12 Easy & Refreshing Summer Dessert Recipes | [Your Brand/Website]

Satisfy your sweet tooth and take advantage of seasonal ingredients with these refreshing and simple-to-make recipes.

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Graham Elliot’s Watermelon and Jalapeño Ice Pops

Use this delicious recipe as a jumping-off point to make other colourful ice pops. If you’re going to try a few summer dessert recipes this season, put this at the top of your list.

Click here for Graham Elliot’s Watermelon and Jalapeño Ice Pops recipe.

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Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Let’s face it: some flavour combinations were simply meant to be. Take peanut butter and chocolate, for example, which work together to elevate this decadent brownie recipe to new levels of delicious.

Try Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies yourself!

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Sorrento Lemon Pie

When life gives you lemons, make some lemon pie! Grown in Southern Italy, Sorento lemons are an ideal ingredient for desserts, cocktails and other sweet treats.

Get the recipe for Sorrento Lemon Pie.

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Strawberry Ice Cream

The great thing about this recipe is its versatility. After trying strawberries, why not go for blueberries or chocolate? You can try any flavour you want!

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Chocolate Macarons

French-style macarons-a mixture of egg whites and ground almonds sandwiched together with a flavoured filling-are among the most decadent of summer dessert recipes.

Want to test your cooking skills? Try Chocolate Macarons yourself!

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Double-Lemon Cheesecake Bars

The tart zing of citrus from these cheesecake bars provides a great balance with a savoury dish. What are you thinking of pairing it with?

Get the recipe for Double-Lemon Cheesecake Bars.

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Traditional Hershey’s Milk Chocolate S’mores

Nothing says cottage or camping like S’mores by a fire. Impress your friends and family with this perfect and easy Hershey Chocolate S’mores recipe.

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Choco-Bananachino Smoothie

This refreshing drink is also ridiculously healthy-Flaxseed is full of compounds that have been proven to help protect against certain kinds of cancers, especially breast, prostate and colon.

Try a Choco-Bananachino Smoothie today!

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Raspberry and Pomegranate Smoothie

Cool off on a hot summer day the healthy way with this refreshing raspberry and pomegranate smoothie recipe.

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Double Fudge Brownie Chunks

Well, it doesn’t get more fudgy than this. You can leave out the nuts if you want a pure chocolate thrill.

Try Double Fudge Brownie Chunks this summer!

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Blueberry Pie

Few things say summer like warm blueberry pie. Impress your friends with this simple and easy blueberry pie recipe.

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Originally Published: August 05, 2016