Summer is just days away, and that means it’s time for backyard barbeque, lazy days at the pool, and fun in the sun.
If you’re hosting a summer party, or you’ve been asked to bring dessert to a friend’s potluck, you’re in luck.
This post includes 21+ quintessential gluten-free summer dessert recipes – from lemon bars and churros to strawberry shortcakes, s’mores cookies, and more!
(1) Gluten-Free Angel Food Cake
This simple gluten-free angel food cake recipe is airy, light, and oh-so-beautiful! Get ready to enjoy this popular summer dessert topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream – a must!
Get my Gluten-Free Angel Food Cake recipe.
(2) Gluten-Free Lemon Bars
Get ready to make the best gluten-free lemon bars ever. They’re complete with a thick custardy citrus filling set atop a buttery and crumbly shortbread crust—all deliciousness, no gluten.
Get my recipe for Gluten Free Lemon Bars.
(3) Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry shortcake is a sweet and crumbly biscuit (or cake) combined with sweet strawberries and mouth-pleasing whipped cream. My strawberry shortcake has a buttery and flaky biscuit that I love!
Get my Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake recipe.
(4) Frozen Yogurt Banana Popsicles
These fun and kid-friendly frozen yogurt banana popsicles are made with dairy-free yogurt and rolled in colorful sprinkles for a festive treat. Use red, white, and blue sprinkles for the 4th of July!
Get my Frozen Yogurt Banana Popsicles recipe.
(5) Gluten-Free Peach Cobbler
This dairy-free and gluten-free peach cobbler recipe offers a sweet peach filling covered in a doughy biscuit topping. It’s ideally made with fresh peaches, but frozen peaches work in a pinch, too.
Get my Gluten-Free Peach Cobbler recipe.
(6) Gluten-Free Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
In the mood for a gluten-free thumbprint cookie that is easy to make and delicious to eat? My gluten-free raspberry thumbprint cookie recipe is the jam. The cookies are buttery and light – perfection!
Get my recipe for Gluten-Free Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies.
(7) Gluten-Free Churros
I used to enjoy fried churros at summer festivals growing up. My gluten-free churros are golden brown and crunchy on the outside and soft and doughy on the inside.
Get my recipe for Gluten Free Churros.
(8) Gluten-Free Raspberry Bars
These gluten-free raspberry bars have the perfect combination of sweetness and tartness. They start with a buttery cookie crust topped with a bounty of fresh raspberries and a sweet crumble topping. You could also use fresh strawberries instead of raspberries.
Get my Gluten-Free Raspberry Bars recipe.
(9) Gluten-Free S’mores Cookies
These gluten-free s’mores cookies contain sticky marshmallows, gooey melted chocolate, and the graham cracker flavor you know and love.
Get my Gluten-Free S’mores Cookie recipe.
(10) Cookies & Cream Chocolate Pudding
These gluten-free cookies and cream chocolate pudding cups are so good. My recipe calls for crumbled gluten-free Oreo cookies layered between sweet homemade chocolate pudding. The pudding is made from scratch.
Get my Cookies & Cream Chocolate Pudding recipe.
(11) Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
This decadent gluten-free carrot cake is incredibly moist, flavorful, and infused with sweet chunks of pineapple and coconut (optional). You won’t miss gluten when you dig into this delicious cake, especially when you top it with a smooth and tangy cream cheese frosting.
Get my Gluten-Free Carrot Cake recipe.
(12) Gluten-Free Pound Cake
I grew up eating frozen Sara Lee pound cake and was desperate to recreate this wonderfully moist, melt-in-your-mouth cake without gluten. I remember eating it for dessert – topped with strawberries and whipped cream – on lazy summer days. My gluten-free version of pound cake is velvety smooth and deliciously buttery.
Get my Gluten-Free Pound Cake recipe.
(13) Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes
While chocolate cupcakes are my favorite, in the summer, when the sun is shining, these gluten-free vanilla cupcakes just feel like the perfect summertime treat. The cupcakes offer a delicate crumb and luscious frosting.
Get my Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes recipe.
(14) Cassava Flour Cupcakes
If you’re grain-free, in addition to being gluten-free, you’ll love these delicious, soft, and sweet cassava flour cupcakes. I topped them with a light buttercream frosting and added red, white, and blue sprinkles for a patriotic flair.
Get my Cassava Flour Cupcakes recipe.
(15) Gluten-Free Cookie Cake
This giant gluten-free cookie cake is the perfect compromise for when you can’t decide if you want cake or cookies. The center of the cookie is soft and chewy, and the edges are slightly crisp. It’s loaded with a generous amount of chocolate chips and studded with colorful sprinkles on top.
Get my Gluten-Free Cookie Cake recipe.
(16) Gluten-Free Chocolate Sheet Cake
No backyard party is complete without a little chocolate. My gluten-free chocolate sheet cake is so easy to make, delicious, moist, and tender. Forget grocery store cakes that are filled with gluten and artificial dyes. This cake takes the cake.
Get my Gluten-Free Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe.
(17) Frozen Yogurt Blueberries
Frozen yogurt blueberries make a wonderful and healthy summer treat. Each blueberry is dipped in dairy-free vanilla yogurt and frozen to perfection.
Get my recipe for Frozen Yogurt Blueberries.
(18) Simple Strawberry Sauce
Elevate your frozen treats with this ridiculously simple strawberry sauce recipe. It’s sweet and tangy and makes anyone who eats it want to lick the bowl clean. Top it on ice cream or pound cake for the best results.
Get my Simple Strawberry Sauce recipe.
(19) Gluten-Free Blueberry Crisp with Oats
This irresistible, lemony, and gluten-free blueberry crisp offers the perfect combination of sweet and tart, and is topped with a sweet oat-brown sugar crunchy crumble.
Get my Gluten-Free Blueberry Crisp with Oats recipe.
(20) Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Looking for a gluten-free blueberry lemon muffin recipe that tastes like it came from an artisan bakery? Look no further than these super-tasty bakery-style gluten-free blueberry lemon muffins.
Get my recipe for Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins.
(21) Gluten-Free Rugelach
Rugelach is a delicious flaky pastry brought to the U.S. by Eastern European Jews and popular in Israel. I’m sharing this authentic gluten-free rugelach recipe from my Aunt Ayala. The rugelach is traditionally filled with sweet apricot jam and crunchy walnuts, but in the summer, I recommend using strawberry or raspberry jam instead.
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(22) Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread – coming soon!
You gotta try this delicious and super simple gluten-free zucchini bread recipe topped with a sweet cinnamon cream cheese glaze. It’s definitely giving off summer vibes!
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Summer Loving
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