Weeknight Baking Made Easy: 12 One Bowl Baking Recipes

One bowl, endless possibilities! When time is short but your sweet tooth calls, these effortless recipes deliver maximum flavor with minimal cleanup. Whisk up Flourless Fudgy Cookies, sprinkle on the fun with confectioners’ sugar-dusted Funfetti Bars, or dive into the warm spice of chai-infused carrot cake. With these simple yet indulgent bakes, dessert is never far away.

Swirls of rich chocolate batter and sweet almond batter combine to create this stunning sheet cake. Top with a dusting of powdered sugar for a simple yet elegant finish.

Herbaceous and cheesy, this cheddar-packed, crisp-topped quick bread will steal the spotlight of any weeknight—or weekend—dinner.

Time to celebrate! Whip these fun bars up for a quick birthday treat. Because really, you can’t ever go wrong with confetti and rainbow sprinkles. 

Piled high with a pillowy Peanut Butter Frosting and topped with fresh strawberries and strawberry preserves, this cake is an ode to the satisfying combination of strawberries and peanut butter. It’s like the PB & J sandwiches of your childhood, now in cake form.

For all the blueberry muffin fans out there, this one’s for you. With a tender, buttery crumb packed with juicy blueberries and a crunchy sugar-coated top, this Blueberry Muffin Bread is the loaf pan version of everyone’s favorite muffin.

Chocolate-lovers will swoon over the rich texture of these Flourless Fudgy Cookies! Top with walnuts, your favorite nut, or whatever you happen to have on hand.

This cake combines crisp carrot and spicy-sweet candied ginger. Top with a confectioners’ sugar glaze, and you have a cake that’s just as awe-inspiring as it is delicious. 

Studded with cranberries, currants, and walnuts, this Whole Wheat Quick Bread will become your go-to breakfast. Served warm with a pat of butter, it’ll taste twice as sinful as it actually is.

Packed with coconut flakes and dark chocolate chunks, these bars are like the baked version of a Mounds bar. Almond flour gives them a nutty flavor and extra tender texture, while a final drizzle of dark chocolate makes these the ultimate portable treat.

We gave this fudgy flourless cake a spicy makeover with a duo of Mexican cacao puro and cinnamon-scented dark chocolate. A dash of red pepper gives it just the right amount of heat.

This hearty Almond Cherry Quick Bread is the ultimate breakfast! Juicy cherries bring bursts of sweet tart to every bite, while that golden almond streusel on top gives an addicting crunch to every bite.

Combining a double-dose of zippy lemon flavor in both the cookie and the glaze tastes like spring baking at it’s finest. Add the crunchy finish of sweet sparkling sugar and you’ve got one knockout cookie.