Best Spring Desserts

Spring is here, and it's time to bake with some fun seasonal produce! Treat your mom to some of these delicious desserts for Mother's Day, or bring them to your next neighborhood potluck. These treats will make everyone ask you for the recipe. My favorite is the Lemon Raspberry Cake!

Limoncello Bundt Cake

Lemon bundt cake with glaze and lemon zest topping on a glass serving plate, accompanied by fresh lemon slices. — Photo Credit: XOXO Bella.

It’s a light, fluffy cake topped with a sweet lemon glaze. Limoncello liqueur features in both the cake itself and also the glaze.

Get the recipe: Limoncello Bundt Cake

Baked Donuts with Fresh Raspberries

Glazed doughnuts with raspberry toppings on parchment paper. — Photo Credit: Boulder Locavore.

Light, cake donuts with fresh raspberries stirred in topped with a lemony glaze. These easy baked donuts are delicious and easy to make any time. No more trips to the donut store required!

Get the recipe: Baked Donuts with Fresh Raspberries

Strawberry Napoleon

Strawberry and cream puff pastries dusted with powdered sugar. — Photo Credit: Yummy Mummy Kitchen.

With its delicate layers of buttery puff pastry and juicy strawberries, this classic Mille-Feuille dessert is sure to impress. This impressive strawberry puff pastry dessert is surprisingly easy to make and requires just a handful of ingredients.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Napoleon

Rhubarb Cookies

Freshly baked cinnamon rolls on a wooden cutting board with sliced red apples. — Photo Credit: Tikkido.

Not all easy drop cookies are especially attractive, but these rhubarb cookies are really lovely with their bright pink bits of rhubarb from the rhubarb compote and the pink rhubarb glaze.

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!

Get the recipe: Lemon Blueberry Cake

Lemon Raspberry Cake

A pink frosted cake decorated with lemon slices and raspberries on a glass stand. — Photo Credit: Flouring Kitchen.

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!

Get the recipe: Lemon Raspberry Cake

Strawberry Dump Cake

A bowl of strawberry crumble topped with whipped cream, accompanied by a milk bottle, with fresh strawberries and a striped napkin nearby. — Photo Credit: Blackberry Babe.

This is the BEST Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe! It's a delicious dessert and one of the easiest recipes you can make.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Dump Cake

Strawberry Crumble Bars

A stack of layered dessert bars on a plate with strawberries in the background. — Photo Credit: The Honour System.

Summertime desserts are all about fresh fruit and easy-to-make recipes. These homemade Strawberry Crumble Bars are a simple and sweet treat that everyone will enjoy.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Crumble Bars

Lavender Lemon Bars

Slices of lemon bars garnished with powdered sugar and lavender on a plate. — Photo Credit: Sugar Hero

These Lavender Lemon Bars are a sweet twist on traditional lemon bars! Homemade lavender sugar is used in the crust and filling to add a light lavender flavor. They’re tangy, sweet, and refreshing!

Get the recipe: Lavender Lemon Bars

Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

A slice of raspberry lemon brownie on a plate with a hand holding a fork taking a bite. — Photo Credit: Picnic Lifestyle.

While brownies and cheesecake are heroes in their own right, raspberries go so well with both, why not bring them together in these delightful Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies?

Get the recipe: Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

Strawberry Pie with Jello

A slice of strawberry tart served on a plate with the rest of the tart in the background. — Photo Credit: Vintage Kitchen Notes.

When faced with seasonal fresh strawberries, this strawberry jello pie is a crowd-pleaser that will disappear quickly! With a flaky crust, a sweet, well-balanced filling and lots of strawberry flavor, it keeps well for several days. If you're apprehensive about using gelatin, don't be, this recipe is great for beginners.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Pie with Jello

Big Boy Strawberry Pie

A slice of strawberry pie with whipped cream on a plate. — Photo Credit: Copy Kat.

No other dessert screams summer quite like a fresh strawberry pie. The sweet and tart filling perfectly complements the light, flaky crust in this strawberry pie inspired by the pies served up at Big Boy’s restaurants.

Get the recipe: Big Boy Strawberry Pie

Finnish Blueberry Pie

A freshly baked blueberry tart with one slice partially cut out, served on a decorative plate. — Photo Credit: Beyond Kimchee.

A layer of blueberries are buried in a creamy custard topping on a cookie-like crust. This easy recipe is made with ingredients that are easy to find in North America.

Get the recipe: Finnish Blueberry Pie

Strawberry Magnolia

A serving of strawberry cheesecake in a glass with layers of crushed biscuits and fresh strawberries. — Photo Credit: Chocolates and Chai.

A strawberry magnolia is a quick and easy dessert recipe composed of custard, biscuits, and fruit – think of it like a Turkish trifle or Turkish fruit pudding.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Magnolia

No Bake Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Lemon meringue pie on a wooden table with whipped cream toppings and lemon slices, ready to be served. — Photo Credit: Beyond Kimchee.

