All the Summer cookouts, barbeques, and picnics you're invited to need a sweet treat! Here's a roundup of 40+ Summer Desserts to keep things sweet all summer long!
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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!
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Summer Dessert Recipes
Pies
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!
Turtle Pie
This Turtle Pie has an Oreo crust filled with a dulce de leche cream cheese filling, and topped with vanilla bean whipped cream, chocolate, more dulce de leche, and toasted pecans!
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Chocolate Coconut Pie with Dalgona Coffee Topping
This Chocolate Coconut 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!!
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Lemon Buttermilk Pie
This Lemon Buttermilk Pie has a flaky crust filled with lemon buttermilk filling and topped with freshly whipped cream! The filling has a lovely balance of bright citrus flavor and a subtle tang from the buttermilk. A slice of this pie is a slice of joy!
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Chocolate Cherry Pie
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! 🙂
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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!
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Lilac Strawberry Galette
This Lilac Strawberry Galette is sweet pastry filled with juicy fresh strawberries and lilac sugar! Baked to perfection, you'll love the sweet floral flavor of this beauty! No lilac sugar? Use lavender sugar, vanilla sugar, or regular granulated sugar instead!
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Blackberry Cream Pie
A classic graham cracker crust filled with light-as-air blackberry cream, topped with fresh vanilla bean whipped cream and blackberries!
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Tarts
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 straight from the freezer!
Apricot Tart
This Apricot Tart is a sweet pastry crust filled with apricot preserves and a no-bake cheesecake filling, topped with fresh apricots! Cool, creamy, and delicious, it's a fantastic Summer treat!
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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!
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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!!
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Mango Tart
This summery Mango Tart has a chocolate pastry crust that's brushed with melted chocolate before being filled with mango curd and topped with fresh whipped cream and cocoa nibs! Oh, and the prettiest chocolate leaves ever!
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Plum Tart
This Plum Tart is a sweet pastry crust filled with fresh plums and vanilla sugar! Perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
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Cherry Tart
This Cherry Tart has an Oreo crust filled with chocolate pastry cream, then topped with vanilla bean whipped cream and fresh cherries! It's dark and decadent, but its cool and creamy deliciousness is perfect for Summer!
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Cakes and Cupcakes
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!
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!
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!
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Peach Cobbler Pound Cake with Bourbon Glaze
This Peach Cobbler Pound Cake is a delicious cinnamon-peach pound cake with a gooey brown sugar top, drizzled with a vanilla bourbon glaze! This cake is serious comfort food!
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Blueberry Chocolate Cake
This Blueberry Chocolate Cake is a decadent dark chocolate cake topped with blueberry buttercream! This one-layer cake is simple, delicious, and you can't beat the color of that blueberry frosting!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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??
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Strawberry Whipped Cream Cake
This Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake is two layers of tender yellow cake with strawberry whipped cream and fresh strawberries! This cake turns a comfort food favorite into a total showstopper!
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Tropical Angel Food Cake
This Tropical Angel Food Cake is a mango-pineapple angel food cake topped with coconut whipped cream, toasted coconut, and pineapple "flowers!" This cake is light, fluffy, and has serious tropical flavor!
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Cheesecakes
Nothing beats a cool, creamy summer cheesecake! These no-bake cheesecakes are just what you need on a hot Summer day!
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!
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Vanilla Bean Blondie Cheesecake
This Vanilla Bean Blondie Cheesecake is a creamy, no-bake vanilla bean cheesecake with a funfetti blondie crust and whipped cream!
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Lemon Curd Cheesecake with Lemon Cookie Crust
This Lemon Curd Cheesecake is a lemon lover's dream! This beauty has a lemon sugar cookie crust topped with no-bake lemon cheesecake, homemade lemon curd, and whipped cream!
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Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake
This Lemon Raspberry 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!
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Cookies and Bars
Cookies and bars are a quick and easy way to get a taste of Summer! Perfect for a potluck or picnic, you can never have enough of these easy Summer recipes!
S'mores Cookies
These S'mores Cookies are soft, chewy graham cookies sandwiched with chocolate ganache and toasted homemade marshmallow cream!
Check out this recipe!
Buttermilk Cookies
These Buttermilk Cookies are soooo soft and cakey, and topped with buttermilk frosting! You'll love how simple, delicious, and versatile this recipe is! Appropriate for any season or occasion, you'll find yourself making them again and again!
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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!
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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!
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Honey Lavender Latte Cookies
These Honey Lavender Latte Cookies are espresso sugar cookies frosted with honey lavender buttercream! Your favorite drink in cookie form!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are cream cheese sugar cookies sandwiched with swirls of strawberry cream cheese frosting!
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Raspberry Cookies
These Raspberry Cookies are soft, chewy sugar cookies bursting with raspberry flavor! The gorgeous pink color and wonderful flavor are from freeze-dried raspberries--not a drop of food color here!
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Chocolate Cherry Brownies
These Chocolate Cherry Brownies are fudgy dark chocolate brownies with fresh cherries and chunks of dark chocolate! Whether you're looking for a sweet addition to a special occasion or simply craving a treat to enjoy with a cup of coffee, these brownies are easy to make and impossible to resist!
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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!
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More Summer Recipes
They may not fit into a category, but these recipes are not to be overlooked! There are a few breakfast options included here, too!
Nectarine Cobbler
This Nectarine Cobbler is spiced nectarine filling topped with sweet cornmeal biscuits! The sweet, juicy nectarines paired with the warm flavor of cinnamon and irresistible cornmeal biscuits will have you reaching for seconds!
Check out this recipe!
Honey Donuts with Vanilla-Honey Glaze
Honey Donuts with Vanilla Honey Glaze are soft, fluffy baked honey donuts with a flavorful vanilla bean-honey glaze! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon pick-me-up!
Check out this recipe!
Blueberry Shortcake
This Blueberry Shortcake is a tender, flaky lavender biscuit topped with juicy fresh blueberries and vanilla bean whipped cream. Whether you're headed to a picnic, a summer party, or just staying home, these beauties are the perfect treat all summer long!
Check out this recipe!
Root Beer Float Cream Puffs
These Root Beer Float Cream Puffs are filled with root beer pastry cream and topped with vanilla bean whipped cream! They have all the flavors of the classic soda shop treat, right down to the cherry on top!
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Blueberry Frosting
This Blueberry Frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more! The bright blueberry flavor and color (without a drop of food dye) are irresistible!
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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!
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Buttermilk Frosting
This Buttermilk Frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more! You'll love how quick and easy it is--not to mention the lovely tangy-and-sweet buttermilk flavor!
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Strawberry Powdered Sugar Donuts
These Strawberry Powdered Sugar Donuts are tender vanilla bean cake doughnuts, baked until golden, then coated with strawberry powdered sugar! You'll love the pretty pink color and hint of strawberry in every bite!
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S'mores Cream Puffs
These S'mores Cream Puffs are a new take on the classic summer treat! These cream puffs are baked with a crispy graham cracker craquelin on top, then filled with chocolate ganache and homemade marshmallow cream! Topped with *more* ganache and a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs, this will be your new favorite way to enjoy s'mores--no campfire required!
Check out this recipe!
Cherry Glaze
This Cherry Glaze is a simple and delicious treat! Bursting with cherry flavor, and without a drop of food color, you'll find yourself adding it to cakes, cookies, scones, and more!
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Blueberry Sugar Donuts
These Blueberry Sugar Donuts are a unique twist on a classic treat! The soft, baked vanilla bean donuts are coated in sweet blueberry sugar for a donut that's as beautiful as it is delicious. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or anytime!
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Strawberry Pastry Cream
This Strawberry Pastry Cream is a delicious twist on a classic! The rich flavor, creamy texture, and beautiful color will make you swoon!
Check out this recipe!
So there you have it! 40+ Summer Desserts to keep your Summer extra sweet! I'm looking forward to my baking plans for this summer and growing this recipe list!
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(Updated 4/23/2025)
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