These Easy Summer Desserts Will Help You Beat the Heat
I think it’s a given that everyone loves chocolate, rich cakes, mile-high cupcakes, melt-in-your-mouth cookies — I can keep going. Sometimes, though, it’s too hot for black forest cake or caramel cheesecake.
Too hot to turn on the oven? No problem! These easy summer desserts are ready in a flash and don’t even need to be baked. So keep cool and reward yourself with these no-bake recipes, easy put-together confectionaries and all-around delicious summer desserts.
Summer Desserts for Strawberry Season
You either love strawberries, or you’re wrong. Fresh strawberries help make any summer dessert perfect. Check out a few easy recipes and ideas.
Strawberry Cupcakes
Like little strawberry shortcakes, strawberry cupcakes are tiny, perfect additions for summer parties.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
Another no-bake delight, strawberry icebox cake is a vintage take on the modern no-bake cake.
Strawberry Shortcake
Cheap, easy and delicious, this dessert is the perfect way to use those beautiful berries and angel food cake. Grab an angel food cake, strawberries, whipped cream and a touch of lemon juice — to keep the berries fresh, of course.
Peachy Summer Dessert Recipes
Peaches are the perfect treat for summer desserts, and making them is especially excellent. Whether you use canned peaches or fresh peaches, make a pie or a peach galette, our favorite summer desserts include God’s desserts — fruits.
Other Easy Summer Desserts
It doesn’t have to be complicated, y’all. From ice cream to gluten free treats, enjoy these all summer long.
Neapolitan Ice Cream Bars
Why choose between three perfect ice cream flavors when you can just have them all? Plus, when it’s made with homemade strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream and awesome cookies, nothing beats this combo
Fruit Tart
Nothing beats a colorful, beautiful fruit tart on a summer’s day. Buy a premade crust and fresh berries for an easy summer dessert.
No-Bake Key Lime Pie
With a graham cracker crust and fresh lime twinges, this is the quintessential summer dessert. It’s like a refreshing cocktail on a hot day, but in pie form.
Blueberry Crumble
Similar to his one needs to be baked, but it’s just the right amount of sweet and cozy cinnamon brown sugar crumb crunchy topping mixed with fresh blueberries, making the perfect dessert. Make it a peach cobbler for the same version
Blackberry-Cheesecake Swirl Ice Cream
Want a sweet treat? This is one you can buy at the store, or throw some old-fashioned sour cream cheesecake and compote into a huge bowl. Don’t forget the whipped cream.
Ice Cream
As far as the best summer dessert is concerned, ice cream is the undefeated champion of delicious. There are so many delicious flavors, some of which are made dairy-free. Fruit-based frozen treats like mango sorbet and lactose-friendly ones made with almond milk are perfect substitutes for the dairy stuff.
Everybody knows that homemade ice cream with homemade whipped cream is the best way to go. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, pick up your favorite ice cream flavor at any store, shop or truck. For a pro tip, mix leftover cake into your ice cream.
Coconut Cream Pie
If fresh fruit isn’t your cup of tea, take a walk on the sweet savory side with coconut cream pie. This decadent dessert combines creamy filling with the tang of coconut and melted chocolate for a sweet twist.
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