Celebrate the Sweetest Seasons with EASY Spring and Summer Desserts!

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Celebrate the sweetest seasons with easy spring and summer desserts using simple yet delicious dessert recipes perfect for the warmer months! This slideshow features 10 delightful recipes ranging from creamy cheesecakes to smooth puddings. Most of these desserts are incredibly straightforward, perfect for those who are new to cooking and baking. We’ve also included a few intermediate recipes to keep novice cooks and bakers engaged. Click through this varied collection and enjoy making and tasting these treats, ideal for the warmer days ahead!

Best Blueberry Cake {EVER}

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A blueberry cake with sugar glaze running down its sides.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

This is the finest blueberry cake you’ll ever taste – a truly wonderful spring and summer dessert cake. The secret ingredient, cream cheese, creates a moist and rich texture that makes this cake unforgettable. You’ll find yourself longing for more long after it’s finished!

GET THE RECIPE: Blueberry Cake

Four Layer Chocolate Pie

A four-layer chocolate cream pie.
Image Credit: Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average

Does your special someone deserve a rewarding slice of chocolate? Or perhaps you adore a truly outstanding chocolate treat? Then treat yourself with this Four Layer Chocolate Pie! It’s truly the ultimate in chocolate pies!

GET THE RECIPE: Chocolate Pie

Pavlova

A pavlova dessert with fresh fruit and cream on the top.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

End your meal with this impressive Pavlova dessert, overflowing with whipped cream and vibrant summer fruits. It’s the perfect treat for a warm summer day.

GET THE RECIPE: Pavlova

Farm Recipe Green Tomato and Raspberry Pie

A slice of pie with raspberries.
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If you’re seeking something truly distinctive while staying true to deliciousness, you’ve come to the right place. Farm Recipe Green Tomato and Raspberry Pie blends intriguing ingredients that will surprise you with how well they work together once you try it.

GET THE RECIPE: Green Tomato and Raspberry Pie

Salted Caramel Blondies Bar

Shortbreads on parchment paper with caramel and chocolate garnish.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

This recipe for Salted Caramel Blondies Bar is so decadent and irresistible you’ll find yourself preparing it time and again! This luscious brownie recipe is sure to inspire you to bake it repeatedly!

GET THE RECIPE: Salted Caramel Blondies

Classic Tiramisu Recipe with Sweet Marsala Wine

A square of Tiramisu dessert on a plate.
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Tiramisu stands out as a top choice for make-ahead, no-bake desserts. A traditional Tiramisu recipe creates a renowned Italian dessert that blends the robust flavors of strong coffee with the sweetness of liquor to form its distinctive taste profile.

GET THE RECIPE: Tiramisu

Orange Raspberry Pound Cake

A pound cake on a platter with raspberries.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

This Orange Raspberry Pound Cake recipe offers a tangy, sweet sensation that epitomizes sunshine. Ideal for any celebration. It’s excellent whether served with whipped cream, ice cream, or just by itself. Truly, it’s like summer served on a plate.

GET THE RECIPE: Pound Cake

All American OREO Coconut Cream Pie

An OREO cookie pie with coconut cream and fresh berries.
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An OREO Pie truly captures the spirit of summer, especially when it features a refreshing coconut cream layer, making it an ideal choice for pool gatherings and backyard barbecues. This make-ahead dessert offers a cool, creamy treat that effortlessly complements sunny, leisure-filled days.

GET THE RECIPE: OREO Pie

Lemon Sponge Cake

A wedge of lemon cake with a layer of strawberries and cream.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

This citrus-infused Lemon Sponge Cake recipe creates an exceptionally moist and tangy dessert, loaded with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. It’s a beautifully layered lemon cake enriched with fresh strawberries and cream. This British-style sponge cake is soft, moist, and truly irresistible.

GET THE RECIPE: Lemon Sponge Cake

Baked Vanilla Donuts

Two donuts on a plate with glaze.
Image Credit: Erren Hart for Erren’s Kitchen

Create soft, fluffy cake donuts using this simple recipe. These Baked Vanilla Donuts are enhanced with a sweet glaze and adorned with colorful sprinkles!

GET THE RECIPE: Baked Donuts

About Jenny deRemer

I am a Charleston, South Carolina-based culinary novice, an ardent authority on all things travel, a designer by trade, and the creator of Not Entirely Average. I have a weakness for farmers' markets, delight in adventures way off the beaten path, enjoy documenting my many moods through photography, and have been known to conquer the occasional yard sale with gusto!

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