64 Heavenly Fruit-Based Desserts To Try
There's never a bad time to indulge in some dessert.
From strawberry surprises to dishes bursting with blueberries and everything in-between, this roundup celebrates nature's favorite dessert: fruit.
1.Strawberry Sweet Rolls
The only way to amp up the classic cinnamon roll.
Recipe: Strawberry Sweet Rolls
2.Summer Berry Buckle
It's time to buckle down with this summertime treat!
Recipe: Summer Berry Buckle
3.Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Roll
Perfect for cake fans AND non–cake lovers.
Recipe: Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Roll
4.Fruit and Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries
Filled with an assortment of berries, you can't stop at just one. We guarantee that.
5.Peach Pockets
There's nothing better than a summer Georgia peach.
Recipe: Peach Pockets
6.5-Ingredient Berries and Cream Hand Pies
Whoever said hand pies were last season? They're wrong on this one.
7.Lattice-Top Peach and Blueberry Pie
For when you want to celebrate pie season in all its glory.
8.Strawberry Shortcake
Perfect for a summer birthday.
Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake
9.James Beard's Strawberry Shortcakes
Aaand a mini version for good measure.
10.Roasted Banana Paletas
So cool. 😎
Recipe: Roasted Banana Paletas
11.Strawberries with Honey and Lime and Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet
Pancakes aren't the only thing worth dousing in syrup, FWIW. Give your strawberries the proper treatment with a honey-lime coating.
Recipe: Strawberries With Honey and Lime & Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet
12.The River Café's Strawberry Sorbet
(LOL, the name rhymes.)
13.Blueberry and Rye Slab Pie
Feeding a crowd? This blueberry slab pie will do the trick — it serves 16.
Recipe: Blueberry and Rye Slab Pie
14.Raspberry Ice Cream Sandwiches
See ya, Chipwich.
Recipe: Raspberry Ice Cream Sandwiches
15.Lemon, Blackberry, and Poppy Seed Ice Cream
Do you just want to jump in that container rn? Because I do.
16.White Peach and Lemon Thyme Galette
Do you like pies but really love crust? Try a galette like this one, filled with peaches and lemon.
17.Late Summer Trifle
Put all your late summer fruits (plums, figs, nectarines, cherries) to work.
Recipe: Late Summer Trifle
18.Nigella Lawson's Strawberry Streusel Cake
Any cake with jam in it is a good idea. (It's ALSO a good excuse to eat cake for breakfast.)
19.Chocolate-Dipped Cherries
Chocolate-covered strawberries have some competition.
Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Cherries
20.Pavlova with Boozy Blueberry Sauce
Cheers!
21.Honey Rhubarb Brown Betty
Cubes of bread go for a happy little swim in melted butter and honey before getting baked on top of the fruit.
Recipe: Honey Rhubarb Brown Betty
22.Peach Brown Betty
This recipe has you break up bread into crumbs in the food processor.
Recipe: Peach Brown Betty
23.Blueberry Buckle
Streusel = crumbs made out of flour + sugar + butter.
Recipe: Blueberry Buckle
24.Rhubarb Buckle
Whoever told you rhubarb needs strawberry to taste good is wrong. This is even better.
Recipe: Rhubarb Buckle
25.Plum Berry Crisp
Plums are the unsung summer hero fruit.
Recipe: Plum Berry Crisp
26.Caramelized Banana Crisp
Don't jump to conclusions now. Bananas enjoy a good baking just as much as any fruit.
Recipe: Caramelized Banana Crisp
27.Raspberry Crisp
Play around with adding different nuts — this recipe uses pecans, which get along nicely with most fruit.
Recipe: Raspberry Crisp
28.Peach and Blackberry Crisp
We didn't think peach and blackberries would go together either. Then we tried this.
Recipe: Peach and Blackberry Crisp
29.Blackberry Rhubarb Crumble
Throw in two tart fruits together, and you have this masterpiece.
Recipe: Blackberry Rhubarb Crumble
30.Mango Ginger Crumble
Tropical flair!
Recipe: Mango Ginger Crumble
31.Peach and Pecan Sandy Crumble
The crumble topping here is essentially Pecan Sandies cookies that never quite made it to cookie-hood, which, yum.
