Delicious Summer Dessert Recipes


Did you know it’s National Underwear Day?

I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do with that information, but I thought I’d tell ya anyway.

Luckily for you, National Underwear Day isn’t incorporated into the theme of today’s post. (Unless you want to make some Fruit of the Loom connection. But that’s a stretch.) Instead, the post highlights a few of my favorite summer-fruit recipes. Such as: 

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Blueberry Pie Pancakes

Also known as the fattest pancakes ever. The recipe works with strawberries, too.

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Peach Breakfast Bake

So healthy you can have two bowls. For breakfast. Or maybe even dinner.

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Buttery Berry Crumble Bars

Recommended for parties or school lunches. Yeah, school lunches. Summer can’t last forever.

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Watermelon Ice Cream

This is even more delicious if you substitute honeydew for the watermelon!

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Lavender Cream Parfait

Also known as the “love potion.”

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Single-Serving Strawberry Shortcakes

I think strawberries are one of the prettiest summer fruits. Especially when they’re chocolate-covered strawberries. Just thought I’d throw that out there. 

Question of the Day:

What are your favorite summer fruits?

Blueberries? Raspberries? Honeydew?

New Larabar Flavor Alert!!

Has anyone seen the Chocolate-Chip Cherry Torte Larabars yet?  Giveaway coming soon ;).

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118 Comments

  1. hippierunner says:

    Fresh blackberries warm off the vine from my garden- I discovered I LOVED those this summer.

  2. Tiffany says:

    I don’t know how you come up with these recipes, but keep ’em coming! I love them all! And love that they’re so much healthier than traditional treats. And yes, I need to start getting prepared for school lunches! Such a challenge for me to pack healthy lunches that my kids will eat…ugh.

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      It is hard… it would be so much easier to pack healthy lunches if every kid had access to a fridge. Not that this would be plausible… 🙁

  3. Cait @ Cait hates Cake says:

    Strawberries or watermelon for sure!

  4. Liz @ lactosefreelizzie says:

    ahhh im so excited for the new larabars! they sounds amazing!!
    great post kt! your blueberry pancakes always make my stomach grumble!

  5. Stefanie says:

    It all looks good. My favorite summer fruits are melons, peaches, grapes, and berries. I think that is all of the fruits available in summer. 🙂

  6. Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says:

    I love all berries in the summer. I’m addicted to melo at the moment too!

  7. Kat says:

    My favorite summer fruits are BLUEBERRIES! I love them so,so much! But they’re so expensive in Germany… 🙁

  8. Jenny says:

    Haha, nice! I mean, kudos to you for making that Fruit of the Loom connection. XD Took me a second to get it… I definitely would have never thought of that. But hey! At least you managed to make a connection between fruity recipes and National Underwear Day!

    Favourite summer fruit are, as many other people have already said, blueberries! I think my summer fruit preference is a bit like: blueberries > raspberries > blackberries > [strawberries – I’ve heard they’re a spring fruit though?] > cherries. I don’t like other stone fruits, though; no peaches, plums, apricots, or nectarines for me, thank you.

    That picture of those blueberry pancakes always makes me drool a bit… I swear it’s one of your best food-photos. Actually made me stop and regret not having those for breakfast!

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      You are the sweetest, Jenny!
      (Well, maybe you and blueberries… :))

  9. Rebekah says:

    Blueberries, for sure. Especially the ones we pick ourselves!

  10. bitt of raw says:

    often i eat breakfast in my underwear. so i’ll make that connection. 🙂

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      I think this has got to be one of the funniest comments ever left on my blog!