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Desserts to Sweeten your Summer

Five-photo picture collage a slice of peach dessert, strawberry rhubarb galette, a slice of brownie Oreo ice cream cake, fruit pizza and a slice of magnolia bakery blueberry jamboree with the text of the title centered and overlaying the photos in the collage.Ohhhh, do I have a heavenly prescription for you: chocolaty rich and luscious goodness, gooey marshmallow, sweet and salty caramel, refreshingly frosty mint, sweet and tangy, berrylicious, and decadent and irresistible…These descriptions are just mere examples of Desserts to Sweeten your Summer.

To enjoy your summer months, I have created the ultimate summer dessert list. Whether you’re going to a family reunion, potluck, picnic, barbecue, or just need something to satisfy a sweet-tooth craving, look no further. You will find delicious desserts right here to fit every occasion. 

Beat the Heat with No-Bake Treats

A glass 9x13 dish of cut Rice Krispie Treats with one piece held above by a hand.The Best Rice Krispie Treats
Rows of Fruity Pebble Treats on a lined cookie sheetFruity Pebble Treats
Three cut peanut butter bars stacked offset on top of each other on top of several plates. Faded in the background are more cut double peanut butter bars on parchment paper.No-bake Double Peanut Butter Bars
sheet pan of no bake cookies on parchment paperClassic No-Bake Cookies

A stack of three chocolate peanut butter crunch bars sitting on a white plate with the remaining cut bars in the faded background.No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
blondie-no-bake-cookiesBlondie No Bake Cookies
A Rice Krispies Treat being held by two hands beginning to pull it apart. In the background there are a few servings of the treats sitting on small white plates.Amazing Samoa Rice Krispie Treats
peanut-butter-cup-barsPeanut Butter Cup Bars {No Bake}

Caramel-Corn-Puffs-1Caramel Corn Puffs {Hands Down, the BEST treat EVER!}
Snicker-Rice-Crispy-Treats-RecipeSnicker Bar Rice Krispies Treats
No-Bake-Peanut-Butter-Corn-Flake-Treats-recipeNo-bake Peanut Butter Corn Flake Treats
Caramel-Rice-CrispiesCrazy Good Caramel Rice Crispies

Berrylicious Desserts

Fresh-Strawberry-Pie-Recipe-Easy-PeasyFresh Strawberry Pie Recipe…Amazing!
Best-Lemon-Blueberry-Bundt-CakeBest Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake
Raspberry Shortcake DessertRaspberry Shortcake Dessert
Magnolia-Bakery's-Blueberry-Jamboree-Magnolia Bakery Blueberry Jamboree

A plate of blueberry muffin cookies with a half of lemon and a whole lemon in opposite corners and blueberries scattered around the plate.Blueberry Muffin Cookies with Streusel and Lemon Glaze
Raspberry-Lemon-Tart-dessert-bars-recipe-real-life-dinner--Fresh Raspberry Lemon Tart Bars
Fruit Pizza, Large sugar cookie with white frosting and fruit on top. You can only see half of it in the picture and the fruit is arranged in a pretty pattern. Very colorful.The Best Fruit Pizza
Faded in the background is a serving spatula, a whole strawberry and a glass 9x13 dish of strawberry rhubarb crumb bars with a piece cut out of the corner. In front of the baking dish is a square piece of strawberry rhubarb bar on a dessert plate with a fork handle in front and a whole strawberry in the left corner.Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars

A spoon of berry glaze held over a small plate with an ice cream dessert and fork. Above and in the upper right corner are partial pictures of small plates with a slice of ice cream dessert.How to Make an Easy Fruit Glaze with Frozen Berries
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble PieStrawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie
Strawberries mixed in with danish dessert in a 1 quart stainless steel sauce pan. there is a spoon taking a scoop out.Homemade Danish Dessert
Easy-strawberry-short-cake-with-fresh-whipped-toppingEasy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Two small plates stacked with a piece of fresh raspberry almond cake with a raspberry on top and raspberries scattered around the plates. In the upper left corner is a serving spatula. In the upper right corner is a corner of a glass 9x13 baking dish missing a piece of cake.Fresh Raspberry Almond Cake
A lemon blueberry ricotta bundt cake dusted with powder sugar sitting on a round Polish pottery plate.Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Bundt Cake
7 frosted Banana Split Cookies on a dark blue plate with white dots. Strawberries and chocolate chips are in the bottom corners and upper right corner.Banana Split Cookies
a slice of blueberry pie with a crumble topping on a white plate. A second slice is in the background and you can also see a corner of the pie pan the slices came out of.The Best Blueberry Crumble Pie

Frozen Desserts to Cool Down

A square piece of brown ice cream cake on top of a dessert plate drizzled with Hershey's syrup. Scattered around the plate are Oreos with two servings of cake faded in the upper corners.Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Cake
Homemade Butterfinger Ice Cream
Easiest-BEST-Ice-Cream-Cake-Ever in a glass 9x13 dish.Easiest, BEST Ice Cream Cake Ever
How to Make Your Own Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping

A slice of mint chip ice cream cake on top of a white dessert plate with grated chocolate and chocolate syrup drizzled on top and the plate. A bite of cake is taken out of the corner of the cake. In the faded background are two more pieces of cake on small white plates. Chocolate chips are scattered around the plates.Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake
Two small white plates stacked on each other with a slice of three ingredient lemonade ice cream pie with a lemon wedge on top. On the right and left of the plate are forks with half a lemon, a whole lemon, and a piece of pie on a white plate all in the background.3-Ingredient Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
Yobert (a delicious new spin on sherbet) 2 ingredientsYobert {2 ingredients}
A serving of Rice Krispie Ice Cream Cake topped with berry glaze and Reddi-wip sitting on a white dessert plate with a fork on the left side. Two more pieces of dessert are in the upper background on small plates.Rice Krispie Ice Cream Dessert

Cobblers, Crisps & Galettes

Beautiful strawberry rhubarb crisp in a polish pottery pie dish. you can see the red fruit juices around the edges and the rest of the picture highlights the delicious crisp topping.The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Easy Peach Cobbler Dump Cake
Puff Pastry Berry Galette.Easy Puff Pastry Berry Galette
Berry-Cobbler-Single-Serve-RecipeBerry Cobbler Recipe…Make it for one, two or twenty….

small polish pottery dish filled with warm peach crisp and vanilla ice cream, there is a spoon taking a bite out.Fresh Peach Crisp
A galette made of strawberries and rhubarb.Strawberry Rhubarb Galette
Strawberry Nutella Puff Pastry Dessert with two whole strawberries on opposite diagonal ends, all sitting on an oval dark blue Polish Pottery plate with a white hearts patternStrawberry Nutella Puff Pastry Dessert
Delicious Rhubarb CrispRhubarb Crisp Dessert

For the Cheesecake Lovers

No-Bake-Cherry-Cheesecake-2No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake {9×13 size}
No-bake-fresh-peach-cheesecake-dessert-No-bake Fresh Peach Cheesecake Dessert
A raspberry cheesecake brownie on a small white plate with a metal fork inserted downward into a corner of the brownie. In the upper left is a fork head a part of another small plate.Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert with Fresh Strawberries

Amazing Strawberry Cheesecake Puff pastry tartAmazing Strawberry Cheesecake Pastry Bites
A mini cherry cheesecake on top of three small plates with two forks on the left of the plate. Faded in the upper background are more little cheesecakes on a large plate.Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
Easy-Cheesecake-Squares-with-berry-Sauce-1Easy Cheesecake Squares with Berry Sauce
Stack of three plates with a piece of pineapple dessert o top and a fork is taking a bite out of it. in the background you can see the corner of a 8x8 glass baking dishPineapple Dream Dessert

