Fruit Dessert

Serve this home-style treat with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Instead of using a pastry bag to pipe the meringue for the baskets, just snip a corner off a resealable plastic bag. Begin preparing this one day ahead.

Part of the allure of this very grown-up dessert is its texture, which is softly set, rather than bouncy like Jell-O.

Lime curd and tart cranberries are balanced by a layer of sweet white chocolate cream. For best results, use imported white chocolate, such as Lindt or Perugina. Begin preparing the tart two days before you plan to serve it.

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

Studies from Northwestern University and the University of Kentucky indicate that fiber-rich bran from oatmeal can actually reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.

Pavlova meets Black Forest cake in a holiday dessert designed to steal the spotlight.

This no-oven-needed crisp can be made with almost any fresh berry (we’d avoid raspberries) and comes together within 45 minutes.

The best fruit pie, complete with a brown sugar streusel topping.

These bright cheesecake bars feature spring’s favorite flavor duo and a Triscuit cracker crust.

This classic apple tarte Tatin gets its tart-sweet flavor and crimson hue from a handful of fresh or frozen cranberries.

Tender cake houses jammy sour cherries and chunks of sweet pineapple in this cobbler meets upside down cake hybrid.

A bit of cherry-flavored Jell-O powder makes these ice pops taste like they came from an ice cream truck (in the best way!).

This sturdy almond-polenta cake is a gentle landing spot for fresh figs, and also happens to be gluten-free. Swap figs for plums, raspberries, or blueberries.

Stacked with chopped bananas, vanilla pudding, and crunchy Marie biscuits, these individual banana pudding jars are the perfect make-ahead summer dessert.

Summer means spicy, savory fruit salads made with whatever fresh produce you’ve got, plus lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, dried shrimp, and lots of red chiles.

In this riff on a classic spring dessert, airy choux pastry replaces bready shortcakes. Strawberry cream puffs give the fruit and cream more room to shine.

Eight ingredients, ten minutes of active time, one delightfully fruity summer dessert you’ll remake all season long.

An all-purpose gluten-free blend does the heavy lifting here, keeping the ingredient list short and sweet.

Baked apple with granola and sour cream—serving as two recipes in one, it effortlessly transitions between a delightful breakfast and a satisfying dessert.