30 Best & Brightest Berry Desserts

A fruit crisp is one of the best baking tricks in the book: They're easy to make, you can toss in whatever fruit you have in them, and when served with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream, they're a perfect way to end a meal. Now, you can make this delicious summer dessert without turning the oven on.

Get the Air Fryer Berry Crisp recipe.

Blackberries are that “side” berry we kind of forget about. But when Oreos come knocking, there is something special to be said about their lovely pairing. And the title of “no-bake” anything should be relieving, especially in the summertime.

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To make these, we topped a simple graham cracker crust with a creamy cheesecake layer, a sweet pink strawberry layer, and then crumbled a cinnamon-spiced streusel on top. The result is a cute, springy dessert that’s remarkable enough to share for holidays and potlucks, but also easy enough to make any time you’re craving cheesecake.

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When it comes to simple but reliable brunch crowd pleasers, coffee cakes are the undefeated champion. Developing new and creative variations on the breakfast staple is basically our jam, but this raspberry and cream cheese coffee cake just might be our favorite.

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If you liked strawberry shortcake ice cream bars growing up, then you’ll love this strawberry crunch poke cake. The ice cream truck treat took its cues from classic strawberry shortcake, but then added what we all know is the best part: that crunchy coating.

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With a lemon cream cheese base, jammy blueberries, and a crunchy crumble, this tart is absolutely perfect. Using puff pastry keeps it easy. Lemon-blueberry desserts are our favorite thing about spring, and we wouldn’t mind if this was served at a brunch either.

Get the Lemon-Blueberry Puff Pastry Tart recipe.

Pineapple upside-down cake is the most classic, but you can pretty much put anything underneath cake batter, bake it, flip it, and have a stunner of a dessert. For this version, we kept it simple with strawberries—make this for any and every occasion this summer!

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A lot of treats consider themselves coffee/tea companions, but none hold a candle to the crispy, crunchy goodness that is the humble biscotti. The dough for these biscotti is a classic flavor combination of cranberry and orange, but the finished cookie is dipped in white chocolate and coated in chopped pistachios to add a little extra indulgence.

Get the White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Biscotti recipe.

This creamy, decadent cheesecake is swirled with a raspberry sauce to create a show-stopping dessert that's sure to impress. Our favorite part? Rather than a standard graham cracker crust, this cheesecake base is made from super-buttery shortbread.

Get the Raspberry Cheesecake recipe.

In this easy recipe, tender, fresh shortcakes get topped with juicy, sweet strawberries and fluffy whipped cream to make this iconic, crowd-pleasing dessert. We used a shortcake that's lightly sweetened to let the strawberries shine, but if you prefer this dessert on the sweeter side, try this sour cream pound cake or super-easy sponge cake.

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There are cakes, and then there’s Chantilly cake, an impressive dessert that marries the delicious simplicity of a classic yellow cake with the berries and cream combo that makes shortcakes shine. What’s even sweeter? The all-American dessert has a charming origin story that started in a grocery store bakery.

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Just hazarding a guess: When you present this blueberry dessert to your dinner guests, no one will believe it's homemade. It's stunning and totally bakery-worthy, thanks to the pretty brown butter crust and rings of fresh blueberries on top. Serve it to cap off an easy summer dinner party of bruschetta grilled chicken, summer panzanella, and a chopped kale salad.

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We love a classic tiramisu and couldn’t imagine it getting much better–until raspberries entered the picture. We use a little orange liqueur instead of rum to amplify the brighter flavors. The ladyfingers soak up the coffee mixture quickly, so just do a quick dunk or they’ll start to fall apart on you. The soaked ladyfingers and whipped cream are a pretty much perfect combination for a light, no-bake summer dessert.

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Some flavor pairings are eternal classics—time and time again, they just work. Take peanut butter and chocolate, caramel and salt, and (of course) lemon and blueberry, a dynamic duo that gets its chance to shine in many of our favorite spring desserts. This bright and fruity combo takes center stage in this creamy cheesecake recipe, littered with blueberries and topped with an irresistible homemade blueberry sauce.

Get the Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake recipe.

Ice cream lovers, get ready to scoop, because this crave-able ice cream isn’t going to last! Plant-based, dairy-free, vegan… no matter what you want to call it, this ice cream is as good as—if not better—than any dairy counterpart, making it a favorite scoop of the summer (and any time of year!).

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Nothing says summer like fresh berries, and we’ll take any excuse to eat them by the pint. Luckily, at Delish, anything can become a charcuterie board, including the iconic combination of berries and cream. This DIY spread is an ideal summer treat for feeding a few friends on a warm weekend afternoon or impressing a crowd during your next big gathering.

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We promise our easy buttery, flaky pie crust is worth the extra time and steps to make this blackberry pie special. Have the crust down and want even more opportunities to show it off? You can never go wrong with a blueberry pie or peach pie come summer.

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This strawberry crisp tastes like eating a PB&J—sweet, jammy strawberries taste SO good against the crispy, slightly salty peanut butter topping. It’s super-easy to throw together and is perfect for serving after summer dinners and even into fall.

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You only need 6 ingredients (and some Dixie cups and popsicle sticks) to make these adorable pops. They're everything you crave from a cheesecake, made frozen for summer!

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Come spring and summer, we can’t get enough of blueberry desserts with a bright kick of lemon. Seriously—they’re kind of our thing. We’ve done our fair share of lemon-blueberry recipes, from lemon-blueberry breakfast cake to lemon-blueberry babka to lemon-blueberry cheesecake. But, when we’re craving a simple snack or easy dessert, we turn to these blueberry cookies.

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