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    Home » Recipe Round-ups

    22 Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes

    Published: Oct 28, 2022 · Modified: May 17, 2023 · by Renée B. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    9-panel collage of foods made with various 2-ingredient recipes. Pin text reads: 22 Quick & Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes

    These simple, easy recipes require only two ingredients each; including cakes, cookies, frostings, sauces, scones, and even pizza dough!

    9-panel collage of foods made with various 2-ingredient recipes.

    Sometimes you just want to keep things simple, and these easy 2-ingredient recipes are as uncomplicated as they get! But think about chemistry - it's fascinating what you can create with just two ingredients, especially when you apply a little heat!

    This tasty collection of easy recipes - each using only two ingredients - includes unique sweets like marzipan cake, coconut macaroons, and orange angel food. You'll find a peanut butter cookie recipe that even young children can make with just a little help, plus recipes for frostings, cakes, sauces, scones, pizza dough, and even a couple of two ingredient meals! You'll be amazed what you can cook up!

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    • Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes
    • Marzipan Cake
    • Roasted Garlic Compound Butter
    • Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Small Batch Strawberry Jam
    • Buffalo Wing Sauce
    • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Bread
    • Easy Chocolate Mousse
    • Pumpkin Muffins
    • Orange Angel Food Cake
    • Chocolate Frosting (Powdered Sugar-free)
    • Biscuits (Scones)
    • Blueberry Cake
    • White Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
    • Oat & Applesauce Pie Crust
    • Pizza Dough
    • Oatcake Wraps
    • Coconut Macaroons
    • Sesame Paste
    • Healthy Coconut Bites
    • Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes for Kids
    • Creamy Peanut Butter Dip
    • Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
    • Oreo Mug Cake

    Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes

    Note: Scroll farther down to find three super kid-friendy recipes: no stove, oven, or electric mixer required.

    1

    Marzipan Cake

    Photo Credit: whereismyspoon.co

    This soft and aromatic 2-ingredient cake is made with only marzipan and eggs; likely the easiest cake you will ever make.

    2

    Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

    This creamy Roasted Garlic Compound Butter is delicious on fish, chicken, meats of all kinds, vegetables, potatoes, noodles, and rice.

    3

    Peanut Butter Cookies

    Photo Credit: dailydish.co.uk

    These two-ingredient peanut butter cookies are about to become your new favorite cookie recipe!

    4

    Small Batch Strawberry Jam

    Photo Credit: www.beyondthechickencoop.com

    Perfect when you just need a small batch of jam or only have a few strawberries ripe in the garden.

    5

    Buffalo Wing Sauce

    Photo Credit: whippeditup.com

    Buffalo sauce is a rich, creamy sauce with a mild spice that is perfect for chicken wings, cauliflower wings.

    6

    Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Bread

    Photo Credit: threesnackateers.com

    Ice cream bread is dense, with a sweet, indulgent flavor from the richness of the ice cream. Moist and decadent, it's made with just two ingredients! Pairs beautifully with a scoop of ice cream on top.

    7

    Easy Chocolate Mousse

    Photo Credit: chezlerevefrancais.com

    This is a traditional recipe has no cream or gelatin; just a rich, decadent, light and fluffy mousse that you will want to make again and again.

    8

    Pumpkin Muffins

    Photo Credit: www.babaganosh.org

    These easy 2-ingredient pumpkin muffins are loaded with pumpkin puree and warming spices; soft, moist, and perfectly delicious.

    9

    Orange Angel Food Cake

    Photo Credit: midwesternhomelife.com

    Mandarin Orange Angel Food Cake is incredibly moist and delicious and, hands-down, the easiest cake you’ll ever make. It comes together in 5 minutes with two simple ingredients: angel food cake mix and mandarin oranges.

    10

    Chocolate Frosting (Powdered Sugar-free)

    Photo Credit: www.hauteandhealthyliving.com

    With only 10 minutes of prep time, you can use this 2-ingredient chocolate chip and coconut cream frosting for cakes, brownies, and cupcakes for the ultimate quick and decadent treat! 

    11

    Biscuits (Scones)

    These quick, easy 2-Ingredient biscuits are made with just self-rising flour and heavy whipping cream. That's it! Even kids can make them!

    12

    Blueberry Cake

    Photo Credit: eazygrub.com

    This easy-to-make, quick dessert is a recipe you’ll make over and over again. This soft, fluffy cake, surrounded by delicious blueberry filling, is delicious by itself; or top it with whipped cream for an extra sweet treat!

    13

    White Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting

    Photo Credit: foodmeanderings.com

    This 2 ingredient recipe for whipped cream frosting (ganache) is made with only whipping cream and white chocolate. It's a nice, light and not-too-sweet white chocolate frosting (icing) that's the perfect match for any cake or cupcake!

    14

    Oat & Applesauce Pie Crust

    Photo Credit: www.planted365.com

    So easy to make, this tasty pie crust uses just two simple ingredients. Oats and applesauce. (vegan, gluten-free, lower-calorie & oil free)

    15

    Pizza Dough

    Photo Credit: foodmeanderings.com

    This easy two-ingredient pizza dough requires no rising time, and is so crispy and delicious that no one will ever suspect it's low-cal! (WW recipe)

    16

    Oatcake Wraps

    Photo Credit: www.kindearth.net

    A delicious Staffordshire oatcake wrap made using oats and water. Easy, naturally vegan and gluten-free.

    17

    Coconut Macaroons

    Photo Credit: lifecurrentsblog.com

    These 2-ingredient coconut macaroons have toasted coconut outside, and moist, chewy centers. They are perfect for the coconut lover in your life! Easy to make, gluten-free, and super yummy!

    18

    Sesame Paste

    Photo Credit: cookingontheweekends.com

    Making homemade sesame paste is easy, and it’s a fantastic ingredient to keep on hand for making salad dressings, baba ghanoush, halva, and all sorts of tasty baked goods. 

    19

    Healthy Coconut Bites

    Photo Credit: www.mariaushakova.com

    These healthy coconut bites are made with an easy two ingredient recipe – shredded coconut and chocolate. Even better, there is an option to make them using only one ingredient instead of two.

    Easy 2-Ingredient Recipes for Kids

    While 2-ingredient recipes, by their very nature, are relatively effortless, the following three recipes are easy enough for even young children to make with minimal supervision. No stovetop, oven, or electric mixer required. (They may require microwave use.)

    20

    Creamy Peanut Butter Dip

    If you can open a refrigerator and a jar, you can make this recipe. Easy enough for kids to make all by themselves, this simple, healthy, 2-ingredient peanut butter dip is perfect for after-school snacking, lunch packing, and picnicking.

    21

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

    Photo Credit: lifecurrentsblog.com

    Super easy to make, and so delicious, this 2-ingredient Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge is perfect for snacking at home or stacking on a holiday plate.

    22

    Oreo Mug Cake

    Photo Credit: simplyscrumptiouseats.com

    This tIktok-famous mug cake is a quick treat. This easy 2 ingredient recipe cooks in just 1 minute in the microwave!

    8-panel collage of foods made with various 2-ingredient recipes.

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