You’ve finished dinner, are done with you nighttime routine and are all cozy in bed. Then boom! That midnight craving hits you. We’ve all been there. Wrestling with the thought of ‘is it worth it to get up?’ These recipe’s will quickly answer that question with a big ‘ole whopping ‘yes!’
Brownie In A Mug
This is a classic, and for a reason! Satisfy your brownie cravings in under a matter of minutes. As long as you have a mug, spoon, and a love for all things chocolate this ones for you. This is one of the midnight snacks that pair perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of plain flour
2 tbs of cocoa powder
1 tbs olive oil
3 tbs of water
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, and cocoa powder in a mug
Stir in the olive oil and water until smooth
Microwave on high for 1 minute and forty seconds
Serve the brownie with ice cream or double cream
Salted Caramel Popcorn Sundae
Craving something both sweet and savory and don’t want to have to choose just one? This salted caramel popcorn sundae will silence both cravings and in a matter of minutes! You can have this with ice cream if your want the full Sundae experience, or without!
Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked popcorn
4 tbs of salted caramel dessert sauce warmed
4 tbs of chocolate sauce
55 grams of honeycomb bar
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
Directions:
Place 1/2 cup of popcorn in the bottom of a wide jar or bowl
On top of the popcorn, drizzle 1 tablespoon of warmed salted caramel sauce
Pour over 1 tablespoon chocolate sauce. Sprinkle one third of the crushed chocolate honeycomb over the top
Make a hole in the middle of the popcorn and place a round scoop of ice cream into the jar. Top with another scoop.
Fill all around the edges with 1 cup of popcorn and then drizzle with 2 tablespoons of salted caramel sauce and 2 tablespoons of chocolate sauce
Layer with one third of the crushed honeycomb and the remaining half cup of popcorn
To finish, drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of salted caramel sauce and 1 tablespoon of chocolate sauce. Sprinkle over the last third of the crushed honeycomb
Easy 3-Ingredient Nutella Doughnuts
To say I was easily impressed with these Nutella Doughnuts is an understatement. Yes, you heard me right, only 3 simple ingredients to have Nutella doughnuts in the palm of your hand. These are one of simplest midnight snacks that are the most impressive!
Ingredients:
1 cup of chocolate-hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
4 large eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Directions:
Preheat the oven to oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Whisk 3/4 a cup of Nutella and 3 of the eggs together in a large bowl
Turn the dough out onto a generously floured surface and press into a 6-8 inch rectangle. Use a 3 inch round cutter to stamp out 6 doughnuts. And use a 1 inch round cutter to cut a hole in the center. (Or make the doughnut shapes yourself!)
Beat the remaining egg with 1 tbs of water in a small bowl and brush the tops of the dough with egg wash
Bake for about 10 minutes
Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes
Microwave the remaining Nutella for about 30 seconds
Dip the tops of the doughnuts in the Nutella
Set to cool for about 15 minutes and enjoy!
3 Ingredient Apple Danish
Longing for fresh baked pastry but all the bakeries around you are closed? Make your very own apple danishes at home! These are another one of the 3 ingredient midnight snacks that will blow your mind… and your taste buds!
Ingredients:
2 apples- cored, peeled, and quartered
1/3 a cup of raw sugar, plus extra for dusting
2 sheets of puff pastry
Directions:
Preheat oven to 430 F
Peel, core and quarter apples. Place in a a medium saucepan with a splash of water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes or until apples have slightly softened
Remove from heat and stir through sugar. Set aside to cool
Cut each pastry sheet in half, then each half into three even rectangles. Brush the border of one rectangle with water. Top with a big spoonful of cooked apple
Take another pastry rectangle and cut few slits across it, being careful not to cut all the way across it. Place this piece over the apple, pressing the two pieces of pastry together firmly around all edges
Repeat with remaining ingredients until you have six parcels and sprinkle the tops with extra sugar
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until puffed and golden
Dorito Nachos
Now if you’re reading this, consider yourself lucky. This is one of my personal favorite midnight snacks. It’s definitely the easiest recipe on the list that will leave you satisfied in a matter of seconds!
Microwave for 30 seconds, or until cheese is melted
Easy Sugar Coated Cheerios
Looking for something sweet, but chocolate just wont cut it? These sugar coated cheerios are the best midnight snacks to satisfy that oddly specific sweet tooth of yours!
2 cups of Honey Nut Cheerios
8 tbs of butter
1/2 cup of sugar
Directions:
In a pot, melt butter on medium heat
Once fully melted add and stir Cheerios until fully coated
sprinkle in sugar and mix
Once cheerios are fully coated or golden brown remove from heat and let cool for ten minutes
Sprinkle remaining sugar over Cheerios and enjoy
Pizza Bites
This recipe is for all my Bagel Bites lovers out there. Craving pizza, but all out of your favorite snack? Well look no further, here is one of the best midnight snacks that will leave your Bagel Bites in the dust! In only 15 minutes, you will have yourself a cheesy ooey gooey snack!
Ingredients:
Two 8 count packages of refrigerated crescent rolls
6 mozzarella cheese sticks, cut in thirds
4 tablespoons of salted butter- melted
1/4 tsp of garlic salt
grated parmesan cheese
assorted pizza toppings
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375%. Grease two cookie sheets with non stick cooking spay
Unroll crescent roll and pull apart at the perforated lines and place on baking sheets
Combine the melted butter and garlic salt. Brush the butter mixture over the crescents, saving half for later
Put about a tablespoon of your favorite pizza toppings on the large end of each crescent triangle. Top with a piece of cheese stick
Roll the crescent toll dough around the pizza toppings and cheese, making sure to tuck the edges of the dough
Bake for 15-17 minutes until crescent bites are a golden brown
Remove from oven and brush with remaining butter. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese
What is your go to midnight snack? Tell us in the comments!
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3 years ago
Caitlyn Erazo
Caitlyn is an aspiring writer, currently majoring in Communications with a concentration in Journalism.
