105 Fun Summer Picnic Desserts for Easy Outdoor Entertaining
Easy picnic dessert ideas! These fun summer dessert recipes are perfect to share at your next picnic, BBQ cookout, potluck, or summer party.
There’s just something so enjoyable about a picnic.
Maybe it’s the novelty of eating outside, soaking in the sunshine and fresh air.
Or perhaps it’s all the fun picnic foods you can munch on!
There are so many fun summer flavors to crave, and we can’t forget to celebrate with dessert.
After all, no picnic, party, or potluck is complete without something sweet!
I put together a list of the very best summer picnic dessert recipes, so you have tons of ideas for sweet treats to make.
This list of must-try picnic desserts includes:
- Summer cookies
- Easy cakes and cupcakes
- Unique baking ideas – including amazing fruit pies and crisps
- Kid-friendly recipes
- Sweet dips, cheesecakes, and no-bake dishes
There’s truly something for every type of picnic – and every dessert-making ‘skill level.’
You will be so inspired to make something sweet to bring to your next gathering.
Okay, let’s dive into these mouthwatering picnic desserts!
(☀️ Looking for more delicious summer recipes? Try one of these crowd-pleasing cookout side dishes, unique summer appetizers, easy and quick summer dinners, , or fun summer charcuterie boards!)
Easy Summer Picnic Desserts
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Strawberry Pretzel Salad is an old-fashioned Southern, no-bake dessert featuring a buttery pretzel crust, followed by a light cream cheese layer, and mouthwatering strawberry Jell-O topping filled with more strawberries!
No Bake Banana Split Cake
Banana Split Cake recipe is an easy no-bake dessert that combines the classic look of a banana split into a cake with sweet creamy layers of whipped cream, cream cheese banana pudding. and a graham cracker crust.
Summer Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
Celebrate summer with these delicious and fun homemade summer sugar cookies, topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Blueberry Strawberry Pie
Blueberry Strawberry Pie is summer in a slice! It stars a flaky, buttery crust and a sweet fruit filling that can be made with fresh or frozen berries.
Blueberry Pound Cake
This Blueberry Pound Cake with a vanilla glaze is moist, sweet and over the top delicious. Be prepared to watch it get devoured at your picnic!
S'mores Icebox Cake
S'mores Icebox Cake is the ultimate summer no-bake dessert. With layers of graham crackers, marshmallows creme, and chocolate pudding, it's the best way to bring the s'mores flavor indoors.
Old-fashioned Peach Cobbler
The search for an easy Old Fashioned Biscuit Peach cobbler is over! The juicy fruit that makes its own syrupy sauce as it bakes and a simple biscuit topping that is buttery and crisp.
No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy, fluffy and deeply rich, no-bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake has a chocolate cookie crust, a pound of strawberries, silky smooth cream cheese and sumptuous chocolate ganache.
Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza is adorned with dreamy cream cheese frosting and generously topped with a medley of your favorite fruits, all drizzled with an irresistible glaze.
Chocolate Strawberry Dessert Kabobs
Chocolate Strawberry Dessert Kabobs are the perfect sweet treat for a backyard barbecue or picnic. Use storebought chocolate donut holes rather than baking your own cake pops, and you’ll have them assembled in minutes!
Easy Ice Cream Cake
This easy Ice Cream Cake has layers of ice cream, ribbons of hot fudge and caramel sauce, along with salty peanuts for a bit of crunch.
Easy No-Bake Strawberry Tiramisu
Strawberry Tiramisu is an easy no-bake dessert made with juicy strawberries, mascarpone cheese, and ladyfinger biscuits. Just a handful of everyday ingredients and a few simple steps!
Baked Lemon Blueberry Donuts
Light, fluffy, lemon-infused Blueberry Cake Donuts are bursting with real fresh blueberries and topped with a zesty lemon glaze for the perfect combination of sweet and tart.
Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
Transform a boxed cake mix into these delightful Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes.
This easy dessert brings all the flavors of the classic dessert into individual-sized treats.
No-Bake Blueberry Cream Pie
With its delicious and sweet creamy cheesecake filling and luscious, juicy fresh berries, easy no-bake Blueberry Cream Pie makes for the ultimate summertime indulgence.
Sourdough Strawberry Shortcakes
Celebrate summer fruit with this Sourdough Strawberry Shortcake. The shortcakes are made with flaky sourdough discard biscuits, fluffy whipped cream, and juicy strawberries.
Lemon Icebox Cake
Refreshing no-bake Lemon Icebox Cake has a light, airy, and creamy lemon cream filling layered between crisp cookies that soften up enough to slice while maintaining a good texture.
Homemade Banana Pudding
Old-Fashioned Homemade Banana Pudding has a rich and creamy vanilla pudding, combined with layers of crunchy vanilla wafers and perfectly ripe bananas. It’s easy to assemble and packed with flavor.
Patriotic Brownie
This Patriotic Brownie with fruit is super easy to whip up, thanks to storebought brownie mix, frosting, and fresh berries.
No-Bake Peach Delight
Smooth, sweet, and creamy cheesecake atop a perfect, graham crust, no-bake Peach Delight is piled high with fresh peaches.
Lemon Brownies
Chewy, soft, and fudgy Lemon Brownies are made with a box of cake mix and topped with a lemon glaze. They only have a few ingredients, and come together fast.
Strawberry Dip
Cool, creamy, and refreshing Strawberry Dip combines fresh strawberries, whipped topping, and tangy cream cheese to create a delicious summer dessert dip.
Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches are a classic summer treat! Ice cream is sandwiched between two perfectly chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and decorated with a variety of toppings.
Strawberry Apple Crisp
With a buttery oatmeal streusel topping and perfectly ripe strawberries and apples, Strawberry Apple Crisp just needs a scoop of vanilla ice cream to take it to the next level!
Philadelphia No Bake Cheesecake
Philadelphia Cheesecake is made with a super easy 5 ingredient no bake cheesecake filling. If you've got 5 minutes, you can whip this up!
Lemon Tres Leches Cake
Lemon Tres Leches Cake is a tangy and bright twist on the traditional Tres Leches cake recipe. Lemon curd and lemon zest add a delicious citrus flavor to this decadent, fluffy, creamy, and ultra-moist lemon cake.
Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
Peach lovers will adore this easy Peach Cobbler Pound Cake. The brown sugar topping, combined with the peaches is absolutely delicious, and the rich buttery cake is moist and dense and oh so tasty.
Slow Cooker Apple Crisp
Your Crockpot will make delicious Apple Crisp without heating up your kitchen! Add a few simple ingredients to the slow cooker and dessert will take care of itself.
Lemon Lime Icebox Pie
Lemon Lime Icebox Pie has a pillowy texture and a delightful kick of citrus. It’s light and fresh, easy to make, and looks stunning.
Peach Mango Hand Pies
Peach Mango Hand Pies are so easy to make! The fresh peach and mango filling is stuffed inside of store-bought puff pastry that bakes into a golden, flaky pastry.
Lemon Delight
Lemon Delight is a creamy, dreamy layered lemon dessert with sweet cream cheese, lemon pudding, and a buttery walnut crust and makes enough for a crowd.
Strawberry Pie with Jello
To embrace those seasonal fresh strawberries, this beginner-friendly Strawberry Jello Pie is a crowd-pleaser that will disappear quickly. With a flaky crust, a sweet, well-balanced filling and lots of strawberry flavor, it keeps well for several days.
Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake
Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cake is a delicious and tender bundt cake filled with blueberries and lemon and topped with a lemon glaze. It’s packed with bright flavor and makes a beautiful presentation.
Strawberry Brownies
Strawberry Brownies are made from cake mix! All you need is 3 ingredients to make these chewy and moist pink brownies.
Mini Smores Pies
With just three ingredients and 10 minutes, Mini S'mores Pies are an easy and classic dessert that's perfect for summer.
Watermelon Popsicles
For a kid-friendly, frozen treat, try these homemade Watermelon Popsicles! They are made with simple, fresh ingredients and don’t require any added sugar.
3 Ingredient Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is a no-churn recipe, so there's no need for an ice cream maker. Simply combine the ingredients and freeze!
Biscoff Tiramisu
Speculoos Tiramisu is what happens when you combine delicious Belgian Biscoff cookies with a classic Italian tiramisuto create a light, creamy dessert.
3-Ingredient Strawberry Ice Cream
No-churn Strawberry and Yogurt Ice Cream has just 3 simple ingredients and a creamy texture that's also very natural and nutritious, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth on those warm days of strawberry season.
Mocha Caramel Latte Oreo Malted Milkshake
Mocha Caramel Latte Oreo Malted Milkshake is like Dairy Queen meets Starbucks. It's cold, rich, creamy, chocolaty, and a perfect dessert or afternoon treat on a hot summer day.
