Summer desserts are some of the most colorful out there, and they allow you to take advantage of seasonal fruit in the best way possible. I’ve compiled a list of the best 77 summer desserts out there, ranging from light and easy fruit-based ones to fun no-bake desserts and all of them are fit for a crowd.
If you’re looking for some more specific desserts, take a look at this 4th of July dessert list to get inspired for patriotic sweets. Or if you’re looking for holiday desserts try these Thanksgiving ones.
Summer desserts are always delicious, refreshing, and they make a sunny day even better. In this list you'll find summer desserts ranging from the classic fruit salad, to home-made fruit ice cream, to pies and cakes, and everything in-between. These recipes are quite easy, and they can be made in small or large batches so you can easily serve a crowd with them. Enjoy ! Sweet cherries and brownie chunks make this easy Black Forest ice cream the perfect summer dessert. And since it’s a no-churn recipe, you won’t even need an ice cream machine! Peach Clafoutis is a quick, easy and elegant dessert to make when everyone’s favorite summer fruit is at its peak! A healthy and cold milk pudding that can be enjoyed on its own or topped with fruit. Great for a hot summer's day. This sour cherry crisp uses fresh tart cherries and an easy gluten-free vegan topping. It’s the perfect patriotic and easy summer dessert everyone will love! These strawberry crunch cheesecake cones are such a fun and delicious dessert to make. They’re a cheesecake and strawberry filled cone, glazed, and topped with a strawberry crunch crumble. This Fruit Salad with Sprite recipe is simple, refreshing, and so delicious. It is the perfect fruit salad for summer! This easy Pineapple Dump Cake just tastes like summer! It's an easy tropical dessert made with just a few pantry ingredients. This No Bake Peppermint Pie Recipe is a cool holiday classic topped with homemade whipped cream and crushed peppermint that is going to wow your friends and family. The pie features a sweet and crunchy chocolate cookie crust, a creamy peppermint filling and a generous dollop of whipped cream on top. This tasty copycat DQ dessert, Oreo Blizzard is a tasty oreo milkshake made in no time at all. Enjoy this tasty treat with the thick consistency you love! When it comes to desserts, this ridiculously easy no bake peanut butter pie is knock-out dessert that will have people thinking you worked away in the kitchen… but really, you just enjoyed licking the bowl! This irresistible cherry crumb pie includes plenty of plump, fresh sweet cherries baked to perfection under a buttery, golden crumb topping. Every bite is packed with sweet sun-kissed cherries and a delicious way to use summer fruit. These soft and chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies are the perfect cookie to enjoy with cup of tea! These sweet little bites are surprisingly easy to make and owe their bright, delicate flavour to fresh lemon juice. This easy vegan blueberry lemon cake comes together in just a few simple steps with mostly pantry-staple ingredients. The perfect way to use seasonal blueberries. Made with stone fruits, this easy summer salad is not just a colorful salad. It's packed with antioxidants and protein, making it a very nutritious salad. This easy orange fluff salad is a classic summer dessert that never goes out of style! It's the same dessert you remember as a child and it great to enjoy as an adult. Need a surefire winner for the summer parties or patriotic holidays? Try the best ever easy American Berry no-bake cheesecake Recipe. With condensed milk, fresh fruit, and a creamy sweet & tart flavor. Cool down with lemonade popsicles during hot summer days. Easy to make and great for all your summer backyard parties. You are going to love these big, soft, strawberry cookies with tangy and sweet cream cheese centers! Easy Cake Mix Strawberry Lemonade Cookies made with just a few ingredients! These summer cookies are bursting with strawberry lemonade flavor and are the best combination of sweet and sour. Fun Watermelon Cupcakes with buttercream frosting are perfect for summer gatherings and pool parties. They are colorful, flavorful and easy to make! This Strawberry Rhubarb Pie is a beautiful, classic, flaky, buttery fruit pie that has a lattice pie crust. You will love the sweet tart flavor of the pie filling! Try this modern spin on a classic dessert. Strawberry Pretzel Salad parfaits are perfectly portioned in mini mason jars and totally delish. These no bake cookie dough bites can be frozen and enjoyed cold in the hot weather, made from wholesome ingredients! Make this simple, no-bake graham cracker icebox cake layered