Check out this list of every cool dessert you could ever need for your summertime cravings. All of the best summer dessert recipes are featured right here!
When I think of summer and desserts, I always want something that is both refreshing and cool. It gets so hot here in the South, that the most popular food items are those that are served straight from the fridge, or at least that’s the case around here. And, dessert is no exception.
From the nostalgic Lemon Icebox Pie to the fruit salads you find at every summer cookout, here’s my ultimate list of cool summer desserts to satisfy just about anyone’s taste.
The Ultimate List of Cool Summer Desserts
Check out this list of every cool dessert you could ever need for your summertime cravings. All of the best summer dessert recipes are right here!
5-Ingredient Strawberry Lemonade Pies
Strawberry Lemonade Pie is a unique twist on the traditional lemonade pie. The strawberry flavor and lemonade make for the perfect summer dessert.
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Creamy Grape Salad
Creamy Grape Salad is a refreshing dish for any crowd. Throw it together with a handful of simple ingredients – grapes, cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla extract, sugar and pecans. It’s quicky, but super delicious!
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The BEST Key Lime Pie
This is truly the BEST Key Lime Pie recipe – 6 simple ingredients and full of delicious flavor. Key Lime Pie is the perfect, light, and refreshing dessert.
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Costco Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie
The nearly 5-pound Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie from Costco was recently an internet sensation. TikTok was on fire about it – and for good reason! It’s crazy delicious. I’ve got the perfect copycat recipe that tastes just like the store’s version!
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Creamy Coconut Pie
Creamy Coconut Pie features a creamy coconut and cream cheese filling topped with crunchy toasted coconut in this Creamy Coconut Pie! This is a crowd pleaser and perfect for your summer gathering!
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Oreo Delight
Oreo Delight is one of my most favorite desserts. The light, fluffy ingredients and crushed Oreos make it the best of all Oreo desserts.
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Caramel Pecan No-Bake Cheesecake
This Caramel Pecan No-Bake Cheesecake is a completely no-bake dessert and the perfect dessert for those summer gatherings! Under the rich cream cheese filling is a crust and topping that features Keebler Pecan Sandies Shortbread Cookies. And, don’t forget the caramel drizzle! Yum!
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
This recipe for Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie combines cream cheese, Cool Whip, a little lemon, and strawberries for a delightfully creamy pie your family will love!
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Southern Ambrosia
Southern Ambrosia is a quick, easy, and refreshing side dish or dessert. The simple ingredients and recipe make this a trusty crowd-pleaser for any table.
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No-Bake Lemonade Pie
Lemonade pie is a refreshing no bake dessert filled with light, sweet, and tangy flavors. It’s the perfect, easy dessert for hot summer days!
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Easy Oreo Chocolate Pie
This rich, creamy, fluffy Easy Chocolate Oreo Pie only calls for 5 ingredients and is the quick, easy dessert that your summer needs.
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No-Egg Fresh Peach Ice Cream
Enjoy the taste of summer with this No-Egg Fresh Peach Ice Cream recipe! Made with ripe peaches, creamy evaporated milk, vanilla pudding mix, and sweetened condensed milk, this homemade treat is perfect for cooling down on those blistering hot days in the South, or really anywhere.
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Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Meringue Pie
This recipe for my Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Meringue Pie is a vintage recipe that you probably remember from your childhood! The pie has a sweet and creamy custard layer, two layers of peanut butter, and a light and fluffy meringue topping!
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Pineapple Dream
This Pineapple Dream is one of those recipes that’s been floating around for years – and for good reason… it’s AMAZING! It’s a light, fluffy dessert of crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and whipped topping, all sandwiched between layers of a delicious graham cracker crust. It’s the perfect summer dessert that y’all are just going to devour. It also makes a killer potluck dessert. Everyone will be asking for the recipe!
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Fresh Strawberry Pie
This Fresh Strawberry Pie features only 5 simple ingredients but is packed with sweet strawberry flavor. And, there’s a low-sugar option too!
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Homemade Chocolate Pudding
This recipe for Homemade Chocolate Pudding is the perfect dessert to satisfy that chocolate craving. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is to make this classic dessert from scratch!
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Pie
This No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Pie is the perfect recipe for summer! It’s cool, sweet, filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and is super easy to make!
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Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
My Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie is deliciously thick and creamy with tons of coconut flavor. And, I just love the complement of the sweetened whipped cream on top.
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Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Unlike the name states, this dish is definitely more of a dessert than a salad. However, in the South we call just about anything we want a salad, so let’s just run with it! This Strawberry Pretzel Salad features a baked crunchy, sweet, and buttery crushed pretzel base, covered in a sweetened cream cheese and whipped topping mixture, and topped with a strawberry gelatin top layer. The combination of flavors and textures is like a party in your mouth!
