30 Delicious Vegan Summer Desserts

Summer is here! While we absolutely love our vegetables, and our healthy and hearty meals, we also love to indulge in desserts (especially me!). We love vegan summer desserts, as it's an excuse to make icecream (cookie dough icecream, anyone?), chilled chocolate desserts, pies and tarts with summer fruits, as well as BBQ foods like grilled peaches!

If you're looking for other vegan summer foods, we've done roundups of the most delicious Vegan BBQ and Grill Mains, Vegan BBQ and Grill side dishes, and Vegan Picnic Ideas.

So enjoy this delicious array of vegan summer desserts, and please don't blame me when you eat them all at once! Don't forget your essentials like vegan whipping cream (affiliate link) or you can make your own.

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🥧Pies & Tarts

Pies and tarts are for any season; it's about what you fill them with. They make such pretty vegan summer desserts as you can top them with colourful summer fruits, just like the ones below like peach tarts, strawberry tartlets and blueberry pie! We've even included a vegan s'mores pie for those camp summer vibes. If you need some vegan marshmallows for toasting, these Freedom ones (affiliate link) are amazing!

Summer Peach Tart

Summer peach tart- your ideal sweet treat for hot, summery days! This is a no-bake recipe, made with fresh, juicy peaches and summer berries. It's also gluten-free and refined sugar free!

Recipe by Anna Banana

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Fresh Strawberry and Rhubarb Tartlets

These strawberry and rhubarb confit tartlets topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream tastes just like summer in dessert form. Don’t miss peak rhubarb season!
Recipe by Berry Baker

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Avocado Key Lime Pie

Avocado key lime pie is rich, creamy and delicious. This no-bake dessert is vegan, gluten free and easy to make. This healthy dessert is made of whole food plant based ingredients for a dessert that leaves you satisfied.

Recipe by Alternative Dish

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Vegan Blueberry Pie

This vegan blueberry pie is fresh and sweet with a hint of tart. A healthier spin on your traditional pie, with less sugar, no oil or butter, and a whole wheat crust! It’s simple to prepare, and incredibly delicious.

Recipe by This Healthy Kitchen

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No-Bake Vegan S'mores Pie

This easy no-bake Vegan S'mores Pie is made with a gluten-free graham cracker crust, a rich dairy-free chocolate pudding, and topped with homemade marshmallow fluff! This allergy-free, low sugar, & kid-friendly summer dessert recipe is the way to have your s'more without the campfire!

Recipe by Strength and Sunshine

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🍦Ice-cream

The ultimate summer dessert, easily made vegan! Icecream has come such a long way, and we have recipes for cookie dough ice cream, popsicles, rainbow ice cream and super easy 4 ingredient chocolate nut butter ice cream! Peanut butter (or any nut butter) is so useful as a healthy fat in these sorts of recipes; I love Biona's organic peanut butter (affiliate link).

Vegan Cookie Dough Icecream

This super creamy vegan cookie dough ice cream is packed with edible cookie dough balls and chocolate chips in every bite!

Recipe by The Banana Diaries

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Vegan Orange Creamsicle Pops

These Orange Creamsicle Pops are the perfect summer treat! They are super creamy and bursting with citrusy flavour from fresh oranges. They'll keep you cool and hydrated all season long!

Recipe by Vegan Huggs

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Mini Vegan Rainbow Ice Cream Cakes

These mini rainbow ice cream cakes are made with vegan vanilla and lemon ice cream and are naturally colored with superfoods.

Recipe by Vegan Doll House

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Vegan Raspberry Popsicles

These raspberry popsicles are bright, sweet and tangy. With just three ingredients and no refined sugar they are a great healthyish treat for the whole family.
Recipe by Keep Calm and Eat Icecream

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Vegan Strawberry & Pistachio Semifreddo

This summery vegan Strawberry & Pistachio Semifreddo is light as air and perfect to eat on a scorching summer day. 

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Coconut Lime Popsicles

Mostly tart with a touch of sweet, these coconut lime popsicles are the perfect summer treat. Perfect for warm days to cool off from the summer sun and made using only 3 ingredients!

Recipe by This Healthy Kitchen

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Frozen Yoghurt Bars

The best homemade frozen Greek yogurt bars with berries or your favorite fruit combinations. Vegan and gluten-free, perfect for breakfast, a healthy dessert or as a fun DIY project with the kids.

Recipe by Veggie Society

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4 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate and Nut Butter Icecream

Made from 4 pure ingredients and takes just a few minutes. Totally dairy free and gluten free, with no added sugar and lots of protein. The main base is bananas and it is chocolately, nutty and smooth. I never dreamed I could eat such healthy and delicious icecream as a plant based vegan, or make it so quickly in my blender for instant gratification.

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🍰Cakes

I am a cake fiend! It's fair to say I am obsessed, so of course I'll find versions that make perfect vegan summer desserts! For me here, it's all about vanilla flavours, fruity cheesecakes, rhubarb, cute strawberry cupcakes and also indulgent s'mores cakes. If you're looking to make these sorts of cakes (and tiered ones), it is worth having a good set of springform cake tins like these (affiliate link).

Vegan Almond Layer Cake with Almond Buttercream Frosting

This secretly vegan Almond Layer Cake With Almond Buttercream Frosting is everything you're looking to bake this Spring/Summer! It's sweet, moist, easy to make, and you would never guess that it was vegan.

Recipe by Bakers Table

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Vegan Strawberry Cupcakes

Easy vegan strawberry cupcakes packed with real strawberries and flavour. They are perfect as a fruity Summer dessert!

Recipe by Rainbow Nourishments

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Easy Vegan Rhubarb Cake using Aquafaba

A yummy and fresh cake that is perfect for afternoon teas or even as dessert!

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The Ultimate S’mores Cake (gluten free)

Unbelievably gooey and decadent s’mores cake that you won’t even know is secretly eggless, dairy free, and easily gluten free! Super rich molten chocolate cake with homemade graham cracker filling, decadent chocolate buttercream, and toasted eggless marshmallow fluff! Like having actual s’mores but better!
Recipe by The Banana Diaries

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Vegan Lemon and Strawberry Cheesecake (gluten and soy free)

This delicious Vegan Lemon and Strawberry Cheesecake has a crunchy biscuit base and creamy filling, with a sweet strawberry topping. Great for friends with allergies as it is soy and gluten free. Perfect for entertaining and summer parties.

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Vegan Strawberry Shortcake

Celebrate strawberry season with these delicious vegan strawberry shortcakes! Easy to make vegan biscuits filled with juicy berries and whipped vegan cream make the ultimate summer dessert.

Recipe by Vegan On Board

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🍮Puddings

What have you categorised here as pudding? I hear you ask! Well, these were some vegan summer desserts I just couldn't pass up that make great puddings and range from cookie dough hummus and mango pudding, to my famous Salted Caramel Chocolate Pots. I highly recommend a high quality, pure coconut milk if you need one i.e. made just from coconut and no nasties. I use Biona Organics Coconut Milk (affiiate link).

Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Hummus

This creamy and rich cookies dough hummus is healthy, vegan and gluten-free! A great dip for fruit slices and crackers.

Recipe by My Plantiful Cooking

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Vegan Mango Pudding

Mangoes are the perfect summer treat and this chilled vegan Mango Pudding takes mangoes to a whole new level. Made with tapioca pearls and fresh mango.

Recipe by Cooking With Nana Ling

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Vegan Chocolate Salted Caramel Pots

A delicious vegan chocolate dessert that uses lush salted caramel to take the taste to another level!

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Thai Mango Sticky Rice

Mango Sticky Rice is the most beloved of all Thai desserts. Made with steamed glutinous sweet rice, sweetened coconut cream, and fresh seasonal mango, learn how easy it is to make khao niaow ma muang from home with this easy to follow recipe.

Recipe by The Forked Spoon

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Chocolate Avocado Puddings (keto and paleo)

Chocolate avocado pudding is a rich and creamy dessert that’s perfect for summer! It easy to make and healthy for you too!

Recipe by Wholesome Family Living

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🍡Bars

You've got to love an easy one tray dessert that you can slice up for parties, picnics or just for you to have a bit of each day. These make fabulous vegan summer desserts, especially the ones that use vegan white chocolate (affiliate link), which is a thing, you'll be very pleased to hear. We're also loving chill, no-bake vegan snickers bars (recipe below). If you want to buy these, one of our favourite companies makes Peanut and Caramel bars (affiliate link) that taste just like them, but better and healthier.

Raspberry, White Chocolate & Pecan Blondies

Utterly delicious vegan variation on the classic blondie recipe. Gooey vegan raspberry blondie made with white chocolate and pecans, giving a great contrast between sweet and tart flavours!

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Snickers Candies

These are super-easy, no-bake, 3 ingredients "snickers" that are so delicious and refreshing! The best part about these snickers is that you store them in the freezer and enjoy them right away, whenever you want.
Recipe by Bubble Green

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Blueberry Crumble Bars

Enjoy these vegan and gluten-free blueberry crumble bars for a delicious summer dessert that's easy to make with just a few ingredients.

Recipe by Running On Real Food

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Chickpea Tahini Blondies

These fudgy eggless tahini blondies taste incredibly decadent, yet are secretly good for you! Easy to make and only requires simple wholesome ingredients.

Recipe by My Plantiful Cooking

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🍓Fruit Desserts

Ok, I'm a plant eater after all! So I can't forget the fruity desserts. Of course, fruit is part of many of the vegan summer desserts here, but let's take a look at the dishes that hero them! From watermelon salads to smoothie bowls. If you want a healthy breakfast that can be topped with lots of fruit, then you'll love my Superfood, High Protein Breakfast Bowl. For extra healthy toppings for your fruity desserts, try things like cacao nibs and gogi berries (affiliate links).

Smoothie Bowl

Easy and delicious 5-minute smoothie bowl recipe with customizable ingredients. Kid-friendly, nutritious and satisfying vegan breakfast, dessert or snack.

Recipe by Vegan Kitchen Rocks

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Watermelon Berry Salad

Watermelon berry salad with mint lime dressing is a fabulous twist to traditional watermelon fruit salad. Fresh berries & watermelon taste amazing with mint lime dressing.

Recipe by Fit Meal Ideas

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Grilled Peaches

If you are looking for a sweet summer treat, try grilled peaches. Grilling peaches brings out their natural sweetness and turns them into a tasty seasonal side dish or dessert.

Recipe by Recipes From A Pantry

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So there you have it, over 30 irresitible vegan summer desserts. If you've enjoy reading this (and indeed, eating the desserts), please share with your friends, and comment below.

Vanessa x