25 Delicious Lemon Desserts
Spring has finally arrived, and what better time for me to share some of my most delicious lemon dessert recipes with you! From cakes to pies, ice cream, curd, cookies, pavlovas and more, you’re sure to find the perfect dessert for you!
From cakes to pies, ice cream, curd, cookies, lemon bars and pavlovas, you’re sure to find the perfect dessert for you!
This Lemon Loaf Cake is a lemon lover’s dream. It’s moist and tangy and packed full of fresh lemon flavor and it gets drizzled with a tart lemony glaze. It’s undeniably delicious!
One bite of this Vintage Lemon Angel Pie and you’ll know why it’s called “angel” pie. The light lemon filling is topped with whipped cream and it’s all nestled on top of an airy, crispy meringue crust. Absolutely light and delicious!
Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake features moist lemony cake layers that are dotted with fresh blueberries and slathered with a creamy lemon cream cheese buttercream. A great mouthwatering cake to welcome Spring!
Lemon Lush is one of those desserts that totally satisfies your tastebuds on a hot Summer day! It’s lemony, luscious, and light with a buttery pecan shortbread crust that totally complements the tangy filling. This will become one of your favorite summer desserts!
This is the only Lemon Layer Cake recipe you need!! Not only is it moist and loaded with fresh lemon flavor, but it’s frosted with a delicious creamy lemon buttercream frosting. This cake is a lemon lover’s dream and is perfect for any special occasion!
This spongy Lemon Cake Roll is packed full of fresh lemon flavor and it’s filled with a luscious lemony cream cheese/whipped cream filling! It’s the perfect dessert to make when you’re in the Spring mood and it also looks elegant and impressive!
This Lemon Chiffon Layer Cake is lemony, light, and delicious. It has a moist and tender crumb, and the texture is between a dense butter cake and a light and airy sponge cake. Lemon curd is tucked between the layers and it’s finished with a delicious whipped frosting!
This Classic Lemon Meringue Pie has a perfect tangy filling, and it’s topped with classic homemade meringue. I like an equal ratio of meringue to pie filling, but feel free to pile it as high as you want! Oh, and a homemade crust serves as the vehicle of choice to transfer it to your mouth. It’s tartly delicious!!
If you could eat a baked meringue that’s crisp on the outside, with a soft marshmallowy inside and topped with fresh whipped cream and fruit, would you? If you answered yes, you’re probably going to fall in love with this lemon curd and berry pavlova. It’s simply perfect in every way, and so perfect for summer!
These Soft Lemon Cookies are undeniably buttery and light, and they’re infused with fresh lemon zest and juice, making them perfectly citrusy. A lemony glaze is the perfect finish for these scrumptious cookies.
This Lemon Custard Ice Cream is velvety smooth and creamy with a burst of fresh lemon flavor, and you can make it in no time at home.
These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are the best pancakes ever!! Made with creamy ricotta and slathered with homemade tangy lemon curd, the combination of sweet and tangy is perfect. Top them with your favorite fruit and whipped cream for an over-the-top breakfast!
This egg safe Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie is the perfect pie for those of you that love a little pie with your meringue. You couldn’t ask for a more billowy soft meringue that simply melts in your mouth.
Lemon Ice Box Dessert is a dessert you must have in your summer recipe repertoire. Not only does it take just minutes to prep, but it’s so lemony, light, and refreshing. This is a delicious dessert for a hot summer day or anytime!
Mini Lemon Curd Pavlovas have a crispy texture on the outside with a soft marshmallow inside, encasing lemon curd. and they are piled high with fresh whipped cream and fruit. They are so show-stopping and the perfect single-serve dessert.
This Blueberry Lemon Bread with Lemon Glaze is super moist, soft, and absolutely loaded with fresh blueberries and flavor. It’s delicious on its own and the lemon glaze makes it even more delicious!
These Lemon Bars with Tender Shortbread Crust have a lemon curd filling that is perfectly balanced between tangy and sweet. Not bitter!! They also have the perfect proportion of crust versus filling. This is the ultimate perfect lemon bar recipe!
This Fresh Lemon Mousse, made with a combination of both homemade lemon curd and lemon filling, is the most delicious and flavorful Lemon Mousse that I’ve ever tasted!! It’s creamy, smooth, perfectly tart, and over-the-top delicious!
Lemon Butter Shortbread Cookies
You will love the burst of fresh lemon flavor in these Lemon Butter Shortbread Cookies. And if that’s not enough to tempt your tastebuds, these lemony buttery cookies are dipped in a tart lemony glaze. Lemony delicious!
This Homemade Lemon Curd takes 5 minutes to prep and 10 minutes of cooking time, and it’s made with just 5 ingredients. It’s deliciously creamy, sweet, and tangy, and it’s great on pancakes, scones, cake filling, crepes, Pavlovas, mousse, and so much more!!
The days of hot weather and cold refreshing drinks are near, and this Perfect Lemonade is one of my favorites. It’s made from pure fresh lemon juice and simple syrup and is perfectly balanced between sweet and tart. Totally refreshing!!
These light and refreshing Mini Lemon Meringue Bites are crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside. The perfect size to satisfy your sweet tooth. They’re also great topped with fruit.
These Moist Lemon Cupcakes with Mousse Filling are super moist with a fresh lemon flavor and tucked inside is a tangy lemon mousse filling. They get finished with a lemony cream cheese frosting.
Happy Baking!
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