Growing up in upstate New York, mean that summers always filled with picking fresh berries. We could walking in our back yard (mind you that means a huge hay field and forest, since we lived on a farm) and find berries wherever we went. When we wanted a WHOLE lot to make a pie let’s say, we would head to the local orchard and pick them.
We would all head out with our buckets and fill them up. Ok, now that meant a few went straight to my mouth. You know, quality control. Sure, that’s what I was doing. So every summer I love finding new ways to mix them into a dessert.
Of course like a classic strawberry shortcake with biscuits, or my strawberry shortcake cake topped with whipped cream are my first two desserts I always make each year. I also love making a batch of my mini blueberry pies to share at a Bbq. Or if I’m looking for a major showstopper I’m always going for my berry Chantilly cake.
So many berry desserts. So little time!
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Strawberry Recipes
Strawberry Lemonade Cookies
Made with soft, fluffy homemade lemon cookies and topped with sweet strawberry frosting. These strawberry lemonade cookies are a perfect summer cookie treat!
A homemade vanilla sheet cake that after baking gets poked with holes and some strawberry Jell-O poured over it. Then top it with buttercream icing and fresh strawberries, and you’re good to go! This cake takes about 15 minutes to mix up!
This easy strawberry cobbler recipe is mixes up quickly making for an easy summertime dessert! The buttery, cakey topping pairs wonderfully with the sweet fresh strawberries. Top with vanilla ice cream for a fresh dessert!
These sweet, chewy strawberry cookies with white chocolate chips are a fun, easy one bowl cookie recipe to bake. The dough is made in minutes, and no eggs are required!
This strawberry pound cake recipe from scratch is the perfect spring dessert. With fresh strawberries folded into the sour cream pound cake and topped with a strawberry cream cheese glaze, it’s bound to be a hit at your next party!
These baked strawberry donuts, made with fresh strawberries, come together quickly and ready to baked in no time. After baking, they are topped with a sweet strawberry glaze.
This delicious strawberry bread takes about 15 minutes of prep time. Made with diced strawberries for the best strawberry flavor. The bread batter is made with just a spatula and whisk. No mixer is needed!
The sweet strawberry topping, creamy cream cheese filling, and slightly crispy crust make this strawberry cheesecake perfect for celebrations and everyday desserts. Prepare it ahead and enjoy a slice of cheesecake with strawberry sauce to satisfy your cravings throughout the week.
When rhubarb is in season, make sure to snag some and whip up this easy strawberry rhubarb crisp recipe. Fresh strawberries, tart rhubarb pair wonderfully together under an almond oatmeal crisp topping. This strawberry rhubarb crisp takes only about 15 minutes to prep before baking!
This strawberry cream cheese frosting is perfectly creamy and fluffy and loaded with strawberry flavor! I’ll show you the trick to how to achieve the perfect consistency for this frosting recipe. This homemade strawberry cream cheese frosting recipe takes only a few minutes to mix up and just a few simple ingredients!
This strawberry layer cake is made with fresh strawberries, and frosted with a strawberry cream cheese frosting. A perfect cake for Spring! I have step by step instructions for you on how to make this fresh strawberry cake recipe.
This berry Chantilly cake is what dreams are made of friend! A moist, fluffy white cake gets layered with raspberry jam, fresh berries, and lighter than air Chantilly frosting made with mascarpone cheese. Although very impressive, it’s easier than you think to make!
This strawberry topping for your cheesecake couldn’t be simpler and is made on the stovetop. Made with just a few simple ingredients, in about 20 minutes this strawberry sauce is perfect for spooning over a big slice of cheesecake.
Homemade buttermilk sweet biscuits gets topped with fresh strawberries and easy 3-ingredient whipped cream for the perfect summer dessert! And this dessert is ready in 30 minutes or less!
If you have a jar of sourdough discard sitting in your fridge this is the recipe to get it out for and use it up! These sourdough biscuits are buttery and light and get turned into a strawberry shortcake with fresh strawberries and homemade whipped cream.
Valentine’s Day calls for a special flavor combination – like with these chocolate strawberry cupcakes. Moist, easy to make chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy strawberry buttercream frosting. Top with chocolate covered strawberries for a perfect garnish!
Making strawberry buttercream frosting can tricky to make. You want all the flavor but achieving that can mean a runny consistency, but I’ve figured out the key to a perfect strawberry buttercream! Keep reading…
When strawberries are in season I love finding all sorts of ways to bake with them. Like these strawberry buttermilk muffins! They are moist and bursting with flavor! This strawberry muffin recipe is quick to throw together too and have a brown sugar streusel topping making them the perfect summer breakfast treat.
A buttermilk scone with fresh strawberries and an orange icing! These strawberry scones is ready in less than an hour and can be made with fresh or frozen strawberries for a quick brunch treat!
Whether you use strawberries when they are in season or frozen make a pie that really highlights all their wonderfulness. This baked strawberry pie is topped with a beautiful lattice pie crust. I have some tips for making pie dough and step by step instructions if you have never made a lattice crust!
