12 Zesty Lemon Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried Sooner
If you love bright, fresh flavors, these 12 zesty lemon recipes are about to become your new favorites. Easy to make and impossible to resist, these lemon-forward creations will elevate any meal or snack. Get ready to add a little zest—and a lot of wow—to your kitchen!
Lemon Dump Cake
It doesn’t get easier than this crockpot Lemon Dump Cake! Lemon pie filling is topped with cake mix and butter, then turns into a warm, buttery dessert with a bold lemon pop.
Simple No Churn Lemon Ice Cream
No ice cream maker? No problem! No churn ice cream is so easy to make and this creamy homemade No Churn Lemon Ice Cream recipe is the perfect summer dessert. Only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep and you are on your way to this creamy treat!
Lemon Brownies with Lemon Glaze
The best sweet and tart Lemon Brownies aka Lemon Blondies are topped with a bright and citrusy Lemon Glaze. These lemon brownies are deliciously chewy, gooey, soft and full of fantastic citrus flavor.
Lemon Ricotta Cake
This lemon ricotta cake is the perfect springtime dessert – light, airy, and bursting with sunshine. It’s a delicious combination of creamy ricotta and bright lemon zest, for a moist and tender cake that melts in your mouth. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and tangy, a simple yet elegant dessert that will brighten any occasion.
French lemon yogurt cake
This French lemon yogurt cake is so easy to make and the result is one incredibly delicious, moist, light and flavorful loaf that works for so many occasions. It’s no wonder this is on every French cook’s list.
Lemon Curd
Lemon curd is easily made from scratch from fresh lemons, butter, sugar, and egg yolks. The intense citrus flavor is irresistible. This tart dessert spread can be used as a tangy ingredient in sweets, baked goods, or breakfast. Once you make your own, you’ll never go back to store bought!
Lemon Raspberry Muffins with Jam
Lemon Raspberry Muffins combine a fluffy lemon poppy seed muffin with a dollop of raspberry jam for the perfect springtime (or anytime!) breakfast treat.
Lemon Pudding
This Lemon Pudding recipe is easy to make on the stovetop. It heats in 10 minutes and then chills in the fridge! It’s made with fresh lemon zest and juice!
LEMON WAFER COOKIES
These Lemon Wafer Cookies are fresh, light, and lemony. They are a thin melt-in-the-mouth chewy cookie with crisp edges and the bright flavor of lemon.
LEMON ICED TEA
Some days you just have to kick back. After a week of school holidays, and plenty of high energy activities, I was ready for a day with my bestie. So we enjoyed sprinklers in the garden, some very complicated game that involved every teddy bear on the planet, fish and chips for dinner and then the kids snuggled up on the sofa for an evening movie. It was bliss. And once the kids were in bed, Trudes and I demolished the most amazing wedge of blue cheese and a bottle of red wine (or two!).
Meyer Lemon Chiffon Cake
Brighten your day with this light and airy Meyer Lemon Chiffon Cake that‘s bursting with a sweet citrus smell. Reminiscent of my favorite Japanese yuzu, Meyer lemons have an incredibly refreshing fragrance and tart sweetness that‘s perfect for desserts. Top this delicate Japanese cake with powdered sugar or my Meyer Lemon Icing Glaze.
Cranberry Lemon Bars
Bright, buttery cranberry lemon bars pair zesty lemon curd with a layer of homemade cranberry sauce for the ultimate holiday dessert. These easy lemon bars with cranberry bake up with clean layers, tangy-sweet flavor, and picture-perfect slices for parties or gifting.
