20 Best Summer Desserts to Ever Exist
Every day, you will feel like you’re on vacation when eating these spectacular summer desserts.
Whether you need a crowd-pleasing dessert to bring to a cookout or a refreshing poolside treat, this collection of summer dessert recipes has something for everyone.
Key Lime Poke Cake
Nothing says summer more than a mouthwatering key lime dessert. The fresh homemade lime curd filling is divine.
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Oreo Ice Cream
If one of your favorite ice cream flavors is cookies and cream, you must try this homemade no-churn recipe with plenty of large Oreo pieces.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake
Layers of Chips Ahoy cookies soak up the whipped cream mixture, which tastes exactly like dipping cookies in milk.
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No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes
These delightful mini cheesecakes have a buttery homemade graham cracker crust and vanilla cream cheese filling.
Lemon zest is an optional ingredient and perfect if you want to add some bright flavor.
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Berry Slab Pie
Made with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries, this pie is the best summertime dessert.
Once berry season rolls around, you’ll want to make this recipe all the time.
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No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
Skip the oven and make this delicious no-bake Oreo cheesecake, you won’t be disappointed.
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Lemon Icebox Cake
With a creamy lemon filling and tangy lemon curd, this icebox cake tastes like pure sunshine. It’s the perfect balance of bright and sweet flavors and is a refreshing treat.
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Copycat Crumbl Key Lime Pie Cookies
This Crumbl cookie copycat consists of graham cracker cookie crusts filled with cream cheese and key lime frosting.
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Grilled Peaches
These peaches get perfectly caramelized on the grill and are finished off with some honey and cinnamon.
They make an amazing dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes
These cupcakes are filled with fresh lemon curd and topped with dreamy lemon buttercream frosting.
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Pineapple Poke Cake
Made with pineapple chunks and toasted coconut, this heavenly summer dessert will be your new favorite.
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Strawberry Basil Galette
This galette has a homemade flaky pie crust filled with a fresh strawberry filling. The basil perfectly complements the strawberry flavor, but since it’s added at the end, you can always leave it out if you want.
Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate summer treat.
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Pistachio Icebox Cake
One recipe reviewer said, “Made this yesterday for a gathering last evening. It was a huge hit with nothing left. Wouldn’t change a thing about this recipe.”
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Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
This creative dessert consists of fresh strawberries packed with a cheesecake-like filling and sprinkled with crushed graham crackers.
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Pink Lemonade Cake
This cake tastes just like a glass of refreshing pink lemonade. The straw and lemon slice garnishes are a cute touch.
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Crumbl Raspberry Cheesecake Cookie
Thanks to the graham cracker bits in the cookie base, you’ll get raspberry cheesecake flavor in every bite.
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American Flag Pie
This strawberry and blueberry flag pie will be a major hit at any cookout. It can serve up to 20 people, so it’s great for feeding a big group.
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Coconut Cake
This angelic-looking cake features layers of moist coconut cake and a heavenly creamy cheese frosting mixed with shredded coconut.
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Copycat Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty
Enjoy a Wendy’s frosty anytime with this copycat recipe that tastes even better than the real thing.
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Cherry Limeade Poke Cake
Sweet and sour, this refreshing cherry limeade poke cake will cool you off even in the hottest summer weather.
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