If you’re looking for the best summer desserts, this list is going to make your sweet tooth very happy. From cakes to pies to even no-bake cookies, all of these simple desserts are perfect for enjoying during the summer months.
This is a giant list of some of my favorite summer desserts. I couldn’t possibly pick and choose so I decided to include them all and share my sweet treats and summer dessert loves with all of you!
Once the summer months arrive, I can’t wait to indulge in picnic recipes, beach time, and putting up my feet to enjoy simple desserts. Here you’ll find all of my favorite summer desserts that you can make a different recipe every day and NEVER get tired of any of them.
Best Summer Desserts
Keep in mind that some of the best dessert recipes don’t have to be hard. You can easily make up ANY of these dessert recipes and have tons of time to get ready and relax, too. (and since the chef gets to taste test along the way, you’ll get the first nibbles, too!)
Pair these desserts up with fun picnic foods or grilling recipes as the perfect way to end the meal.
Best Ever Summer Treats
These simple summer recipes are a true treat to your tastebud! Not only can you make them quickly and easily, but you can also make them and share with all your family and friends! Making sweet summer desserts was never so simple!
Strawberry Cobbler
Strawberry cobbler is the perfect recipe to make in spring, when fresh strawberries are cheap and plentiful! Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream while it’s still piping hot and you’ve got yourself a winning dessert.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
This No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is a quick and easy no-bake dessert that only requires a premade graham cracker crust and 4 ingredients!
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No Bake Oreo Cheesecake Dessert
This No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake is the perfect summer no-bake dessert! Made with Golden Oreos, cream cheese, pudding, and cool whip!
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Apple Crisp
This easy Apple Crisp Dessert Recipe is made with simple ingredients but full of flavor for a comfort dessert that is toppped with vanilla ice cream.
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Brownie Fruit Pizza
Using a boxed brownie mix and topped with a tangy and sweet cream cheese whipped cream and fresh berries, this easy dessert recipe is perfect for summer!
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Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
Strawberry Jello Poke Cake is light and fluffy, filled with strawberry jello, and topped with Cool Whip for a delicious summertime treat!
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Blueberry Cobbler
This Easy Blueberry Cobbler recipe has fresh blueberries and lemon zest plus an easy, homemade batter make this a simply perfect summer dessert!
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Peach Cobbler Recipe
This Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe is by far one of my favorite summer desserts ever! Made with fresh peaches, butter, and a cookie dough like topping, this will be your go-to cobbler recipe from now on!
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Banana Pudding Poke Cake
This Banana Pudding Poke Cake recipe could not be easier to make! All the banana flavor you love in a gorgeously spoonable cake that needs just 5 ingredients.
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Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
Fruit Salsa is a perfect summer dessert dip! Loaded with fresh fruit and a side of baked cinnamon chips, this is the ultimate party dip! All you need for this delicious fruit salsa is fresh fruit, tortillas, cinnamon, and sugar.
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Lemon Cookies
You're going to love these easy-to-make cake mix Lemon Cookies that are drizzled with a simple, sweet homemade glaze!
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Whipped Coffee – Dolgona Coffee
Whipped Coffee is made with only 3 ingredients whisked together – instant coffee, sugar & water. This creamy, frothy mixture can be served over warm or iced milk.
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Lemon Bars
These 5-ingredient Lemon Bars are the perfect combination of sweet and tart. Made with boxed cake mix and sweetened condensed milk, this is an easy version of a classic dessert!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie is a quick and easy no-bake dessert that only requires a premade graham cracker crust and 4 ingredients!
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Oreo Pie
This quick and easy, 5-step Oreo Pie recipe is a delicious addition to any party, holiday, or weeknight dinner.
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Fruit Tart
A fruit tart is a classic dessert found in fancy French bakeries, but it’s easy to make at home!
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake pairs a moist pineapple-flavored cake with an irresistible layer of buttery caramelized pineapple slices and cherries.
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Red, White, and Blue Poke Cake
This Red, White, and Blue Poke Cake is perfect for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or any patriotic occasion! The light, fluffy cake is infused with red and blue Jello for a fruity, colorful easy dessert!
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Watermelon Cake
This Watermelon Cake is a fun summer dessert that looks and tastes just like a watermelon! All you need is white cake mix, watermelon Jello, and a handful of other ingredients.
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Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake
This Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake tastes just like the real thing, but for a fraction of the cost! It's easy to make, and you can customize it with your favorite ice cream flavors!
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Get ready to fall in love with these chewy chocolate chip cookies. The melt-in-your-mouth cookies will easily be an instant favorite.
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Shoofly Pie
Shoofly pie is an old-fashioned dessert recipe made with a rich molasses filling and a buttery spiced brown sugar crumb topping. It’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
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No-Bake Strawberry Jello Pie
This No-Bake Strawberry Jello Pie is light, fresh, creamy, and ridiculously easy! With both fresh strawberries and strawberry flavored gelatin, it’s full of bright berry flavor.
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Banana Cream Pie
This is the easiest banana cream pie recipe you’ll ever make! By using pudding mix, you can skip cooking the filling on the stovetop and still get that rich, creamy texture and banana flavor you love!
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Here’s how to make lemon meringue pie from scratch, with a bright, creamy lemon filling and a cloud-like meringue topping. It’s as beautiful as it is delicious!
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Homemade Banana Pudding
My classic homemade banana pudding is perfect for summer parties and backyard barbecues. No one can resist the layers of fresh bananas, vanilla wafers, and creamy pudding.
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Cake Mix Brownies
Brownies are always a hit, and when you make Cake Mix Brownies you'll have a delicious chocolatey pan of brownies ready in just 30 minutes! This quick and easy recipe could hardly be simpler.
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars
These No Bake Peanut Butter Bars are super simple to put together and need only 6 ingredients! And they're a no-bake treat, which means you will have them ready quickly, without needing to turn on your oven.
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Cherry Fluff Salad
Cherry fluff salad is a vintage dessert that is beloved by many. My recipe uses six simple ingredients to make a perfect, sweet, fluffy salad that is bursting with cherry flavor!
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Make Ahead Dessert Recipes
Need to get ahead? Why not check out some of these easy summer sweets that you can make to have ready for later. It’s a simple way to meal prep and get ahead for the day!
Blueberry Bundt cake
This Blueberry Bundt Cake recipe is an easy, super moist, and tender bundt cake made with sour cream and bursting with fresh blueberries!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight
Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight – a chocolate chip cookie is topped with a layers of cream cheese, cool whip, and pudding for a delightful semi no-bake dessert!
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Chocolate Cream Pie
Made with a pre-made crust, instant chocolate pudding, and whipped topping this Chocolate Cream Pie recipe is a chocolate lover's dream!
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Orange Fluff Salad
Made with simple ingredients – mandarin oranges, pineapple, cottage cheese, and cool whip, this simple Orange Fluff Salad is the best!
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Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
These delicious cookies are easy to make and a family favorite!
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Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies
Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies are a perfectly-portioned way to make the most of strawberry season! A sweet-and-tart homemade strawberry and rhubarb pie filling is encased in flaky refrigerated pie crust—and to keep things petite, they’re made in muffin tin cups.
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Snickers Poke Cake
Snickers Poke Cake is here to be the star of your next party! This easy poke cake starts with a box of devil’s food cake mix, then it gets topped with caramel sauce, whipped topping, and chopped Snickers bars. It’s sure to impress everyone who tries it, and no one will guess how effortless it was to make.
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Peach Dump Cake
This Peach Dump Cake Recipe is a quick and easy dessert that only includes 3 ingredients! Canned peaches, yellow cake mix, and butter are all you need to make this delicious dessert a smashing hit!
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Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
This Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake is the most delicious and easy dump cake recipe you’ll ever try! Made with only 4-ingredients – just dump all the ingredients into a baking pan, bake and eat!
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Coconut Cream Cake
This vintage cake uses a box cake mix as the base – to keep it easy! It is then filled with cream of coconut and topped with Cool Whip and sweetened shredded coconut. It's one of the best easy cake recipes I know!!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Candy Bars
Skip all the hassle of measuring, mixing and scooping cookie dough and create this Chocolate Chip Candy Cookie Bar. With all the fun flavors of a chocolate chip cookie with loads of candy bar toppings and peanut butter, make these Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars exceptionally special!
