# 8 Summer Desserts - Made In From low-effort, high-reward no-bake bars to a scratch-made slab pie, this roundup of summer dessert recipes has options for everyone and every occasion. While summer desserts hold a special place in our hearts, we know how easy it is to get bored of even your most tried-and-true favorites. To help get you inspired for your next picnic or late-night craving, we’ve rounded up our sweetest summer recipes, from a cool, creamy, no-bake icebox pie to a warm peach cobbler bursting with summer fruit. ```json { "_key": "d2ed1aa3437b", "_type": "tableOfContents" } ``` ## Icebox Banana Pudding Pie ```json { "_key": "9a9ff4c14b60", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": { "asset": { "altText": "banana pudding icebox pie", "metadata": { "dimensions": { "_type": "sanity.imageDimensions", "aspectRatio": 1.8, "height": 1000, "width": 1800 }, "lqip": "data:image/jpeg;base64,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" }, "url": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fr9flhkd/main/bee0dc340f863ad517eb9d09fa0b28280a9be8fb-1800x1000.jpg" } }, "tags": null, "type": "image", "video": null } ``` This banana pudding pie is just as refreshing as it sounds: not only is it cool and creamy, but it also comes together entirely in the fridge after layering the ingredients in a [pie dish](/products/pie-dish/)—no need to turn on the oven. Store bought vanilla wafer cookies and instant vanilla pudding mix make this a truly low-effort, high-reward summer dessert. ```json { "_key": "d0d8c518f415", "_type": "cta", "title": "Icebox Banana Pudding Pie Recipe", "url": "/recipes/icebox-banana-pudding-pie" } ``` ## Olive Oil Cake With Brûléed Stone Fruit and Chantilly ```json { "_key": "eb1a5e21ec00", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": null, "tags": null, "type": "video", "video": { "_id": "63c9a9e0-cb9f-42bc-ab99-04830f88bbea", "cloudflare": null, "manual": null, "mux": null, "muxData": null, "poster": null, "type": "youtube", "youtube": { "src": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KujbXS8F9HQ" } } } ``` Light, tender-crumbed, and fragrant, olive oil cakes pair well with almost any summer fruit. Susana Querejazu, Pastry Chef of [Lutie's](https://www.luties.com/) at Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, tops hers with sliced stone fruit—your choice of apricots, plums, peaches, or whatever’s seasonal and in abundance near you—which she brûlées in our [Carbon Steel Frying Pan](/products/blue-carbon-steel-frying-pan) until crunchy and caramelized. ```json { "_key": "a3d47815ab9c", "_type": "cta", "title": "Olive Oil Cake Recipe", "url": "/recipes/olive-oil-cake" } ``` ## Blueberry Pound Cake with Lime Glaze ```json { "_key": "89e4913b6e8a", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": null, "tags": null, "type": "video", "video": { "_id": "0dfd5719-a19d-4053-bea8-ed561689a819", "cloudflare": null, "manual": null, "mux": null, "muxData": null, "poster": null, "type": "youtube", "youtube": { "src": "https://youtu.be/nuwwhWEAnG0" } } } ``` This recipe doubles up on the blueberry flavor: in addition to folding sweet peak-summer blueberries into a buttery pound cake base, Chef Sarah Seghi of Austin’s Eberly also turns them into a homemade compote—made by simmering the berries with sugar and lemon juice until they just start to break down—for serving on top. The cake is finished with a piquant lime glaze to perk things up even further.  ```json { "_key": "f641fa3e5aaf", "_type": "cta", "title": "Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe", "url": "/recipes/blueberry-pound-cake" } ``` ## Chocolate Peanut Butter Diamonds ```json { "_key": "662d752fc738", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": null, "tags": null, "type": "video", "video": { "_id": "848e421d-c3f5-4315-a453-87ee4e591e84", "cloudflare": null, "manual": null, "mux": null, "muxData": null, "poster": null, "type": "youtube", "youtube": { "src": "https://youtu.be/Msc2fbHIaGs" } } } ``` These chocolate and peanut butter diamonds from our friends at Milk Bar are yet another fool-proof summer dessert. Aside from melting the chocolate and coconut oil over the stove, there’s absolutely no cooking involved: just layer the melted chocolate and peanut butter over a base of crushed Rice Krispies cereal, then allow everything to firm up in the freezer before slicing and enjoying. ```json { "_key": "082fe1cd3845", "_type": "cta", "title": "Chocolate Peanut Butter Diamonds Recipe", "url": "/recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-diamonds" } ``` ## Peach Cobbler ```json { "_key": "c61896e632f1", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": null, "tags": null, "type": "video", "video": { "_id": "3acd3824-e182-42da-b0a6-c2c641b34e93", "cloudflare": null, "manual": null, "mux": null, "muxData": null, "poster": null, "type": "youtube", "youtube": { "src": "https://youtu.be/yj5aRIsPbJ8" } } } ``` The only surprising thing about Chef Chris Shepherd’s classic peach cobbler recipe is how insanely delicious it tastes. Chef Shepherd whips up a simple, buttery biscuit dough to complement—not overpower—the juicy, fragrant summer peaches, resulting in what we think qualifies for the dictionary definition of a summer dessert. ```json { "_key": "79f0eb2a8d9e", "_type": "cta", "title": "Peach Cobbler Recipe", "url": "/recipes/peach-cobbler" } ``` ## Blueberry