This no-bake lemon pie has a lemon custard folded with sour cream in a graham cracker crust. No need to bake the crust or the pie itself. Chill for 4 hours before you serve.

Get the recipe: No Bake Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart

A strawberry tart on a white pedestal with a gold cake server on the side. — Photo Credit: Modern Honey.

This Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart is made with a buttery tart crust, sweet vanilla cream cheese filling, and fresh strawberries with a shiny glaze. The perfect easy Summer strawberry dessert.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart

Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies

Freshly baked mini strawberry pies on parchment paper. — Photo Credit: All Things Mamma.

Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies are a perfectly-portioned way to make the most of strawberry season! A sweet-and-tart homemade strawberry and rhubarb pie filling is encased in flaky refrigerated pie crust—and to keep things petite, they’re made in muffin tin cups.

Get the recipe: Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pies

Strawberry Mousse Tartlets

A strawberry tart topped with whipped cream, alongside fresh strawberries and glasses of milk. — Photo Credit: XOXO Bella.

You can’t go wrong making these delicious mini strawberry pies. They’re a delicious combination of pastry, strawberries, cream, mascarpone cheese, and more.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Mousse Tartlets

Rhubarb Custard Bars

Nine pieces of rhubarb cake displayed on a white cutting board. — Photo Credit: Baked Collective.

Rhubarb custard bars are a lovely spring treat! They’re a great way to use up an abundance rhubarb from the garden. Just sweet enough, with a sturdy shortbread crust and rich, egg-based custard wrapped around sweet-tart rhubarb.

Get the recipe: Rhubarb Custard Bars

Lemon Bars

You will only need a few pantry staples to make creamy, sweet, and delightfully tangy Lemon Bars. Dusted with powdered sugar, these classic and sophisticated Lemon Squares become next-level delicious!

Get the recipe: Lemon Bars

Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes

A cupcake with orange frosting and a caramel center, garnished with a dried orange slice. — Photo Credit: Quiet Baking Day.

These rich, soft vanilla cupcakes are filled with creamy orange curd filling and topped with a silky, buttery orange buttercream – welcome to Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes!

Get the recipe: Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes

Swedish Meringue Cake

A layered pavlova dessert with strawberries and raspberries on a white plate with a gold serving utensil nearby. — Photo Credit: Roaming Taste.

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.

Get the recipe: Swedish Meringue Cake

Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes with creamy frosting and a lemon curd center on a white surface with slices of fresh lemon and a blue napkin nearby. — Photo Credit: XOXO Bella.

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.

Get the recipe: Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes

Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

Citrus loaf cake with white glaze, served with orange slices on a pink background. — Photo Credit: A Paige of Positivity.

Embrace citrus season with this delicious Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake. It’s bursting with fresh flavor, moist, fluffy and perfectly sweet. The cake is topped with a light, zesty glaze for a delightful snacking experience.

Get the recipe: Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

Lemon Dump Cake

A serving of lemon crumble topped with a dollop of cream on a white plate, accompanied by a spoon, with fresh lemons in the background. — Photo Credit: Kitchen Vintage Notes.

Also known as a cobbler with cake mix, this effortless dessert recipe is a crowd-pleaser with a layer of canned filling and a cake mix topping. This version for lemon lovers is a bright change from the usual fruity ones. It's creamy and sweet, comes together in minutes and freezes well.

Get the recipe: Lemon Dump Cake

Blackberry Cobbler

A serving of berry cobbler topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a white plate. — Photo Credit: Vintage Kitchen Notes.

This is an old-fashioned recipe with a layer of juicy blackberries and a golden biscuit topping. It's fantastic served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can have it ready in an hour. Or make it in advance and keep it refrigerated for a few days or frozen for a month.

Get the recipe: Blackberry Cobbler

Strawberry Chocolate Truffles

A bowl of strawberry-dusted chocolate truffles with fresh strawberries. — Photo Credit: Life Around the Table.

The creamy smooth chocolate and strawberry filling is paired with a crushed freeze-dried strawberry coating providing a delightful little crunch as you take a bite. These simple Valentine's Day truffles use only 5 ingredients and are so easy to make!

Get the recipe: Strawberry Chocolate Truffles

Lemon Posset

Lemon sorbet served in a hollowed-out lemon garnished with a fresh strawberry and mint leaf on an elegant plate. — Photo Credit: Yummy Mummy Kitchen.

Chilled, tangy, silky lemon cream with a custard-like consistency makes a simple yet elegant dessert. All you need is 3 ingredients for this easy lemon dessert.

Get the recipe: Lemon Posset

Strawberry Crumble

A sweet, crunchy layer of brown sugar and oats covers the top of this easy strawberry crumble. When you dig your spoon through the crust, you'll find a deliciously sweet, fruity layer of strawberries, sugar and orange zest that melts in your mouth when you take a bite.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Crumble

Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake

A slice of strawberry shortcake topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, with more shortcakes in the background. — Photo Credit: Semi Homemade Kitchen.

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.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake