9 Lemon and Berry Desserts to Make This Summer

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These easy lemon and berry desserts are exactly what you want when the weather warms up and you need something bright and sweet. From a creamy lemon lush to jammy blueberry crumble bars and three-ingredient dump cakes, this roundup has quick five-minute treats and weekend showstoppers alike. Most use simple ingredients you already have, and several come together in under 30 minutes.

Perfect for summer.

Somewhere along the way I became a full-blown lemon lover. I used to walk right past the citrus display at the store, and now we always have a big bowl of lemons on the counter.

Berries? Long time lover. Been eating them by the handful for as long as I can remember and now I love to bake with them when they’re fresh and juicy!

I rounded up some of my favorite summer desserts featuring lemon & berries. These are perfect for cookouts, parties, or just random Wednesday nights when you want something sweet & summery. 🍋

Lemon Lush

This is the dessert that fully converted me into a lemon lover. Sweet, tart, and impossibly creamy, those layers over a crumbly Nilla wafer crust are exactly what you want on a hot summer night. Light enough that you'll go back for a second piece without thinking twice.

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Blackberry Cobbler

The hardest part of this recipe is not eating all the blackberries straight from the container before they make it into the pan. The cobbler itself is so simple, but it bakes up golden and bubbling with sweet, tart berry goodness. Especially good with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

I am completely powerless to walk past a pan of these without shaving off a little piece. The jammy raspberry filling is sandwiched between a buttery oat streusel that pulls double duty as both the crust and the topping. They disappear fast, and I'm not even a little sorry about it.

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Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

Three ingredients, five minutes of prep, and almost no way to mess it up. This is my kind of dessert. The lemon and blueberry combo is bright and classic, and serving it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top is just the right move.

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Plate of pound cake next to a bowl of strawberries.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Strawberry Coulis

Rich, dense, and reliable. This cream cheese pound cake turns out perfect every single time, which is saying something. Top it with the bright, simple strawberry coulis and you've got a dessert that looks and tastes like you really tried.

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Blueberry Crumble Bars

Jammy blueberry preserves and fresh blueberries tucked inside a crumbly oat mixture. These bars are doing the absolute most in the best possible way. One bowl, no mixer, and they somehow work as both breakfast and dessert, which just means more chances to eat them.

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Lemon Bundt Cake

Lemon cake mix, lemon pudding, and a sweet lemon glaze. We are going all in on the citrus here and I have zero regrets. It bakes up incredibly moist and packed with bright flavor, and it looks like you spent way more effort than you actually did.

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Homemade Strawberry Popsicles

Three ingredients, zero fuss, and they taste like pure summer in every lick. No mystery ingredients, no artificial anything, just real strawberry flavor that beats every store-bought version. Bonus: the kids can make these themselves, which makes you a genius for putting them in charge.

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chocolate strawberry cake with scoop of vanilla ice cream on top

Chocolate Strawberry Dump Cake

Three ingredients and almost no effort stand between you and this dump cake. The chocolate and strawberry combo is rich, jammy, and completely irresistible, and the fact that it comes together this easily almost feels like cheating.

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