Summer is heeeere! Okay, only almost, but I want you to be prepared! Baking may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about summertime activities (unless you’re me), but you’ll never go to a cookout, barbeque, or picnic without desserts! Here’s a roundup of 30+ Summer Dessert Recipes to keep things sweet all summer long!
With so many fruits to work with in summer, it’s easy to keep things light, refreshing, and seasonal! Being me, I of course have a couple decadent additions to the classic desserts you may expect. There’s even a few no-bake or nearly no-bake recipes in there for the really scorching days!
I’ve broken my best 30+ Summer Dessert Recipes into the following categories:
Pies
Tarts
Cakes
Cheesecakes
And More!
Summer Pie Recipes
Deciding what desserts to have during the Summer is “easy as pie!” You really can’t go wrong with these fruit-filled and creamy treats! Pro tip: try the Blackberry Cream Pie frozen!
Blackberry Cream Pie
A classic graham cracker crust filled with light-as-air blackberry cream, topped with fresh vanilla bean whipped cream and blackberries!
This Ginger Peach Biscuit Pie is filled with fresh peaches and ginger, and topped with slightly sweet cornmeal biscuits! This pie is just barely sweet, and perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
This Coconut Mocha Pie has a toasted coconut pastry crust filled with dark chocolate custard, topped with dalgona coffee swirled with whipped coconut cream! It's toasted coconut meets a mochaccino and I am HERE for it!!
This Chocolate Cherry Pie has juicy, fresh cherries and chopped dark chocolate in a crisp, flaky chocolate pie crust! I think the two-tone lattice gives it a little pizazz, too! 🙂
This Blackberry Lemon Meringue Pie has a classic pastry crust filled with whipped blackberry ganache and homemade lemon curd, all topped with a *mountain* of toasted honey meringue!
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!
I had so many pie and tart recipes for this roundup that I had to put them in separate categories! So similar to pie, but with that extra bit of fancy! For more frozen goodies for those extra hot days, serve the Blueberry Curd Tart and Coconut Pineapple Tart straight from the freezer!
Blueberry Curd Tart
This Blueberry Curd Tart is a sweet pastry crust filled with homemade blueberry curd! You'll fall in love with both the flavor and that gorgeous color!!
This tart belongs on your table (and in your belly) this summer! Orange-scented sweet pastry filled with vanilla bean pastry cream and topped with fresh fruit.
Easy, no-bake, gluten free, and seriously delicious! An almond and coconut crust filled with chocolate ganache and topped with fresh berries and chopped almonds.
This Peach Rose Tart has a sweet pastry crust filled with homemade pastry cream and topped with fresh peaches! Taking the time to make rosettes from the sliced peaches results in a showstopper dessert!!
Summer cakes mean aaaaall the fruit! From freeze-dried fruit in the cake itself to luxuriously flavored glazes and buttercreams, these are some of my favorite Summer desserts!
Sangria Cake
This Sangria cake has three layers of tender red wine cake with sangria buttercream! The flavors of berries, orange, and red wine make this cake taste like your favorite summer beverage!
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!
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!
This Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake has three layers of tender yellow cake with fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries! I think I could eat this every day, all summer long!
They may not fit into a category, but these recipes are not to be overlooked! There are a few breakfast options included here, too!
S’mores Sweet Rolls
These S'mores Sweet Rolls are sweet graham rolls with gooey chocolate filling, topped with toasted marshmallow glaze! Who says s'mores aren't breakfast food??
As the name suggests, this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread has double the chocolate, so it also doubles the chances your kids think they're having cake for breakfast (eh….they might be…).
These Snickers Ice Cream Sandwiches have chocolate ice cream and homemade caramel and chocolate sauces sandwiched between two Snickers cookies. In a word: heaven.
So there you have it! 30+ Summer Dessert Recipes to keep your Summer extra sweet! I’m looking forward to my baking plans for this summer and growing this recipe list!
