Recipe

5 Healthy Desserts You Can Make in Your Dorm Room

By Katherine Fraser at Boston College

When I'm away at school, there's nothing I miss more than 24/7 access to a stocked kitchen and pantry. But no kitchen shouldn't mean no dessert! If you have a huge sweet tooth, are sick of hard cookies from the dining hall, and are trying to eat somewhat healthy, don't worry—hope comes in the form of these 5 healthy dessert recipes you can make in your dorm.

1. Overnight Oats

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup Old Fashioned oats
  • 1/3 cup nut milk
  • 1 dollop non-fat greek yogurt for creaminess
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • 1 tbsp honey/maple syrup
  • 1-2 tbsp nut butter
  • optional: 1/2 mashed banana for sweetness
  • small handful chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

Peaches Memishian

Step 1

Dump everything BUT the oats and nut milk into a sealable container. Yes, everything.

Step 2

Mix it reeaallll good.

Step 3

Stir in the oats, making sure each oat is covered in the mixture.

Step 4

Pour the nut milk into the jar, stirring as you go.

Step 5

Seal with lid and put in fridge for at least 20 minutes.

Step 6

Open fridge, add toppings like fresh berries, more chocolate chips, or a sliced banana, find a spoon, and enjoy. It's that easy.

2. Microwave Granola Cobbler

  • Prep Time: 2 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 min
  • Total Time: 3 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup frozen berries
  • 1/3 cup granola
  • few shakes cinnamon
  • optional: scoop vanilla ice cream/dollop greek yogurt

Kristine Mahan

Step 1

Pour frozen berries into bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.

Step 2

Remove from microwave and stir (the berries should be slightly softened and mushy). Add granola and cinnamon and place back in microwave for 15-20 seconds.

Step 3

Add more berries, ice cream/yogurt, get a spoon, and dig in!

3. Chia Seed Pudding

  • Prep Time: 2 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond/cashew/coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp maple syrup/honey/agave/sweetener choice
  • handful berries for topping
  • optional: 1 tsp cacao powder for chocolate pudding

Heather Feibleman

Step 1

In a bowl or jar, mix together chia seeds, nut milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. If you’re using a jar, you can put the lid on and shake the mixture to combine everything.

Step 2

Once the chia pudding mixture is well combined, let it sit for 5-10 minutes then shake it again to break up any clumps of chia seeds.

Step 3

Cover and place the mixture in the fridge to set-up for 1-2 hours.

Step 4

Top with berries, slivered nuts, chocolate chips, or whatever else your heart desires and enjoy.

4. Yogurt Bowl

  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Total Time: 3 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 serving greek yogurt
  • fresh fruit
  • chocolate chips
  • honey
  • cinnamon
  • nut butter
  • granola
  • chia seeds

Taylor Treadway

Step 1

Spoon yogurt into a bowl and top with whatever makes your tastebuds tingle. That's literally it.

Microwave Pancakes

  • Cook Time: 1 min
  • Total Time: 1 min
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 Kodiak Cakes pancake-on-the-go OR Minute Muffin
  • toppings such as berries/chocolate chips/almonds

Sydney Gabel

Step 1

Remove lid from Kodiak Cake cup, add water to fill line, and stir.

Step 2

Microwave for 1 minute and eat!

So, next time you're bored of the dining hall options go ahead and try one of these! It's that easy, even if you're simply throwing some pre-made treats in the microwave.