In this collection, we've curated a selection of irresistible desserts that embody the essence of Spring. From luscious cheesecakes to creamy cakes and cupcakes and beyond, these recipes promise to elevate your springtime celebrations.
No Bake Cheesecake Bites
If you are looking for the perfect fruity dessert to impress guests at your next birthday party, celebration, or gathering, these no-bake cheesecake bites are just what you need. Made with a crunchy graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and fresh strawberry topping, they are a fun, bite-sized treat that all ages will love!
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Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
This delicious, easy Italian lemon ricotta cake is by far one of the best lemon desserts you will ever try. Made with fresh lemons, creamy ricotta cheese, and a hint of vanilla extract, it has a gently sweet, citrusy flavor and an irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture that resembles a moist sponge cake. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, brunch, or as a dessert with a side of ice cream, it will be hard not to run back for seconds!
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Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake
This no-bake raspberry lemonade cheesecake is beyond delicious and also super easy to make. The crust is a unique combination of freeze-dried raspberries and golden Oreos, which gives it a burst of bright and tangy flavor. The filling is a creamy and zesty lemon cheesecake that is both refreshing and satisfying, making this treat an equally perfect lemon dessert as it is a raspberry dessert.
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Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
This easy raspberry cheesecake cookie recipe brings together the best of both worlds – the lusciousness of cheesecake and the handheld convenience of cookies. Bursting with fresh raspberries and stuffed with a sweet cream cheese filling, each bite offers a blend of fruity flavor and creamy richness.
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Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Danish
This easy Philadelphia cream cheese puff pastry Danish tart recipe will be the talk of the table at your next fancy breakfast party or brunch! Made with flaky puff pastry, cream cheese filling, and fresh berries, they aren't just tasty but absolutely beautiful. If you have been looking for the perfect puff pastry with cream cheese filling recipe to turn heads and satisfy the taste buds, look no further!
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Strawberry Galette
A strawberry galette is such an easy Spring dessert to make and works wonderfully well after brunch. Simple shortcrust folded over fresh berries and baked until golden brown and bubbling; it's divine. What's more, it comes together in 3 minutes but is packed full of flavor and texture.
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Ricotta Pie
Whilst classic Italian ricotta pie is traditionally made at Easter, you can certainly enjoy it throughout the whole Spring season! Lemon-infused ricotta gives a rich yet light flavor and an amazing creamy custard texture.
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Sour Cream Cookies
You are going to fall in love with the melt-in-your-mouth, almost cake-like texture of these yummy sour cream cookies! Fluffy, super soft, and topped with a rich buttercream frosting, they can be decorated to match any occasion!
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Strawberry Mousse
This light and creamy strawberry mousse is one of the best things to arrive at your spring or summer dessert table! Made with fresh strawberries and topped with a delightful vanilla chantilly cream, this easy strawberry mousse recipe has just the right sweetness and fruity flavor for a mid-day snack or post-dinner dessert.
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Ricotta Cheesecake
This fabulous cheesecake uses a combination of cream cheese and ricotta to create a lighter, but slightly rustic texture than regular cheesecakes. A creamy, sweet, and barely tangy filling is poured into a buttery graham cracker crust and baked until golden and set. It keeps very well and can be frozen, so you can make it in advance.
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is a simple variation of the classic dessert. White cake is topped with strawberry pie filling, whipped topping and fresh strawberries, delivering a delicious and easy treat.
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Lemon Blueberry Cake
Light, fluffy, moist lemon cake with with fresh blueberries with a sweet cream cheese frosting. This is the best lemon blueberry cake recipe!
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
This lemon raspberry cake is moist, fluffy, filled with a creamy, tangy raspberry curd, and frosted with a lemon raspberry cream cheese frosting. It's packed full of lemon and raspberry flavors, and is the perfect refreshing cake!
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Vintage Strawberry Cake
Vintage Strawberry Cake is rich, dense, and packed full of fresh strawberries from top to bottom. However, the strawberry cream cheese icing steals the show!
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Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Cake is a brownie-like chocolate cake that's filled and topped with whipped cream and strawberries.
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Strawberry Tiramisu
This heavenly, no-bake strawberry tiramisu is a perfect dessert for spring or summer. It’s layers of ladyfingers, juicy, ripe strawberries, and light-as-air mascarpone whipped cream flavored with a hint of orange zest.
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Strawberry Shortcake in a Jar
Whether you’re looking for portable mini desserts for Mother’s Day, summer picnics, showers, potlucks, summer BBQs, cookouts, and spring gatherings, or you just want a strawberry and whipped cream-based dessert, you can’t go wrong with this strawberry shortcake recipe.
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Lemon Lavender Cake
The days are getting a bit more summery here, but I still have one more delicate, delicious Spring bake to share with you! This Lemon Lavender Cake is light, tender, flavorful, and decadent!
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Swedish Meringue Cake
Indulge in the fluffy and decadent layers of this homemade Pinocchio Cake - Swedish Meringue Cake recipe. With a light egg yolk sponge cake base and meringue topping that is baked together and sandwiches a whipped cream and fresh berry filling for a fresh and fruity dessert.
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Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes
These luscious lemon stuffed cupcakes are perfect for the springtime or for Easter. They are a feast for the senses with their bright sunny yellow filling, moist and deliciously fluffy cupcake bases and lemon cream cheese frosting on top.
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No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy, fluffy and deeply rich, this no bake chocolate strawberry cheesecake is all the things sweet dreams are made of: Chocolate cookie crust, a whole pound of strawberries, silky smooth cream cheese and sumptuous chocolate ganache.
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Raspberry Tiramisu
If you love the classic tiramisu and want to make a bright twist to it, you’ll wanna learn how to make this raspberry tiramisu bursting of fresh raspberry flavor.
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Lemon and Blackberry Cake
Easy lemon and blackberry cake starts with moist blackberry cake with lemon zest, and has an easy blackberry cake frosting! You’ll love this blackberry lemon cake with blackberry filling and lemon curd!
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Angel Food Cake with Strawberries
This angel food cake with strawberries is my grandma's version of strawberry shortcake. It is so simple and can be thrown together in a matter of minutes for a last-minute dessert idea.
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Strawberry Cupcakes
These berry-delicious homemade strawberry cupcakes aren’t just any old ordinary cupcakes! They feature super moist and fluffy aromatic vanilla cake crowned with luscious fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting!
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More For You
These are the best sweet bread recipes to bake when you want a soft and pillowy bite of deliciousness. From classic sweet bread recipes with yeast to easy quick breads that are closer to sweetened bread cakes, you'll find them all here.
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Classic American Desserts
The best classic American desserts to make at home! You might be familiar with some of these traditional American desserts, but I'll bet there are a few you've never heard of.
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This article was first published as Spring desserts at Spatula Desserts.
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