Categories: Food & Drink

17 Delicious and Fruity Dessert Recipes You Need to Try

Don’t you just adore the combination of sweet, tart fruits with warm and doughy baked goods? Sure, a piece of fruit is wonderful on its own (and definitely healthier), but there is something particularly delicious about making them into a dessert. From warm apple pie in the chilly autumn to fresh watermelon sherbert in the hot summer, fruity desserts will satisfy your sweet tooth all year long. 

Here are some wonderfully fruity dessert recipes that will make your mouth water!

1. Berry Cobbler

This sparkling berry cobbler is both delicious and rich in antioxidants. The recipe calls for a mix of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and chopped strawberries, but you can also add any other berries you desire (except for maybe cranberries.) Topped with a buttery buttermilk biscuit crumble, this berry cobbler is easy to make and scrumptious to eat.

Get the recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction

2. Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake

This strawberry bundt cake is made with Greek yogurt for an incredibly moist cake. It’s buttery, sweet, and brimming with fresh sliced strawberries and a delectable lemon drizzle. If you love strawberries, you’ll love this Bundt cake!

Get the full recipe from A Spicy Perspective.

 

3. Two-Ingredient Watermelon Sherbet

Are you looking for a light and fresh summer dessert with maximum sweetness and minimal calories? Well, you’re in for a (literal) treat. This easy watermelon sherbet only requires two ingredients: vanilla yogurt and seedless frozen watermelon!

Get the full recipe from Five Heart Home.

4. Strawberry Shortcake Trifles

These individual strawberry shortcake trifles have layers of sliced, sweetened fresh strawberries, rich whipped cream cheese icing, and fluffy vanilla shortcake: the combination is a pure delight. These adorable strawberry shortcake trifles will take about 40 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to bake.

Get the full recipe from Cooking Classy

5. Peach-Plum Galette

Bon Appétit baking recipes are incredibly well thought out and yield delicious results, but they often require a lot of prep work. This recipe for a peach-plum galette will take you a little while to make, but the outcome is worth it! The buttery, flaky crust will melt in your mouth and the combination of the sweet peaches and tart plums is simply mouthwatering. 

Get the full recipe from Bon Appétit.

6. Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

If you love lemon poppy seed muffins, you will adore this soft, zesty cake version with cream cheese frosting. Made with freshly-squeezed lemon juice and zest, each bite of this dazzling, buttery cake will melt in your mouth.

This cake takes about 25 to 30 minutes to bake and can be stored in an airtight container for three to five days.

Get the full recipe from Oh, Sweet Basil

7. Fresh Fruit Tart with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream

If you’re seeking out a fruity dessert, there’s nothing better than fresh fruit itself. This delectable tart has a sweetened pastry crust made from scratch and a cream filling made from four simple ingredients: mascarpone, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla.

Top the tart with your choice of fresh fruits. I recommend any type of berry (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries) as well as sliced kiwis (like in the image below), diced mango, peaches, and more!

Get the full recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction

8. Mango Mousse Cups

I’m sure you’ve tried chocolate mousse (and maybe even raspberry), but have you tried mango? To make these mango mousse cups you will need gelatin powder, water, mango puree, granulated white sugar, and heavy whipping cream. The result is a wonderfully smooth mousse that is not overly sweet.

Get the full recipe from Marriage & Laughter

9. Blackberry Lemon Cake Roll

This cake roll, which incorporates fresh lemons and blackberries, is the perfect summer dessert. The image alone is enough to make your mouth water!

This blackberry lemon cake roll will take you about an hour of prep work and 15 minutes of bake time. 

Get the full recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen

10. Easy Apple Dumplings with Sprite

Who needs yeast when you have premade crescent roll dough and a bottle of sprite? These apple dumplings will only take you 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to bake. 

Get the full recipe from Oh, Sweet Basil

11. Mango Pie with Citrus Whipped Cream

Combine a flavorful blend of spices with sliced mango and you get this delicious mango pie! It’s sweet, yummy, fresh, and somewhat reminiscent of peach pie. 

12. Grapefruit Greek Yogurt Cake

If you’re looking for a cake with a hint of fruitiness without any actual fruit pieces, try out this recipe for grapefruit Greek yogurt cake! It’s a light, fresh, and perfectly-balanced cake you can enjoy any time of the day.

Get the full recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction

13. Swirled Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars

These delicious raspberry lemon cheesecake bars take about 15 minutes of preparation and only require a few ingredients! You will relish in this creamy, fluffy cheesecake with a fresh raspberry swirl.

Get the full recipe from Oh, Sweet Basil

14. Frozen Margarita Pie

To make this no-bake pie, gather together some unsalted butter, graham crackers, granulated sugar, kosher salt, heavy cream, fresh limes, sweetened condensed milk, and tequila blanco. The result is a delicious margarita in pie form.

Get the full recipe from Bon Appétit.

15. Matcha Mango Mochi Rolls

Perhaps I should dedicate this article to the mango because honestly, mangoes deserve every ounce of praise they receive. This recipe combines matcha mochi, scrumptious mango cream, and crunch coconut flakes. Also, you can make the entire recipe using a microwave.

Get the full recipe from Thirsty For Tea.

16. Easy Fruit Salad

Although you probably don’t need a recipe to make a fruit salad, here is one anyway! This easy fruit salad includes directions to make a sugary syrup you can drizzle over your salad for some extra sweetness. 

Get the full recipe from Dinner, Then Dessert

17. Blueberry Lemon Icebox Cake

Lemons and blueberries are a great combo. Made with only seven ingredients, this icebox cake is definitely easy to make. With three layers of graham crackers, five layers of whipped cream, and two layers of blueberry sauce, this blueberry lemon icebox cake will melt in your mouth. 

Get the full recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction.

Which of these fruit dessert recipes will you whip up to satisfy your sweet tooth? Share your favorites in the comments below!

Featured image source: https://unsplash.com/photos/c5CqyeFZlHM
Share
Tags: Food
Adeline Hanssen

Recent Posts

10 Free Things To Do Around The University Of Florida

Let’s be honest, sometimes it’s hard to have fun while ballin’ on a college budget. Nowadays, it seems like everything…

3 hours ago

10 Ways To Eat Healthy At USC

To be healthy or not to be healthy? Eating healthy in college is as hard as getting all A’s in…

7 hours ago

7 Tips For Budgeting While You Are Studying Abroad

Studying abroad comes with many joys, lessons, challenges, memories, and obstacles that will undoubtedly make you a better person. I…

19 hours ago

20 Signs You Go To High Point University

When you go to High Point University, you’ll know specific people, places, or signs that only High Point students know. You’ll definitely…

23 hours ago

10 Gifs That Accurately Describe What It’s Like To Be A Student At UC Riverside

If you're a student at UC Riverside, you know you're at a great university. However, it can be challenging, especially…

1 day ago

20 Hacks To Make Your Life Easier At Grand Valley State University

Have you ever walked through campus wishing you could make your college life a bit easier? Fortunately, there are plenty…

1 day ago