10 Favorite Zesty Lemon Dessert Recipes
If you’re a fan of lemons’ vibrant flavor, get ready for lemony bliss. From classic lemon bars that melt in your mouth to the allure of old-fashioned lemon meringue pie and the elegance of pavlova topped with luscious lemon curd, you’ll love this collection of lemon dessert recipes.
Lemon Blueberry Scones
Total time: 35 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Flour, butter, blueberries, lemons, heavy cream
Learn more and get the recipe: Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones
Welcome in warm weather with these easy to make Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones with the perfect pairing of sweet and tart flavors. These tender, crumbly scones are a delightful addition to a bread basket for breakfast or brunch, and to serve at tea parties, Easter Sunday, or Mother’s Day.
Lemon Lime Cake
Total time: 40 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Lemon cake mix, lime jello, lime juice, cream cheese, powdered sugar
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Vintage Lemon Lime Cake is made with a boxed cake mix combined with jello for a quick and easy citrusy dessert.
Pavlova with Lemon Curd
Total time: 1 hour, 50 minutes (plus 12 hours standing time)
Level: Intermediate
Main ingredients: Egg whites, sugar, lemon curd, fresh berries, whipped cream
Learn more and get the recipe: Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Fresh Berries
This dreamy dessert may look difficult, but it’s really nothing more than a big baked meringue. Pavlova, with its crisp outer crust and soft, light interior, is perfect any time of year, but when fresh berries are in season, it’s an absolute delight. Serve my Pavlova with Lemon Curd and Fresh Berries, and get raves from your friends and family!
Lemon Bars
Total time: 1 hour
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Flour, sugar, eggs, butter, lemon
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Rich and buttery Lemon Bars made with lemon juice and zest are a delicious afternoon treat with a cup of tea or coffee.
Lemon Cherry Muffins
Total time: 28 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Flour, sugar, eggs, milk, almonds, dried cherries, lemon
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Lemon and Cherry Muffins are lightly sweet muffins flavored with lemon and dried cherries. They’re great for snacks or for breakfast.
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
Total time: 40 minutes
Level: Intermediate
Main ingredients: Eggs, lemon, sugar, butter, purchased pie shell
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Who doesn’t love Classic Lemon Meringue Pie? Its tart, smooth lemon filling is perfectly balanced with a lightly sweetened meringue topping and buttery, flaky pie crust. Plus, it’s easy to make!
Ma Mag’s Lemon Cheese
Total time: 20 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Egg yolks, butter, lemon, sugar
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A forerunner to modern-day lemon curd, lemon cheese is rich with eggs and butter and tart and tangy from fresh lemon juice. Ma Mag’s Lemon Cheese makes the best cake filling you ever put in your mouth!
Strawberry Lemon Muffins
Total time: 40 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Milk, egg, vanilla, oatmeal, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, strawberries, lemon
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Whip up a batch of these homemade Strawberry Lemon Muffins today for breakfast or afternoon snacks. Their strawberry and lemon flavors will win you over, while the addition of oatmeal and whole wheat flour makes them a bit healthier.
Lemon Raspberry Bread
Total time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Raspberries, lemon, flour, sugar, eggs, butter
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Lemon Raspberry Bread is a quick bread drenched with a lemon and sugar glaze that is perfect for dessert, breakfast, or snack. Serve with tea or coffee.
Vintage Lemon Pudding Cake
Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Level: Beginner
Main ingredients: Eggs, lemon, milk, sugar, flour
Learn more and get the recipe: Link to recipe
Lemon Pudding Cake with cherry coulis is a vintage recipe for lemon pudding cake in which the mixture separates into layers while baking!