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Food10 Exciting Ways To Use Citrus In Desserts

10 Exciting Ways To Use Citrus In Desserts

This collection of zesty recipes is your gateway to vibrant flavors and refreshing treats. We’ve got everything from tangy cakes that’ll make your taste buds sing to creamy lemon curd that’s perfect for spooning (don’t judge!). There’s even something for those afternoon picnics – sunshiney bars that will disappear in seconds! ