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Enjoy the Sweetest Spring and Summer with Easy Desserts!

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Experience the joy of spring and summer with these easy dessert recipes, perfect for warmer days! This collection showcases 10 mouthwatering treats including homemade ice cream and cookie dough balls. From creamy cheesecakes to velvety puddings, there’s something for every skill level. Explore this varied selection of easy dessert recipes and get ready to impress your family and friends while indulging in these seasonal delights!

Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates

Peanut butter stuffed dates on a plate with chocolate on top.
Image Credit: Erika Piper for The Veggie Yaya

These sweet and salty stuffed dates are an ideal snack or dessert, packed with healthy fats. They’re filled with creamy natural peanut butter, drizzled with dark chocolate, and topped with sea salt.

GET THE RECIPE: Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates

No Churn Oreo Ice Cream

Ice cream in a bread pan with scoops and a scooper on top.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Piper for Piper Cooks

No eggs, no cooking, and no ice cream maker needed, yet this Oreo Ice Cream is incredibly creamy and packed with sweet Oreo cookie pieces. Try this easy, 4 ingredient no churn ice cream recipe for a delicious and indulgent dessert.

GET THE RECIPE: No Churn Oreo Ice Cream

Best Blueberry Cake {EVER}

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.
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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

Strawberry Lemon Cake

A sliced cake with strawberries in it.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Piper for Piper Cooks

This strawberry lemon cake is wonderfully moist, with fresh lemon zest and plenty of sweet, juicy strawberries. It’s an easy one bowl recipe, ideal for a spring or summer dessert. You can also use frozen fruit, so you can enjoy this simple lemon cake any time of year.

GET THE RECIPE: Strawberry Lemon Cake

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

Blueberry Cheesecake Bar

A blueberry speckled cheesecake square with graham crust and a blueberry on top.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Piper for Piper Cooks

A rich, creamy blueberry cheesecake bar swirled with fresh blueberry puree. This tasty treat has a no bake filling and an easy graham cracker crumb crust that only needs 10 minutes in the oven.

GET THE RECIPE: Blueberry Cheesecake Bar

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

Avocado Chia Pudding

Pudding parfaits in cups with a mint green bottom layer, chia pudding middle layer, and white whipped top layer.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Piper for PiperCooks

This avocado chia pudding parfait is a simple and delicious dessert. Peppermint extract gives the green avocado pudding a festive touch, making it a great make ahead breakfast or dessert for the holiday season or any time of the year.

GET THE RECIPE: Avocado Chia Pudding

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

Carrot Cake Sheet Cake

A slice of iced cake on a plate.
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Skip the layers and opt for simplicity with this carrot cake sheet cake topped with cream cheese icing. This carrot cake is just as delicious and impressive, featuring an easy to mix batter and a straightforward sheet pan baking method.

GET THE RECIPE: Carrot Cake Sheet 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

Coconut Sugar Cookies Bar

Stacked cookie bar slices topped with icing and toasted coconut.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Piper for PiperCooks

If you want a tasty treat that mixes coconut with sweet sugar cookie goodness, these Coconut Sugar Cookie Bars are just for you. Made from scratch, they’re easy to whip up and great for get togethers.

GET THE RECIPE: Coconut Sugar Cookies Bar

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

Chocolate truffles with a bite out of one showing a tan interior.
Image Credit: Erika Piper for The Veggie Yaya

These no-bake vegan cookie dough balls are incredibly easy to prepare and loaded with plant-based protein and fiber. Made from a whole can of chickpeas, maple syrup and brown sugar, they offer a healthy frozen treat.

GET THE RECIPE: Chickpea Cookie Dough Balls

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