Try these luscious lemon dessert recipes when you are craving a citrusy treat. Find 62 sweet and tart lemon desserts that are the perfect way to celebrate summer.
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What better way to celebrate the arrival of summer than with a luscious lemon dessert recipe? When it comes to adding a little sunshine to your table lemon desserts take the cake with their bright color and citrusy flavor.
And, what makes these zesty desserts even better is that they don’t always have to be the star of the show, add them to your favorite blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry recipes for a sweet and tangy dessert you won’t be able to get enough of.
I’ve gathered up the best lemon dessert recipes that are perfect to serve for a special occasion, or at a summer party. But, also to bring to your next family gathering, potluck, or picnic. So, if you love lemon recipes, you are sure to enjoy these easy, sunshiny desserts. These tasty recipes will brighten everyone’s day with their fresh and sweet-tart flavors.
Looking for more fruit dessert recipes to try? Find sweet and savory strawberry recipes, simple blueberry recipes, deliciously tart raspberry desserts, and refreshing watermelon recipes.
62 Sweet and Tart Lemon Desserts
Try these 62 decadent lemon desserts that are perfect for any occasion. Find luscious lemon cakes, lemon bars, lemon cookies, lemon cheesecake, lemon meringue recipes, and more. You are sure to love these deliciously simple recipes. Enjoy!
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Sourdough Brandon
Sourdough Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
Use sourdough starter and lots of lemon to make this beautiful bundt cake! It’s full of lemony flavor with lemon in the batter, syrup, and glaze.
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Raia's Recipes
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
Step up your summer dessert game with this easy paleo and keto creamy lemon ice cream!
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Homebody Eats
Lemonade Popsicles (4 Ingredients)
These tart yet sweet lemonade ice pops are the perfect light and refreshing summer dessert. The popsicles only require four ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time.
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The Savory Cipolla
Mini Lemon Tarts with Phyllo Cups
Tangy lemon curd, crispy phyllo shells, and homemade whipped cream make these mini lemon tarts a quick and easy bite-sized dessert.
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Sheri Silver
Lemon Poppy Pound Cakes
This lovely lemon poppy pound cake is perfect to enjoy anytime of the year.
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Semi Homemade Kitchen
Lemon Oreo Truffles
Whip up a batch of refreshing lemon Oreo truffles with this easy no-bake dessert recipe. Perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings!
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The Magical Slow Cooker
Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon Cake
Warm Lemon Cake with ice cream, anyone? Yes, please! I made this Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon cake with a yellow cake mix, but I added a ton of lemon flavor with lemon juice and zest. This is sure to be a big hit at your next summer gathering.
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Baking Ginger
Creamy Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust
An easy recipe for Creamy Lemon Bars with a crisp Graham Cracker Crust. Made with just a few simple ingredients, these indulgent zesty lemon bars are always a favorite!
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Ask Chef Dennis
Lemon Ricotta Cookies Recipe
These little bites of sunshine are a great addition to your cookie tray. My Lemon Ricotta Cookies with a lemon glaze are guaranteed to bring smiles to your table!
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Lemons + Zest
Champagne Lemon Bundt Cake
Add a pop of bubbly to this delicious, moist Champagne Lemon Bundt Cake recipe. A perfect way to celebrate any occasion with the refreshing lemon and extra zest from the champagne.
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Belle of the Kitchen
Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
These Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars are so creamy and delicious! You only need 6 ingredients to make these, and they will disappear fast when you serve them to friends and family!
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The Worktop
Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake
This Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake is a recipe that you'll make over and over again! It's a moist lemon pound cake that's easy to make.
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Art of Natural Living
Easy and Impressive Key Lemon Pie
Sunny yellow-gold, sweet and tart, this key lemon pie is super easy and tasty. A classic dessert or snack based on key lime pie!
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I Heart Eating
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Lemon sugar cookies are soft and tender sugar cookies that have the extra zing of lemon and are topped with a creamy lemon buttercream frosting.
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Recipe This
Air Fryer Round Lemon Drizzle Cake
This lemon drizzle cake recipe is the easiest ever to prep, cooks perfectly in the air fryer, and is so moist and full of flavor.
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Brunch & Batter
Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Indulge in the perfect blend of tangy lemon and soothing lavender with these irresistible and buttery lemon lavender shortbread cookies.
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Evolving Table
Lemon Sorbet Recipe (3 Ingredients!)
In the summer, Lemon Sorbet is a refreshing frozen treat that’s easy to whip up without an ice cream maker. This recipe calls for only a few simple ingredients, like homemade simple syrup along with lemon juice and zest. Freeze the creamy mixture in a loaf pan for a healthy dessert the whole family can enjoy.
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Cheerful Cook
Quick and easy Lemon Dump Cake
Indulge in the sweet, citrusy delight of Lemon Dump Cake! Tangy lemon brings a burst of flavor to this classic cake.
