Juicy berries, crisp apples, sweet stone fruit… there’s nothing better than incorporating fresh fruit into baking. When in season, they are an inexpensive ingredient and add tons of flavor to the recipe. Fabulous and fruity, these 19 desserts are great for barbecues, parties or just because it’s Monday. Try one this week!
Grilled Pineapple Pound Cake
"My sister cannot get enough of this. Anytime I am grilling you better believe she is asking if I am making this for dessert. I think she would prefer to have it over anything else and it's so super simple to make." - Christa
Strawberry Sauce
"A quick and easy homemade strawberry sauce that is perfect on everything from ice cream to pancakes, cakes, etc! One of the best things about summer is all of the fresh fruits and berries and it’s hard to resist using them to make sauces, syrups and jams to be poured or slathered on anything your heart desires." - Kevin
Peach Dumplings
"These babies are pretty dang good. In fact, I might just like them even better than the apple version. There’s just something weird about the way all these ingredients work so well together, but it’s amazing. It’s a quick and easy way to get a delicious dessert on the table in less than 1 hour." - Stacey
Southern Lemon White Cake With Lemon Curd
"This lemon white cake is phenomenal. Dense and moist, the cake's not overly sweet. The tart lemon curd helps to balance out the sweetness of the buttercream frosting." - The Kitchen Crew
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler
"The ultimate Southern summertime dessert, Grandma’s Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler, has a buttery crust over warm, bubbly, tart blackberries. This dessert recipe is best served warm with vanilla ice cream." - Paula
Strawberry Delight
"The crunchy shortbread crust, combined with the creamy cream cheese layer, and the sweet, delicious strawberries makes this one a real winner! It’s one of those things, too, that seems to get better over time." - Stacey
Pineapple-Orange Sunshine Cake
"This citrus cake is cool and fluffy! It's a lightened up version of a cake that was popular in the 1980's. The mandarin oranges are blended into the fluffy spongelike cake. Then, it's frosted with Cool Whip mixed with vanilla pudding and crushed pineapples. The flavors give the cake a very tropical feel." - The Kitchen Crew
Upside-Down Peach Cobbler Spice Cake
"I wanted some peach cobbler, but being me I kept messing around with the recipe and ended up with this delicious mixture. Hope you enjoy it as I did. It's strange but very good, especially if you serve it warm and add some french vanilla ice cream." - Janette
Pineapple Poke Cake
"Pineapple Poke Cake is reminiscent of Fruit Cocktail Cake. A delicious sheet cake soaked with a pineapple sauce with bits of pineapple in every bite! Top it with whipped cream as the perfect finishing touch." - Christy
Strawberry Lemon Pie
"We love strawberry lemonade at our house in the summer. But lately, I have been craving lemon pie (my favorite). So while working up some strawberries I thought it might be fun to make a lemon strawberry pie. I guessed my way through this as I have never seen a recipe for this combination." - Judy
Blackberry Dumplings
"This dessert is superb on a nice fall night with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can't go wrong with this. This makes a nice amount, a real crowd pleaser!" - Michelle
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
"Craving something sweet this summer? These chocolate covered strawberry brownies are sure to hit the spot! Chocolate covered strawberries have to be one of the best ways to enjoy summer! I mean you really can’t go wrong with fresh juicy strawberries dipped in a hard dark chocolate shell with the strawberries just bursting in your mouth as you bite into them!" - Kevin
Delicious Apple Crisp
"The biggest secret here is having a variety of apples to add texture and flavor surprises. Oops, guess it's not a secret anymore!" - Michelle
Pina Colada Cake
"It's light and refreshing, and it is actually better after a couple of days! Time allows the cake to become moister and more flavorful." - Darlene
Tasty Chocolate Stuffed Strawberries
"What a sexy treat this would be for a dinner date at home. Or, it would be a fun and easy snack to make with children!" - Paula
Snickers Caramel Apple Salad
"Snickers Caramel Apple Salad one of those over the top desserts that we here in the South like to call a “salad”. Don’t worry, we can’t say it with a straight face, either. I’m not gonna even try to tell you that this won’t wreck any and every diet or that or that you won’t go into a sugar coma if you eat too much." - Christy
Grilled Stone Fruit
"I just love stone fruits such as peaches or nectarines, apricots, and plums. When you grill these types of fruits it gives them a smoky, slightly charred flavor that is a perfect match for their natural sweetness." - Ashley
Fresh Fruit Pie
"Passed down over years, you can use almost any fruits for this pie. Tastes like you're eating summer. I have used regular pie crust and ready-made, but the cookie crust in the recipe works best." - Betsy