Whip up a warm-weather dessert using fresh berries, peaches, and more.
Cool and crispy, it’s a must-make healthy summer dessert for hot weather.
Not only does that save calories, but it also allows the summer fruitsblueberriesand peachesto shine.
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Serveby the scoopfor one of our best light summer desserts (only 70 calories!
Carrot and Zucchini Bars
Move over,summer salads.
Zucchini-carrot bars are a more fun way to feature fresh summer produce.
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Berry Slab Pie
Load a light, flaky crust with yourfavorite berriesfor the ultimate summer dessert.
Get it going in the morning, and this healthydessert recipewill be ready whenever you are.
Stovetop Peach-Blackberry Crisp
Leave the oven off and cook this peach and berry crisp recipeon your stove.
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Use your creativity (and whatever looks best at the market) to make this 30-minutedessert recipeyour own.
Nectarines or plums make stellar peach stand-ins, while blueberries or raspberries work wonderfully instead of blackberries.
Make a bubbly brown sugar peach mixture and top it with spoonfuls of corn batter.
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Drizzle it with honey right out of the oven and serve it warm withvanilla ice creamor frozen yogurt.
Blueberry Lemonade Poke Cake
A homemade blueberry sauce infuses this summer cake recipe with sweet berry flavor.
Finish with a fluffylemoncurd whipped cream.
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The cake is very similar to a meringue with a crisp exterior and marshmallow-like center.
Pile onwhipped creamand fresh raspberries or strawberries and serve immediately.
Roasted Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Roasting the strawberries first helps intensify their flavor.
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Our recipe testers also adored the jammy strawberry pieces throughout thefrozen yogurt.
Each serving clocks in at 157 calories and 3 grams of fat.
Confetti Cake and Ice Cream Pops
Giveice cream cakea remix by making it into easy-to-eat pops.
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Here, confetti cake is layered with sorbet and finished with sprinkles.
One reviewer raved, “Delicious!
We just ate it as an ice cream cake.”
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Raspberry-Peach Clafouti
Clafoutis is aFrench dessertmade with fresh fruit and a custardy batter.
Here, we’re using fresh raspberries and peaches.
Top the finished dessert with a light sprinkle of powdered sugar and fresh basil.
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Mini Blueberry Pies
Each of these individual pies is under 300 calories.
The filling is made with fresh blueberries, water, cornstarch, and sugar.
Top the finished summer dessert with more fresh berries, lemon zest, and whipped cream or yogurt.
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Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
This big-batch dessert recipe makes 32 servings.
To make, layer a homemade coconut crust with cheesecake filling and fresh blueberries.
Cool completely before slicing and serving.
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