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    Home » Spring

    20+ Best Spring Desserts

    March 24, 2021 by Amee Leave a Comment

    Now is the time for all the bright Spring flavors that we've been waiting for! To help you find something delicious, here my 20+ Best Spring Desserts!

    Collage of Spring Desserts.

    This list has recipes for 20+ Best Spring Desserts for the sweetest Spring yet! You're going to love every seasonal flavor, fluffy meringue, and buttercream swirl on this list!

    Make these recipes anytime, but especially in Spring! If you're looking for more recipes to use this Spring, check out my posts for Easter Desserts, Easter Breakfasts, and 40+ Unique Desserts!

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    • What Makes a Good Spring Dessert?
    • Spring Dessert Recipes
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    What Makes a Good Spring Dessert?

    I'm all for making whatever you want, whenever you want. That said, there's a seasonality to food that complements the weather and provides the most flavorful ingredients! Here are a few things that make a dessert perfect for Spring for me:

    • Colorful - The first thing I think of when it comes to Spring are beautiful colors! With flowers finally coming into bloom, we need some desserts to match! I'm not a big fan of food colors, so while you'll see lots of colorful options in this list, not a single one has any food color!
    • Lighter Fare - While I love a decadent Chocolate Ganache Cake as much as the next girl, I gravitate toward lighter desserts with berry and citrus flavors.
    • Seasonal Ingredients - lemons and limes, berries, apricots, rhubarb, and kiwi are typical spring fruits. Keep in mind that the more locally the produce was grown, the more flavorful it will be!
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    Spring Dessert Recipes

    Without further ado, here are all of my favorite desserts to make in the Springtime! Is there something that you love that I missed? I'd love to hear about it!

    Cakes & Cupcakes

    Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with fresh strawberries on top.
    Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

    Cake knows no season, but these cakes are downright perfect in Spring! These Spring cakes feature seasonal fruit and have beautiful natural color (no food colors here)!

    Lavender Pound Cake with Strawberry Glaze
    This Strawberry Lavender Pound Cake is so tender thanks to kefir (or buttermilk!), delicately flavored with lavender, and topped with strawberry-vanilla bean glaze! Pound cake perfection!
    Check out this recipe!
    Sliced Lavender Pound Cake with Strawberry Glaze on a white plate.
    Neapolitan Cake
    The classic flavors of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate combine in this Neapolitan Cake! This three-layer beauty is a celebration cake!
    Check out this recipe!
    Neapolitan Cake with graham bunnies on a white cake stand.
    Raspberry White Chocolate Loaf Cake
    This Raspberry White Chocolate Loaf Cake is a tender white chocolate pound cake topped with a scrumptious raspberry glaze! The flavors are so amazing you'll find yourself taking seconds!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Raspberry and White Chocolate Loaf Cake on a tray.
    Ginger Carrot Cupcakes
    These Ginger Carrot Cupcakes are a twist on a classic! The carrot cakes are topped with a ginger cream cheese frosting and crystallized ginger!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
    These Strawberry Filled Cupcakes are soft & fluffy vanilla bean cakes with homemade honey-strawberry filling, topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with fresh strawberries on top.
    Strawberry Angel Food Cake
    This Strawberry Angel Food Cake is light and fluffy with serious strawberry flavor thanks to freeze-dried berries! Also delicious using blueberries, with the bonus of a showstopping purple color!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Strawberry Angel Food Cake on a plate with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
    Cornmeal Pound Cake with Blueberry Whipped Cream
    This Blueberry Cornmeal Pound Cake is a slightly sweet cornmeal buttermilk pound cake topped with blueberry crème fraîche whipped cream!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of sliced Cornmeal Poun
    Blackberry Lemon Bread
    This Blackberry Lemon Bread is a moist, flavorful lemon bread studded with fresh blackberries and topped with the most gorgeous blackberry glaze!
    Check out this recipe!
    Blackberry Lemon Bread on a white tray.
    Blueberry Angel Food Cake
    This Blueberry Angel Food Cake is light and fluffy with serious blueberry flavor thanks to freeze-dried berries! And can we talk about that color??
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Blueberry Angel Food Cake with whipped cream and blueberries on a plate with a fork alongside.
    Lavender Lemon Cake
    This Lavender Lemon Cake is two layers of light, moist lemon cake with a smooth and silky lavender buttercream! The textures and flavors of this beauty are a masterpiece!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Lavender Lemon Cake on a white plate with lavender flowers alongside.

