40+ Essential Summer Dessert Recipes

Whether it’s the 4th of July, a birthday, a cookout, or a baby shower, everyone can come for the burgers and pasta salad, but give them a reason to stay with our 40+ crowd-pleasing events. Summer Dessert Recipes.

Let these recipes be your cue to ditch the pre-made red, white, and blue grocery store cakes and whip up some fudge skillet cookies, berry-filled crunchy cookies, or even a beautiful tiered cake. Many of these desserts are much easier to make than you might think. If you’re short on time or want to skip the oven, I’ve also included a no-bake section.

These summer desserts are categorized as follows:

• bar
• cookie
• Crisps & Crumbles
• cakes, pies, rolls
• And there’s no baking

So you can find exactly what you are looking for. Add it to your menu or bring it to a friend’s house and watch your guests enjoy it.

*To easily make this dessert vegan, gluten-free, and/or dairy-free, check the notes section of each recipe.

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bar

1. Cherry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble
2. Lively Lime Bar
3. Strawberry Crumble Bar
4. Ooey-Gooey Tahini S’mores Bar
5. Raspberry Bars with Oatmeal Cookie Crumbles
6. Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble
7. The best zucchini brownies you’ll ever eat.
8. healthy lemon bar

cookie

1. S’mores Peanut Butter Cookie Skillet (or Bar!)
2. Soft Lime Sugar Cookies
3. Scoopable Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
4. Salted Tahini Butterscotch Cookie Skillet
5. Lemon cookies with a lovely lemon glaze
6. White Chocolate Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies

Crisps & Crumbles

1. Gluten Free Peach Crisp and Salted Coconut Milk Caramel
2. Mixed Berry Cobbler with Lemon-Pistachio Biscuits
3. Fresh Cherry Crisps with Almond Oatmeal Crumble
4. Strawberry Crisps with Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Crumble

cakes, pies, rolls

1. Strawberry Snack Cake with Strawberry Buttercream
2. Brown Butter Strawberry Coffee Cake Topped with Lovely Strawberry Icing
3. Lemon Cream Pie with Pecan Gingernap Crust
4. Lemon Pistachio Cake with Lovely Lemon Frosting
5. Strawberry Sweet Roll with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
6. Salted Butterscotch Zucchini Coffee Cake
7. Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Frosting
8. Chocolate Zucchini Cake (Healthy + Gluten Free)
9. Brown Butter Blueberry Coffee Cake
10. Orange Zucchini Cake with Orange Frosting
11. Almond Lemon Raspberry Poppy Seed Cake
12. Lemon Lovers Lemon Blueberry Sweet Roll
13. Almond Flour Strawberry Shortcake Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting
14. The best tart cherry pie you’ve ever had

No baking treats

1. Healthy Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
2. Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cups
3. birthday cake rice krispie snacks
4. Sweet and Savory Chocolate Tahini Rice Krispie Treats
5. Grilled Peaches (+6 Topping Ideas!)
6. Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
7. 2-ingredient blueberry nice cream
8. Reese’s Eggs with 4 Healthy Ingredients
9. Vegan Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Bars
10. Homemade Healthy Peanut Butter Cups (Low Carb, Vegan, Gluten Free)
11. rainbow fruit skewers
12. Salted Tahini Caramel Millionaire Bar (Vegan + Paleo)
13. Peanut Butter Cup Freezer Fudge
14. Crispy Roasted Quinoa Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
15. No Bake Chocolate Caramel Tahini Chex Bars (Allergy Friendly!)

If you made a summer dessert, be sure to leave a comment and rating. Let me know if you liked it!