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    Home » Summer

    37+ Easy Summer Desserts to Try

    Modified: May 6, 2025 · Published: Jul 25, 2023 by Karissa Parrish · This post may contain affiliate links

    It's summertime, which means you have got to try one of these 37 easy summer desserts. You'll find fresh fruit desserts, cookies, plenty of no bake recipes, and so much more that's perfect for summer! I think my absolute favorite recipe from this list are these graham cracker s'mores cupcakes.

    37 easy summer dessert recipes.

    Summer time baking is the best time to utilize all of the fresh fruit you can get your hands on.

    I love these fresh blueberry cupcakes and then using the extra berries to create this homemade blueberry buttercream.

    Oh, and let's not forget about s'mores! When you don't feel like setting up a whole campfire, these s'mores filled cupcakes and these no bake s'mores mini pies will definitely provide all of the s'mores flavors.

    Jump to:
    • 37 Easy Summer Desserts to Try
    • 1. No Bake Chocolate Pudding Pie
    • 2. Best Lemon Curd Cookies
    • 3. Blackberry Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream
    • 4. Fresh Peach Hand Pies
    • 5. Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
    • 6. Banana Split Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting
    • 7. Mini S'mores Pies Recipe
    • 8. Strawberry Lemonade Pound Cake
    • 9. Strawberry Glaze Pie Recipe
    • 10. S'mores Cupcakes Recipe
    • 11. Easy Mini Blueberry Pies
    • 12. Chewy Blueberry Lemon Cookies
    • 13. Fresh & Moist Raspberry Cupcakes
    • 14. Homemade Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
    • 15. Moist Blueberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
    • 16. Fresh Strawberry Naked Layer Cake
    • 17. Fresh No Bake Blueberry Pie
    • 18. Double Chocolate S'mores Cookies
    • 19. Easy Blueberry Baked Donuts
    • 20. Blueberry Bars with Crumble Topping
    • 21. Easy Homemade Funfetti Ice Cream
    • 22. Fresh Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
    • 23. The Best No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake
    • 24. Mini Honey Cheesecake Bites (No Bake)
    • 25. Moist Banana Split Cupcakes
    • 26. Homemade Peach Cobbler Cinnamon Rolls
    • 27. Easy to Make Fresh Lemon Curd
    • 28. Best Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
    • 29. Easy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
    • 30. Easy Blueberry Bundt Cake
    • 31. Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
    • 32. Moist Blueberry Cupcakes
    • 33. Mini Strawberry Pies in Muffin Tin
    • 34. Best Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes
    • 35. No Churn Blueberry Ice Cream Recipe
    • 36. Homemade Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
    • 37. Easy Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
    • Even More Summer Recipes

    As a professional home baker, I look forward to creating the best summer dessert recipes that you will love. Whether they're no bake, using fresh fruit, or s'mores flavored, I know you'll find a recipe (or two) you'll enjoy making over and over again!

    My family really enjoys these mini strawberry swirl cheesecakes every summer because they can be baked in a muffin pan. They are ranked number 1 on Google and are a fan favorite amongst other home bakers!

    For more summer time dessert favorites, definitely check out my best 4th of July desserts.

    37 Easy Summer Desserts to Try

    Homemade chocolate pudding pie with dollops of whipped cream on top.

    1. No Bake Chocolate Pudding Pie

    This chocolate pie is perfect for summertime because it is no bake. That means, you don't have to turn on your oven! It sits on top of a graham cracker crust and is super chocolatey!

    Buttery lemon cookies with fresh lemon curd filling.

    2. Best Lemon Curd Cookies

    Homemade lemon curd fills the centers of these buttery thumbprint cookies. Whether you use store-bought or make your own lemon curd, these cookies will taste amazing!

    Blackberry cupcakes with fresh blackberry buttercream on top.

    3. Blackberry Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream

    My simple vanilla cupcake recipe is filled with a sweet blackberry jam and topped with a fresh blackberry buttercream!

    Peach hand pies with fresh peaches and parchment paper underneath.

    4. Fresh Peach Hand Pies

    These mini pies have a fresh peach filling and is surrounded by a homemade butter pie crust. Baking with fresh peaches during the summertime is the best!

    Strawberry cinnamon roll on a white plate.

    5. Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

    These cinnamon rolls have a strawberry filling and also a strawberry cream cheese icing. The rolls are ooey gooey and so soft too!

    Banana split cake with whipped cream frosting, rainbow sprinkles, and cherries on top.

