95 Summer Dessert Recipes For Cooling Down and Sweetening Up

With juicy watermelon, ripe fruits, and all manner of ice creams leading the way this season, we're suddenly feeling very hungry for these summer dessert recipes. And before you start to fret about the effort (yes, the heat makes us feel lazy, too), just know there’s tons on this list that won’t require you to turn on your oven (icebox cake, anyone?) and that deploy nature’s help for the sweetness you crave—we see you strawberries and stone fruit—even the ones that need a little help. Whether you're looking for something to cool you down, pick you up, or top you off after a laid-back picnic meal, we've got your summer dessert recipes right here. After all, dessert just tastes better in the summertime.