These easy fruit dessert recipes are perfect for summer! Make desserts with apple, blueberry, cherry, strawberry, peach, and more. There are both hot and cold options, and some healthy selections as well.
I have a confession: when I was younger, I didn’t like fruit in my desserts. There were “rules” around fruit being a healthy snack . . . chocolate was more of a dessert to me. I wouldn’t eat pie, and I would’ve laughed at a cobbler.
I will admit, I was so wrong.
I remember being in college when I discovered how amazing a piece of pie was with vanilla ice cream. This is funny, but I won’t ever forget the type of pie: razzleberry pie.
I don’t even know what a razzleberry pie is, but I was dogsitting for a friend and hungry and there was a piece available. So I ate it. Warm with the vanilla ice cream in the freezer.
My opinion on fruit desserts changed at that moment, for better or worse (my hips don’t always agree with that choice). I now can find joy in fruit dessert recipes, instead of being judgy. I guess we all grow up at some point?
I’ve put together a list of fruit dessert recipes at the bottom of this post because I wanted to share some of my favorites with you from over the years. I love trying new recipes (my neighbors thank me), and I think you should try these too.
Having said that, you can scroll down and get them . . . or you can check out when fruit is in season below. I added this cheat section if you need it. Otherwise, grab yourself some dessert and let’s celebrate fresh fruit!
When is Fruit in Season?
Most fruit can be purchased in the grocery store all year, but this is a list of what can be found in season.
It’s not everything, but it covers most fruits you might want to put in desserts, generally speaking. It doesn’t mean you can’t buy these fruits at other times, but it is when they are at their best.
Fall
- Apples
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Cranberries
- Grapes
- Lemons
- Lime
- Mangoes
- Pears
- Pineapples
- Pumpkin
- Raspberries
Winter
- Apples
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Grapefruit
- Lemons
- Limes
- Oranges
- Pears
- Pineapples
Spring
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Limes
- Pineapples
- Strawberries
Summer
- Apples
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Lemons
- Lime
- Mangoes
- Peaches
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
Are you ready to get the fruit dessert recipes? I’m ready to share them with you. Check out these delicious treats and then let me know your favorite in the comments!
1
Liz Latham
Angel Food Cake with Berries
This show stopping angel food cake with Berries takes ONLY 15 minutes to put together! WOW your guests with this amazing and delicious 4th of July cake idea or serve for any occasion!
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2
Berry Puff Pastry
This delicious puff pastry recipe is perfect for summer! You’ll use mixed berries along with cream cheese to make this tasty, star-shaped dessert.
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3
Berry Creme Brulee
This creme brulee recipe is creamy and delicious, with rich custard on the bottom and hard caramel on top. The berries on top make it perfect for summer!
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4
Jessica Merchant
Coconut Crusted Summer Fruit Tart
I can't even tell you what my favorite part is – the chocolate crust, the mascarpone cheese filling, or the beautiful fruit on top. This tart is an amazing compilation of flavors!
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5
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Triple Berry Crepes
Crepes are the perfect dish to serve guests. They are quick and easy to make and can be personalized for every taste. These triple berry cream cheese crepes can be served anytime from breakfast to dessert.
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6
Erlene Amat
Easy No-Bake Yogurt Fruit Pie
Quick, easy, no-bake yogurt fruit pie! Use your favorite yogurt flavor and fruits to customize your pie. It’s so good that it’s hard to just eat one slice.
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7
yummyaddiction.com
Apple Enchiladas
These easy to make apple enchiladas soaked in sugar-y syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon and pecans make an amazing sweet treat for chilly fall evenings. Make them healthier by choosing whole wheat tortillas instead of regular ones.
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8
Shelly Jaronsky
Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Apple crisp is an easy dessert that you can make for a crowd or just for your family. It’s perfect for entertaining, holidays, or just a cozy Sunday night. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to make – plus it makes your house smell amazing while it’s baking!
