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28 Recipes Using Five Ingredients Or Less

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at F and M chapter.

Just because you don’t have a lot of food in your fridge doesn’t mean your belly needs to suffer.

1. One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Katie Walsh

Chunky Monkey better watch its back.

2. Argo Tea’s Mojitea

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Ana Cvetkovic

Easy, boozy, beautiful.

3. Bacon Egg Cups

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Danny Schuleman

What better way to wake up in the morning than with the prospect of bacon for breakfast?

4. Kale Chips

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Alex Tom

Kale truly is the superfood of the century, so why not turn them into chips.

5. Roasted Chickpeas

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Kirby Barth

A healthy alternative to popcorn when you’re desperate to snack in front of the TV.

6. Tandoori Chicken

Five ingredients or less

Photo by David Cui

Can’t make it over to India soon? No problem. Try this easy recipe and propel yourself to the east for an evening.

7. PB&J Alternatives

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Hannah Lin

Tired of your lackluster PB&J? Mix it up with these combos.

8. Chocolate Truffles

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Mimi Takano

With only three ingredients (and chocolate being one of them), these truffles are impossible to resist.

9. Cuban Panini

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Bernard Wen

Way better than your average deli sandwich.

10. Cake Batter Milkshake

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Andrea Kang

Mom’s not around to scold you for sticking cake in your milkshake.

11. Honey Ricotta Toast

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Daniel Schuleman

For breakfast or for lunch, we’ll eat this at any time of day.

12. Loaded Potato Soup

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Christine Chen

Because who can say no to potatoes?

13. Hummus

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Parisa Soraya

The apocalypse has arrived when Sabra is no longer in your fridge. Learn how to make your own when that time comes.

14. Oreo Cheesecake Truffles

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Christine Pritula

Oreos make everything better.

15. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pops

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Hannah Lin

Chocolate and bananas go together like college students and free food.

16. Watermelon Refresher

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Kathleen Lee

Nothing screams summer more than watermelon.

17. Mochi

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Photo by http://www.spymania.com/pgs/downloads.html

Why bother with sushi when you can skip dinner and head straight to dessert?

18. Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Parisa Soraya

Panera may make an infamous version, but homemade tastes so much better.

19. Apple Carrot Juice

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Daisy Dolan

Quench your thirst with some freshly made juice.

20. Quinoa Salad

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Julia Maguire

Tired of lettuce in your salad? Stick quinoa in instead.

21. Greens and a Fried Egg

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Amanda Shulman

It’s like green eggs and ham, minus the ham.

22. DIY Nutella

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Clark Halpern

Out of Nutella? No fear, you can make your own.

23. Crêpes

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Liz Tadie

Load ’em up with Nutella and your favorite berries.

24. Pumpkin Butter Pecan Gingersnap Rolls

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Anthony Wan

Rollin’ with some pumpkin butter.

25. Boozy Negroni

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Janice Byun

Let’s admit it: vodka and cranberry juice gets boring after awhile.

26. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Rachel Conners

Peanut butter plus chocolate plus no bake may be the best invention ever.

27. Bacon Hash

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Devon Carlson

We all have those cravings for our favorite diner potatoes.

28. Two Ingredient Coconut Macaroons

Five ingredients or less

Photo by Danny Schuleman

Two ingredients are college students’ favorite words, after all.