Find the best strawberry recipes for spring and summer, including easy desserts, strawberry cakes, cookies, drinks, and fresh fruit recipes perfect for any gathering. Everyone will love these easy strawberry desserts and treats!
20+ Best Strawberry Recipes for Spring and Summer
These best strawberry recipes are the perfect way to celebrate fresh, seasonal fruit in the most delicious way. Whether you’re baking a strawberry shortcake cake, making a quick no-bake strawberry pudding, or blending up a refreshing strawberry lemonade drink, there’s something here for every craving.
There’s nothing better than cooking with fresh, juicy strawberries at their peak. Whether you’re looking for easy strawberry desserts, refreshing summer treats, or creative ways to use up a basket of ripe berries, this collection of the best strawberry recipes has you covered. From classic strawberry desserts, no-bake treats, and healthy options, these recipes highlight just how versatile fresh strawberries can be.
These are the classic, must-make strawberry desserts everyone loves.
Strawberry Cobbler
Warm, bubbly strawberry cobbler is sweet, juicy berries tucked under a golden, buttery crust. Top it with vanilla ice cream. You will love this Strawberry Cobbler! View Recipe
Strawberry Shortcake
The Best Strawberry Shortcake with Sweet Cream Biscuits View Recipe
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
An easy sweet cream cheese pie in a buttery graham cracker crust and topped with glazed strawberries. View Recipe
Magnolia Bakery Strawberry Shortcake Pudding
This Magnolia Bakery Strawberry Shortcake Pudding is such a quintessential summer dessert. It is made with fresh or roasted strawberries in a creamy vanilla pudding and whipped cream with Nilla wafers. This Strawberry Shortcake Pudding will be your favorite no-bake summer dessert recipe. This strawberry trifle will be a hit! View Recipe
Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
This Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart is made with a buttery tart crust, sweet vanilla cream cheese filling, and fresh strawberries with a shiny glaze. The perfect easy Summer strawberry dessert. View Recipe
Strawberry Pretzel Pie
This strawberry pretzel pie has no Jello — just a buttery pretzel crust, fluffy no-bake cream cheese filling, and fresh sweet strawberries for the ultimate no-bake summer dessert that's as easy as it is show-stopping. View Recipe
Strawberry Crisp
This Strawberry Crisp is made with fresh sweetened strawberries topped with a homemade buttery oat crumble topping. A Homemade Strawberry Crumble is an easy summer dessert. View Recipe
Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast
A breakfast favorite! Sweetened fresh strawberry cream cheese stuffed between thick slices of bread and dipped into a rich custard batter and cooked in a buttery skillet until golden brown. Topped with fresh berries and homemade whipped cream. A showstopping breakfast dish! View Recipe
Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream)
This Fresas con Crema is an authentic Mexican dessert made with fresh sliced Strawberries, Mexican Crema, Heavy Cream, and Sweetened Condensed Milk. This is the best Strawberries and Cream recipe! View RecipeEasy Strawberry Cakes:
Soft, fluffy, and perfect for birthdays, brunch, or summer baking.
Strawberry Shortcake Cake
This Strawberry Shortcake Cake is a soft, buttery vanilla cake layered with fluffy homemade whipped cream and juicy strawberries. View Recipe
Strawberry Cream Crunch Cake
This Strawberry Cream Crunch Cake is a strawberry cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk after baking and topped with fresh sweet whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and crushed golden Oreos for crunch. This strawberry poke cake has it all! View Recipe
Berry Chantilly Cream Cake
This Berry Chantilly Cake is the perfect homemade yellow cake, layered with sweetened chantilly cream frosting, jam, and fresh berries. A dupe of the famous Whole Foods Berry Chantilly cake. A lovely Spring and Summer dessert! View Recipe
Vanilla Almond White Texas Sheet Cake
Vanilla Texas Sheet Cake Recipe. How to make the best vanilla sheet cake recipe with vanilla almond buttercream frosting. View Recipe
Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Balls Cake Pops
Strawberry Cheesecake Truffle Balls Cake Pops are made with a homemade yellow butter cake and fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting, all rolled into white melting wafers. View RecipeStrawberry Cookies and Bars:
Sweet, chewy, and perfect for sharing.
