32 Recipes That Only Need 3 Ingredients

It can feel wonderful to conquer a complicated recipe with a long list of ingredients, but if we’re being honest, we find that the tastiest recipes are often the simplest and the easiest. Number one way to guarantee an easy recipe AND save yourself money on supplies? Cut down the ingredients! Some of our very favorite foods only require THREE things to create a delicious dish, and we decided we needed to round them all up in one place to share with you. Check out this list of THIRTY-TWO recipes that only need three ingredients to make. There’s everything here from breakfast to dessert, so read on and grab a few to make today!

      Peanut butter + egg + sugar

 

      Bananas + eggs, egg whites, or your favorite egg substitute + your favorite berries

 

      Butter + brown sugar + all-purpose flour

 

      Nutella + eggs + all-purpose flour

 

      Puff pastry + brie + your favorite jam

 

      Chicken + honey + dark soy sauce

 

      Instant coffee + condensed milk + whipping cream

 

      Sugar + cocoa + salt

 

      Caramels + chocolate chips + premade cookie dough

 

      Mozzarella cheese + Pillsbury Grands Biscuits + Bacon

 

      Apples + sugar + cinnamon

 

      Pork tenderloin + root beer + barbecue sauce

 

      Oreos + milk + Cool Whip

 

      Confectioner’s sugar + heavy cream + vanilla

 

      Green grapes + watermelon Jell-O packet + sugar-free lemon Jell-O packet

 

      Red pepper jelly + strong-brewed coffee + kosher salt OR pineapple preserves + Prosecco + kosher salt

 

      Puffed pastry + Nutella + egg

 

      Bananas + rolled oats + raisins

 

      Fresh, clean snow + vanilla + sweetened, condensed milk

 

      Yes, there’s more than one way to make a peanut butter cookie that only needs 3 ingredients! This one: Unsalted natural peanut butter + maple syrup + sea salt

 

      Peanut butter + eggs + sugar

 

      Milk chocolate chips + peanut butter chips + marshmallows

 

      Yellow cake mix + canned pumpkin + pumpkin pie spice

 

      Flour + eggs + Nutella

 

      Eggs + cream cheese + baking powder or cream of tartar

 

      Eggs + sugar + cake flour

 

      Sweetened condensed milk + lemons + tart shells

 

      Sweetened condensed milk + chocolate milk + Cool Whip

 

      Refrigerated cookie dough + brownie mix + mini Reese’s peanut butter cups

 

      Cake mix + your favorite soda + marshmallows

 

      Peaches + butter + vanilla cake mix

 

    Tomato + egg + Parmesan cheese

So many great ideas! Which one will you be trying first? Do you have any of your own recipes that only take three ingredients or fewer?