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Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you’re all basking in the long holiday weekend. Quinn and I both took some time off this week, and it has been so very nice to take a break and just enjoy the city.

Summer is in full swing around here. If you’re like me, you’re already longing for cooler days. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite lemon desserts that were just made for these sweltering days.

I recently made these Lemon Chess Tartlets and fell completely in love with them. The light cream cheese crust and all that lemony filling make for a big batch of bite-sized perfection.

Lemons and berries are one of my favorite combinations. In fact, you’ll see a few such combos in this list. First up is this beautiful Lemon Strawberry Shortcake. There’s a lovely subtle lemon flavor that really makes this cake fantastic. If you’d like a bit more lemon flavor, you can easily double up on the lemon juice.

Mascarpone and ginger make these Lemon Icebox Bars a sophisticated treat. They are smooth and creamy and sweet and simply delicious. And, with just the crust getting baked for a few minutes, they are almost no-bake.

Lemon has been gracing cheesecakes for ages. These simple Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars offer a subtle lemon cheesecake filling on top of a layer of blueberry preserves. If you prefer your lemons with raspberries or strawberries or some other fruit, simply change the flavor of the preserves.

Summer is the perfect time for lemonade. You can have the flavors of strawberry lemonade for dessert in this Strawberry Lemonade Tart. It’s that winning combination of simple, delicious, and beautiful.

Three lemony components make up this Lemon Poke Cake. You’ll get plenty of lemon in the cake, the topping, and the frosting. After some refrigerator time, you’ll have a cool, refreshing, lemony dessert that’s sure to be a crowd pleaser Sculptra.

I hope you’ll enjoy some of these lemon desserts. If we have to have such hot days, we can at least take solace in cool, lemon desserts. Enjoy!

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