20 quick-prep foods and beverages we love
Guilt-free indulgence
With these better-for-you, quick-to-make noshes, caving to 3 p.m. sweet cravings needn’t be a food failure.
Miss Jones Baking Co. Cookie in a Cup Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie
Packaged in an adorable miniature cup, this organic cookie mix makes a warm, teensy dessert in 30 seconds. When your sweet tooth strikes, stir 1 teaspoon of water and 1½ teaspoons of oil into the mixture, microwave on high and enjoy a perfectly proportioned treat. Try adding a scoop of vanilla coconut milk–based ice cream while the cookie is still warm.
Bobo’s Toast’r Pastry Chocolate Almond Butter
Perfect for hectic mornings or a midafternoon snack, Bobo’s version of a classic toaster pastry features rolled oats, garbanzo bean flour and buckwheat groats. A creamy filling made from almond butter and melted chocolate chips complete this luscious treat.
Foodstirs Organic Minute Mug Cake Mix Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
Mug cakes are all the rage on Instagram and Pinterest, and you’ll love throwing Foodstirs’ individually packaged cakes into your work bag to enjoy with your midmorning coffee or afternoon tea. They are made from consciously sourced organic ingredients such as Demeter Certified Biodynamic cane sugar and identity-preserved wheat flour.
Cocoa Sante Hot Cocoa Kashmir Spice
A unique flavor blend differentiates this luscious instant hot cocoa from all the rest. Made with organic cocoa sourced from small cooperative farms in the Dominican Republic and South America, organic cane sugar and nonfat milk powder, this cocoa’s ready to go once you stir in hot water. This flavor is inspired by Kehwah, an aromatic tea from Kashmir, mingling cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove and allspice.
Cherryvale Farms Instant Indulgence Cake In a Minute Salted Caramel Chocolate
Perfect for microwaving in your office kitchen, this single-serve cake is made with wheat flour, malted barley flour, sorghum flour, oat fiber and crave-worthy chocolate chips and cocoa powder. Just add water, and it’s ready in 75 seconds.