Recipe: Peach and Pecan Sandy Crumble
32.Stone Fruit Cobbler
Cornmeal gives these biscuits a nice, slightly crumbly texture.
Recipe: Stone Fruit Cobbler
33.Brown Sugar Berry Cobbler
The secret, really, is all in the depth of the brown sugar. It's a game-changer.
Recipe: Brown Sugar Berry Cobbler
34.Cherry Cobbler with Almond-Buttermilk Topping
Cobblers and crumbles are a fun, easy way to experiment with flour mixtures. This healthy(ish) biscuit topping uses whole wheat flour, almond flour, and cornmeal.
35.Peach Blueberry Cobbler
Deb warns that a 2-1 peach-blueberry ratio tastes "almost entirely like a blueberry dessert." So watch your berry count if you want the peaches to come through.
Recipe: Peach Blueberry Cobbler
36.Plum Slump
With slumps, you cook the fruit and sugar into a semi-jammy mixture before adding the topping.
Recipe: Plum Slump
37.Blackberry Slump
Stewed-down blackberries make for the perfect slump.
Recipe: Blackberry Slump
38.Plum Pandowdy
Pandowdies = bottomless pies. Pies without pants! In this recipe, you use a knife to slice up the top crust halfway through baking, which lets steam out and lets the fruit filling bubble up through.
Recipe: Plum Pandowdy
39.Raspberry Pandowdy
Raspberries aren't getting their due, but this pandowdy's about to change that.
Recipe: Raspberry Pandowdy
40.Stone Fruit Patchwork Bake
Sort of like a cheater's lattice pie: You cut the rolled-out dough into squares and then scatter them on top of the fruit.
Recipe: Stone Fruit Patchwork Bake
41.Peach Galette
That free form pie, though.
Recipe: Peach Galette
42.Nectarine and Berry Overnight Oats
Let breakfast cook while you sleep.
43.Peach Popsicles
Sweeeeet.
Recipe: Peach Popsicles
44.Chocolate-Dipped Apricots with Coconut Flakes
Get in my belly.
45.Açai Bowl
Mangoes encouraged.
Recipe: Açai Bowl
46.Peach Parfait
In case you're trying to be healthy.
Recipe: Peach Parfait
47.Nectarine Sangria Popsicles
Summer on a stick.
Recipe: Nectarine Sangria Popsicles
48.Peach and Raspberry Cobbler
You'll lick the pan, so beware.
Recipe: Peach and Raspberry Cobbler
49.Chocolate and Cherry Protein Shake
Post-workout snacking has never tasted better.
50.Frozen Mango Raspberry Sipper
Spiking optional but encouraged.
Recipe: Frozen Mango Raspberry Sipper
51.Caramelized Nectarines with Bacon and Ice Cream
Legit foodgasm.
52.Dairy-Free Mango Smoothie
Wake up flawless.
Recipe: Dairy-Free Mango Smoothie
53.Grilled Peaches
Let's throw another peach on the barbie, duh.
Recipe: Grilled Peaches
54.Peaches and Cream Dairy-Free Ice Cream
Nice cream for all.
55.Cherry and Berry Pie
Sweet cherry pie.
Recipe: Cherry and Berry Pie
56.Mango Ice Cream
And it only has four ingredients.
Recipe: Mango Ice Cream
57.Fruit Popsicles
The healthiest popsicle you'll ever eat.
Recipe: Fruit Popsicles
58.Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Life's like a box of chocolates.
59.Mini Cheesecake Parfaits with Fresh Berries
Almost TOO good.
60.Chocolate Strawberry Grilled Cheese
Sweet and savory.
61.PB&J Breakfast Parfait with Banana and Frozen Berries
So much yum in one bowl.
Recipe: PB&J Breakfast Parfait with Banana and Frozen Berries
62.Strawberry Clementine Smoothie Bowl
#Basic.
63.Blueberry Coconut Macaroons
Not your average macaroon.
Recipe: Blueberry Coconut Macaroons
64.Strawberry Lemonade
Lemonade will never be the same.
Recipe: Strawberry Lemonade
This article contains content previously curated by Delaney Ratzky, Catherine O'Donnell, Casey Gueren, and Rachel Sanders. It was compiled by Lavanya Narayanan.
