Check out these 20+ best summer desserts! They are easy, light, healthy, refreshing, and fun to make, helping you beat the heat! Among them are no-bake treats with seasonal fruits perfect for picnics, parties, and cookouts.
Watch us make one of our easy summer desserts step-by-step!
Top Summer Desserts
Enjoy a variety of summer desserts such as ice creams, ice pops, no-bake cakes and pies, edible cookie dough, mousses, and more. Most are no-bake desserts that don't contain refined sugar or are sugar-free with a few exceptions. However, all of our treats are served frozen or chilled!
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Enjoy a refreshing summer treat with this 4-ingredient strawberry frozen yogurt! Just blend fresh or frozen strawberries, Greek yogurt, and honey in any blender for a quick and delightful warm-weather dessert. it has about 43 calories per half cup!
Berry Yogurt Popsicles
These strawberry and blueberry yogurt ice pops are made with 5 ingredients and sweetened with stevia, making a light summer dessert suitable for diabetics. Each has about 40 calories!
Coconut Ice Cream
Are you on a keto or low-carb diet? No worries! You can still enjoy a good summer dessert fit for your diet. This no-churn coconut ice cream is perfect for you... creamy, refreshing, and indulgent without all the carbs of a regular frozen treat.
Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
This strawberry lemonade popsicle recipe is a delightful frozen treat that is perfect for staying cool during the hot summer. They call for wholesome ingredients and are low-carb, and low-calorie!
Recipe for Mango Ice Cream
This homemade mango ice cream recipe calls for sweetened condensed milk and can be no-churn. Although refreshing, this indulgent tropical treat has 260 calories and 40 net carbs per serving. If you're not on a diet, you can enjoy it as much as you want as one of your BBQ desserts.
Protein Ice Cream
Chocolate never gets out of season, agree? This chocolate ice cream with whey is rich in protein, ready to devour in 5 minutes, and soft serve. It contains 159 calories, 3 g net carbs, and 6 g protein per serving, making a healthy summer dessert.
No-Churn Pina Colada Soft Serve
This fun Pina Colada Soft Serve is like Dole Whip but without all the sugar, dairy, and additives! Just 4 simple ingredients (and no churning). It has 100 calories per serving and a great twist on a classic cocktail.
Lemon Ice Box Pie
Of all our summer desserts, this cold treat is the most indulgent of them all. It has a crumbly cookie crust, a creamy sweet-tangy filling made with condensed milk, and a whipped cream topping. If you use a pre-baked cookie crust, there will be no need to turn on the oven. Each slice has 480 calories of pure delight.
No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
This keto chocolate peanut butter cheesecake requires no baking and has 600 calories per slice. It has a chocolate almond crust, creamy peanut butter filling, and a smooth chocolate ganache topping, making it one of the richest cold summer desserts.
Mexican Fruit Cups
With 150 calories per cup, this blend of tropical fruits is seasoned with tangy lime, Chamoy sauce, and spicy Tajin, making the perfect healthy dessert in the summertime or for a pool party.
Grilled Peaches
You don't need an outdoor grill to prepare these grilled peaches. Grab a large cast iron pan with grill marks, make it sizzle, and have this stone fruit cooked with honey and cinnamon in just 10 minutes. But don't forget to top them with your favorite ice cream! Each portion has 50 calories!
Easy Peach Cobbler
I swear this is one of the laziest baked summer desserts you'll ever prepare. Dump the ingredients in a baking dish and let the oven cook this summer wonders for you. Of course, serve it warm with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's worth each of the 345 calories per portion you will gobble!
Blackberry Crumble
This individual-portioned summer dessert yields a warm berry treat with a crumbly oat streusel that calls for a nice scoop of ice cream. It is scrumptious and has 367 calories per ramekin. Thirty-five minutes, from beginning to end, are all you need to make it ready!
Passion Fruit Mousse
Made with sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, and frozen passion fruit juice, this creamy and refreshing fruit dessert has a balanced sweet and tart flavor that delights at every spoonful. It has 420 calories per ramekin and is perfect as a picnic dessert!
Oreo Ice Cream Pie
Also known in Brazil as Torta Holandesa, this refreshing summer party dessert has a thick layer of vanilla ice cream encased into an Oreo cookie crust and topped with a rich chocolate ganache. It is quick and simple to make yet quite indulgent! Forget the calories and enjoy every bite!
Banana Brownies
These no-bake banana brownies call for just 3 ingredients and no refined sugar added. Served chilled, they are rich and fudgy, making the most refreshing vegan summer desserts ever. Each slice contains 167 calories and can be paired with ice cream to delight your sweet tooth.
Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough
With 12 g of protein and 206 calories per portion, this TikTok viral edible cookie dough with cottage cheese makes an easy and delicious 10-minute healthy summer dessert for hot days. Serve it chilled and eat it in spoonfuls!
No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bites
These blueberry cheesecake bites are creamy and delicious, but dairy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free too! Plus, the filling comes together in a blender! Each contains 123 calories!
Vegan Key Lime Pie
You’d never guess this creamy dreamy Key Lime Pie is secretly made with avocado and other wholesome ingredients. It is creamy and tangy, making a refreshing summer party treat for hot days. Each slice contains 320 calories and 20 g net carbs.
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Also known in America as a chocolate icebox cake, this no-bake British cold dessert calls for 5 simple ingredients, making a quick and rich sweet treat for summer. It has 350 calories per slice!
Frozen Yogurt Bark
If you only have 10 minutes to make a frozen dessert, you have to try this treat. It calls for a creamy blend of Greek yogurt, honey, and whey topped with berries and chia seeds, making the perfect quick summer dessert. Each bark has about 51 calories!
Avocado Mousse
This 4-ingredient dessert recipe is made in 5 minutes with ripe avocado, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, and sugar. It’s smooth, creamy, and refreshing, making it the perfect treat to satisfy your summer cravings. It contains 360 calories per ramekin!
PIN AND ENJOY!
20+ Best Summer Dessert Recipes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.04 pounds frozen chopped avocado or 472 gram
- ¼ cup almond butter or creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon chocolate protein powder
- ¾ cup erythritol or more if you have a sweet tooth. You may replace with another type of powdered sugar substitute such as monk fruit or even confectioner's sugar.
- ⅛ teaspoon salt OPTIONAL
- ⅛ teaspoon instant coffee OPTIONAL
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor until completely smooth (soft serve consistency).
- Either serve our high protein ice cream right after making as soft serve, or freeze up to an hour in a freezer-safe container and then scoop out with an ice cream scoop.
- If freezing the ice cream, use a 24 to 48-hour frozen container to speed up the freezing process and cover with plastic wrap. Make sure the wrap touches the top surface of the ice cream.
- NOTE: If you’re not using a food processor, thaw the frozen avocados a little before blending in the blender so your blender will be able to handle.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Freeze protein ice cream leftovers in a freezer-safe container tightly covered and stored for up to one month in the freezer.
- To prevent freezer burn, make sure to place a wrap on the top surface of the ice cream and press it down. Then wrap more or place a lid on top.
Nutrition
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Traci says
What a beautiful collection of summer desserts! I legit want to try every single one LOL. Thank you for sharing!!
Denise Browning says
Thank you so much! I ma glad you enjoyed our summer desserts!