Baking with fruit doesn’t just mean making a fruit cake. It means whipping up muffins bursting with blueberries. Or, cobblers filled with sweet and tart fruit like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, and cherries. Love cheesecake? Make it extra special with a homemade strawberry topping. Using fresh fruit in desserts transforms the flavor of the treat. If you’ve got the baking bug, gather the ingredients for one of these 23 fresh fruit desserts. Most recipes can be adapted to use your favorite fruit too! When the weather is warm and fruit is at its best, there’s no better way to use it than in a dessert.
Blueberry Cobbler
“This was the first dessert I made for my husband when we started dating. He hates blueberries but he loves this dessert. He really only gets this for special occasions now because it’s very sweet. We serve with vanilla ice cream. It is also a great dessert to bring when you are a dinner guest or a potluck.” – Twana
Strawberry and Chocolate Brownie Trifle
“This is a simple but elegant dessert to take to a party or make for the family. People will think you spent a lot more time making it than you did.” – Brenda
Summer Stone Fruit Bread Pudding
“Here’s a summer take on a family favorite. The satisfying comfort food made for the summer using peaches, nectarines, plums, or your favorite stone fruits. Top it with ice cream or whipped cream and it will be the perfect ending to a summertime barbeque or any gathering.” – George
Jumbleberry Cobbler
“This is a recipe I created by taking the filling from one recipe and the crust from another.” – Judy
Australian Pavlova
“The final meringue should be crispy on the outside and a bit marshmallow chewy on the inside.” – Vicki
Caramelized Pineapple Confit
“Serve this over vanilla bean or French vanilla premium ice cream. Yummo!” – Laura
Strawberry Surprise Cake
“If you love strawberries and love cake, you should try this strawberry cake. A nice yellow cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting.” – Junia
Nunu’s “Danc’n Orange” Glazed & Grilled Pineapple
“Put my mind in gear for my first adventure in grilling pineapple, which turned out to be a huge success! With that in mind, I fixed it for our Lions Club Picnic, and everyone wanted to know how I did it and was asking for the recipe.” – Dayle
Strawberry Tiramisu, T’s Way
“I created this recipe because I wanted to do something different with the beautiful, sweet, red ripe strawberries from our garden. It’s a cool, creamy, fruity dessert that tastes as good as it looks!” – Teresa
Peach Crumble Pie
“Bring on the smiles when you present them with this beautiful peach pie. It is bursting with sweet peaches and a nutty, crunchy topping.” – Laurie
Redneck Watermelon Summer Salad
“Watermelon and pineapple for the most refreshing summer salad you’ll ever make! So good some folks may eat it for dessert, too! My cousin Katrina shared this recipe with me. Oh my gosh, everywhere I take it, it’s a really big hit! Just trust me on this one.” – Cheryl
Peach and Cherry Amaretto Crisp
“This Peach and Cherry Amaretto Crisp just screams summer and is a must-try while the fresh peaches are still around.” – Debbie
Mom’s Homemade Banana Pudding
“My mother always made the best cakes, pies, and puddings, among other things. I have to say that her banana pudding was always one of the desserts her kids asked for the most. So, I wanted to share her special recipe with others who appreciate good ole fashioned cookin’. I sure do miss the smell of her kitchen!” – lisa
Blueberry Strawberry Buckle
“A refreshing dessert for those summer barbecues.” – Billy
Grandma Catherine’s Blueberry Pie
“I just wanted a simple blueberry pie recipe. I looked high and low, but I couldn’t find what I was looking for. So I went back to my grandmother’s recipe box from the 1940s and ’50s and found exactly what I wanted. The result was a blueberry pie that made my mouth SING! Sometimes the best recipes are the older ones.” – Catherine
Fruit Crisp
“This is a fast and easy dessert! Everyone thinks I spent all day putting it together. Little do they know how easy it is and, of course, I will never tell. My momma taught me how to cook Southern style, being from the hills of Kentucky. I love cooking and even more, love watching my family eat it all up.” – Debbie
Cantaloupe Peach Cobbler
“This is a delicious cobbler for anyone who isn’t crazy about peaches! It’s perfect for summertime, and it’s easier to fix than you think. It can be doubled, tripled, and quadrupled very easily. The taste will AMAZE you!” – Melissa
Crack Proof: New York Style Cheesecake
“This recipe was handed down to me by my mother. Every holiday my siblings (all seven of us) and I would request this awesome cake along with the homemade fruit topping. It’s gotten so she’d have to create two cakes, due to there never being enough.” – Jacqueline
Caramel Pecan Banana Cake
“Growing up in rural Oklahoma, we had the only banana tree for miles. I took great care of watering and weeding around it, so when it didn’t make any bananas the 1st year, I was very upset. The next summer, my Uncle Roy, being the family trickster, bought some bananas, put them on the tree, and told me they grew overnight. Of course, I believed everything Uncle Roy told me. Mom made a banana Bundt cake with the fruit, and I savored every single bite. I came up with this recipe in honor of my dad and uncle, who have since passed.” – Tresa
Fresh Strawberry Pie
“My grandmother was a wonderful cook and this is one of my favorite pies that she made.” – Patsy
Best in Show Blackberry Cobbler
“This was also in my mother’s handwritten cookbook. I made it for the Jefferson County Fair on August 28, 2010, and it won 3 awards: 1) First Place, Champion, and Best in Show. I always make a double batch of this – it never lasts long!” – Judi
Sweetheart Raspberry Cream Pie
“I wanted to make a great dessert for my sweetheart. We both love raspberry and chocolate together. We recently had some frozen yogurt with that flavor and I thought this would make a great creamy delicious pie. Here is what I created, maybe you can treat your sweetheart with this pie as well.” – Stacey
Strawberry Greek Yogurt Banana Bread Recipe
“A moist, light, and fluffy strawberry banana bread with Greek yogurt.” – Kevin