Spring has sprung! The delicious dessert aromas wafting from my oven this time of year are just as enticing as the fresh air outside: sunny citrus, creamy lemon bars, smooth no-bake cheesecake, and floral lavender cake. Find some of my favorite spring dessert recipes on this page.
And if you’re craving something savory, try this herby rosemary focaccia.
If youโre looking for fresh dessert inspiration as the weather begins to warm, I have 12 Spring Dessert Recipes for you today.
Spring is also a wonderful time to use vanilla sugar in your baking because a lot of seasonal recipes include vanilla as the star ingredient. Have you tried this vanilla biscotti before? Vanilla perfection.
And if you’re thinking ahead, start some homemade vanilla extract now so that it’s more than ready for holiday gifting! I use it in many, many recipes.
Success Tip for Transporting Desserts
Traveling with your spring desserts? If you’re bringing along sheet cakes or bars, bake and transport them in a 9×13-inch pan with a lid. Transport layer cakes in a cake carrier, pies in this handy pie carrier that holds a pie dish, and cookies and cupcakes in a cupcake carrier.
12 Spring Dessert Recipes
Find a new favorite below!
Pistachio Cake
Made from scratch with real pistachio and almond flavors, this 3-layer pistachio cake pairs beautifully with silky cream cheese frosting. Garnish with fresh flowers, berries, and pistachios for a dessert that’s truly perfect for spring.
Pavlova (GF)
A meringue-like dessert and texture loverโs dream come true! The egg whites take on a chewy-crisp texture on top, a soft marshmallow texture inside, and a crunchy crisp texture around the edges. Excellent for berries and fruit on top!
Fluffy & Moist Coconut Cake
Homemade with love for coconut lovers everywhere, this coconut cake is flavorful, soft, extra moist, and topped with luscious coconut cream cheese buttercream. You can use this batter to make a 9×13-inch sheet cake, too.
Lemon Blueberry Tart
Cool, creamy, and refreshing lemon blueberry tart comes together with just 10 ingredients.ย The simple lemon filling, swirled with homemade blueberry sauce, is nestled in a flaky shortbread crust.
My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe
Reigning as my favorite cake of all time, this carrot cake features outstanding spice flavor, a super moist crumb, and velvety cream cheese frosting as the finishing touch. I’m confident this will be your new favorite cake recipe, too.
Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake
This cake is bursting with sunshine-sweet flavor and filled with juicy berries and cream cheese frosting in every bite. Its tender, moist crumb is perfectly balanced with a bright, zesty lemon flavor! Always a favorite.
Coconut Macaroons
These quick and easy 5-ingredient coconut macaroons are sweet, moist, and chewy on the inside with a delightfully crisp exterior. No dough chilling required for these naturally gluten-free and dairy-free treats.
Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe
By following my no-bake cheesecake recipe, youโll be gifted with a smooth and creamy dessert that sets up beautifully in the refrigeratorโno eggs or oven required. Enjoy plain or with your favorite cheesecake toppings.
Pistachio Drop Cookies
This is an easy cookie recipe prepared in 1 bowl with just 6 ingredients. The brown butter icing is undoubtedly delicious and worth the extra few minutes to top these little drops of heaven!
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
Nothing says spring like lots of bright lemon flavor. My lemon meringue pie recipe has a billowy and toasty meringue topping, a balanced sweet and tart lemon filling, and an extra thick and flaky pie crust.
Angel Food Cake
Using only 6 ingredients, thisย perfect angel food cake bakes up tall, light, and airy. Serve with homemade whipped cream and fresh fruit for a refreshing springtime dessert.
Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust
You only need 7 ingredientsย to make theseย thick and creamy lemon bars, a treat perfect for bake sales, picnics, brunches, baby showers, and spring wedding events.
Blackberry Lavender Cake
Blackberry and lavender flavors come together in this superbly moist and tender blackberry lavender cake. The reverse creaming method guarantees a soft crumb and the lavender milk and soaking syrup promise an aromatic, but not overpowering flavor.
Q: What’s your favorite spring dessert recipe? It’s always hard for me to choose, but I love these carrot cake cupcakes. The light, yet velvet-rich cream cheese frosting is a must this time of year!
Reader Comments and Reviews
I absolutely love these spring dessert recipes! The lemon meringue pie looks especially delicious. Can’t wait to try it out!
I am planning to make the Brown Butter Berry Tea Cakes today. It would be great if in the ‘Notes’ of the recipe you could suggest a sister recipe to use the yolks.
Hi Heidi, here are all of our recipes that call for egg yolks. Lemon curd is a wonderful springtime option!
I am looking for a muffin recipe for a strawberry muffin with a whole strawberry baked inside. I had one many years ago in Houston at a restaurant called “Lettuce Surprise You.” I’ve tried to bake them myself, but, failed. It was delicious.
Hi Janice, you might enjoy these chocolate covered strawberry muffinsโlet us know if you give them a try!
this is AMAZING!!
Do you have a cookbook?
Hi Lucy, Sally has 3 published cookbooks and is currently working on her fourth!
My cakes have been turning out very dense with what looks like air holes on the bottoms. What would cause this? I follow your recipes exactly and they taste wonderful – the texture is just dense.
Hi Sue-Ellen! The cake batter could be over-mixed. Make sure to only mix until the ingredients are brought together and not any longer, which can cause a dense cake and air bubbles.
Please, you have a chocolate/coffee cake that looked perfect for my coffee addicted family. It was very chocolate, and with lots of coffee. I cannot locate it in the video. Thank you
Hi Mary, was it our espresso chocolate chip layer cake by chance? We also use coffee in our chocolate cake, but just as a way to enhance the chocolate flavor (that cake doesn’t actually taste like coffee).
I baked last night the Banana Cake and it is Just delicious. โจ๏ธโจ๏ธโจ๏ธโจ๏ธโจ๏ธ
Hello Sally, I came across an article about powdered butter and just had to ask. Are you familiar with this and have you ever tried it for baking? I have never heard of this before and am just curious how this would affect the texture or flavor of baked goods.
Thanks
Hi Mabel! We haven’t tried baking with powdered butter, so we’re unsure of the impact it would have on our recipes. Sorry we can’t provide more insight here!
For the Lemon Strawberry Crumb Bars Can i use the frozen shredded butter to mix like with the scones or do I need to cube it with forks (I do not have a pastry cutter or large enough cuisinart to mix.
Either way would be fine!
Cake is absolutely my favorite food! All kinds of cake from the simplest soft cookies to a heavily fruited Christmas or Easter simnel cake. Iโm working my way through your recipes & your Snickerdoodles are the best ever!
That chocolate cake is the holy grail.
These look absolutely delicious!!! I cannot WAIT to try them out (especially that chocolate mousse cake)!! Thank you!!
One of my very favorites!