    6. Banana Split Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

    Banana splits scream summertime and this cake has it all! It has banana cake layers, strawberry filling, whipped cream frosting, chocolate drip, and is topped with sprinkles and a cherry.

    A bite taken out of a chocolate mini pie with graham cracker crumbs.

    7. Mini S'mores Pies Recipe

    S'mores desserts are a must for summer! These mini pies include a graham cracker crust, chocolate filling, and a toasted marshmallow on top.

    Strawberry lemonade bundt cake with fresh strawberry glaze on top.

    8. Strawberry Lemonade Pound Cake

    This cake is baked in a bundt pan and is decorated with a simple strawberry icing. It literally smells and tastes like a strawberry lemonade!

    Homemade strawberry pie with fresh strawberries.

    9. Strawberry Glaze Pie Recipe

    Juicy red strawberries makes up the filling for this summer pie! Not only does it have a flaky pie crust, but the berries are tossed in a homemade strawberry glaze.

    Close up of a marshmallow filled s'mores cupcake.

    10. S'mores Cupcakes Recipe

    I absolutely love these cupcakes! They are graham cracker cupcakes that have been filled with marshmallow fluff and topped with a chocolate buttercream. I even sprinkled graham cracker crumbs over the top and added a chocolate covered marshmallow.

    Mini blueberry pies with fresh blueberries.

    11. Easy Mini Blueberry Pies

    These blueberry pies have a fresh blueberry filling and are easily made with store-bought pie crust. they take less than an hour to make too!

    Easy lemon blueberry cookies with icing on top.

    12. Chewy Blueberry Lemon Cookies

    Fresh blueberries, along with lemon juice and zest make up these bright summer cookies! They're even topped with a lemon glaze.

    Four raspberry frosted cupcakes with a bowl on raspberries on the side.

    13. Fresh & Moist Raspberry Cupcakes

    Fresh raspberries are incorporated into the batter and are used to make the raspberry buttercream. If you love raspberries, you'll love this cupcake!

    Blueberry cream cheese icing on top of homemade blueberry cinnamon rolls.

    14. Homemade Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls

    The blueberry cinnamon rolls are unlike any other cinnamon roll you have ever had! Theses have a blueberry jam filling and are topped with a blueberry cream cheese icing.

    Soft and moist blueberry muffins with chocolate chips inside.

    15. Moist Blueberry Chocolate Chip Muffins

    The combination of blueberries and chocolate chips is one I didn't know I needed! Each bite bursts with those flavors and the coarse sugar on top adds a nice crunch!

    Strawberry naked cake with strawberry frosting on the outside.

    16. Fresh Strawberry Naked Layer Cake

    This is a simple summertime strawberry cake that is decorated with that naked-style look. The strawberry cream cheese frosting is the best too!

    Blueberry pie with graham cracker crust with fresh blueberries on the side.

    17. Fresh No Bake Blueberry Pie

    A fresh blueberry pie filling is poured over the top of a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with whipped cream, this no bake pie is absolute perfection during the hot summer months!

    Chocolate cookies with toasted marshmallows on top, graham cracker pieces, and chocolate chips.

    18. Double Chocolate S'mores Cookies

    Both melted chocolate and cocoa powder are used in the cookie dough batter to give them cookies a rich chocolate flavor. They have a toasted marshmallow in the center and graham cracker crumbs sprinkled over the top!

    Three blueberry donuts with blueberry icing stacked on top of each other.

    19. Easy Blueberry Baked Donuts

    These baked donuts are ready to serve for breakfast in less than 30 minutes. This is a perfect recipe to use all of those freshly picked blueberries!

    Blueberry bars with crumble topping stacked three high on a white plate with a glass of milk in the background.

    20. Blueberry Bars with Crumble Topping

    These easy blueberry bars have a buttery and crumbly shortbread topping that is also the crust. The blueberry filling can be made with either fresh or frozen blueberries.

    Homemade funfetti ice cream with rainbow sprinkles on top.

    21. Easy Homemade Funfetti Ice Cream

    Picture your favorite funfetti cake, but in the form of ice cream! This is an easy no churn ice cream recipe that's perfect for hot summer days.

    Peach cobbler cupcake with fresh peached and vanilla frosting.

    22. Fresh Peach Cobbler Cupcakes

    These cupcakes are everything you love about a classic peach cobbler! The cupcakes are brown sugar flavored and are topped with vanilla frosting. A peach cobbler filling is stuffed inside of these cupcakes and are also on top of the frosting!