    Pies

    close up of Raspberry Pistachio Tartlet
    Raspberry Tartlets with Pistachio Crust

    These recipes for Spring pies and tarts are so delicious! From the floral flavor of my Blackberry Lavender Brownie Pie to the fantastic textures (and gorgeous toasted meringue!) of my Raspberry Tartlets, you need to try these!

    Blackberry Lavender Brownie Pie
    The crust of this beauty is a fudgy brownie swirled with blackberry jam. The filling is a lavender-infused dark chocolate icebox pie, all topped with blackberry meringue. The flavors and textures are outstanding!
    Check out this recipe!
    Raspberry Tartlets with Pistachio Crust
    These Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets have a pistachio tart crust filled with homemade honey-raspberry jam, topped with toasted honey meringue!
    Check out this recipe!
    close up of Raspberry Pistachio Tartlet
    Blackberry Cream Pie
    A classic graham cracker crust filled with light-as-air blackberry cream, topped with fresh vanilla bean whipped cream and blackberries!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Blackberry Cream Pie on a white plate with fresh blackberries on top.

    Cookies & Bars

    Lemon Curd Cookies on a silver cooling rack with a jar of lemon curd in the background.
    Lemon Curd Cookies

    If you're looking for easy Spring desserts, these cookies & bars are the easiest of the bunch! While not overly complicated, they're still showstoppers in their own right, and certainly have no lack of flavor!

    Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
    These Strawberry Shortbread Cookies have fantastic strawberry flavor thanks to freeze-dried strawberries in both the cookies and the strawberry glaze! With these cookies you can have a taste of summer year-round! Recipe can be used to make slice-and-bake shortbread or cut-outs--it's up to you!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Shortbread Cookies with Strawberry Glaze on a cooling rack, one with a bite missing.
    Lemon Curd Cookies
    These Lemon Curd Cookies are soft, chewy lemon cookies topped with homemade lemon curd! The mix of textures and the sweet-tart lemon flavor will make these a new favorite!
    Check out this recipe!
    Lemon Curd Cookies on a silver cooling rack with a jar of lemon curd in the background.
    Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
    These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are cream cheese sugar cookies sandwiched with swirls of strawberry cream cheese frosting!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Cream Cheese Cookies on white plate.
    Honey Lavender Latte Cookies
    These Honey Lavender Latte Cookies are espresso sugar cookies frosted with honey lavender buttercream! Your favorite drink in cookie form!
    Check out this recipe!
    Closeup of Honey Lavender Latte Cookies on a pan.
    Strawberry Thyme Blondies
    These Strawberry Thyme Blondies are a dream combination oftextures and flavors! The browned-butter blondies are topped with astrawberry-thyme mascarpone mousse that is *almost* too pretty to eat!
    Check out this recipe!
    Top view of sliced Strawberry Thyme Blondies with cut strawberries and sprigs of thyme on top.
    Strawberry Jam Cookies
    These Strawberry Jam Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth vanilla bean thumbprint cookies filled with strawberry jam, then drizzled with vanilla bean glaze! So versatile and delicious, you'll find yourself making them for every occasion!
    Check out this recipe!
    Strawberry Jam Cookies on parchment paper with a jar of jam and vanilla beans nearby.

    More Spring Desserts

    Slice of Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake on white plate.
    No Bake Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake

    These Spring Dessert Recipes may not fit neatly into a category, but they're certainly not to be missed! Every one of them a delicious Spring treat!

    Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake
    This Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake is a dream of textures and flavors! The lemon cheesecake is swirled with a homemade raspberry sauce, all in a classic graham cracker crust!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake.
    Honey Doughnuts with Vanilla-Honey Glaze
    Honey Doughnuts with Vanilla Honey Glaze are soft, fluffy baked honey doughnuts with a flavorful vanilla bean-honey glaze! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon pick-me-up!
    Check out this recipe!
    Honey Doughnuts with white chocolate "honeycomb" on parchment paper.
    Strawberry Shortcake Cream Puffs
    Luscious cream puffs filled with homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries, dusted with powdered sugar!
    Check out this recipe!
    strawberry shortcake cream puffs
    Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake
    This No Bake Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake is layers of strawberry and vanilla bean cheesecake in a graham cracker crust, topped with strawberry crunch topping! Completely no bake and delicious, you'll want this beauty on repeat in your kitchen!
    Check out this recipe!
    Slice of Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake on white plate.

    So there you have it! 20+ Spring Desserts to fulfill your cravings! I hope you have a bright, sunny Spring and that you've found something here to make it extra sweet!

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