These 34 desserts may look like they were made by a professional pastry chef, but you can easily make them at home. Our recipes are extremely easy to follow and use simple, high-quality ingredients. You may already have everything you need in your pantry right now! Give a few of these bakery-style sweets a try, and you'll feel like a true pro baker.
Greek Yogurt Cookies
Soft, fluffy, and oh-so-moist these Greek yogurt cookies are super easy to make and sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! Made with creamy Greek yogurt perfectly blended into the cookie dough and topped with my famous cream cheese frosting, these cookies redefine the meaning of simple and delicious!
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Creamy Sicilian Ricotta Pie
This creamy and indulgent creamy Sicilian ricotta pie is an ideal dessert for Easter and Spring gatherings. Made with ricotta cheese, it also has a unique flavor profile that pairs beautifully with refreshing lemon accents. Adorned with whipped mascarpone and lemon zest decoration, it is not only delicious but also makes for an elegant centerpiece for any occasion.
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Pink Cupcakes
Pretty as a picture. Pink cupcakes are surely a classic and will create a photo-worthy spread. My easy cupcake recipe shows you exactly what to do, and there are no complex ingredients or kitchen equipment. Perfect for beginner bakers.
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Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tarts
Hokkaido baked cheese tarts are the ultimate rich and creamy Japanese desserts with crunchy shortcrust tart base and distinct sweet and savory cheesy filling. Pâte Sablée aka Sweet shortcrust pastry tart filled with a combination of creamy, sweet, and savory dairy and cheese products such as heavy cream, Philadephia cream cheese, and parmesan cheese. You will love it, one of the best finger desserts for summer!
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Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
These easy raspberry cheesecake cookies are made with fresh raspberries, stuffed with cream cheese filling, and sprinkled with cheesecake crust. They are divine!
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Crème brûlée
I bet you love ordering crème brûlée as a dessert in restaurants, however, did you know that making Crème brûlée at home is in fact shockingly easy? It is one of the most delicious French custard creams of all that comes together in literally 5 minutes using 3 simple ingredients: cream, egg yolk, and sugar. This is a no-fail, restaurant-like professional yet easy Crème brûlée recipe that will impress everyone, try it!
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Mini Blueberry Muffins
Moist mini blueberry muffins are the ultimate cute small dessert or perfect portable breakfast, the best blueberry desserts in my view. Furthermore, this easy mini muffin recipe is made from only a few easy-to-find ingredients, and a full batch takes less than 15 minutes to bake. The only issue is how many of them you'll want to eat.
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Clafoutis
Cherry Clafoutis, this classic French dessert is the ultimate flan-like recipe that comes together really quickly and easily! It has a custard-like creamy texture and can be made with a great variety of fruits, eg. berries, cherries, apples, etc.
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Baked Raspberry Donuts With Raspberry Glaze
Baked raspberry glazed donuts are much faster to make compared to traditional yeasted donuts and are a lot simpler, too, meaning that is a great donut recipe for beginner bakers! The raspberry filling and glaze also taste amazing, it's one of my favorite raspberry desserts.
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Strawberry Crunch Cupcake
Strawberry crunch, but bite-sized! These Strawberry crunch cupcakes are such a cute dessert to make for Spring parties, and they pack a huge amount of flavor for something so small. The strawberry shortcake crumb on top is the most delicious garnish.
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Pink Cake
You won't need much in the way of other decorations if you make this dessert. A pink and fluffy layer cake makes a stunning dessert table centerpiece for a baby shower, all eyes will be drawn to it. The thick layers of cream cheese filling in between the pink vanilla sponge make it stand super tall, it's quite a spectacle.
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Mini Bundt Cakes
Make sweet little bundt cakes for a baby shower, they're such cute tea cakes with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and bright, colorful glazing. You can mix and match different flavor combinations and consequently, they will work for any baby shower theme!
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Lemonade Bundt Cake
This lemonade bundt cake is bursting with flavor from three different citrus fruits, making it a true delight for your taste buds. Its stunning appearance, with a luscious glaze and lemon simple syrup, is just as extraordinary as its moist and tangy lemon taste. As a result, this lemon pound cake will quickly become one of your favorite lemon desserts.
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Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake
Indulge in the ultimate summer dessert with this raspberry lemonade cheesecake, featuring a rich cream cheese filling and a sweet raspberry puree topping that perfectly complements the tangy lemon juice. Best of all, this cheesecake has an airy mousse-like texture and is one of the best easy lemon desserts no bake required.
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Strawberry Crunch Cake
What can be more spring-like than the first taste of fresh seasonal strawberries? This strawberry crunch cake has the best texture, taste, and tantalizing appearance.
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Charlotte Cake
Achieve delicious professional patisserie-looking results with minimal effort, one of the most beautiful springtime desserts on this list! Layers of fluffy ladyfingers, vanilla-flavored créme mousseline, and Spring berries.
As you’ll see, the elements of Charlotte cake are very easy, but it certainly looks very impressive. Sort of a strawberry tiramisu with creamy vanilla filling!
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Strawberry Galette
A strawberry galette is such an easy spring dessert to make and works wonderfully well after brunch. Simple shortcrust folded over fresh berries and baked until golden brown and bubbling; it's divine. What's more, it comes together in 3 minutes but is packed full of flavor and texture.
