12 No-Bake Desserts for a Taste of Spring Sweetness
As the weather heats up, take a break from your oven.
There’s no shortage of reasons to whip up spring desserts. You can certainly do it on a whim to take advantage of seasonal fruits, but you’ve probably got a ton of invites for graduations, Memorial Day, and church potlucks piling up, too. And here’s the thing: You don’t have to turn on the oven if you don’t want to. No-bake spring desserts give you a ton of fresh flavor without cranking up your air conditioning.
You’re probably craving strawberry desserts right now, and rightfully so! The burst of berry sweetness is practically a dessert all unto itself, but here, you’ll find quite a few ideas to make the most of them. You’ll also find spring lemon desserts for a bright, zingy taste of sunshine, as well as an option for its tropical cousin, the key lime. You can get a taste of vacation without even leaving home!
Prefer chocolate desserts? Don’t worry, you’ll find a few of those, too. Chocolate is a crowd-pleaser no matter the season. Bring a big tray of eclair cake to your next backyard bash and watch it disappear! It’s amazing what a box of graham crackers and pudding mix can do. Get started now and keep these no-bake desserts on repeat as the weather heats up even more. You’ll thank yourself for skipping the oven, and so will your electricity bill!
Strawberry Delight
This dessert is fresh, fruity, and perfect for any gathering. It features a buttery graham cracker crust, a light and tangy cream cheese filling, and a glossy strawberry topping. It’s as delightful as it sounds!
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Lemon-White Chocolate Truffles
Truffles look fancy, but these are easy! They start with vanilla sandwich cookies that are blitzed in a food processor with cream cheese and lemon zest. Once the mixture is formed into balls, they are dipped in white chocolate.
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No-Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
You don’t even have to wait for raspberry season to make this dessert! Simply whip up a creamy cheesecake filling in a blender, spread it over a graham cracker crust, then swirl in jarred raspberry preserves.
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Eclair Cake
You’ll love that this dessert has not only one but two easy shortcuts. It uses boxed pudding mix and graham crackers for the layers. Make it in advance, and let the flavors set in the fridge.
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Mango Pie
Get a tropical bite without leaving home! You can absolutely make this with fresh mango chunks, since they come into season in May. Or you can opt for the frozen kind you find at the store if they’re not quite ripe yet.
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No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
The secret to this dessert is a box of strawberry-flavored Jell-O! This shortcut doesn’t just add flavor, but it also gives it structure. That’s why you don’t have to use the oven. Genius!
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Cherry Delight
You don’t have to worry about finding in-season cherries to savor the sweetness of the fruit. You use a canned cherry pie filling to top a vanilla wafer crust and cream cheese center. It’s a delight to make and eat!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake
While you can make chocolate chip cookies from scratch, save yourself some time and head to your grocery store’s bakery section instead. Layer those cookies with a creamy filling and let them set for a sliceable treat.
No-Bake Key Lime Pie
Island flavor in a cool kitchen, comin’ right up! The secret is a mixture of sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese for structure and whipped cream to lighten them up. Key lime juice is so easy to find in supermarkets these days, too.
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Red, White, and Blue Trifle
Welcome Memorial Day with this sky-high trifle. It’s easy to assemble thanks to store-bought pound cake cut into chunks and a whipped cream filling. Use whatever berries look best to you: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries.
Get the Red, White, and Blue Trifle recipe.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
Now this is a berry good dessert! It’s made much like eclair cake with layers of graham crackers and a tangy cream cheese filling. Fresh strawberry slices add a seasonal twist.
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Ambrosia Salad
This is retro at its finest! With the tropical flavors of orange, pineapple, cherry, and coconut mixed in with marshmallows, everyone will be begging for a second scoop of nostalgia at your next potluck.
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