    Blueberry cheesecake sitting on a brown plate with fresh blueberries in the background.

    23. The Best No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake

    No bake cheesecakes are perfect for hot summer days when you don't want to turn on the oven. The buttery graham cracker crust pairs perfectly with the sweet blueberry cheesecake layer!

    Stacked cheesecakes with a bottle of milk in the background and two honey droppers.

    24. Mini Honey Cheesecake Bites (No Bake)

    If you enjoy the sweetness and subtle flavors of honey, these mini honey cheesecakes are meant for you! They sit upon a graham cracker crust and is topped with whipped cream and honey drizzle.

    Banana split cupcakes on a brown plate.

    25. Moist Banana Split Cupcakes

    These banana split cupcakes are so fun to make! The moist cupcakes have a strawberry filling and are topped with whipped cream frosting, chocolate sauce, rainbow sprinkles, and a cherry!

    Peach cobbler cinnamon rolls in a glass baking pan.

    26. Homemade Peach Cobbler Cinnamon Rolls

    These are soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls that have a fresh peach jam filling, cream cheese frosting, and are topped with a cinnamon streusel crumble. They make for a perfect summer breakfast treat!

    A jar of homemade lemon curd with fresh lemons on the side.

    27. Easy to Make Fresh Lemon Curd

    Did you know it only takes 6 ingredients to make a smooth and creamy lemon curd? Not only does this have a bright lemon flavor, but it's also sweet, making it pair so lovely inside cake layers and cupcakes!

    Strawberry lemonade cupcakes with a glass of lemonade in the background.

    28. Best Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

    The whole time these cupcakes are baking, the kitchen smells like a glass of strawberry lemonade! The cupcakes are lemon flavored and are topped with a fresh strawberry buttercream frosting.

    No churn strawberry ice cream with an ice cream scooper and fresh strawberries.

    29. Easy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

    Strawberry puree is swirled into this creamy vanilla ice cream base to give the best strawberry flavor. This has been a fan favorite on the blog for several years now!

    Blueberry bundt cake with fresh blueberries in the batter. It's topped with vanilla icing and more blueberries.

    30. Easy Blueberry Bundt Cake

    This is the best blueberry pound cake! It's baked in a bundt pan and has a vanilla icing drizzled over the top. Add fresh blueberries to the top of the cake like I did.

    The best strawberry cupcakes with fresh strawberries and strawberry frosting on top.

    31. Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

    These are moist and fluffy vanilla strawberry cupcakes that are topped with the best strawberry frosting!

    Perfect blueberry cupcakes with blueberry buttercream frosting on top.

    32. Moist Blueberry Cupcakes

    If you've never tried a blueberry cupcake, now is the time! They're soft, fluffy, and bursting with the juiciest blueberries.

    Individual strawberry pies with a lattice crust and whipped cream on top.

    33. Mini Strawberry Pies in Muffin Tin

    These cute little mini pies have a flaky all-butter pie crust and a fresh strawberry filling that's easily made in a muffin pan!

    Three mini blueberry cheesecakes stacked on top of each other with fresh blueberries on top.

    34. Best Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes

    Mini cheesecakes are perfect to bring to picnics, family gatherings, and celebrations during the summer months. The buttery graham cracker crust pairs so well with the blueberry cheesecake filling!

    No churn blueberry pie ice cream with graham cracker pieces and blueberry sauce.

    35. No Churn Blueberry Ice Cream Recipe

    Everything you love about blueberry pie is stuffed inside of this creamy no churn ice cream recipe. Blueberry pie sauce and graham cracker crumbs are mixed straight into the vanilla ice cream base.

    Strawberry jam filled vanilla cupcakes topped with strawberry buttercream and fresh strawberries.

    36. Homemade Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

    A soft and moist vanilla cupcake is filled with a homemade strawberry jam and topped with my all-time favorite strawberry frosting recipe.

    37. Easy Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

    A homemade strawberry sauce is swirled over the top of these mini cheesecake bites!

    I hope you find a recipe you'll enjoy making all summer long! If you want even more baking inspiration for summertime, check out all of my fun dessert recipes for summer.

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    Hi, I'm Karissa! I am the professional home baker and food photographer here at Ginger Snap's Baking Affairs. I have 6+ years of experience creating easy desserts that every home baker can make in their own kitchens! You'll find many desserts here, including cakes, cupcakes, frostings, and cookies. I'm so glad you're here and happy baking!

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