When summer comes around, those cartons of fresh strawberries at the grocery store are too tempting to pass up. With shortcakes, ice cream, cheesecake, and more, we have some of the best strawberry dessert recipes to celebrate your haul all season long. Warning: mouthwatering strawberry sweets ahead!
Strawberry, Mango & Rose Pavlova
Edible rose petals, macerated (aka sugar-marinated) berries, and mangoes adorn this unique strawberry dessert recipe. Don't be intimidated by the pavlova; just follow our two secrets for success: Start with room-temperature egg whites and leave the oven door firmly in place while the meringue cooks and cools.
Strawberry Hand Pies
Fighting over who gets the largest slice of pie is a thing of the past. This single-serving strawberry dessert recipe guarantees everyone gets their fair share of the sweet selection. Making the dough in your food processor also gets the job done super-quick (with less mess). Use any extra strawberry filling by stirring it into oatmeal the following morning.
Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake Minis
With a salted pretzel crust and a citrus and strawberry filling, these creamy single-serving cheesecakes hit all the same flavor notes you know and love from your go-to Mexican restaurant beverage.
Best Strawberry Shortcake
The best part about shortcake? The strawberry filling, of course. Made with fresh-from-the-garden berries and a spoonful (or two) of sugar, this dessert has just the right level of sweetness.
Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits
A clear Mason jar allows the pretty stripes to steal the show in this lovely layered strawberry dessert recipe. Mix up your shortcakes with our lemon-poppy seed variation. It will change the way you think about biscuits!
Best-Ever Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
No strawberry dessert recipe list is complete without the quintessential strawberry rhubarb pie! This best-ever version with a buttery crust is a favorite from our Red Plaid cookbook.
Strawberry S'mores Cobbler
Take s'mores beyond basic status with a fruity campfire cobbler. This grillable version tosses citrus-strawberry filling into the heat and finishes with toasted marshmallows.
Strawberry Cheesecake Bites
Serve a crowd at your next bake sale or potluck with this delightful mini dessert idea. Who can resist a shortbread-crusted cheesecake topped with strawberries and drizzled with honey?
Strawberry Shortcake Scones
Pinkies up! This tea-time treat is flaky, fruity, and fit for a queen. You can thank ricotta cheese for the scone recipe's extra-tender texture.
Dark Chocolate Cake with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream
Introducing the most indulgent strawberry dessert you've ever had: endless layers of fudgy, dark chocolate cake smeared in strawberry-vanilla bean cream. Fork, please!
Six-Layer Strawberry Cake
Keep the strawberries coming with this sweet and moist six-layer cake. Add 2 Tbsp. of strawberry liqueur for additional fruit flavor, and sprinkle on coconut flakes and white chocolate curls after frosting for extra eye appeal.
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cakes
If you love pairing strawberries and chocolate, wait until you get a taste of these upside-down decadent chocolate cupcakes. We've smothered them in a rich ganache before topping them off with a juicy strawberry.
Roasted Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Prolong the life of fresh summer strawberries by roasting them and adding them to homemade frozen yogurt. Add flavor with crushed pretzels and freeze-dried strawberries.
Strawberry Meringue Cookies
Six ingredients (including salt and sugar) is all it takes to whip up these light and airy strawberry cookies. Fold in a homemade strawberry sauce and bake until crisp.
Tres Leches Strawberry Shortcake
This mashup of strawberry shortcake and tres leches cake is a must-try. As one BHG home cook raved, "My kids loved the recipe because it is not super sweet. The cake part is dense and does not rise much, almost like a thick cookie that did taste like shortbread. I soaked it overnight but it was still not really soft. The sauce that you soak it in is delicious."