Our best spring desserts! These seasonal sweets include zesty lemon treats, fruity baking recipes, homemade ice cream, and all things carrot cake.
If you’re looking for fresh spring desserts, you’re in the right place! These spring dessert recipes showcase the best flavors of the season—bright lemon, tart rhubarb, sweet strawberries, earthy carrot cake, and more. Whether you’re hosting a special celebration or craving an easy everyday treat, we have ideas you’ll love!
Out of the hundreds of dessert recipes on Love & Lemons, these are the ones I come back to every spring. I’ve made them for family birthdays, Easter, Mother’s Day, and on rainy spring afternoons when I need something sweet. I hope a few become favorites in your kitchen too!
Our Top 5 Spring Dessert Recipes
Easy Carrot Cake
My husband Jack’s birthday is in mid-April, and we always make this moist, warmly spiced cake to celebrate. It’s not just a family favorite—readers love it too. Lynda wrote, “This recipe is perfect as is and it produced the best carrot cake I have ever made or eaten.” Don’t skip the tangy cream cheese frosting on top!
Strawberry Tiramisu
This refreshing tiramisu sets up overnight in the fridge, so it’s a perfect dessert to make ahead for spring dinner parties or holidays like Easter. L&L reader Diane wrote, “Just found this recipe and thought I would celebrate the first day of spring with it. It was amazing. My favorite dessert has been elevated to another level!”
Lemon Blueberry Bread
With over 100 5-star reviews, this lemony loaf is one of our most popular spring dessert recipes! Top it with a zesty lemon glaze if you’re making it for a special occasion, or leave it plain for a simple everyday treat.
Carrot Cake Bars
These viral no-bake bars are a plant-based, gluten-free twist on carrot cake. They have a chewy carrot and date base with a creamy cashew “frosting” layer on top. They set up in the freezer, so they’re great for making ahead!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Longer, warmer days = more frozen dessert cravings. Instead of picking up a pint at the store, treat yourself to this delicious homemade ice cream from scratch! L&L reader Nichole wrote, “This is my go-to ice cream recipe. Simple ingredients I usually have and always tastes great!”
Lemony Spring Desserts
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
If I had to choose a favorite out of all these spring dessert recipes, this olive oil cake would be it. It has an incredibly moist texture and bright, fruity flavor from olive oil and lots of lemon. Bonus: It couldn’t be easier to make!
Lemon Bars
These nostalgic spring bites have a creamy lemon curd filling and crisp shortbread crust. I like to add lemon zest to the filling to make them extra-tart.
Lemon Posset
This 4-ingredient recipe is one of the easiest spring desserts out there! The bright, creamy posset (similar to a custard or pudding) comes together in minutes on the stovetop and sets up in just 2 hours in the fridge. Served in hollowed-out lemon halves, it’s so cute and festive for spring!
Lemon Yogurt Cake
A little almond flour makes this simple loaf cake incredibly moist and tender. Top it with my go-to lemon glaze, or serve it with a dollop of Greek yogurt and fresh berries.
Fruit Cobblers and Crisps
Rhubarb Crisp
This bubbly, oat-y crisp is my favorite way to use fresh spring rhubarb. Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to balance the rhubarb’s delicious sour flavor.
Blueberry Cobbler
In this comforting cobbler, flaky, buttery biscuits bake on top of a jammy layer of fresh fruit. Leftovers—if you have any—are a fun breakfast treat the next day!
No-Bake Spring Desserts
Raspberry Vegan Cheesecake
These cute layered “cheesecake” slices start with a walnut and date crust. Then, I top them with a creamy lemon layer, followed by a bright raspberry sorbet. They’re so refreshing for spring!
Peanut Butter Bars
These no-bake bars taste like a Reese’s peanut butter cup (or Reese’s egg, if you’re thinking spring). They have a crisp chocolate topping and fudgy peanut butter base. Just 5 ingredients!
More Favorite Spring Dessert Recipes
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
This single-serve version of classic carrot cake is perfect for parties, picnics, and baby showers! L&L reader Mag wrote, “Loved this! Turned out incredibly moist, not too sweet, and overall delicious.”
Matcha Cookies
The best way to celebrate the arrival of spring shoots and leaves? Green cookies, of course! Matcha green tea gives these one-bowl treats a delicious earthy flavor and gorgeous hue. Enjoy them plain, or take them over the top with a white chocolate dip.
More Spring Recipes to Try
Looking for more spring recipes to celebrate the season? Check out this roundup of 30 Spring Dinner Ideas next!