Marshmallow Treats View Recipe magicallydelicious "You really can sub in just about any cereal in these. Quick and easy, kids can make them!" — Momma Bear 08 of 15 Funfetti® Birthday Cookies View Recipe magicallydelicious "These were really good. They taste just like birthday cake. My kids said they were 'super yummy' which is high praise in my house." — Lisa Altmiller 09 of 15 Nutella® Cups View Recipe Inkypinky Refrigerated crescent roll dough is formed into cups, filled with banana slices, spread with Nutella, and baked. It's that simple. "Tried and true, teenager approved! My teenage kids made these on their own. They enjoyed how easy they are to make and clean up!" — Buckwheat Queen 10 of 15 Brownie Cones View Recipe Photo by Christina. How fun is this! Take boxed brownie mix, fill ice cream cones, and bake "The kids really liked these! I think I may have overfilled mine because they seemed to bake over, but the kids didn't mind. They said it was like the 'ice cream' was melting," Christina says. 15 Outrageous Treats That Start With Brownie Mix 11 of 15 Gooey Tortilla S'more View Recipe Allrecipes "It's really good and easy to make. I was a little unsure of what it would taste like in a tortilla but it adds to the flavor instead of taking away from it. I highly recommend using the uncooked tortillas instead of the regular flour variety you buy off the grocery shelf. The uncooked tortilla (that you heat in a pan at home) has a more refined and authentic taste." — House of Aqua 12 of 15 Ice Cream Sandwich Cake View Recipe ~JustLuvToBake~ "My daughter renamed this recipe 'The Best Dessert I've Ever Eaten' this summer when I prepared it for Memorial Day. I had made it before, but my husband had probably eaten all of it before she had a chance to get a taste!" 13 of 15 Glazed Doughnut Strawberry Shortcake View Recipe thedailygourmet "Oh, this is amazing! I can't believe I've never thought of this before," Christina says. "The extra little sweetness from the doughnut made this just perfect!" 14 of 15 Baked Peaches View Recipe lutzflcat "Awesome recipe! I tweaked mine to fit my family's taste buds. I used brown sugar, fresh peaches, doubled the vanilla, and added a dash of salt. Over vanilla ice cream it was so yummy. I'll never go back to peach cobbler! It was that good," Eddilisa Saldivar says. 15 of 15 S'mores Popsicles® View Recipe The Gruntled Gourmand Four ingredients are all you'll need to create these frozen versions of classic campfire s'mores. Recipe creator Beilerfam says, "My 13-year-old daughter created this recipe for a quick yummy summer snack. Easy for anyone to make and enjoy. Before you take the popsicle out of its individual mold, run it under hot water to loosen so it is easier to pull out." Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit