17 No-Bake Summer Desserts to Help You Keep Your Cool

Peanut Butter Pie

Cool, creamy, and loaded with a mousse-like peanut butter filling, this pie is “light and fluffy, and not overly sweet or rich,” according to home cook LOISTOO. For a pretty presentation, drizzle each plate with chocolate syrup before serving. Although the recipe calls for a ready-made graham cracker crust, some reviewers recommend using a chocolate cookie crust instead.

Mom’s Ice Cream Dessert

This treat features a chocolate cookie and peanut crust topped with ice cream and a thick layer of melted chocolate. You could use this as a blueprint and substitute any ice cream flavor you crave to change it up. Allrecipes member brenda says, “I followed the recipe exactly as written! Everybody loved it!”

Easy No-Bake Cheesecake

“This recipe may be impossible to mess up,” says home cook Raquel. “I ended up making a lot of changes based on the ingredient I had and other recipes I read, but it was still amazing. I used sour cream instead of whipping cream, this made it great without the sickening sweetness that is found in store bought cheesecake. Also, I used almond extract and tangarine juice instead of lemon (I don’t like lemon flavored cheesecake.) It turned out perfect and my husband (aka the pickiest eater in the world) loved it.”

Rich Chocolate Truffle Pie

Five ingredients are all you’ll need to make this no-bake chocolate pie. Reviewers recommend letting it chill thoroughly to allow the flavors to fully develop. But watch out—it lives up to its name by being extra rich. If that’s what you’re craving, you’re going to want to try this one for sure.

Strawberry Torte

This “light, easy, and elegant” recipe comes from Allrecipes community member Star Pooley’s mom. With so many other home cooks giving rave reviews, this dessert is going straight to the top of our “must-make” list.

Five Layer Ice Cream Bars

“HUGE hit,” raves naples34102. “Unequivocally the star of the show. This dessert brought grown men to their knees. Never mind dinner, I could have served this and this alone and I think everyone would have been happy.” Reviewer Christie S offers this tip: “Buy 1/2 gallon box of ice cream, open the package completely, and simply slice the ice cream into 1-inch-thick pieces and lay them over your crust. No softening of the ice cream required! Which means you can spread your fudge sauce immediately! Makes the entire assembly process much faster.”

Strawberry Cheesecake in a Jar

“Absolutely delicious, fast and easy,” is how home cook Kori Lavertue describes these individual cheesecakes. “These are ingredients I have on hand at all times, which makes this a keeper in my book.” Allrecipes community members suggest making a middle layer of strawberries and topping with cream cheese mixture and more strawberries. These picnic-perfect desserts also look great in individual dessert cups, rather than jars.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

“Easy dreamy pie,” says member Melanie Greer. “Reminds me of a frozen peanut butter cup. I used non-fat milk, fat-free Cool Whip, and low-fat cream cheese. This pie is plush!”

No-Bake Lime Mousse Torte

“I’m a culinary arts student and I made this as a homework assignment, and boy oh boy did it go over big!” says member Vicky C. “It’s very rich and creamy. I just called it a cheesecake and went with it. This also works incredibly well as a frozen dessert. You do have to let it thaw a little before cutting into it, maybe 10 minutes or so, but it’s soooooo good!”

Raspberry Cream Pie

“This pie has a tender, flaky crust. It’s filled with fluffy sweet cream and topped with a tart raspberry jam. The perfect way to end a summer meal,” says community member The Sweet and Sour Baker

Watermelon Pie

“This couldn’t be easier to prepare,” says home cook Stacy Pineault. “The only thing I would change is putting the pie in the freezer instead of the refrigerator.”

Banana Cream Pie with Pudding

“Excellent pie, very easy,” says home cook DEBORAH-O. “I took the advice of some previous reviewers and used banana and French vanilla pudding mixes.”

Strawberry Glazed Pie

“Fresh berries are tossed with a glaze and then chilled until serving time,” says member Karin Christian. “This is also good made with peaches, using peach gelatin instead of strawberry.”

Kool-Aid Pie

“This is a super-easy and quick recipe I got from my mother-in-law,” says home cook blue. “No cooking, no baking. Just mixing and it’s set! Everyone will think you spent hours making the creamy and luscious filling.”

Peach Surprise Pie

Home cook CORWYNN DARKHOLME loves this peaches-and-cream pie served with a raspberry sauce. “For special occasions, garnish with fresh mint leaves. Quick and easy to make and very yummy, as well!”

Best No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake

“This no-bake cherry cheesecake has a graham cracker crust and a light and creamy filling. Top with a can of cherry pie filling for a deliciously easy dessert,” says member LuCynda. “My husband refuses to eat baked cheesecake after eating this!”

Lemon Icebox Pie

“This recipe is fabulous!” says community member Jessica Notthingham. “The pie comes out beautiful and so tasty. I used the zest and juice of 3 lemons, and it turned out great. Just enough tartness to offset the sweetness of the cream cheese and condensed milk. A hint? Keep it in the freezer for a while before you eat it—makes it even more refreshing!”

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