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Mochi Donuts
Mochi donuts, well known as Pon-de-ring In Japan, are delicious mochi-like ring-shaped donuts with a signature bouncy and chewy texture and colorful chocolate ganache glazings on top. Apart from their fun shape and versatility in flavoring them (that will mainly come from the glaze), why I love them is the texture; crisp outside with a bouncy, chewy, soft mochi-like inside.
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Raspberry Pavlova
My signature pink mini pavlova dessert with raspberries has the most perfect crunchy texture on the outside and marshmallow texture inside! Pavlova is naturally gluten-free, in fact, the recipe uses only a few ingredients you probably already have at home. Making this mini pavlova recipe is not difficult, and does not take much time, however similarly to most meringue-based recipes, it needs attention, accuracy, and a bit of practice.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
Strawberry cheesecake cookies are the ultimate chewy, gooey cream cheese-filled cookies that are bursting with natural strawberry flavor! Besides how amazing they taste, the best thing about these Strawberry cookies is that no special equipment is needed to make them and they come together surprisingly easily following my step-by-step baking guide!
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Tiramisu Cookies
These delicious, coffee-flavored tiramisu cookies are the perfect after-dinner treat, dessert table addition, or compliment to your morning cup of coffee. A delightful twist on the classic Italian dessert, this easy tiramisu cookie recipe combines espresso powder and sweet mascarpone frosting topped with cocoa powder. No matter how or where you eat them, it is sure to be something that everyone will love!
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Bavarian Cream Donuts
There are many delicious types of cream-filled donuts out there, but these delightful Bavarian cream donuts are hands down a treat that everyone will love! Made with buttery brioche donuts and then filled with a creamy, rich French vanilla cream, they are super light, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or dessert!
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No Bake Chocolate Pie
This no-bake chocolate pie recipe is the ultimate combination of convenience and elegance! Featuring a rich and velvety chocolate ganache filling nestled within a heavenly Oreo cookie crust and crowned with fluffy Chantilly whipped cream, this delightful dessert is a true masterpiece perfect for any occasion and sure to impress any crowd!
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pie
Pie season is here and this easy pumpkin cream cheese pie is a dessert mashup of dreams - rich and smooth pumpkin cheesecake mixed with traditional pumpkin pie. The flavors in this foolproof pumpkin pie with cream cheese recipe are so delicious but the contrasting textures are what make it an extra special and indulgent dessert.
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Cranberry Raspberry Cheesecake Trifle
Need a dessert that feeds a crowd, gets better when made ahead of time, is gorgeous to behold, and requires no fancy cake decorating experience? This Cranberry Raspberry Cheesecake Trifle is it! In fact, a trifle is a fairly casual affair. Once you have the components made, this comes together in a flash. You can make the angel food cake, or buy one! Get the recipe.
White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake with Sugared Cranberries
This red velvet cake and white chocolate frosting are actually easy to make with a little baking skill. You don't have to make the “birch” exterior or add the sugared cranberries, but if you are up for it, the results are spectacular. Get the recipe.
Chocolate Peppermint Cake
You do need a decorative ring pan for this cake, but the rich chocolate batter is easy to whip up, as is the ganache glaze. The kids can help pour the ganache glaze over the top - they love seeing the little chocolate rivers it creates - and can help sprinkle the crushed peppermint candy on top. Get the recipe.
Cranberry Curd Tart
This tart features an easy-to-make almond crust that is filled with a smooth, sweet/tart cranberry curd filling. The torched meringue topping can be applied in whatever decorative way you like! Get the recipe.
Towering Fruit Pavlova
This “tree” shaped “cake” is made from discs of meringue, and baked until crispy/chewy. Then, they are layered with fruit and whipped cream. Customize the fruit to your liking. Much easier to make than it looks - and it will thrill your guests! Get the recipe.
Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and a light and flaky puff pastry crust, this dessert isn’t just eye-catching but mouthwateringly delicious. Serve them for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any occasion you want to impress your guests!
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Lemon Cookies
These tangy, glazed lemon cookies are just what lemon lovers need to add some brightness and citrusy flavor to your dessert table! I use fresh lemon zest and juice to create delicious lemon sugar cookies and then top them with a zesty lemon glaze made entirely from scratch. Once you've had a bite of these, you may never go back to chocolate chip cookies!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, you will feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Its warm, comforting flavor makes the perfect dessert for your gatherings, especially alongside a bowl of ice cream!
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Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
This delicious, easy Italian lemon ricotta cake is by far one of the best lemon desserts you will ever try. Made with fresh lemons, creamy ricotta cheese, and a hint of vanilla extract, it has a gently sweet, citrusy flavor and an irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture that resembles a moist sponge cake. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, brunch, or as a dessert with a side of ice cream, it will be hard not to run back for seconds!
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More from Spatula Desserts
Unique desserts that capture attention and create a stir! This list of unique dessert ideas that break away from the norm will cause a sensation at any event.
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Best Tart Recipes
Our guide to the best tart recipes contains beautiful and delicious sweet and savory tarts from trusted recipes and tutorials. As fancy as they look, making tarts, mini tarts, and tartlets is really not as hard to make as you might think, you can comfortably make them for your friends and family.
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Best Fruit Desserts
Love fruit? Here are the best fruit desserts to enjoy at any time of the year. From easy fruit dessert recipes to showstopper cakes and desserts, I'll show you step-by-step how to make them.
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This article was first published as Best Spring Desserts at Spatula Desserts.
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