Homemade Dippin’ Dots
Homemade Dippin’ Dots are almost as much fun to eat as they are to make! They're a combination of the things that make life fun: delicious ice cream, fun textures, playing with food, and best of all, an element of danger.
Bite-Size Mini Apple Pies
Delicious bite-sized Mini Apple Pies are simple and quick to make perfect for parties or to serve to the family.
Lemon Raspberry Cookies
Lemon Raspberry Cookies are soft, fluffy, buttery, and bursting with the delicious flavors of fresh lemon and raspberries.
Blackberry Dump Cake
Blackberry Dump Cake is a simple cobbler-like recipe with juicy blackberries and a buttery, cakey topping made from cake mix.
Pink Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
You will love how quick and easy these Pink Strawberries are to make in your microwave, with no special equipment.
Rhubarb Cheesecake Pie with Shortbread Crust
With an easy pressed-in crust that tastes like a buttery shortbread cookie, this Rhubarb Cheesecake Pie is filled with layers of sweet-tart rhubarb and creamy cheesecake.
Hummingbird Cookies
Flex your cookie-decorating muscles with these stunning Hummingbird Cookies. You’ll get so many compliments!
White Chocolate Raspberry Blondies
White Chocolate Raspberry Blondies are irresistibly indulgent dessert bars that combine the creamy sweetness of white chocolate with the tangy burst of raspberries.
Easy S’mores Bars
Super Easy S’mores Bars have cookie dough made with crushed up graham crackers, then layered with milk chocolate and mini marshmallows. Ready in just 30 minutes!
Coconut Lemon Bundt Cake
Featuring the amazing flavor combination of tart lemon and sweet coconut, this pretty Coconut Lemon Bundt Cake has a bright yellow lemon curd center that makes a beautiful contrast to the snow-white coconut coated cake.
Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake
The next time you’re craving a refreshing and sweet dessert, make this Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake. A 3-minute recipe, this treat calls for just 3 ingredients!
Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars
Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars have a buttery pecan shortbread crust topped with creamy cheesecake filling and then finished off with a sweet and tangy homemade strawberry rhubarb jam.
Lemon Blueberry Blondies
Lemon Blueberry Blondies are made with fresh lemon zest, juicy blueberries, and topped with sweet lemon icing, each bite is like blueberry lemon heaven. No mixer required!
Monster Cookie Icebox Cake
Packed full of chocolate, peanut butter and cream, this Monster Cookie Icebox Cake tastes just like an ice cream cake from the local parlor! It even has every delicious aspect of a monster cookie, including the oatmeal, chocolate, m&ms and peanut butter.
Mango Truffles
These 2-ingredient Mango Truffles are positively bursting with flavor. They're the perfect unique addition to a dessert table and make great homemade gifts for any occasion.
Sour Cream Banana Pound Cake
Sour Cream Banana Pound Cake is moist, rich, dense, and packed with delicious ripe banana flavor. Topped with a simple brown sugar glaze and walnuts, every bite is as incredible as the last.
Lemon Meringue Pie
This Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe has the creamy lemon filling and airy meringue topping you know and love. A secret ingredient adds an exotic touch that sets it apart from other recipes.
Raspberry Tiramisu
Raspberry Tiramisu is an ultra-delicious dessert made with fresh raspberries, raspberry liqueur, and raspberry jam. It’s a delightful and fruity twist on the classic tiramisu.
Pink Buttercream Cupcakes
Pink Buttercream Vanilla Cupcakes are the perfect blend of light, fluffy vanilla sponge topped with smooth, vibrant pink frosting. Ideal for special occasions or as a charming treat.
Orange Cream Angel Food Cake
Orange Cream Angel Food Cake is a light, flavorful cake and perfect for a spring or summer dessert. With its refreshing citrus and vanilla flavors, this cake is reminiscent of a Creamsicle!
Peach Streusel Cake
This tasty Streusel Cake topped with soft fresh peaches might just become your new favorite way to use fresh peaches. Serve it on its own or a la mode!
Raspberry Jello Cheesecake
Creamy no-bake Raspberry Jello Cheesecake features a fluffy and pretty pink raspberry cheesecake filling atop a buttery graham crust. It has vibrant flavor and color, and looks so pretty on your summer picnic table.
Lemon Sweet Rolls With Raspberry Frosting
If you are looking for a fun twist on a cinnamon roll recipe, then you need to try Lemon Raspberry Sweet Rolls! They have a sweet, citrusy lemon filling and are topped with a fresh raspberry cream cheese frosting.