Chex Mix Treats & Muddy Buddies

A large bowl of Funfetti Cake Batter Muddy Muddy BuddiesFunfetti Cake Batter Muddy Buddies
BEST-EVER-Party-Chex-Mix-2Best Ever Chewy Chex Mix
Mint Oreo cookies and mint muddy buddies scattered around a small white bowl of Mint Oreo Muddy Buddies.Mint Oreo Muddy Buddies
white-choc-bugle-pretzel-mix5White Chocolate Bugle Pretzel Mix

classic-chewy-chex-mix-Classic Chewy Chex Mix
Amazingly flavorful snack that will keep you going back for secondsButterscotch and Milk Chocolate Puppy Chow

Pies Perfect for Summer

five-minute-peanut-butter-pie1Five Minute Peanut Butter Oreo Pie
Easy no-bake banana cream pie with a grey kitchen towel to the left, a banana on the upper left, and a peeled and partial slice banana and a few forks on the right.Easy No-bake Banana Cream Pie
key-lime-pieKey Lime Pie
In the background are a couple of lemons, two forks, and a container of blueberries. There's a white dessert plate with a slice of lemon blueberry pie topped with whipped cream, candied lemon zest and a few blueberries. On each side of the slice of pie is a single blueberry.Lemon Blueberry Chiffon Pie

No bake oreo pie with a bite out of itNo-Bake Oreo Pie
Strawberry-lemon-tart-pieStrawberry Lemonade Pie {…think, Key Lime Pie, but with lemons and a strawberry glaze. YUM!}
Two white dessert plates stacked on each other with a slice of no-bake peanut butter pie on top. On the right of the plate are two fork heads. In the background is a pie serving utensil, another piece of pie on a small white plate, and the pie with a couple of slices cut out.No-Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Pie
A slice of cookie cream pie sitting on three white plates with part of a white plate on the left and two fork heads partially stacked on the right. In the top background, there are two small glass bowls, one with chocolate sauce and a spoon and one with caramel sauce and a spoon.Samoa Cookie Cream Pie

For the S'mores Lovers

A plate of S’more Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Hershey bar in the upper left corner and mini marshmallows scattered around the plate.S’more Chocolate Chip Cookies
No bake smore krispie treat on a white plateNo-bake S’more Krispie Treats
Smores-Rice-Krispy-TreatsS’mores Rice Krispy Treats Recipe
Golden-Graham-Smore-Bars-4Golden Grahams S’more Bars Recipe

Fan-Freaking-Tastic S’more Bars
Homemade-Smore-Granola-Bars...best-granola-bars-I-have-EVER-made1Homemade S’more Granola Bars {These are AMAZING!}

Desserts for a Crowd

white Sheet cake with blueberries in it. lemons in the backgroundLemon Blueberry Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Perfect-Mint-BrowniesPerfect Mint Brownies
A plate salted caramel crush squares with the squares stacked on top of each other.Salted Caramel Crush Bars
A chocolate peanut butter bar with a bite taken out of a corner held above a small plate with a couple of peanut butter bars and the corner of a sheet pan with a peanut butter bar and the handle of a serving spatula.Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars

Slice of strawberry jam cake on a white plate with strawberriesStrawberry Jam Sheet Cake
A lemon bar with shortbread crust on top of four dessert plates with two whole lemons and a powder sugar shaker on the left and a 9x13 glass baking dish faded in the upper background.Classic Lemon Bars
Soft Batch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
a piece of strawberry delight cake with a bite taken out of it stacked on three white plates with a fork in the backgroudStrawberry Delight Sheet Cake

And don't forget Refreshing Slushies & Smoothies

Kool-Aid-Shaved-Ice-SyrupKool-Aid Shaved Ice and Snow Cone Syrup
Orange smoothie looking drink in a clear glass cup with a bottle of honey and a blender and frozen manoMango Lassi with Buttermilk
Party Slush
Dole-WhipDole Whip

Pina-Coladas-non-alcoholic-real-life-dinnerPina Coladas {non-alcoholic}

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