An easy fresh strawberry mousse made with gelatin so there is no tempering of eggs. And no need to turn the oven on for this quick and simple impressive dessert. With less than 30 minutes of active time on your part, you can will have whipped up a fresh strawberry mousse!
A quick and easy mixed berry cobbler with fresh strawberries and raspberries! This dessert is so simple to throw together and topped with ice-cream it’s out of this world. You don’t even need to break out your mixer for this homey classic.
You are going to love this fruity & delicious Strawberry Galette! It uses easy to find ingredients and shortcut ingredients, like refrigerated pie crusts, making it easy to make for anyone.
Fresh strawberry cupcakes with a strawberry buttercream frosting. A fluffy yellow cupcake with bite-sized pieces of strawberries in every bite. The real star of this show is the fresh strawberry frosting made with a strawberry reduction making the flavor of strawberry strong. The combination of a silky-smooth frosting and a light and flavorful cake is just what everyone will be wanting to eat this strawberry season.
These homemade strawberry cinnamon rolls are made with an easy yeast dough made with fresh strawberries and sweet strawberry jam giving them maximum strawberry flavor. I top them with cream cheese icing for the best brunch treat.
This strawberry swirl cheesecakerecipe is the perfect dessert to make for the Spring holidays! A creamy cheesecake filling swirled with a fresh strawberry sauce, and made with a homemade graham cracker crust. And the best part is the cheesecake can be made the day before!
These easy strawberry bars are made with a fresh strawberry filling, and sweet sugar cookie layer. The same dough is used for both the top and bottom layers of the bars so these strawberry bars come together quickly! Perfect for strawberry season!
This strawberry cheesecake dip is an easy no bake dessert to serve for the summer! Made with just a few ingredients, this dessert dip comes together in minutes. Serve with fresh fruit, classic graham crackers or cookies.
When it's summertime make this homemade strawberry shortcake cake! A moist vanilla cake gets topped with fresh strawberries and sweet whipped cream. This is the perfect special occasion cake for the summer!
Thisamazing strawberry cheesecake ice cream recipe is made with fresh strawberries and real chunks of cheesecake swirled throughout. No ice cream maker is needed for this no churn ice cream recipe!
These strawberry rice krispie treats are a sweet pink treat that gets dipped in white chocolate! This rice krispie treats recipe is made with freeze dried strawberries for maximum strawberry flavor! And the best part is they take about 10 minutes to prepare and are an easy no bake treat made on the stovetop.
When blueberries are in season try one of these blueberry desserts!
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie
This no bake blueberry cream cheese pie starts with a buttery graham cracker crust, then topped with a silky cream cheese filling, and a sweet blueberry pie filling. This no bake pie is the perfect spring and summer dessert that can be made ahead of time and ready to be served with homemade whipped cream!
These moist blueberry yogurt muffins are soft, moist, and packed with juicy blueberries. A swirl of rich, fruity yogurt gives them extra flavor and tenderness, with perfectly domed tops and just the right amount of sweetness.
This delicious blueberry turnovers recipe is a super simple dessert to throw together when blueberries are in season! Made with fresh blueberries and puff pastry these turnovers are quick to prep! Topped with an easy vanilla glaze for a sweet, sticky finish.
This blueberry topping for your cheesecake couldn't be simpler and is made on the stovetop. Made with just a few simple ingredients, in about 10 minutes this blueberry sauce is perfect topping for spooning over a big slice of cheesecake.
This blueberry crostata recipe is an easy summer dessert to make when its blueberry season! Made with fresh blueberries, lemon, and a buttery pie crust. This dessert mixes up and is ready to bake in minutes!
These mini blueberry pies are made with an easy blueberry filling, homemade pie crust, and all made in a muffin tin! Top each mini blueberry pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Each slice of this Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake is pure delight. It is a luscious dessert that perfectly combines zesty lemon flavors with plump, fresh blueberries. With a golden graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and a burst of blueberry goodness on top, this dessert is a tantalizing treat that's sure to impress any palate! It's the perfect make ahead dessert to serve guests!
Bake a delicious quick bread with this easy lemon blueberry bread recipe with refreshing lemon glaze! It only needs a few simple ingredients and no electric mixer.
This blueberry pound cake recipe is made with sour cream, lemon zest, and fresh blueberries for a beautiful pound cake recipe perfect for summer time! Finished with a lemon glaze, this buttery blueberry pound cake recipe is going to become a family favorite.
These sweet flaky drop biscuits are flavored with vanilla, lemon zest, and bursting with juicy blueberries. Swap out your favorite biscuit recipe for this one for breakfast or turn this into an easy dessert with ice-cream or whipped cream.
This blueberry banana bread recipe is moist and delicious! Grab some sweet juicy blueberries and fold them into your banana bread batter for a crazy good bread.
This mixed berry bread recipe is made with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries and topped with a lemon crumble topping. It comes together in minutes and easy to freeze!