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Caramel Apple Nachos
These Caramel Apple Nachos Are A Quick & Easy Treat For Any Time! Slice Green Apples, Drizzle In Caramel And Top With Chocolate Chips And Toffee Bits – It Tastes Just Like A Caramel Apple, But Much Easier to Make In NO Time!
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Coconut Cream Pie
This Coconut Cream Pie is a coconut lover's dream! Creamy, rich instant coconut pudding is mixed with whipped topping and sweetened coconut flakes and folded into a pre-made pie crust for the ultimate easy, decadent dessert.
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Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Ooey Gooey Butter Cake! This sweet treat made from a box cake mix is a classic dessert made popular by Paula Deen but originated in St. Louis – made with just a few ingredients, it's one of the easiest cake recipes around!
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Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookie Bars are delicious and wonderfully simple to whip up in no time with a yellow cake mix and chocolate chips!
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Oreo Dessert
This No-Bake Oreo Dessert is a quick and easy no-bake dessert you're gonna love! This chocolate dessert is made up of pudding, cream cheese, cool whip, and Oreos, of course.
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Coconut Cream Cupcakes Buttercream Frosting
Pistachio Salad
This pistachio salad recipe is sweet, creamy, and loaded with all different kinds of textures, from crunchy pecans to pillowy soft marshmallows and pineapple. It’s perfect for a potluck!
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Ambrosia Salad
This Ambrosia Salad recipe is a classic! It combines pineapple, mandarin oranges, and coconut with creamy dressing and mini marshmallows.
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No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Cake
A no-bake chocolate eclair cake is a delicious chilled dessert that turns a few simple ingredients into a cake that tastes like a chocolate eclair! It’s always a hit and perfect for parties.
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No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
This No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake is the perfect dessert for those days when you don’t want to turn on the oven! It’s rich, creamy, and loaded with everyone’s favorite cookies!
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Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
If you like the combination of sweet and salty, you're going to love this Strawberry Pretzel Dessert!
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Strawberry Icebox Cake
You’re only three ingredients away from the perfect strawberry icebox cake! Layer Cool Whip, strawberries, and graham crackers and pop it in the fridge for the most magical no-bake dessert!
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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect for a party, celebration—or just because! The tangy, rich frosting is oh-so-perfect with the sweet banana cake.
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Lemon Bars
These old-fashioned lemon bars pair a buttery shortbread crust with a sweet-and-tangy lemon filling and a dusting of powdered sugar. You can’t go wrong with this classic lemon dessert!
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Lemon Blueberry Bars
These Lemon Blueberry Bars give traditional lemon bars an upgrade by adding plump, juicy blueberries. They’re the perfect treat for a picnic or backyard barbecue!
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Strawberry Crunch Poke Cake
This pretty in pink Strawberry Crunch Poke Cake is a gorgeous spring dessert that's luscious with strawberries and topped with fluffy Cool Whip frosting and crunchy Golden Oreos.
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Blueberry Hand Pies
These sweet, fruity blueberry hand pies are the perfect summer treat. They are easy to make and also very easy to eat!
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Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes
With light, fluffy lemon cake and a strawberry buttercream frosting on top, these strawberry lemon cupcakes are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser!
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Don’t Miss These Best Ever Easy Summer Desserts!
You can’t miss out on these simple summer recipes! It’s time to take charge and treat yourself and those that you love! Just work your way down the list – I promise you won’t’ be sorry!
Mocha Brownie Trifle
This easy Mocha Brownie Trifle is the perfect easy dessert for all chocolate and coffee lovers! A quick dessert recipe that is to make using instant coffee and a boxed brownie mix! This easy Mocha Brownie Trifle Recipe has brownies layered with a rich and creamy mocha moose filling.
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Shark Bait Ice Cream Floats
For a fun Shark Week kids drink idea, try this Shark Bait Ice Cream Float made with vanilla ice cream, blue kool-aid, and gummy sharks and life preservers
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Lemon Drop Cupcakes
Check out this easy Lemon Drop Cupcake recipe that is made from scratch inspired by the Lemon Drop Martini. Be sure to make a Lemon Drop Martini to go along with it! You’re gonna love it!
