Spring is officially in the air, and this roundup of 20 small batch desserts for spring are a wonderful way to celebrate the season! Whether you are looking for dessert ideas, recipes for Easter, or simple desserts, I have you covered! With everything from small batch cupcakes, gluten free sweets, no-bake treats, and beautiful mini cakes.
Delicious Spring Desserts
If your are looking for some delicious spring dessert ideas, this recipe roundup features 20 small batch recipes that are easy, bright, and say Spring!
This collection of sweet treats features:
- No-Bake Fruity Desserts
- Mini Spring Cakes
- Gluten Free Desserts for Spring
- Sweet Cupcakes
- Fruity and Classic Cookies
No-Bake Spring Desserts
The first collection features ever-popular – and easy – no-bake desserts. Fruit is the feature in the simple sweets with lime, peach, coconut, and cherry sweets.
1
No-Bake Key Lime Bars
This easy small batch of No-Bake Key Lime Bars are light, creamy, and full of bright lime flavor. Coconut cream is whipped with sweetened condensed milk and fresh lime juice. The velvety filling sits on a toasted coconut and Biscoff® cookie crust.
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2
Peach Mousse Trifle
This refreshing peach mousse trifle dessert features layers of creamy fresh peach mousse, soft vanilla cake, vanilla whipped cream, and fresh peach slices. The peach mousse dessert makes 4 pretty individual servings, or 1 large impressive trifle, perfect for summer!
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3
Dairy-Free Pina Colada Ice Cream
The tropics are calling with this no-churn and dairy free creamy pina colada ice cream! Experience the flavors of coconut, pineapple, and fresh lime in this homemade ice cream – that does not require an ice cream maker! The creamy coconut cream base combines with all the fresh flavors for a incredibly velvety and bright ice cream.
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4
Rainier Cherry Mousse
Perfectly smooth and creamy Rainier Cherry Mousse – for two! Rainier cherries are light and sweet, and this small batch recipe highlights the freshness of these summer beauties. Best of all – the mousse is refined sugar free!
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Pretty mini Cakes
The prettiest bunch of small batch desserts for spring are these lovely mini cakes. When you think of a cake for spring, you may want a cake that is lighter in flavor and texture, adorned with fresh fruit, topped with a light frosting, a easy to make. These little cakes feature all of that – and more!
If you are looking for light toppings and frosting for these small cakes, Vanilla Whipped Coconut Cream is a light and fluffy option. Or, Butter Free Strawberry Frosting would be delicious. And you can never go wrong with a classic – and the most popular – Butter Free Vanilla Frosting!
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Mini Angel Food Cake
This delightful Mini Angel Food Cake is just that – mini! We use a 7-inch angel food cake pan to make a perfectly portioned small batch cake. The cake is a delicately sweet, super light, and topped with a light and fluffy blueberry whipped coconut cream!
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6
Mini Sweet Lemon Cakes
Perfectly light and refreshing Mini Sweet Lemon Cakes – This recipe makes 5 mini cakes that are moist, sweet, and highlighted with fresh lemon. Top the cakes with your favorite frosting, or a light and airy Marshmallow Meringue!
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7
Strawberry Shortcake Gluten Free Layer Cake
Summer is quickly approaching and this Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Cake makes an easy, and pretty, summer dessert! This small batch mini cake features two layers of light and moist cake with fluffy Whipped Coconut Cream and delicately sweetened fresh strawberries.
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8
Honey and Orange Mini Bundt Cakes
These delightful Honey and Orange Mini Bundt Cakes are gluten free and refined sugar free! A blend of almond flour and oat flour to make 3 perfectly moist cakes full of floral and fruity honey and the essence of orange.
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Gluten Free Spring Desserts
These gluten free spring desserts are just a preview of all the delicious Gluten Free Dessert Recipes. And just because the recipes are gluten free, it does not mean they aren’t absolutely delicious! Because there is no room on this blog for ‘just ok’ desserts – especially when we want to indulge in something sweet!