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The Feathered Nester
Meyer Lemon Curd
Meyer Lemon Curd is a luscious and zesty spread made from the juice and zest of Meyer lemons, sugar, eggs, and butter, offering a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess. Ideal for enhancing pastries, tarts, or simply enjoyed on toast, this versatile dessert is a delightful addition to any pantry.
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Nuts and Twigs
Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes
These fluffy lemon poppy seed cupcakes are the perfect summer dessert recipe.
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Christina's Cucina
Lemon Ice Cream (Quick and Easy Blender Recipe)
Easy lemon ice cream made in a blender will be your summer go-to dessert!
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22
Live to Sweet
Lemon Curd Cheesecake
This Lemon Curd Cheesecake has a lemon sugar cookie crust topped with no-bake lemon cheesecake, then finished with homemade lemon curd, whipped cream, and lemon sugar cookies!
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Pam's Daily Dish
Simple Lemon Cobbler
If you like lemon desserts, you are sure to love this lemon cobbler. It’s so simple using a handful of everyday ingredients. The cobbler always comes out so delicious and full of bright lemon flavor.
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Plantbased on a Budget
Lemon Blueberry Cookies
These vegan lemon blueberry cookies are soft, slightly crumbly, and bursting with flavor in every bite, thanks to lemon juice, zest, & fresh or frozen blueberries!
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Organically Addison
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
This homemade lemon poppy seed cake is a classic spring and summer dessert! It features a moist and tender lemon cake studded with poppy seeds.
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100 Days of Real Food
Lemon Blueberry Bread
This lemon blueberry bread is bright, fresh, flavorful, and so fun! Fresh blueberries and lemon zest bake together into a tender, moist loaf.
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Kitchen At Hoskins
Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes (6 Cupcakes)
Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes have a soft cloud-like crumb with an ultra-plush texture. It is paired with a creamy, dreamy lemon buttercream and is like biting into a cloud!
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The Virtual Caterer
Lemon Cream Pie
Try this twist on key lime pie with a lemon cream pie. A perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors with a rich and creamy filling.
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xoxoBella
Lemon Curd Filled Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
You won’t regret making these amazing lemon stuffed cupcakes. Everything from the soft, light cake to the zingy lemon curd filling and sweet creamy frosting is perfect!
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Baking Beauty
Starbucks Lemon Loaf Cake
This Starbucks lemon loaf cake features rich pound cake bursting with lemon flavor. It is easy to make your favorite coffee house treat at home.
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Chef's Pencil
Raspberry Lemon Loaf Cake
This raspberry lemon loaf cake features a perfectly paired combination of lemon and raspberries, requires very little prep time, and is simply delicious.
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32
Marcellina in Cucina
Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake
With the perfect balance of zesty lemon and rich olive oil, this simple but delectable Italian Lemon cake is sure to become a favorite amongst your family and friends!
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33
The Cinnamon Jar
Easy Biscuit Base Lemon Meringue Pie
Savour the zesty sweetness of our Lemon Meringue Pie with a biscuit base and creamy condensed milk filling.
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Wholesome Yum
Keto Lemon Meringue Pie
Keto lemon meringue pie has layers of sweet flavor. Learn how to make sugar-free lemon meringue pie with natural ingredients.
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35
Eat Cook Bake
Easy Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes
These cupcakes are moist but fluffy and bursting with fresh lemon flavor. They're easy to make and perfect for beginners.
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36
My Pure Plants
Lemon Blueberry Crumble Pie
Blueberries and lemons are a match made in heaven. Just imagine a warm, sweet, and juicy blueberry filling topped with a crunchy, lemony crumble. It is perfect with a scoop (or more) of vanilla ice cream.
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37
Craving Some Creativity
Lemon Yogurt Cake
Sweet lemon yogurt cake is perfect for dessert, easy to make with simple ingredients, and a crowd-pleaser!
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Flavor the Moments
Lemon Pudding Cake
Lemon Pudding Cake is layers of fluffy cake and creamy pudding that makes this the best lemon dessert ever! It's bursting with fresh lemon flavor and is so easy to make!
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Bakes By Brown Sugar
Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling
These Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes are moist soft and full of lemon flavor. Fresh lemon zest, and lemon juice, drive the incredible lemon flavor of these cupcakes and the crunchy poppy seeds add an earthy note that actuates the lemon flavor.
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40
Love From The Oven
Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze
This Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze is the definition of a lemon dessert! The fluffy cake batter combined with the tangy, homemade glaze is everything you could ever want and more.
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Sustain My Cooking Habit
Pink Lemonade Pie Bites
This dessert combines the tangy flavor of lemonade with a creamy, sweet filling that will leave your taste buds dancing.
