🍋 Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth and indulge in a lemony paradise because June isn't just about sunshine and summertime vibes – it's National Lemon Month, and we're celebrating in the sweetest way possible!
From tangy lemon bars to fluffy lemon cakes and everything in between, we've curated a mouthwatering roundup of sweet treats that'll have you coming back for seconds (and thirds!).
Join us as we embark on a culinary adventure through the sunny world of lemon desserts, where every bite is a burst of citrusy bliss. Whether you're craving a refreshing lemon sorbet to beat the heat or a decadent lemon meringue pie to satisfy your cravings, we've got you covered with recipes that are as easy to make as they are delightful to devour.
🍋 Lemon-Inspired Recipes for Every Occasion
As we dive into June, let's celebrate National Lemon Month in style by indulging in these irresistible sweet treats that showcase the versatility and deliciousness of lemons. And don't forget to check out my blog post on "How Much Lemon Juice is in a Lemon" for all your citrusy questions, as well as tips on using freshly squeezed lemon juice to take your desserts to the next level.
Here's to a month filled with lemony delights and sweet memories that'll have you coming back for more! 🍋🍰
🍋 60 Sweet Recipes with Lemons
This version of Lemon Ricotta Cake features fresh lemon juice, ricotta cheese, almond flour, and olive oil. Super moist, lemony, and delicious! This Lemon
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These piped lemon cookies are made in a jiffy and can be flavored with either lemon juice or limoncello. The refreshing, tangy flavor is simply irresistible!
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Easy lemon lavender cookies with lemon glaze! The best lemon lavender shortbread cookies with vegan and gluten free options included!
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These delicious muffins, made without butter, are super fluffy and delicious! The subtle floral aroma of lavender combined with the zesty tang of lemon creates a delightful flavor explosion in every bite.
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The key to these vegan zucchini muffins is the lemon juice and zest. They’re whole wheat, nutritious, and utterly delicious!
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Get ready for a burst of refreshing citrus flavor with these crispy and delightful lemon white chocolate chip cookies. Perfect for any occasion!
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These fluffy lemon pancakes with ricotta and blueberry chia jam are absolutely delicious, and packed with bright flavor! Brunch perfection.
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This no bake lemon cheesecake with a fruity blueberry sauce is the perfect dessert for those lazy summer days. It's quick, easy, and absolutely mouthwatering!
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Lemon cranberry cheesecake bars are the perfect treat! Easy recipe of cheesecake swirled with cranberry compote on a graham cracker crust.
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This no-bake lemon raspberry cheesecake bursts with sweet raspberry flavor and is the perfect dessert to celebrate the day of love!
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We love this Almond Flour Lemon Cookies recipe! These soft and chewy treats are bursting with tangy lemon flavor and naturally gluten free.
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These lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting are perfectly tart and sweet and will be a hit at your next get together or just because!
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Soft and fluffy from scratch donut holes are filled with sweet and tart lemon curd and covered with a sugar glaze.
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This mouthwatering vegan lemon curd recipe is bursting with zesty citrus flavour. Enjoy your divine lemon curd on toast, scones, and pancakes, or as a luscious filling for cakes, tarts, pie and more!
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In the mood for something zesty? You have to whip up a batch of these Lemon Meltaway Cookies! Each cookie is like a little burst of sunshine, with centers so soft they just melt away
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These super yummy lemon almond scones are covered with almonds with a lemon glaze which is oh, so mouthwatering. You need to try these!
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These light and fluffy Lemon Cream Puffs are made with homemade pâte à choux and filled with sweet, velvety lemon cream. They’re a delicious and elegant dessert!
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Luscious and creamy, with a thick custard and a layer of perfectly brûléed sugar, this Lemon Crème Brûlée is a dessert recipe to impress. Perfect for anniversaries and Valentine’s Day!
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Enjoy a slice of this double dessert, it’s part lemon cake and part lemon pie and is so easy to make.
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Lemon Poke Cake, sometimes called Lemon Sugar Cake, is packed full of lemon flavor thanks to freshly zested lemon in the cake and glaze.
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A delicious cake with lemon curd filling, perfect for any celebration. With this recipe you can make it as well with simple ingredients!
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Also known as a cobbler with cake mix, this effortless dessert recipe is a crowd-pleaser with a creamy layer of canned filling and a buttery cake mix topping. It freezes well.
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Perfectly tart, subtly sweet and all kinds of refreshing, these lemon meringue tartlets are made with a buttery shortbread crust, a creamy lemon curd filling and a toasted meringue topping.
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This gluten free lemon cake recipe is made with fresh blueberries and uses no added sugar. Instead, we make this recipe even healthier by using monk fruit
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Lemon pudding cake is a light and refreshing cake. It has a layer of lemon pudding that bakes underneath a layer of lemon cake!
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These vegan lemon blueberry muffins are fluffy, moist, tender, and easy to make! They’re packed with juicy blueberries and lemon flavor.
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Lemon Turmeric Tea Cake is a bright and zesty dessert you’re going to love! It’s quick and easy to make, with 10 ingredients only!
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These No-Bake Coconut Bites are tasty treats loaded with flavor & good-for-you ingredients. With nuts, fruits, maple syrup & lemon!
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A beautiful bake for the colder months, these cranberry lemon bars are the perfect one-bowl recipe you can whip up any time.
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Indulge in the tangy-sweet flavors of this Limoncello Tiramisu, a luscious dessert recipe made with fresh lemons and a hint of Italian Limoncello lemon liqueur.