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Gluten Free Iced Lemon Loaf
Gluten Free Mini Iced Lemon Loaf is a small batch, gluten free, and naturally sweetened version of the beloved coffeehouse iced lemon loaf! The lemon loaf is made with fresh lemon, almond flour, sweet rice flour, cream cheese, and maple syrup for a soft, dense, and sublimely moist cake.
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10
Small Batch Gluten Free Funfetti Cookies
This small batch of gluten free funfetti cookies yields soft sugar cookies that are chewy, creamy, and so much fun! This easy ecipe for 6 cookies uses a flavorful almond flour blend and a little milk powder to enhance the texture and sweetness of these celebratory cookies!
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11
Pineapple Mango Gluten Free Crisp
This Pineapple Mango Gluten Free Crisp is a tropical fruit dessert that is easy, bright, and perfectly portioned for two. Coconut sugar provides caramel sweetness, and the gluten free crisp topping is made with almond flour and oats. A small batch dessert that is great for spring, Easter, or summer!
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12
Mango Grapefruit Cream Dessert
The Mango Grapefruit Cream Dessert is super creamy, light and refreshing, and features of a variety of textures. Whipped coconut cream is mixed with pureed mango and maple toasted cornflakes, and rests on sweetened grapefruit segments.
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Easy Cupcakes
No dessert recipe roundup is complete without a few easy cupcake recipes. And while cupcakes may seem super simple, they are also super easy to get creative with! Frost with any flavor of frosting – how about a little Chocolate Butter Free Frosting. Sprinkle with the most colorful and happy. Or go the healthy route (hee, hee, it’s still a cupcake!), and top with your favorite fresh fruit!
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Small Batch Vanilla Cupcakes
These Small Batch Vanilla Cupcakes are light, tender, and easy to make. The cupcakes are made with sour cream to keep them moist and are full of vanilla flavor. This is a great basic vanilla cupcake recipe that can be combined with any frosting or filling flavor. This recipe features a Cranberry Cream Cheese Buttercream, that is beautiful for the holidays!
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14
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes For Two
These pillowy-soft gluten free vanilla cupcakes for two are refined sugar free! Made with a tasty almond flour blend and maple syrup, the cupcakes are moist, tender, full of vanilla flavor, and perfect for any holiday or celebration.
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15
Small Batch Strawberry Cupcakes
A super easy recipe for small batch strawberry cupcakes! You only need one bowl to make these moist and tender cupcakes. Fresh strawberry puree gives the cupcakes their delicious strawberry flavor and perfect texture! Frost with strawberry whipped buttercream frosting for a complete strawberry treat!
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16
Black Forest Cupcakes
An easy small batch recipe for Black Forest Cupcakes! 5 decadent and moist chocolate cupcakes – made without eggs – are topped with fresh cherry filling, fluffy whipped cream, chocolate shavings, a and a perfect cherry on top!
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Cute Cookies
17
Strawberry Shortcake Biscuit Cookies
These strawberry shortcake biscuit cookies are like a cookie, scone, and biscuit combined into one delicious spring bite! The small batch of cookies are soft and tender, with each bite bursting with jammy strawberries. Give the cookies a finishing touch with either fresh strawberry glaze or creamy strawberry whipped coconut cream.
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18
Lemon Shortbread Cookies
This small batch of soft and buttery Lemon Shortbread Cookies are highlighted with fresh lemon juice, plus zest! The cookies are light, bright, and easy to make – and they are perfect with a hot cup of tea!
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19
Small Batch Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Delicious Small Batch Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies! This recipe makes 6 bakery style cookies with soft and chewy centers with an extra splash of vanilla for enhanced flavor!
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That concludes the sweetest small batch spring dessert roundup! And have no fear, there are many more ideas for spring desserts on the blog. And I don’t know about you, but I want to enjoy the season for as long as possible! Beautiful flowers, green grass, and the tastiest desserts!
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