If you are looking for light, bright and refreshing treats, give some of these lemon desserts a try. From lemon cupcakes to lemon cakes, these desserts are full of fun citrus flavor. Perfect for a range of occasions like spring parties, summer BBQs and more.
One of the best spring dessert flavors is tart and tangy lemon. These lemon desserts range from cupcakes stuffed with lemon curd to easy lemon cake mix cookies and everything in between.
We selected these easy lemon desserts based on the following criteria: lemon flavor, ease to make, overall flavor. Keep on scrolling down to find your favorite recipes.
Mini Lemon Tarts
These cute mini lemon tarts are a perfect bite sized treat. They are made easily in mini muffin tins with a flaky crust and filled with lemon curd.
Why it's good: only use 9 simple ingredients to make them. Perfect for get togethers and parties where guests can grab and eat.
Lemon Meringue Cookies
These lemon meringue cookies look just like mini pies, but in cookie form. They are a thick sugar cookie base filled with lemon curd and topped with toasted meringue.
Why it's good: they use only 10 simple ingredients to make. They are bright and flavorful with a large dollop of lemon curd in the center.
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Lemon meringue cupcakes are all the best parts of a cupcake stuffed with the best flavors of lemon meringue pie. A moist and fluffy lemon cupcake with lemon curd filling and topped with toasted meringue.
Why it's good: you can bake up a batch of these in under an hour. They are stuffed with lemon flavor in the cupcake and filling.
Limoncello Tiramisu
This no bake Limoncello Tiramisu is a nice lemon flavor variation of a classic dessert. Ladyfingers soaked in limoncello syrup and layered with whipped topping and more limoncello.
Why it's good: super fast and easy to make - 10 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time. Super flavorful with lemon and creamy whipped topping throughout.
Lemon Poke Cake
If you are looking for an easy lemon flavored cake, give this lemon poke cake a try. Boxed mix lemon cake filled with lemon pudding and topped with cool whip.
Why it's good: you can bake this up in about 30 minutes and only need 7 ingredients since it uses a boxed mix. Its fluffy, light and full of lemon flavors.
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
Another recipe that uses boxed cake mix are these lemon cake mix cookies. These cookies are bright, thick and bursting with lemon flavor.
Why it's good: so super easy to make with just 4 ingredients and about 20 minutes you can have a whole batch baked up. Make as a big batch for parties too.
Lemon Blueberry Cookies
Double fruit flavor is what you'll find in these lemon blueberry cookies. A classic thick and chewy cookie base with lemon flavor and studded with thick blueberries.
Why it's good: these use a no chill dough, so they can be baked up pretty fast. The lemon and blueberry flavor combination is super good.
Raspberry Lemon Cookies
These easy raspberry lemon cookies are a thinner, chewy cookie that is full of fruity flavors. The combination of tangy citrus and sweet raspberries is great for summer and spring.
Why it's good: no fancy tricks needed to bake a batch of these, simply mix up the ingredients, chill and bake. The lemon flavor adds a nice tart flavor to these cookies.
Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
How cute are these pink lemonade cupcakes? A moist and fluffy pink lemon cupcake based and topped off with pink lemonade buttercream as well. It's like eating your favorite refreshing drink.
Why it's good: they are super cute and festive with their bright pink color. The tangy citrus lemon flavor melds perfectly with the sweet creamy frosting.
