Cool Off & Enjoy The Best Summer Desserts

The summer is the perfect season to try out many different recipes. Summer desserts are often overlooked but they’re perfect for summer barbeques, outings, and events. Although you’d think otherwise, not all desserts in the summer will need to be your typical dessert. You can serve a sweet summer dessert that doesn’t involve any ice, ice cream, or yogurt.

One of the best summer desserts that have been known to create a visual as well as an intrinsic impact is the Summer Berry Trifle. Serving this tasty dessert in a beautiful glass pedestal bowl is a great way to show off its impressive layers of pudding, ladyfingers, and colorful assortment of fruits. Don’t have a glass pedestal bowl? A regular glass bowl will do as well.

So what do you need to create this summer dessert masterpiece? Well, not much. Vanilla pudding, fresh large berries (and other fruits you might like to include), sugar, lemon juice, ladyfingers, vanilla extract, and whipping cream will be all you need.

To start, prepare the pudding according to instructions included in the packaging. Once done, chill it on the fridge for the time being. Next, slice the berries and mix them together with the sugar and lemon juice, and set aside. Lastly, mix the remaining ingredients – whipped cream and sugar.

Once done, all that’s left is to create the layers. Use the whipped cream and ladyfingers to create the layers then mix in the strawberry and the lemon juice concoction that you’ve set aside to give it the colors needed. Chill for a bit, and serve cold. It’s a treat that will surely cool you and your family off in the summer heat.

Another tasty summer dessert that you’ll be able to whip up in a jiffy would be Ultimate Beach Cupcakes. Even if you don’t plan on going to the beach, this nifty dessert creation will satisfy your family’s craving after their meal. Once you’ve taken a bite, you’ll see that there are gummy fishes swimming in the dessert sweetness of the cupcake.

To prepare, you will need white cake mix, blue food coloring, cupcake pan with liners, fish shaped gummies, vanilla frosting, and graham crackers (shortbread crackers will do as well). Prepare the cake as according to instructions adding blue food coloring to get an ocean look. Once the batter has been prepared, pour them in the cupcake pans, and don’t forget to add in the fishes.

Once done, add in the cosmetic ingredients to get the ocean look. Crush the graham crackers to create the sand and sprinkle a bit of sugar on the “sea” to finish things off. If you want, you can also add small umbrellas on the cupcakes for more impact.

With the perfect summer dessert recipes in hand, you’ll leave your guests and your family wanting more. The desserts mentioned above are just a few you can use. There are many more recipes that do not involve ice cream or ice.