Lemon desserts are some of the most popular world-wide. What makes lemon desserts so spectacular comes down to the basic flavors of sweet and sour coming together to create magic. Here are our 25 best lemon dessert recipes to help you decide what to make next!
Maybe you found a great deal on lemons or you’re lucky enough to own a fruit-bearing lemon tree in your back yard…
If you found this page, there’s a great chance that you have an abundance of lemons you’re looking to bake with. And I’m so happy to help you with your little lemon abundance problem!
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Cakes & Cupcakes
Perfect Lemon Cake – This is a truly perfect lemon tea cake that’s exceptionally moist, tender, delicate, and bursting with lemon flavor. It’s topped with a sticky lemon glaze icing that you won’t be able to resist!
Lemon Blueberry Cake – This delectable loaf cake is bursting with lemon flavor and loaded with juicy blueberries. When combining lemon and blueberries, wonderful things happen.
Lemon Bundt Cake – This incredibly easy-to-make, moist and tender lemon Bundt cake recipe is bursting with lemon flavor. Soaked in lemon syrup and topped with sticky lemon glaze, it’s absolutely irresistible!
Lemon Ginger Cake – Moist lemon pound cake with the fresh aroma of ginger makes for a perfect snack any time of day and pairs well with afternoon tea.
Lemon Mascarpone Pound Cake – Lemony and cheesy, this dense pound cake is so delicious to snack on. It’s such a unique, dense pound cake.
Lemon Olive Oil Cake – A light and tender lemon cake made with olive oil. This simple cake is full of complex flavors. Make this for a sweet snack or a breakfast that’s worth waking up for.
Lemon Zucchini Oat Cake (Gluten-free) – Bright and refreshing lemon zucchini cake with stabilized vanilla whipped cream frosting. This may look like a dense cake, but it has a light and tender crumb and doesn’t taste overly sweet. Even though it looks sinful, this cake is packed with nutrients from oat flour, nutritional yeast, and, of course, zucchini!
Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting – These moist vanilla cupcakes are bursting with tangy lemon flavor! Made with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. These cupcakes are topped with a creamy lemon-vanilla buttercream.
Bars, Cookies, and Tarts
Lemon Bars – Classic creamy and tangy lemon bars with a sweet buttery shortbread crust. Also commonly referred to as “lemon squares.”
Lemon White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars – Creamy, rich white chocolate cheesecake is made without a water bath and can be cut into bars or served in cake-form. Made with lemon juice and zest and bursting with white chocolate flavor!
Lemon Poppyseed Granola Bars – Lemon poppyseed granola bars with a lemon monkfruit-sweetened icing on top (zero refined sugar). Delicious and nutrient-packed protein bars for an easy on-the-go breakfast or snack! Bars freeze well.
French-Style Lemon Tart – Our most popular recipe year after year! This traditional lemon tart has a creamy, dreamy lemon curd filling, that tastes just like the ones in Paris. It’s my mom’s recipe and has been a favorite in my family for years too.
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Lemon Sable Cookies – Soft and crumbly butter cookies with a delicate lemon flavor. These cookies are easy to make and pair perfectly with a cup of tea or coffee.
Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies – Soft and chewy lemon cookies with white chocolate chunks make for an unbelievably decadent cookie. They’re so easy to make and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that everyone will love!
Muffins & Breakfast Treats
Lemon Muffins with Lemon Glaze – When life gives you lemons, make lemon muffins! THESE lemon muffins. They are light, fluffy, tangy, and taste amazing. They are also super easy to make (no mixer required) and are the perfect dessert, breakfast, or snack.
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – Poppy seeds give these moist, fluffy lemon muffins a deliciously delicate crunch and flavor. This recipe is so easy to make and the muffins are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or whenever you have a craving for a delicious, lemony treat.
Lemon Raspberry Muffins – Sweet, lemony, and bursting with flavor, these one-bowl lemon raspberry muffins are a refreshing twist on the classic lemon poppy seed combination. This recipe is simple to make and makes perfectly domed tops and soft, crumbly interiors you find in bakery cases.
Lemon White Chocolate Muffins – These lemon white chocolate muffins are the perfect combination of sweet and tart. Tender citrus muffins get sweetened with a double dose of white chocolate inside and drizzled on top.
Lemon Pancakes – These sweet, fluffy lemon pancakes are the perfect way to wake up in the morning. They’re bursting with lemon flavor and taste incredible with a drizzle of maple syrup and fresh berries.
Confections, Curds, and Cocktails
Lemon Curd – This smooth and luscious lemon curd can be used as a filling, topping, or spread. The recipe is versatile, so you can customize it to suit your own taste.
Strawberry Lemon Parfaits – Strawberry lemon parfaits consist of cake layers, lemon curd, juicy strawberries and whipped cream. These delightful and delicious mini desserts are one of my favorite treats to serve at bridal showers because they come together easily, but look stunning too!
Meringue Nests – These beautiful little meringue nests are both crunchy and soft, and once bitten into, they will melt in your mouth. Make them large or mini, and fill them with luscious lemon curd.
Lemon Truffles – Smooth and creamy truffles bursting with fresh lemon flavor, these easy to make treats are perfect for the holidays. Lemon truffles are just what you need to brighten up your winter wonderland!
Whiskey Sour Cocktail (with egg whites) – An egg white whiskey sour is my all-time favorite cocktail and the best way to utilize discarded egg whites from other recipes. Once you make your whiskey sour cocktails with egg whites, you’ll never go back to anything less. The egg white becomes an incredible emulsifier adding creaminess and soft foam to this drink.
Bonus Recipe
Lemon Cilantro Pasta – This bonus recipe is your reward for making it all the way to the bottom of the 25 best lemon desserts list! This incredibly easy and flavorful pasta dish pairs well with shrimp, fish, and chicken.
What’s your favorite lemon dessert? Let me know in the comments below!
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