with creamy banana pudding and sweet ripe bananas. Vegan Chocolate Cream Pudding is a creamy, dairy free, coconut cream dessert recipe with only 3 ingredients! Make this quick canned coconut milk dessert recipe for a warm summer night. This (Almost) No Bake Pineapple Dream Dessert or Pineapple Delight is creamy, smooth, refreshing and sweet with a buttery graham cracker crust and a delicious cream cheese pineapple filling. You can make this amazingly creamy No Bake Strawberry pie with only 4 ingredients! Classic Jello pie is the perfect dessert. Made with only a few simple ingredients, these easy mini cheesecakes are a great lightened up option! Top them with fresh strawberries for the perfect summer treat! Light and airy Gluten Free Angel Food Cake is the perfect summer dessert. It’s easy to make and pairs well with many different toppings. Ready in under an hour and with only 3 ingredients, this easy Peach Cobbler recipe with Cake Mix is the perfect dessert! Frozen desserts can’t get any easier than this 2 ingredient mango lime sorbet. It’s so creamy, you won’t believe it came together in a food processor! No Bake Butterfinger Pie is a creamy, decadent dessert with the perfect blend of smooth peanut butter, crushed Butterfinger candy, and a buttery graham cracker crust. These Hot Chocolate Popsicles with Marshmallows are an amazing warm weather treat! Have your favorite beverage in the off-season - you won’t even miss the mug! The classic ice cream sandwiches gets a gluten-free and vegan twist, making it perfect for the whole family! Creamy no-churn ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate cookies. Instant Butterscotch pudding is combined with Cool Whip to make a creamy butterscotch filling which is layered with chunks of angel food cake and butterfinger bits for an easy no bake dessert recipe perfect for summertime! These tangy lemon popsicles are the perfect thing when you need to beat the summer heat! You can prepare these easy lemon popsicles in only about 10 minutes, with three basic ingredients! Fresas con crema is a refreshing and delicious dessert consisting of chopped strawberries in an easy cream sauce. Cendol is a delicious iced dessert popular in Southeast Asia. This recipe features homemade pandan starch jellies and a delightful combination of beans swimming in a luscious coconut milk. Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream is the cool & creamy dessert you will be making all summer. Beat the heat with a scoop of rich chocolate ice cream loaded with both marshmallow fluff & mini marshmallows. Coconut mint ice cream with fresh mint is the perfect no-churn ice cream recipe for summertime! Fresh mint ice cream is so simple and easy! Mango Pomelo Sago Pudding is a delightful dessert that combines the refreshing flavors of mango, pomelo, and coconut. This chilled treat is mildly sweet, showcasing the rich taste of mango while offering a satisfying chewiness from the small tapioca or sago pearls. It serves as a perfect choice to beat the heat on a hot summer day. Cold, caffeinated, and delightfully refreshing, my Homemade Coffee Ice Cream recipe is a snap to make. Using just 5 ingredients and only 5 minutes of active time, this frosty treat is well within your reach. Two fruits are better than one in the Strawberry Peach Skillet Cobbler recipe. Sweet fresh fruit topped with a biscuit topping is the ultimate summer dessert. Mango phirni is a deliciously creamy, grainy rice pudding from India. This refreshing summer dessert is very easy to make and is a must-try recipe by every mango lover. A bowl of smooth and creamy Strawberry Sorbet is the perfect summer dessert. 4 easy ingredients make this luscious, sweet cold dessert that everyone will love. Celebrate summer with these sour cream sugar cookies! Topped with a cream cheese frosting, these summer cookies will be a hit! They’re the perfect summer activity for kids when it’s too hot to play outside. Tembleque is a delicious, creamy coconut pudding from Puerto Rico. Made with just 5 basic ingredients this easy dessert is vegan and gluten-free. These Mango Popsicles are the perfect healthy summer treat that both kids and adults will love! Super delicious, refreshing and easy to make! Learn how easy it is to make homemade ice cream in your blender. With a few simple ingredients and a high-speed blender, you can whip up some delicious ice cream in under a minute! Made with light and tender vanilla chiffon cake, sweet whipped cream and juicy fresh strawberries, strawberry shortcake cake is the perfect summer dessert! Homemade Peach Crumble is a perfect summer stone fruit dessert recipe! Made with a cookie like topping similar to a crisp. Use fresh or frozen peaches or