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9
Apricot Cookies with Dark Chocolate
Combine sweet fruit with crunchy almonds and rich dark chocolate – you have the perfect, decadent apricot cookies for year-round indulging!
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10
Chocolate Covered Bananas Poppers
If you're looking for a quick snack that is packed with flavor – this is it! Kids and adults will love these frozen chocolate covered bananas.
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11
Banana Pudding
This is the ultimate easy banana pudding recipe! This pudding uses basic ingredients, but is far from basic-tasting. It is sure to be a hit for your next gathering!
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12
Cheryl Sousan
Homemade Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberries take center stage and really shine in this easy Blackberry Cobbler recipe. It’s a phenomenal dessert that’s easy to make, simple ingredients and a fabulous celebration of summer with fresh fruit, but can easily be made any time of year with frozen fruit.
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13
Maria Lichty
Blackberry Lime Bars Recipe
Blackberry Lime Bars made with a creamy, lime filling, fresh blackberries, and an easy graham cracker crust. These lime squares are a family favorite dessert!
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14
Blueberry Crisp Recipe
This lemon blueberry crisp is perfect for summer! Make these individual pies in mason jar lids. These are so cute and are great for parties!
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15
itsybitsykitchen.com
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie
This blueberry cream cheese pie is an easy no bake dessert that’s perfect for summer gatherings. Luscious cream cheese filling, sweet blueberry topping, and a buttery graham cracker crust combine to make a dessert that everyone will love!
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16
Applesauce Cake
This applesauce space cake is a perfect fall dessert recipe! Easy to make and ready in under an hour.
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17
Blueberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies are filled with decadent blueberry jam. This thumbprint cookie recipe is the perfect combo of shortbread and sweet!
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18
Cherry Cream Cheese Pie
Make this EASY cherry cream cheese pie with ready made ingredients! This summer dessert is perfect for the 4th of July and Memorial Day.
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19
Nicky Corbishley
Avocado Cherry Chocolate Mousse
Avocado chocolate mousse bowl with roasted cherries – sweet, indulgent but healthier too! I love the creaminess that the avocado adds to this decadent dessert.
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20
Kelly Kwok
Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Cake
This easy cake recipe only requires 5 ingredients – cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, graham crackers and homemade cherry pie filling. Great for making ahead for parties, potlucks and barbecues.
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21
Blueberry Ice Cream
Get an easy, step-by-step recipe to make creamy and refreshing blueberry ice cream, perfect for cooling down on a hot day or adding a fruity twist to your dessert spread.
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22
Lemon Bars
This deliciously easy lemon squares recipe is the most perfect combination of chewy cookie and creamy citrus – they will melt in your mouth!
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23
Lemon Blueberry Mini Bundt Cakes
These lemon blueberry mini bundt cakes are perfect for an Easter brunch, picnic, or even just a Sunday morning with the family! Get the recipe as well as my tips to make your bundt cakes (small or big!) successful. Includes video!
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24
Lindsay Landis
Lemon & Passionfruit Panna Cotta
One of the most impressive things about this fruit dessert recipe is the presentation! Not only is it delicious, but the lemon and passionfruit go very well together.
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25
Lemon Banana Bread
Make this delicious coconut bread recipe with tasty lemon glaze – it's moist and yummy and perfect for any occasion!
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26
www.appetizeraddiction.com
Chocolate Dipped Mandarin Slices
Slices of mandarins or clementines dunked in chocolate . . . I mean, come on! What a delicious fruit dessert. Plus this recipe is unbelievably easy to make.
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27
Oana Iancu
No Bake Mango Lime Pie Dessert
These easy crazy good, no bake mango lime pies served in mason jars are ready in just 15 minutes! Plus look how pretty they are . . .
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28
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Marionberry Cobbler
Marionberry cobbler is the perfect combination of juicy sweet berries and a buttery rich topping. You can also use blackberries in this old-fashioned simple berry cobbler.
