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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Chocolate Covered Katie is one of the top 25 food websites in America, and Katie has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox, The Huffington Post, and ABC’s 5 O’clock News. Her favorite food is chocolate, and she believes in eating dessert every single day.

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118 Comments

  1. Karin the Veg Head says:

    Photos are GORGEOUS :). As usual.
    My favorite summer fruit is fresh watermelon. I miss it in the winter!

  2. Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free says:

    Mangoes are my favorite!!! Ahhhh so good 😀 But I have also been loving this summer’s blueberries…taste better than last year to me.

  3. Lexi @ A Spoonful of Sunshine says:

    I would pick a favorite fruit, but I don’t want to offend any one. I’m not one to play favorites 😉 Why love one when you could love them all equally?!

    Haha, okay, my fruit obsession is over the top, I know.

  4. Ragnhild says:

    I adore your photos- all so beautiful!
    My favorit summerfruits are water melon, strawberries, cherries and peaches 😀

  5. Marianne says:

    So many things to comment on in this post…

    1) My favourite summer fruits are raspberries, nectarines, and honeydew melon. Yum!

    2) Totally going to make that breakfast bake, but with local apricots I have ripening on the counter. Perhaps that will be breakfast tomorrow.

    3) Not only would honeydew make a great ice cream like you have there, but it makes an excellent milk shake when made with vanilla ice cream and a little milk. Yum!

    4) I can’t believe you said the “sch**l” word…shhhhh.

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      Ya know, that word isn’t quite so scary now that I’m not in school anymore ;).

      Plus, look at it this way: it’s that much closer to hockey season starting again!

  6. LizAshlee says:

    How exciting…can’t wait to try a new Larabar flavor! 🙂 Such beautiful & colorful photos!

  7. Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says:

    new LARA’s! yipppe! cant wait. My favourite summer fruits are berries and melon 🙂 happy underwear day !

  8. Emilia says:

    My favorite summer fruit is definitely raspberries, I could easily eat a box in a day (and I probably have). I made the peach breakfast bake before (and loved it!), but now I’m wondering how it would taste with other summer fruits, perhaps I shall try soon…

  9. Jess says:

    kensington mangos are the best! OH btw I just ate some strawberry shortcake pancakes! D to the E to the D-EEE licious! And i’ve never tried a larabar…but in Australia we have these living foods bars that seem pretty similar. They r OK but pretty sweet..bit of a dried fruit overload! Larabars look yummier XD

  10. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says:

    Katie these pictures remind me of how BEAUTIFUL all your food shots have been and continued to be…those pancakes and the orange napkin with the peach dessert and the top down on the lavender parfait…just stunning shots.

    I hope you have a fantastic weekend and have lots of yummy summer fruit. My faves are berries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, watermelon…ok, I love summer fruit!