nectarines. A fast and easy grilled plum dessert topped with a honey ginger yogurt mixture. Healthy and easy! No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Dip is a strawberry cream cheese dip made from scratch without Cool Whip. Cool down this summer with homemade Strawberry Popsicles made with fresh strawberries. This fresh strawberry pie is a delicious way to showcase the season’s freshest berries. No HFC or artificial coloring. Lychees + champagne + konnyaku jelly = champagne lychee jellies! This decadent, delicious, vegan, Asian dessert is perfect for a summer party! Learn how to make one of the best summertime desserts—the Chipwich. This chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich is simply delicious and easy to make. Homemade ice cream cake has layers of chocolate cake, cookie ice cream, fudge sauce and crushed Oreos. It’s simple and inexpensive to make! Sweet and tangy mixed berries topped by a crisp and cakey cobbler topping makes this dessert irresistible for all ages. Serve up a mixed berry cobbler with ice cream or whipped cream for the perfect finishing touch at your summer cookout. Grain free tart with lemon cream cheese filling is the perfect backdrop for the summer’s freshest berries! Choose your favorite medley of summer berries to bake this flavorful triple berry pie. The juicy, sweet filling is complemented by the buttery flaky crust. Cool off and beat the heat with these coconut lime mango popsicles as a frozen treat for kids and adults. You won't believe how easy it is to make this peach ice cream, and you don't need an ice cream machine! Don't let summer pass you buy without making this delicious custard peach pie! Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you like, but it's just perfect as it is! Love summer strawberries? Then this is a dessert you'll want to make all summer long, with a meringue base, filled with whipped cream, fresh strawberries and topped with a lovely glaze! An easy take on s’mores, this two ingredient dessert is the perfect end to any summer gathering. Quick to make and super delicious, Skillet Nutella s’mores dip will be an instant favorite.77 Summer Desserts
Black Forest Ice Cream (No-Churn)
Easy Peach Clafoutis Recipe
Super Creamy Haytaliyeh (Vegan Lebanese Milk Pudding)
Sour Cherry Crisp
Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Cones
Fruit Salad with Sprite
Pineapple Dump Cake
No Bake Peppermint Pie Recipe
Oreo Blizzard Recipe
No Bake Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
Sweet Cherry Crumb Pie
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Vegan Blueberry Lemon Cake
Summer Fruit Salad
Orange Fluff Salad
The Best Ever Easy No Bake Cheesecake Recipe
Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberry Cookies - Fun Cookie Recipes
Cake Mix Strawberry Lemonade Cookies
Watermelon Cupcakes
Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie - Nourish Plate
Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits
No Bake Cookie Dough Bites (To Freeze!)
Banana and Graham Cracker Icebox Cake
Chocolate Coconut Cream Dessert | Bucket List Tummy
Pineapple Dream Dessert (Pineapple Delight)
Easy No Bake Strawberry Pie - Little Sunny Kitchen
Mini High Protein Cheesecakes
Perfect Gluten Free Angel Food Cake Recipe
Easy Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix
Mango Lime Sorbet (2 Ingredients!) [Video]
No-Bake Butterfinger Pie | Butter Your Biscuit
Hot Chocolate Popsicles
Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches
Easy No-Bake Butterfinger Dessert with Angel Food Cake
Lemon Popsicles - only 3 ingredients!
Fresas con Crema (Mexican Strawberries and Cream)
Cendol
Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream
Coconut Mint Ice Cream w/Fresh Mint
Mango Pomelo Sago Pudding
Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Recipe
Strawberry Peach Cobbler
Mango Phirni An easy and delicious summer dessert
Homemade Strawberry Sorbet
Summer Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Story
Tembleque - Puerto Rican pudding make with just 5 ingredients!
Homemade Mango Popsicles (Easy & Delicious!)
Easy Vitamix Blender Ice Cream (6 Amazing Flavors) | Maple + Mango
Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Peach Crumble
Grilled Plum Dessert with Ginger Honey Yogurt
Strawberry Cheesecake Dip - Homemade In The Kitchen
Strawberry Popsicles (Small Batch)
Strawberry Pie
Lychee Jelly Recipe with Champange
Homemade Chipwich
Homemade Ice Cream Cake
Mixed Berry Cobbler
Grain Free Red, White, and Blue Berry Fruit Tart
Triple Berry Pie
Easy Coconut Lime Mango Popsicles Recipe
Easy peach ice cream, made in a blender!
Custard Peach Pie
Strawberry dessert: meringue, cream, strawberries and glaze.
Nutella S’mores Dip