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Here’s a recipe for Lemon Honey Marmalade. It has 3 ingredients, is refined sugar & pectin free. That makes this AIP jam, Paleo friendly.
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3 Ingredient no-churn lemon ice cream served in a lemon shell is the perfect dessert to serve in the summertime.
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Individual Lemon Olive Oil Cakes are packed with sunny flavor due to lemon zest, lemon juice, and the enhancement of lemon olive oil.
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Enjoy a burst of citrus with my Microwave Lemon Mug Cake! Ready in 5 minutes, this single-serve dessert is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth.
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Lavender Lemon Biscotti are a floral inspired cookie recipe. Twice baked Italian cookies perfect for spring and Easter with lemon and flowers. Crisp and hard cantucci biscuits.
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3 Ingredient lemon cake mix cookies are soft, full of lemon flavor, and easy to make with a box of lemon cake mix. The perfect easy lemon cookie recipe for any occasion.
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Lemon Meringue Cheesecake is a creamy NY-style cheesecake made with the flavors of a classic lemon meringue pie with a ginger cookie crust. #lemoncheesecake
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Sweet, moist, and with an intense lemon flavor, these bars are super simple to make and have a finger-licking glaze. They keep well for several days and can be frozen.
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This sourdough discard lemon loaf is a great way to use your discard. Sourdough bakers will appreciate the slight tang the discard gives!
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Soft, flavourful, and filled with citrus, this lemon sour cream bundt cake is easy to whip up but looks so impressive baked in a pretty bundt pan.
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So many of us have loved meringue since childhood. This recipe brings together that wonderful taste of meringue with lemon curd, another childhood
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These quick and easy lemon truffles with fresh lemon and golden Oreos, then topped with white chocolate for the ultimate lemon no bake treat!
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Step up your summer dessert game with this easy paleo and keto creamy lemon ice cream! Full of lemony goodness with an option for GAPS diet.
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Lemon posset is the easiest dessert you’ve never heard of! Just 3 ingredients and 10 minutes are all you need to make this deliciously creamy English pudding.
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This delicious no-bake Lemon Chiffon Cake recipe is my favorite. It’s light & tender while still retaining moisture. Light & Tender Lemon Chiffon Cake If you like light and airy cakes then you’re going to love this one! It’s refreshing, delicious, and perfect with a cup or coffee or tea.
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These Classic Lemon Madeleines cookies are soft, buttery, & delicious. Enjoy delicate French cookies that are super easy to make and give out as DIY Gifts Classic Lemon Madeleines Cookies There nothing more delicious than a soft citrusy cakey cookie sprinkled with confectioners sugar. It’s perfect to dip in tea, coffee, and even hot chocolate.
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These Lemon Cookie Parfaits are easy to make with just four ingredients! Light, refreshing and the perfect lemon dessert any time of the year.
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This cake is royally delicious! Bright lemon cake surrounded by smooth and sweet elderflower frosting.
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These soft Italian ricotta cookies with a hint of lemon is a classic easy recipe. They are tender, moist, frosted, and topped with sprinkles.
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These lemon popsicles are full of fresh lemon flavor! They are made with 3 ingredients and are a refreshing frozen treat for summer days!
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These easy lemon poppyseed scones are perfect for brunch! A basic scone recipe with plenty of fresh lemon and a simple lemon glaze.
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These homemade lemon vanilla cupcakes are perfect for spring! Topped with creamy vanilla and lemon buttercream. With step by step photos.
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This Cottage Cheese Lemon Mousse is super creamy, refreshing, and loaded with 12 grams of protein. It’s a magical low calorie dessert that has quickly become my favorite. I’ve always been a fan of lemon.
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Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes: Tangy lemon cupcakes topped with a creamy strawberry buttercream. Your favorite summer drink, in cupcake form!
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Baked Strawberry Lemon Donuts are the ultimate sweet treat for lemon lovers! These easy-to-make donuts get baked in the oven, then topped with a bright lemon glaze, resulting in donuts that are soft, moist, and bursting with lemon flavor!
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This Lemon Tres Leches Cake (Pastel de Tres Leches Recipe) is a tangy and bright twist on the traditional Tres leches recipe. Lemon Curd and lemon zest add delicious citrus flavor to this decadent three milks cake.
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A Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cake recipe that’s moist, fluffy & bursting with fresh flavor. The perfect marriage of sweet & tart with a crunch!
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This soft and fluffy homemade Lemon Rolls recipe is made with a simple dough that results in a brioche-like texture.
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This Lemon Icebox Cake is super light, refreshing, and No Bake! The tangy lemons and lemon curd balances out the sweetness of this crowd-pleasing dessert.
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Claudia says
Just baked the Easy Lemon Ricotta Cake and it turned out amazing! 🍋 So moist and flavorful. Perfect for any occasion. Highly recommend trying it!
Nora says
That is wonderful! I am glad you found something you like!
Juyali says
Wait... there is a national lemon month? I didn't know I needed another reason to eat more lemon things which is my favorite! Thank you for creating this post with so many lemon recipe creations! 🙂
Nora says
Thank you, Juyali! Enjoy celebrating! 🙂
Sonja says
Mmmhhh Lemon everything! What a beautiful collection of recipes. I think I love all of them, but the Lemon Meringue cake clearly takes the top spot for me. So stunning!
Nora says
That is wonderful, Sonja! I am glad you found something you like!