41 Summer Desserts That Are Simple To Make And Perfect For The Hot Weather

By simply mixing lemon curd through vanilla ice cream, you end up with this delicate, sorbet like mix that's insanely refreshing and addictive. When sandwiched between the, fluffy cake and frozen, you end up with the perfect English summer time treat.

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When the sun's shining, sorbet is the perfect refreshing treat to cool you down, but it can often be full of sugar and quite expensive. Our sorbet recipe uses just juicy frozen pineapple, lime and honey to make this insanely delish palate cleanser that everyone will love.

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If you're obsessed with lemon drizzle, you have to try our Tequila Rose take on this favourite bake.

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A dish or bake doesn't seem complete without having the sweetness offset by salt or the savoury element given a hit of sugar. These cookies do this beautifully with their zesty middle and sugar and salt coating.

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These cheat's lemon cream doughnuts are utterly delicious, filled with a zesty cream.

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If you love lemon drizzle cake, give our rhubarb drizzle cake a go. The perfect afternoon pick-me-up, especially when rhubarb is in season and at its sweetest.

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Crêpes Suzette is a French classic, but why wait to have a waiter make one up table side? If you've ever wondered how to make Crêpes Suzette, it's easier than you think.

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This zesty lemon tiramisu screams summer dessert, and it's super easy to make. If you don't want to use limoncello, you can substitute it using the juice of 3 lemons, and extra 25g more caster sugar and 50ml more boiling water.

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We love ice cream, and we love it even more when it's super easy to make and requires basically zero effort. So say hello to this banana ice cream, which uses only three ingredients, and tastes SOOO good.

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Highlight the season's best fruit by making this easy fruit tart. The shortbread-like crust is a press in crust, which makes it no-fuss and stress-free. Be sure to press it to the top of your tart pan because it shrinks as it bakes. The filling is light, slightly tart, and just sweet enough.

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These baked peaches are roasted low and slow to bring out all their natural sweetness. That means, even if your peaches aren't perfectly ripe, they'll still be super delicious.

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Love at first bite. We're obsessed...

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Is it any surprise that lemon drizzle cake is one of the nation's favourite cake flavours? It's zesty, vibrant, moist and downright delicious. And only six ingredients make up our super easy lemon drizzle cake recipe.

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Turn summer's best into a dessert that will definitely impress.

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Using frozen raspberries, crushed meringue and a good amount of double cream, this recipe delivers the same beloved taste but in ice cream form. Plus, you don't need an ice cream maker, so no time wasted churning! We've made it too easy at this point.

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This piña colada cheesecake is the taste of summer and is a super fun dessert to create. Using coconut, pineapple and rum, its tropical flavours are perfect to end a summertime feast.

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Raspberry + white chocolate = one of our FAVE flavour combos, so this White Chocolate And Raspberry Cake is a natural winner. Made with a basic vanilla sponge, the cake is stuffed with raspberries and white chocolate buttercream, delicious, delicious, delicious.

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This fun dessert is a healthy, kid-friendly spin on a classic.

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Mint choc chip is one of our fave flavours, and this no-churn mint chocolate ice-cream recipe couldn't be easier. You'll have homemade cones in no time at all!

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This cake is DANGEROUSLY good. Not to mention, it's a work of art!

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