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35 Scrumptious Summer Fruit Desserts

Ripe peaches, juicy melons, luscious berries…need we say more?

Easy-to-Make Fruit Desserts

Let summer’s sweetest stars—peaches, plums, berries, and melon—take the spotlight with gorgeous and surprisingly simple fruit desserts. Each of these dessert recipes features one (or more) of summer’s outstanding fresh fruits in ways that are wholly inventive—or, at least, inventive twists on classic recipes.

Raspberry, Blueberry, Blackberry, and Strawberry Recipes
Any of these berries are delicious eaten out of hand, of course, but we think you’ll like them equally well in these sweet treats.

Peach, Nectarine, Plum, and Apricot Recipes
As wonderful as stone fruits are baked in pies and tarts, they’re equally good poached and—yes—grilled.

Cherry and Grape Recipes
Cherry pie? Classic. A grape dessert? There’s something different.

Melon and Mango Recipes
Melon makes for a refreshing dessert, calling for the simplest of preparations. Mango, which seems so exotic, is actually easy to prepare.

Next: Raspberry, Blueberry, Blackberry, and Strawberry Recipes
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Fruits and Berries
Blueberry Cobbler
Berries and Coconut Cream
Raspberry S'mores
Blackberry Cobbler
Strawberry-Mango Parfaits With Ginger Topping
Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie
Raspberry Fool
Ice Cream Pie With Warm Blueberry Sauce
Sandi Rose's Blackberry Crumb Cake
Raspberry Pops
Strawberries and Syrup
Blueberry Tart
Berry Shortcakes
Summer Berry and Plum Pudding
Roasted Apricots With Sugared Pecans and Dulce de Leche
Honey-Broiled Nectarines
White Peach Floats
Peach Crisp
Fresh Plums With Polenta Cake
Peach and Raspberry Parfait
Ice Cream With Honey-Poached Apricots
Rustic Peach Tart
Grilled-Peach Sundaes
Irene Burkart's Peach Surprise
Plum Upside-Down Cake
Poached Nectarines
Plum Crumble
Warm Peaches With Whipped Cream
Cherry Pie
Grape and Pine Nut Dessert Focaccia
Cherry Trifle
Honeydew With Mint
Mango and Coconut Ring
Mint-Melon Pops
Mango Gratin

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