Frosted Strawberries and Cream Cookies
These Frosted Strawberries and Cream Cookies are soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with velvety smooth, sweet cream cheese frosting and topped with fresh strawberries. The perfect frosted strawberry cookie recipe! View Recipe
Fruit Pizza Cookies
These Fruit Pizza Cookies are made with soft, chewy, buttery sugar cookies topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting and fresh fruit. These Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas are always a huge hit! View Recipe
Fruit Pizza with Sugar Cookie Crust
Fruit Pizza with a Sugar Cookie Crust is made with a large, pizza-sized baked sugar cookie and topped with a sweet cream cheese whipped cream and sprinkled with glazed fresh fruit. View Recipe
Strawberry Oat Crumble Bars
Strawberry Oat Crumble Bars. Homemade strawberry oatmeal bars with buttery oatmeal topping, fresh strawberries, and strawberry jam. A perfect Summer dessert bar. View RecipeFresh & Healthy Strawberry Recipes:
Light and refreshing ways to enjoy strawberries.
Strawberry Mandarin Orange Salad with Candied Almonds
A fresh strawberry mandarin orange salad with candied almonds is the perfect summer side dish! Sweet strawberries, mandarin oranges, crunchy candied almonds, and a light homemade dressing. View Recipe
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This easy, creamy, refreshing 4-ingredient Strawberry Banana Smoothie is made with strawberries, banana, milk, and a touch of honey and is such a healthy breakfast to start your day. View Recipe
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing Fresh spinach, sliced strawberries, feta cheese, crispy bacon, walnuts, and red onion in a sweet homemade poppyseed dressing. View Recipe
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade made with freshly squeezed lemon juice, fresh strawberries, sweet sugar, water, and ice. Super simple! View Recipe
Strawberry Spring Mix Salad
This Strawberry Poppyseed Salad is made with spring mix, fresh strawberries, creamy and tangy feta cheese, sugared almonds, and tossed with a sweet homemade poppyseed dressing. View Recipe
Spinach Berry Salad with Sweet Poppy Seed Dressing
Fresh spinach with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, feta cheese, red onions, and sliced almonds topped with a homemade sweet poppyseed dressing. View RecipeCan you freeze fresh strawberries?
Yes, strawberries freeze well. Simply wash, hull, and freeze them in a single layer before transferring to a bag.
What can I make with a lot of strawberries?
You can make jams, sauces, baked desserts, smoothies, or freeze them for later use.
Are strawberries good for baking?
Yes, strawberries add natural sweetness and moisture to baked goods like cakes, muffins, and cobblers.
Whether you’re baking a cake, blending a smoothie, or putting together a quick no-bake dessert, these strawberry recipes are the perfect way to enjoy fresh strawberries all season long. Bookmark this list so you’ll always have delicious ideas ready whenever strawberries are in your kitchen.
How to pick the best strawberries at the store or farmers market:
At the grocery store or farmers market:
- Smell them first. The best strawberries are ones you can smell before you even open the container. Fragrance is the single best indicator of flavor. If they don’t smell like strawberries, they won’t taste like strawberries.
- Look for berries that are uniformly red with no white or pale green at the stem end.
- Bigger isn’t always better. Choose smaller to medium berries over the largest ones — they tend to be sweeter.
- Check the bottom of the container for any crushed or moldy berries before you buy.
- Avoid containers with juice-stained bottoms — that means berries inside are already breaking down.
- Look for bright, glossy color and green, fresh-looking hulls rather than dry or brown ones.
How to clean strawberries:
If you want to thoroughly clean the strawberries before you eat them and get rid of any pesticides or bacteria on the surface, this is one of the best ways…
The vinegar wash method: This is the most popular trick for extending strawberry life and it genuinely works. Mix 1 part white vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) with 3 parts cold water in a large bowl. Add the strawberries and swirl gently for about 30 seconds. Drain, rinse with plain cold water, and dry very thoroughly — either with paper towels or by spreading them out on a clean kitchen towel. The vinegar kills mold spores and bacteria on the surface without affecting the flavor at all. Stored after this treatment, strawberries can last up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
What to make with a large amount of strawberries:
Bought too many? Picked your own and came home with more than you expected? Found them on a huge sale and had to stock-up? Here’s how to use a big batch:
- Jam — The classic answer. A batch of strawberry jam uses several pounds of berries and keeps for up to a year.
- Freeze them — For smoothies and recipes all year long.
- Strawberry simple syrup — Simmer equal parts strawberries, sugar, and water for 15 minutes, strain, and bottle. Use in drinks, cocktails, lemonade, and drizzled over desserts. Keeps in the fridge for 2 weeks.
- Strawberry ice cream or sorbet — Creamy homemade strawberry ice cream is perfect in the summer.
- Strawberry sheet cake — Feeds a crowd and uses a generous amount of fresh berries.
