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These Single-Serve Recipes Will Make Your Life Easier

From breakfast to dinner

Cooking single-serve recipes is the best way to keep your roommate from eating all your food (in addition to hiding food from them) and to avoid eating leftovers. Stay single, people.

1. Classic Pancakes

1. Classic Pancakes

So good. So easy to make. So customizable. Recipe here.

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2. Dark Chocolate Mug Cake

Dark chocolate is healthy, right? Make it here.

3. Microwaveable Rice Crispy Treat

3. Microwaveable Rice Crispy Treat

All you need is cereal, marshmallows, butter, a mug, and a minute. Recipe here.

4. Peanut Butter Cookies

4. Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe makes the chewiest, softest peanut butter cookie on Earth. If you’re not into chewy cookies, try substituting brown sugar for white sugar. Recipe here.

5. Banana Bread in a Mug

You don’t even need an oven for this. Recipe here.

6. Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

6. Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

For optimal taste, pair it with Netflix. Alone. When your roommate is out for the night. Recipe here.

7. Healthy Chocolate Mousse

7. Healthy Chocolate Mousse

You won’t even taste the avocado. Recipe here.

8. Italian Baked Eggs

8. Italian Baked Eggs

It looks super difficult to make, but no one has to know that it only took five minutes. Recipe here.

9. Standard Salsa

9. Standard Salsa

If you want to add in more spice, add a little chopped jalapeño. Recipe here.

10. Avocado Toast

10. Avocado Toast

OK, avocado toast might be a little basic, but it’s super easy and quick to make. Just be sure not to Instagram it. Recipe here.

Read the full list HERE. This article originally appeared on Spoon University

  • 1. Classic Pancakes

    single-serve-recipe-pancake
    Agnes Chen

    So good. So easy to make. So customizable. Recipe here.

    More from Spoon University:

  • 2. Dark Chocolate Mug Cake

    Dark chocolate is healthy, right? Make it here.

  • 3. Microwaveable Rice Crispy Treat

    single-serve-recipe-microwaveable-rice-krispies
    Rebecca Block

    All you need is cereal, marshmallows, butter, a mug, and a minute. Recipe here.

  • 4. Peanut Butter Cookies

    single-serve-recipe-peanut-butter-cookie
    Palma Gubert

    This recipe makes the chewiest, softest peanut butter cookie on Earth. If you’re not into chewy cookies, try substituting brown sugar for white sugar. Recipe here.

  • 5. Banana Bread in a Mug

    You don’t even need an oven for this. Recipe here.

  • 6. Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

    single-serve-recipe-rosemary-parmesan-popcorn
    Alina Polishuk

    For optimal taste, pair it with Netflix. Alone. When your roommate is out for the night. Recipe here.

  • 7. Healthy Chocolate Mousse

    single-serve-recipe-chocolate-mousse
    Mikayla Baiocchi

    You won’t even taste the avocado. Recipe here.

  • 8. Italian Baked Eggs

    single-serve-recipe-italian-baked-eggs
    Liz Tadie

    It looks super difficult to make, but no one has to know that it only took five minutes. Recipe here.

  • 9. Standard Salsa

    single-serve-recipe-standard-salsa
    Paavani Jain

    If you want to add in more spice, add a little chopped jalapeño. Recipe here.

  • 10. Avocado Toast

    single-serve-recipe-avocado-toast
    Phoebe Melnick

    OK, avocado toast might be a little basic, but it’s super easy and quick to make. Just be sure not to Instagram it. Recipe here.

    Read the full list HERE. This article originally appeared on Spoon University

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