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29
Raspberry Ice Cream
Get a delicious recipe for raspberry ice cream that is no churn! You don't need an ice cream maker for a creamy, tasty dessert. Uses fresh raspberries!
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30
Lemon Curd Pavlova
This pavlova with lemon curd and blueberries is a perfect light and airy dessert for warmer weather.
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31
Emily Clifton
Summer Berry Tart with Lemon Mascarpone
This mascarpone is supermodel gorgeous, rich and creamy, balanced by the bright citrusy flavor of lemon curd. And super-duper easy to make!
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32
Peach Apple Crisp
Make a delicious apple-peach crisp recipe in under an hour. Serve with ice cream or on its own – either way, it’s delicious!
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33
Elaina Newton
Creamy Pan-Fried Peaches
A simple, yet heavenly dessert with ripe local peaches, coconut milk, cinnamon and raw honey. If you need a quick, easy, and healthy summer dessert recipe that's gluten-free and dairy-free, make this today.
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34
Peach Cobbler Bread Recipe
Making this peach cobbler bread recipe is a fun twist on a late-summer staple – it combines all the best parts of cobbler into a dessert.
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35
Lemon Meringues
Learn how to make lemon meringue cookies with the best flavor and texture! You're going to love this recipe.
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36
Brandy O’Neill
Pear Cobbler Recipe
This tender pear cobbler has a sweet, delicately spiced filling and a cake-like topping that’s crisp on the exterior but soft underneath. Try serving this pear cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for extra decadence!
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37
Angie Holden
Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe in a Jar
Give this pineapple cheesecake recipe a try and serve it up in mason jars for something special. A perfect no bake dessert for summer that will really knock their socks off. Serving it up in a mason jar makes it perfect for summer parties.
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38
Heather Baird
Frozen Strawberry Sensation
I can't believe that this beautiful dessert only took 15 minutes to put together! It does need some time to chill, but otherwise, this strawberry roll of delicious cream and graham will blow your mind.
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39
Cheryl Sousan
Crustless Strawberry Pie
A simple fresh strawberry pie with jello is the perfect skinny dessert. Just four guilt-free ingredients and you have a delicious low-carb crustless jello pie.
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40
juliasalbum.com
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cake
Strawberry chocolate chip cake made with Greek yogurt, light and fluffy! Baked in a 9 × 3 inch round springform pan. Perfect spring and summer dessert recipe!
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41
Shauna Oberg
Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake Jars
No bake strawberry lemon cheesecake jars are an easy and totally scrumptious fruit dessert. Whip up a batch for your next family get-together or dinner party. Yum!
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42
foxandbriar.com
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
This strawberry rhubarb crisp is easy to make, and it is the perfect springtime dessert. I always forget about these two flavors together, but the truth is this crisp is absolutely amazing. Especially with ice cream!
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43
Yellow Cake with Strawberries
This strawberry cake recipe is a showstopper! It’s moist and delicious – and not too sweet. Make this pretty, tasty dessert quickly and easily.
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44
Christina Lane
Strawberry Champagne Trifles
This dessert contains my three weakness in life: vanilla pudding from the box, fresh strawberries, and store-bought ladyfingers. Oh oh, and CHAMPAGNE!
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45
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Fresh Berry Galette
A berry galette is a rustic version of a berry pie and means “flat pie” in French. It’s the perfect way to enjoy all those summer berries, with a scoop of ice cream of course.
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46
Patti Estep
Triple Berry Buckle
This triple berry buckle recipe is easy to make and serves a group of people for a nice breakfast or treat any time of day.
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47
Naomi Robinson
Mixed Berry Dutch Baby
Raise your hand if you agree that the best meal of the day is breakfast. Yeah, it is. You can make it savory or sweet – like this Mixed Berry Dutch Baby that’s a pancake-like variation.
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48
Elvis Sandwich
This Elvis sandwich themed crescent roll dessert is delicious! The sweet, salty, and creamy just work together. It’s easy to make and budget friendly!
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