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Luscious Lemon Cream Cups
Enjoy this recipe for Luscious Lemon Cream Cups. These no-bake treats are perfect for summer, topped with your favorite fruit for a refreshing dessert.
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Easy No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream
Indulge in creamy goodness with this Easy No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream recipe! Whip up a batch in just 15 minutes—no ice cream maker needed. With a blend of heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and crushed Oreos, this homemade treat is a crowd-pleaser for all ages.
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Secret Ingredient Fruit Salad
The perfect summer fruit salad with a surprise, secret ingredient. This delicious fruit salad is easy to make, delicious, and so refreshing.
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Cream Pie
This creamy No-Bake Peanut Butter Cream Pie is a decadent and cool dessert that features a filling made with fresh whipped cream, cream cheese, creamy peanut butter, and a little powdered sugar for sweetness. The salted peanut butter cookie crust is the real star, though. Of all my variations of peanut butter pie, I think this one is my favorite!
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Milk and Cookies Icebox Cake
Milk and Cookies Icebox Cake is super easy, crazy tasty, and absolutely perfect with soft cookies. Combine all that with the stabilized whipped cream, and you’ve got a cool summertime dessert that will leave you begging for seconds.
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Lemon Icebox Delight
Lemon Icebox Delight is a layered dessert that offers a perfect blend of sweet and tart flavors for summer. Refreshing and delicious!
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Potluck Banana Pudding Fluff
This Potluck Banana Pudding Fluff is the perfect combination of a traditional fluff recipe and banana pudding. It’s great for those big get-togethers when you need something that you know everyone will love! It’s a sweet, delicious concoction that falls somewhere close to an ambrosia and banana pudding mash-up.
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Pam Walker’s Easy Chocolate Eclair
You are sure to enjoy this Pam Walker’s Easy Chocolate Eclair recipe! A no-bake layered dessert featuring graham crackers, creamy vanilla pudding mixed with whipped topping, and topped with a luscious layer of chocolate cake frosting. Simple to make with just 5 ingredients, this dessert is a crowd-pleaser that’s sure to become a family favorite.
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Strawberry Delight
This sweet and simple Strawberry Delight features a crunchy shortbread crust, creamy cream cheese layer, and sweet, delicious strawberries. It’s a light dessert that just gets better over time.
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Oreo Icebox Cake
It’s like Oreos and milk but with an icebox dessert twist! This Oreo Icebox Cake features tons of yummy cookies with loads of rich cream cheese and whipped cream layers. And, it slices up perfectly – just like a cake!
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Blueberry Yum Yum
Savor the flavors of summer with this delightful Blueberry Yum Yum recipe! A creamy layered dessert featuring a buttery Lorna Doone cookie crust, a luscious cream cheese filling, and a burst of blueberry goodness topped with crunchy pecans. Perfect for any occasion, this dessert is sure to become a favorite.
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Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Pie
Take a break from the heat with this classic Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Pie recipe! Made with Hershey’s milk chocolate bars, marshmallows, and whipped topping on top of a buttery graham cracker crust. This vintage-inspired pie is easy to make and perfect for any occasion.
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Strawberry Lemon Lush
Strawberry Lemon Lush is a decadent and zesty dessert featuring a Nilla Wafer crust topped with a layer of sweetened cream cheese, lemon pie filling, and whipped topping. And it’s all topped off with fresh strawberries drizzled in lemon curd! It’s pure strawberry and lemon deliciousness.
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Easy Lemon Cream Pie
This Easy Lemon Cream Pie is the lemon version of the key lime classic. Also sometimes called a lemon icebox pie, this quick and easy recipe is sure to satisfy that craving for a cool and creamy, tart and tangy dessert that’s perfect for summer.
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Pineapple Walnut Salad
A true Southern favorite, this cool little “salad” is great for the HOT Southern summer. If you’ve ever had the Pineapple Walnut Salad at a Lambert’s Cafe (you know – home of the throwed rolls), this one is pretty dang close to it.
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie is the ultimate dessert experience. A creamy blend of peanut butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar topped with mini chocolate chips, all nestled in an Oreo cookie crust. Whether served frozen or refrigerated, this pie is a crowd-pleaser that’s perfect for any occasion.
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Strawberry Yum Yum
If you love a layered dessert, then you will absolutely love this Strawberry Yum Yum. This is a sweet and creamy dessert that features the ease of strawberry filling along with crushed Lorna Doone cookies, and so much more!
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Unconventional Banana Pudding
Discover a unique twist on a Southern classic with this Unconventional Banana Pudding recipe! Layered with vanilla wafers, creamy vanilla pudding mixed with marshmallows, fresh bananas, and topped with whipped topping, this dessert is easy to make and sure to become a favorite at your table.
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