327 lemon dessert recipes

Paradise salad: a molded lemon Jello salad with sour cream, cottage cheese, and crushed pineapple. A retro gelatin dessert-salad that chills into a creamy, tangy mold.

Cherry filling for pierogies takes pitted dark sweet cherries and a squeeze of lemon for a fresh fruit filling. Polish dessert dumpling stuffing that comes together in 20 minutes.

Eggnog pound cake infused with holiday eggnog, flaked coconut, and lemon-vanilla extracts, baked in a tube pan until dense, buttery and fragrant. A festive dessert that keeps for days.

Eggnog parfait pies with lemon gelatin, vanilla ice cream, nutmeg, rum flavoring, and whipped egg whites in baked tart shells. A fluffy no-bake holiday dessert topped with whipped cream.

Ricotta souffles with raspberry sauce are light, puffed individual desserts baked in a water bath with lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon. Slashed open at the table and filled with bright raspberry sauce.

Country Club Salad: a creamy lemon Jell-O mold with fruit cocktail, cream cheese, mini marshmallows, sliced bananas, and clouds of whipped cream. The vintage holiday side that's secretly dessert.

Sugar-free strawberry ice made with pureed strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar replacement. A light, diabetic-friendly frozen dessert with almost no calories.

Citrus soup frappe: a chilled, lightly jellied dessert soup of orange, raspberry, and lemon juices laced with red wine, Sauterne, and kirsch. A vintage Continental starter or palate-cleansing finale.

Fluffy vanilla meringue tops a tangy lemon-spiked applesauce custard for a light, elegant dessert that's equally good hot or cold.

Grapefruit segments in lemon sugar syrup with a splash of gin or orange juice. An elegant, refreshing citrus dessert that can be prepped ahead.

Buttery homemade crust cradles juicy peaches under a crunchy almond streusel crown. Fresh lemon zest brightens the filling while nutmeg adds depth to this show-stopping summer dessert.

Strawberries Italian style macerate ripe berries with sugar, lemon, orange juice, port, and white wine. Boozy fragole al vino dessert that needs nothing more than a chilled glass.

Syrup-soaked semolina cake made with yogurt, toasted almonds, and butter, drenched in chilled lemon syrup while still hot. A beloved Middle Eastern dessert that serves 20.

Diabetic-friendly lemon meringue pie sweetened with fructose and sugar substitute. The classic citrus dessert with a glossy meringue, formulated for lower-impact glucose response.

Revani semolina cake soaked in chilled lemon syrup with almond extract. This Greek dessert uses olive oil instead of butter and gets its lift from whipped egg whites.

Ritz crackers transform into tender, spiced filling that mimics apple pie with lemon zest, cinnamon, and buttery crust. A Depression-era classic dessert.