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Banana Split Pie
Banana Split Pie? Yes! Because the only thing better than a banana split from your favorite ice cream shop is an easy, no-bake Banana Split Pie from your very own kitchen.
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Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake is cherry pie filling is topped with devil’s food cake mix and butter for a sweet treat that’s one part cake, one part cobbler, and two parts irresistible.
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Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars
Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars are a quick and easy dessert bar recipe that uses a box cake mix and sugar cookie mix for the best flavor and ease!
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Gooey Butter Cookies
Gooey Butter Cookies made with a cake mix, butter, cream cheese, eggs, and vanilla. And easy cookie recipe made with only 5-ingredients!
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No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake
No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake is the perfect quick and easy, no-bake dessert!
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Cookie Dough Dip
This cookie dough dip tastes like chocolate chip cookies, but is egg and flour-free making it totally safe for every member of your family!
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CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM BREAD
If you've been craving a light Chocolate dessert that's sure to wow everyone, you've found it! This Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bread is so good, and sweet, and so easy to make.
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No-Bake S’Mores Bars
S'Mores Bars made with only 4-ingredients – Golden Grahams cereal, Hershey chocolate bars, marshmallows, and butter! It's the EASIEST no-bake dessert bar recipe ever!
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Bisquick Strawberry Shortcake
Bisquick Strawberry Shortcake is a quick and easy way to get this classic dessert on the table in less than 20 minutes!
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Red, White, and Blue Trail Mix
Red, White, and Blue Trail Mix is the perfect 4th of July snack! For every patriotic holiday when you are getting together to celebrate someone and their service to this country, make this crunchy, sweet-salty, festive treat to share with friends and family.
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Funfetti Dip
This Funfetti Dip recipe has just 5 simple ingredients and literally requires no baking or cooking at all! Ready to eat in less than 5 minutes of time!
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Banana Bread Pudding
Banana Bread Pudding is where bread pudding meets banana bread in one warm, delicious dish! Perfect for an easy breakfast, weekend brunch, or dessert treat!
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Oreo Pie
This quick and easy, 5-step Oreo Pie recipe is a delicious addition to any party, holiday, or weeknight dinner.
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Fruit Tart
A fruit tart is a classic dessert found in fancy French bakeries, but it’s easy to make at home!
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Lemon Cream Cheese Pie
This no-bake Lemon Cream Cheese Pie is one of my favorites! It's creamy, brightened up with a squeeze of lemon juice, and a cinch to make!
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Orange Fluff Salad
Made with simple ingredients – mandarin oranges, pineapple, cottage cheese, and cool whip, this simple Orange Fluff Salad is the best!
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Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake
This simple bundle cake is an easy and awesome cake recipe for the holidays!
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Apple Cider Donuts
This baked apple cider donut recipe is super easy to make! No frying needed and it comes together in minutes thanks to boxed spice cake mix.
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Homemade Banana Pudding
My classic homemade banana pudding is perfect for summer parties and backyard barbecues. No one can resist the layers of fresh bananas, vanilla wafers, and creamy pudding.
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Almond Cookies
These Italian almond cookies are chewy, sweet, and covered in real sliced almonds. This gluten-free almond cookie recipe only requires 5 ingredients and 10 minutes!
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Cherry Cake
This cherry cake is sweet, fruity, and pretty easy to make. Each bite is bursting with cherry flavor that will make you want a second slice!
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Fruit Salad
This fruit salad has the perfect variety of fruit that looks great and tastes amazing. The orange honey dressing makes it even more irresistible!
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Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake
This strawberry ice cream cake has layers of vanilla ice cream, strawberry ice cream, and a fluffy whipped topping. The strawberry crunch on top makes it completely irresistible!
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Almond Joy Cookies
If you love coconut and almond, you are going to love my recipe for Almond Joy Cookies! They're sweet, soft, and full of chocolate chips so they taste just like the classic candy bar.
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Lemonade Cake
My Lemonade Cake recipe takes a lemon box cake and infuses it with lemonade concentrate for intense lemon flavor. It's topped with a creamy lemon frosting that's super rich thanks to cream cheese and salted butter. This one's a keeper!
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More Summer Recipes
If you’re looking for a few main dishes to pair up with these desserts, here are some great options to consider!