Slab Pie ```json { "_key": "f56cfbdfd375", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": { "asset": { "altText": "blueberry slab pie in baking slab", "metadata": { "dimensions": { "_type": "sanity.imageDimensions", "aspectRatio": 1.8, "height": 1000, "width": 1800 }, "lqip": "data:image/jpeg;base64,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" }, "url": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fr9flhkd/main/9a8d56ac1b6d2b23eb75773d5cc2166250278d02-1800x1000.jpg" } }, "tags": null, "type": "image", "video": null } ``` Trying to make a homemade butter pie crust during the height of summer may seem a little like tempting fate—but it’s 100% doable. To make recipe developer and certified dessert person Claire Saffitz’s blueberry slab pie recipe, you’ll start with cubes of extra-cold unsalted butter and a cup of ice water to keep the dough nice and chilly, then pop it in the fridge for a couple of hours before rolling out. A lot of work? Yes. Worth it for this fruit-filled showstopper of a slab pie, guaranteed to be the highlight of your July 4th get-together? Also yes. ```json { "_key": "9fc5e97901a8", "_type": "cta", "title": "Blueberry Slab Pie Recipe", "url": "/recipes/blueberry-slab-pie" } ``` ## Peanut Butter and Banana S’mores ```json { "_key": "1e867ba80b7a", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": { "asset": { "altText": "Skewered marshmallows, chocolate bars, and graham crackers are arranged on a wooden surface for making s'mores.", "metadata": { "dimensions": { "_type": "sanity.imageDimensions", "aspectRatio": 1.8, "height": 1000, "width": 1800 }, "lqip": "data:image/jpeg;base64,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" }, "url": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fr9flhkd/main/661012b83da9ed4a59c3acf6b0b778a8150fb07c-1800x1000.jpg" } }, "tags": null, "type": "image", "video": null } ``` If you’re not already an outdoorsy person, these s'mores may be tasty enough to inspire a lifestyle change: along with the usual chocolate and marshmallow fillings, there’s also peanut butter _and _banana inside each one. Yes, they’re rich. No, they’re not too much. ```json { "_key": "e46fc2b9a81c", "_type": "cta", "title": "Peanut Butter and Banana S'mores Recipe", "url": "/recipes/peanut-butter-smore" } ``` ## Brookie (Brownie Cookie) ```json { "_key": "86dc92ac9c48", "_type": "medium", "ctas": null, "description": null, "image": null, "tags": null, "type": "video", "video": { "_id": "9143772e-0d2c-48c2-bc44-5df3e235a708", "cloudflare": null, "manual": null, "mux": null, "muxData": null, "poster": null, "type": "youtube", "youtube": { "src": "https://youtu.be/vLk4JoJQp9M" } } } ``` While certainly on the sweeter side, these picnic-perfect bars stop just short of being overwhelming. Along with chopped bittersweet chocolate, Chef [Audrey Scheib](https://www.instagram.com/audbaker92/?hl=en) of [The Salty Donut](https://www.instagram.com/thesaltydonut/?hl=en) adds toasty brown butter to the cookie dough to keep things balanced. Of course, we wouldn’t fault you for adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. ```json { "_key": "81446ed0618a", "_type": "cta", "title": "Brookie Recipe", "url": "/recipes/brookie" } ``` ## Ready to Cook? ```json { "_key": "bbf6a7dca82b", "_type": "variant", "data": { "_id": "variant-39402663870543", "badges": [], "collegiateAsset": null, "computed": { "compare_at_price": 227, "discount": 17, "isAvailable": true, "offset": 38, "price": 189, "status": "sellWhenOutOfStock" }, "handle": { "current": "3-piece-navy-rim" }, "imageBadges": null, "media": null, "meta": { "hasCollegiate": null, "hasTrial": null, "hasWaitList": false, "isCollegiate": null, "isDiscountEligible": null, "isFinalSale": false, "isOnSale": false, "isSet": false, "promoDates": null, "promoPrice": null }, "product": { "ranking": null, "rating": { "product_score": 5, "rating": null, "rating_count": 0, "total_reviews": 2023 }, "shopify": { "handle": "the-curated-bakeware-set", "id": 6573447807055, "image": { "alt": "39247371173967-sm", "height": 1440, "src": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2131/5111/products/BakewareSet-Navy-1_Mobile_852d738b-a3b3-43b5-81ec-b13258a19d4f.jpg?v=1655391587", "width": 1440 }, "title": "The Curated Bakeware Set" } }, "shopify": { "handle": null, "id": 39402663870543, "image": { "alt": "39247371173967-sm", "height": 1440, "src": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2131/5111/products/BakewareSet-Navy-1_Mobile_852d738b-a3b3-43b5-81ec-b13258a19d4f.jpg?v=1655391587", "width": 1440 }, "title": "3 / Navy Rim" }, "taxonomies": [ { "handle": { "current": "bakeware" }, "title": "Bakeware", "type": "product_category" } ], "title": null } } ``` Some folks prefer to spend their summer camping in the mountains rather than sunbathing on the beach. In the same way, some dessert lovers prefer a low-effort treat to a full-on baking bonanza. Whichever description suits you best, we wish you a summer full of sweet, sweet baking success—which can be made easier with our stunning [Porcelain Bakeware](/collections/bakeware) that makes a gorgeous serving vessel in addition to a workhorse baking dish. ```json { "_key": "326dad3c9f0d", "_type": "cta", "title": "Shop Bakeware", "url": "/collections/bakeware" } ``` --- URL: https://madeincookware.com/blogs/summer-desserts