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Chef Ani
Lemon Raspberry Cake (Vegan)
Lemon raspberry cake is the perfect lemony dessert for your next family gathering. The tangy lemon flavor pairs beautifully with the homemade raspberry filling for a winning combination every time.
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Cinnamon & Sage Co.
Lemon Lavender Cupcakes
Looking for a unique dessert that is just as beautiful as it is flavorful? Look no further than these Lemon Lavender Cupcakes. With an enchanting combination of lemon and lavender, these cupcakes scream springtime.
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Curry Trail
Lemon Brownies
Lemon brownies are moist, fudgy, and chewy and have a refreshing bright lemony tart sweetness. The glorious lemon glaze on top makes these brownies top-notch.
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Lane and Grey Fare
Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes
These Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes are soft and fluffy clouds that are the perfect marriage of sweet and tang. The cake of these beauties contains both lemon juice and zest, as does the frosting. If that wasn't enough, these eggless cupcakes are then drizzled with a beautiful lemon glaze.
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46
Cambrea Bakes
Lemon Rolls
Lemon rolls are a lemon-flavored twist on classic cinnamon rolls! With their lemon sugar filling, lemon curd, and lemon cream cheese frosting, they are a citrusy dream!
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Modern Honey
Lemon Cake
The Best Lemon Cake Recipe is moist, light, and fluffy made with fresh lemon juice and layered with lemon curd and lemon cream cheese frosting. This is the lemon cake of your dreams!
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Boulder Locavore
Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Oreos Crust
This Lemon Cheesecake has tangy, sweet, and creamy flavors everyone loves!
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Cuisine and Travel
Lemon Cake With Blueberries (No Sugar Added!)
This gluten-free lemon cake recipe is made with fresh blueberries and uses no added sugar.
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50
Pitchfork Foodie Farms
Homemade Lemon Fudge Recipe
This lemon fudge is anything but your plain old traditional fudge recipe! This creamy fudge is exploding with fresh citrus flavor making it a perfect food gift or is fantastic at Christmas, Easter, and Mother’s Day!
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MAY EIGHTY FIVE
Easiest Lemon Zucchini Cake With Sweet Lemon Glaze
You’ll love this healthy and decadent Lemon Zucchini Cake recipe – moist, zesty, and perfect for any occasion.
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52
The Slow Roasted Italian
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Lemon crinkle cookies offer a delightful balance of zesty citrus and nutty flavors. Perfectly chewy with a beautiful crinkled top!
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53
Dancing Through the Rain
No-Bake Mini Lemon Meringue Pies
When you need a delicious last minute dessert idea, these No-Bake Mini Lemon Meringue Pies are the answer! They’re simple to make, require very little skill, look and taste amazing!
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The Benson Street
How to Make Strawberry Lemonade Cookies: Easy, Soft, & Chewy
A refreshing lemon dessert for summer in the form of a cookie. Easily make these sweet strawberry lemonade cookies.
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55
Life Around The Table
Whipped Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse
With just three simple ingredients and a few minutes in the blender, you can create a light and airy mousse that's bursting with bright and zesty lemon flavor. Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse is the ultimate snack - it's nourishing and filling enough to satisfy your cravings after a workout, but also elegant and delicious enough to impress your dinner guests.
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Tasty Treats and Eats
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
This Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe is absolutely delicious! Moist, sweet, and easy to make.
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Liv’s Little Muffins
Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon Marshmallow Frosting
These vanilla cupcakes with lemon marshmallow frosting taste just like lemon meringue pie and are the ultimate spring or summer cupcake. Easy to make and full of bright flavors.
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58
The Kitchen Docs
Baked Lemon Blueberry Donuts with Lemony Mint Glaze
This Baked Lemon Blueberry Donuts with Lemony Mint Glaze recipe is perfect for spring-summer time when berries and citrus are plenty.
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Chef Not Required
Lemon Curd Cookies (+ Video)
These lemon curd cookies are rich, buttery shortbread cookies with a zesty addition of lemon curd in the center.
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Chew Out Loud
Lemon Icebox Cake (No Bake!)
This Lemon Icebox Cake is refreshing, light, and tastes like a lemony twist on Tiramisu. The texture is light and airy, with a lemony cream filling. Lemon curd is a bright star in this cake; its tangy lemon flavor and sweetness truly shines.
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Sunglow Kitchen
Lemon Turmeric Tea Cake (Easy and Fluffy)
Lemon Turmeric Tea Cake is a bright, zesty, and simple dessert you're going to love! It's tangy, moist, and just the right amount of crumbly! Perfect for spring and summer.
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Sweet Fix Baker
Strawberry Lemon Baked Doughnuts
Super Soft and fluffy Strawberry Lemon Baked Doughnuts, with a tangy glaze and dried freeze strawberries as garnish.
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