Fruit Dessert

This pie is both sweet and salty, which is my favorite dessert combination. The smoky bacon, mingling with the spiced apples and bourbon crust, is heavenly.

This cobbler riff is made with a biscuit-like dough that gets rolled out, scattered with juicy blackberries, and then spiraled into a log.

Cardamom, pistachios, and lemon add a vibrant twist to this seasonal, jewel-toned dessert.

Treat this spoonable dessert as a vehicle for piles of your favorite peak-season fruit.

Plant-based baking sticks mean this pie is vegan and dairy-free. Using frozen cherries means you can make it all year long.

With an oatmeal cookie-like topping, this easy dessert makes good use of ripe summer peaches. But really, you can make it all year long with apples, pears, or whatever’s in season.

A classic British dessert made of whipped cream, store-bought meringues, and fruit, this recipe is as easy to make as it is impressive. The meringues will soften as they sit, giving just the right amount of texture.

This creamy, dreamy icebox cake—built in a bowl for maximum ease—is the no-bake dessert you'll be making all summer.

Matcha and sesame seeds take these strawberries to a place chocolate-dipped berries only dream of. You won't stop at just one.

In this cobbler recipe, the batter puffs up around the fruit, creating a cakey top and a gooey base.

Galettes were invented to make amateur bakers feel like pros. The less perfect they are, the cooler they look. No trimming, no tucking, no crimping, no venting, and no soggy bottom. They're also versatile: You can make a version of this year-round with the same amount of peak-season fruit.

Sweet cherries, dried cherries, and cherry juice (plus a splash of cherry brandy) combine with vanilla and orange peel in the sauce for this flavorful dessert, prime for Mardi Gras dinner.

Plums are summer’s all-stars. You should eat and cook with them only when they are peaking, plentiful, and widely available in many varieties.

Bake your plums in an anise-tinged, pancake-like batter for a simple dessert that’s airy, silky, and just sweet enough.

Vanilla-infused brown butter adds nuttiness to tender pears beneath a crisp almond topping.

Turn pantry staples and an apple into a warm, autumnal dessert for one. This festive little dessert is an easy way to treat yourself—no special occasion necessary.