My Favorite Easy Summer Desserts

Dessert #1: Cherry Pie Casserole

This dessert is so easy to make! I know I recently posted a recipe and said that I try to make everything from scratch here. Well…I sort of cheated this time! You could easily turn this into a from scratch recipe but I had all the ingredients to make this in less time with less effort so I went for it.

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Here’s what you need:

2 cans of crescent roll dough (pie dough would work as well)
21 ounce can of cherry pie filling
8 ounce block of softened cream cheese
1 cup of sugar

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 casserole dish.

2. In a bowl or stand mixer, combine pie filling, cream cheese, and sugar. Mix together until creamy and well incorporated.

3. In a greased 9×13 pan press one can of crescent roll or pie dough in the bottom and sides. If you are using crescent dough you will need to pinch the creases together first.

4. Add the fruit mixture to the pan.

5. Top with the second can of dough. OPTIONAL: Sprinkle the top with extra sugar.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Best served warm with vanilla bean ice cream!

Dessert #2: Fruit Cookie Dessert

This from-scratch dessert is another easy way to enjoy the taste of summer! I love baking seasonally because I feel like it helps me slow down and fully enjoy the moments I am in. This one is a top favorite! (Confession- I literally ate half of it by myself, over a few days of course!)

Ingredients for Cookie

1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 cup liquid or melted coconut oil (or any other kind of oil)
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cups flour

Ingredients for Frosting and Topping

8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
2 1/2 – 3 cups powdered sugar
Topping: fruit of your choice

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 11×16 sheet pan (aka. jelly roll baking sheet)

2. In a bowl or stand mixer combine sugar, butter, and oil. Mix together until creamy.

3. Add eggs, vanilla, salt, and baking powder mixing together one at a time.

4. Add flour 1/2 a cup at a time. Dough should not be sticky at all. If it is, you may need to add more flour.

5. Press dough into sheet pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.

6. While the cookie dough is baking, combine softened cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar to a large bowl or stand mixer. Mix together until creamy then place in the refrigerator until needed. If frosting is too runny add more powdered sugar.

7. Wash and cut desired fruit.

8. Allow the cookie to cool to room temperature.

9. After the cookie has cooled, remove frosting from the refrigerator and spread on top. Add desired toppings.