No Bake Coffee and Donut Tiramisu Cake
Get your coffee and donut fix all in one delicious dessert with this easy no-bake Tiramisu Cake. An easy icebox cake with only a few ingredients, it's the ultimate cool, make ahead treat for summer gatherings.
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe is a sweet vanilla blueberry cake topped with a generous layer of crumb topping.
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is so simple to make, with just 4 ingredients and 5 minutes! Watch this sweet and creamy dip disappear at your next potluck picnic.
Easy Blueberry Lemon Cobbler
Blueberry Lemon Cobbler is so easy to put together, and made with simple ingredients. The combo of blueberries and lemon is the best part, and it’s extra amazing when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a little bit of whipped cream.
Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Cake is vanilla sponge cake with layers of whipped cream and strawberries in the middle. It’s the easiest way to serve strawberry shortcake to a crowd!
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
Soft, chewy, and thick cake-like Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are packed with lemon flavor and topped with an easy lemon glaze. Just 4 ingredients!
Strawberry Frozen Pavlova
Strawberry Pavlova is an easy, no-fail (and no bake) recipe, blending crisp meringue with lush cream and fresh strawberries for an elegant dessert. Just 6 ingredients!
Fresh Blueberry Loaf
Forget muffins but still take advantage of the summer growing season with this amazing blueberry loaf made with fresh fruit. It’s tender, sweet (but not too sweet) and the leftovers are excellent for breakfast the next day.
Lemon Pudding Cake
Lemon pudding cake is a light and refreshing cake with a layer of lemon pudding that bakes underneath a layer of lemon cake!
Strawberry Chocolate Truffles
No-bake Strawberry Chocolate Truffles have just 5 ingredients. Creamy smooth chocolate and strawberry filling are paired with a crushed freeze dried strawberry coating creating a delightful little crunch.
Apricot Tart
Apricot Tart is a sweet pastry crust filled with apricot preserves and a no-bake cheesecake filling, topped with fresh apricots. Cool, creamy, and delicious, with fantastic flavors and very little oven time.
Easy Homemade Lemon Ice Cream
Easy Homemade Lemon Ice Cream is a simple and refreshing dessert that's made with just 4 simple ingredients. Bursting with sweet, tangy goodness and ready to freeze in 30 minutes.
Mixed Berry Angel Food Cake
Mixed Berry Angel Food Cake is a simple homemade version of the grocery store staple. With only a handful of ingredients, this fluffy, cake pairs perfectly with a quick mixed berry compote for a cheery summer celebration dessert.
Lemon Lavender Cookies
Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies have a delightful and unique flavor combination. The bright, citrusy taste of lemon provides a refreshing burst, while the subtle floral notes of lavender offer a delicate sweetness.
Grandma's Blueberry Pie
Pure and simple, just like Grandma used to make, Blueberry Pie really lets the blueberries shine. Its simplicity is really what makes this dessert so good.
Strawberry Cookies
Easy Strawberry Cookies are made with freeze-dried strawberry powder which makes the cookies very flavorful. They’re crunchy on the edges with a chewy middle and have a beautiful pink color.
Peach Cobbler Pound Cake with Bourbon Glaze
Peach Cobbler Pound Cake is a delicious cinnamon-peach pound cake with a gooey brown sugar top, drizzled with a vanilla bourbon glaze. It’s serious summer comfort food!
Creamy Lemon Cheesecake With Poppy Seed Crust
Creamy Lemon Cheesecake with Poppy Seed Crust is a must-try if you are bored with traditional cheesecake. Each luscious slice has crunchy and earthy poppy seeds, tangy refreshing lemons, and velvety cream cheese.
Cherry and Apple Crisp
Cherry and Apple Crumble combines sweet cherries, crisp apples, and buttery oatmeal streusel for a rich fruit flavor! So easy compared to other baked goods - just chop, mix, and bake.
Lemon Blueberry Mascarpone Cake
Bright and flavorful Lemon Blueberry Mascarpone Cake features mascarpone in both the cake and frosting. A light and fluffy lemon cake acts as the perfect base to showcase the delicious blueberry lemon mascarpone buttercream.
French Cherry Clafoutis
Cherry Clafoutis is a classic French cherry dessert made with a flan-like batter. The perfect use-up for fresh summer cherries, you can also use canned or frozen cherries to make it even easier
Strawberry Peach Cobbler
Homemade Strawberry Peach Cobbler made in a cast-iron skillet is a classic American recipe. Fresh fruit and a biscuit topping crust make the perfect southern old-fashioned cobbler dessert with hints of cinnamon, tart strawberries, and hint of vanilla.
Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake
This delicious, not overly sweet Strawberry Yogurt Cake could not be easier to make and comes out beautifully moist every time thanks to the yogurt and olive oil.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb pair wonderfully together under an almond oatmeal crisp topping. Best of all, Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp takes just 15 minutes to prep before baking!
Peach Cake
Peach Cake is a buttery cake topped with peaches slices and cinnamon sugar. Best of all, this simple cake takes just minutes to make!
Strawberry Lattice Pie
Strawberry Lattice Pie has an easy lattice pie crust, paired with a tangy strawberry filling. It looks stunning and tastes even better.
Homemade Angel Food Cake with Lemon Ganache
Perfectly baked and literally award-winning, this easy Homemade Angel Food Cake is light and airy with a citrus kick lemon ganache drizzle.
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies taste just like shortcakes in cookie form! With fresh juicy strawberries and buttery shortbread crumbs, these strawberry cookies are perfect for any occasion from spring to summer and beyond.
Butterfly Cupcakes
Classic British Butterfly Cupcakes look beautiful for summer! They’re easier than you’d think, and have a fun raspberry jam surprise inside.
North Carolina Lemon Pie
Tart and creamy North Carolina Lemon Pie ihas fluffy whipped cream on a tangy lemon curd filling and a unique saltine cracker crust. The sweet & salty dessert you need in your life!
Strawberry Pound Cake
Strawberry Pound Cake has fresh strawberries folded into a sour cream pound cake and topped with a strawberry cream cheese glaze. It will definitely be a hit at your next party!
Easy Blueberry Shortcake
This Blueberry Shortcake recipe is one of the quickest desserts you can make. Only 4 ingredients are needed for this, and the hardest part about this recipe is resisting the urge to dig in!
White Chocolate Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
Soft and buttery White Chocolate Strawberry Shortbread Cookies are made with freeze-dried strawberries and topped with a sweet white chocolate drizzle. Not only delicious but beautiful too!
Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake
Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake is topped with a divine crunchy & lemony crumble. The texture is what takes it over the top - moist and rich, without being too dense.
Strawberry Puff Pastry Stacks
Easy Strawberry Puff Pastry Stacks with Cream are a delicious French dessert featuring layers of flaky puff pastry, velvety diplomat cream, and juicy fresh strawberries for the ultimate sweet treat.
Key Lime Pound Cake
Key Lime Pound Cake combines the richness of a pound cake with the zesty freshness of key lime pie. It has a citrusy burst of lime juice and zest, and a simple lime glaze on top that adds a sweet and tangy finish.
Coconut Mango Cookies
Mango Cookies are the perfect dessert for mango lovers! Each chewy cookie is packed with coconut and a mango curd center. Make these tropical-flavored cookies year-round with frozen or fresh mango!
Lemon Bar Cake
If you love a classic lemon bar you will love this lemon bar cake! It’s baked with a shortbread crust on the bottom, filled with tart lemon curd, and topped with a lush cream cheese frosting. It's basically a lemon bar in cake form!
Homemade Strawberry Brownies
These homemade Strawberry Brownies are moist, buttery, vibrant, and oh-so delicious.
They’re the from-scratch, frosted version of the viral TikTok recipe.
You can smell the aroma of sweet strawberries engulfing the entire room!
Lemon Chiffon Pie
Old-fashioned Lemon Chiffon Pie is a traditional American dessert that has been around since the early 1900s.
The combination of sweet and tart flavors makes this lemon pie irresistible, and the chiffon is so light it melts in your mouth!
Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
Delicious, summer-inspired Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes are covered with rich cream cheese frosting and strawberry crunch crumble topping.
Bursting with flavors reminiscent of our favorite childhood strawberry shortcake bars, these homemade cupcakes are the ultimate dessert to share with family and friends.
Strawberry Trifle
A Strawberry Trifle is a lovely summer dessert that’s best made ahead of time.
In this version, layers of angel food cake, fresh berries, and a creamy no-bake cheesecake filling make a dessert just as pretty as it is delicious!
Ready to try some easy summer picnic desserts?
I hope this lis of fun picnic dessert recipes has given you tons of inspiration for what to make and serve at your next summer picnic.
From easy make ahead, no-bake desserts, to satisfying baked goods using fresh summer fruit, there are so many delicious ideas to choose from!
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