This berry Chantilly cake is what dreams are made of friend! A moist, fluffy white cake gets layered with raspberry jam, fresh berries, and lighter than air Chantilly frosting made with mascarpone cheese. Although very impressive, it's easier than you think to make!
This homemade raspberry pie recipe is simple to make! The raspberry filling is made with three simple ingredients and an easy homemade pie crust. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delicious raspberry pie everyone will love!
Thiscreamy white chocolate raspberry cheesecakerecipe is the perfect dessert to make for the Spring holidays! A creamy cheesecake filling made with white chocolate, and a fresh raspberry puree swirled throughout, all on top of an Oreo cookie crust. And the best part is the cheesecake can be made the day before!
This no bake raspberry cheesecake recipe is the perfect summer dessert to make! Made with fresh raspberries, a buttery graham cracker crust, this raspberry swirl cheesecake is a great way to use up those beautiful summer berries!
These buttery, soft cookies are a classic shortbread dough that gets rolled and indented with your thumb and filled with a sweet raspberry jam. You can really use any jam to fill these cookies with. The key to this recipe is filling the cookies before you bake them.
These buttery, soft cookies are a classic shortbread dough that gets rolled in pistachios and indented with your thumb and filled with a sweet raspberry jam.
These creamy white chocolate raspberry cheesecake bars have an chocolate cookie crust, creamy white chocolate cheesecake filling and a fresh raspberry sauce swirled throughout. These cheesecake bars are and delicious!
A one bowl tart made with 2 peaches- can be made in about 20 minutes before popping it into the oven!
Miscellaneous Berry Desserts
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Blackberry Cheesecake
You are going to LOVE this blackberry cheesecake! Not only is it surprisingly easy to make, it’s also just as delicious as regular cheesecake, but has a fruity twist to it! Great for celebrations, get-togethers, or just as a special dessert.
This mixed berry bread recipe is made with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries and topped with a lemon crumble topping. It comes together in minutes and easy to freeze!
This berry Chantilly cake is what dreams are made of friend! A moist, fluffy white cake gets layered with raspberry jam, fresh berries, and lighter than air Chantilly frosting made with mascarpone cheese. Although very impressive, it's easier than you think to make!
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Strawberry Shortcake
As a child, the hot lazy days of summer meant strawberry shortcake was going to end the meal at some point. But it was always served with bland store bought biscuits. Now as an adult, I make sure to keep the tradition alive but serve with these homemade sweet buttery biscuits and layer them with juicy strawberries and sweetened whipped cream.
Combine strawberries and sugar. In a large bowl, stir together the strawberries and sugar. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Make the whipped cream
Chill. Chill the beaters and bowl for 10 minutes before starting the recipe.
Whip ingredients. With an electric mixer, whip cream, sugar and vanilla on low then increase to medium-high until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. Make sure not to over-beat, cream will then become lumpy and curdled looking. Can be made up to 1 day ahead, just cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Make the biscuits
Preheat and prepare pan. Preheat your oven to 425oF. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Combine dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Cut in butter. Using your fingertips, two knives, or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the butter are pea-sized. Pour in the cold buttermilk and stir to combine.
Shape and cut the biscuits. Empty the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Pat the dough into a 1/2-inch thick circle and then fold the dough in half. Pat the dough out again and fold in half. Repeat this process 2-3 more times. Using a biscuit cutter (or the rim of a large drinking glass) press straight down into the dough. Do not twist the cutter, which can cause your biscuits to come out lopsided.
Bake the biscuits. Place the biscuits next to each other on the cookie sheet so they touch. Brush with additional cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.
Assemble the strawberry shortcake
Cut open one biscuit, across the middle. Spoon on strawberries. Top with whipped cream. Top with second half of the biscuit. Serve immediately.
Notes
Making ahead: I would recommend up to 3 days ahead of time for the biscuits, or you can also freeze for up to 3 months (thaw first before serving). I would recommend 1 day ahead of time for the strawberry filling, and 1 day for the whipped cream (although I’ve had the whipped cream hold for longer, up to 3 days!)
Freezing: You can freeze the biscuits in an airtight container for up to 3 months. I love putting them in a sealable plastic bag and squish as much air out as possible. They will thaw pretty quickly at room temperature. I also love warming them up in the microwave for about 15-30 seconds. Or freeze unbaked! I freeze them solid first on a baking sheet and transfer to a sealable bag. Bake frozen and add a few minutes of baking time.
Pan: You can bake these shortcake biscuits on a cookie sheet, in a round or square baking pan, or in your cast iron as I did. If using a cast iron, you may want to grease it first with a little melted butter or vegetable oil (no need to preheat).
Buttermilk: Cold buttermilk is key. If you don’t have any, make a homemade buttermilk version instead.
Cold ingredients: You want to use COLD ingredients to make sure the butter doesn’t get too warm and absorb into the dough. This will create flaky biscuits. If you have time, even pop the flour in your freezer for 30 minutes!