10 Spring Desserts that Star Seasonal Produce

Spring is an ideal time to get in the kitchen and let the flavors of the season inspire your baking. The bounty of peak season fruits and dessert-friendly veggies, like fresh rhubarb, strawberries, and carrots, means the only limits are your sweet tooth and imagination. These 10 spring-forward treats are perfect for weekend baking when there’s still a faint chill in the air. Those moments when the warmth and aroma from the oven are extra inviting. These spring desserts are a great finale for holiday meals or impromptu springtime get-togethers to share the sweetness with family and friends. Whether you’re a pie-making pro or a first-timer with fruit desserts, anyone can bake and enjoy these simple recipes that celebrate spring.

Blueberry Crumb Bars

Fresh limes and frozen blueberries give the filling for these pie-inspired bars balanced sweetness and citrusy zing. Fifteen minutes is all you need to prep the buttery, cinnamon-scented crust layered with berries and a crumbly streusel topping. No need for rolling out complicated pie dough here!

Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream Cheese Filling

If your favorite part of carrot cake is the cream cheese frosting, you’ll fall in love with this stuffed dessert loaf. Moist, frosted cake made with fresh carrots and warm spices hides a layer of luscious cream cheese filling inside for a showstopping spring dessert.

Walnut Sponge Cake with Berries

Everyone can enjoy this gluten-free, dairy-free dessert that’s perfect for Passover or any springtime special occasion. Whipped egg whites are the secret ingredient that gives a light and airy crumb to the cake. The batter is made with ground walnuts and crowned with seasonal berries, for a nutty and fruity flavor.

Lemon Posset

This three-ingredient treat looks mighty impressive, but it’s surprisingly easy to make. Fresh lemons and heavy cream combine into a creamy pudding garnished with seasonal berries and served inside a lemon rind for that extra fancy flair.

Easy Strawberry and Cream Cheese Tart

A triple dose of strawberry plus one store-bought time-saver give this elegant spring dessert layers of flavor and texture with 10 minutes of prep. Frozen puff pastry is the crust for a flaky tart topped with flavored cream cheese, simmered berries, and strawberry jam glaze.

Strawberries and Cream Layer Cake

Two smart shortcut ingredients, boxed cake mix and vanilla pudding mix, let you skip some of the prep for this crowd-friendly take on strawberry shortcake. Sliced strawberries are the sweet surprise hiding under a layer of fridge-stable whipped cream inside a light cake crowned with more fresh berries.

Daffodil Cake with Macerated Berries

The white and pale yellow layers of this light-as-air baked dessert match its namesake springtime flower. A pop of fresh lemon brightens a fluffy, vanilla-scented cake served with whipped cream and juicy, macerated strawberries.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Eton Mess

Tangy rhubarb and sweet strawberries shine in this layered dessert. A crumble of store-bought vanilla meringue cookies add crunch to the fluffy layers of cream cheese frosting and crystalized gingers bring a subtle spice.

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Turn carrot cake into a hand-held delight with these cookies. The recipe packs a hearty oatmeal cookie dough with real carrots, raisins and walnuts and finishes everything with a decadent layer of store-bought cream cheese frosting for ease.

Easy Rhubarb Tart with Strawberry Glaze

Though naturally tart in flavor, rhubarb is a springtime vegetable that pairs perfectly with strawberries in spring desserts. The classic duo stars in this 30-minute, company-worthy tart topped with sweetened rhubarb stalks and a glossy glaze made from strawberry fruit spread.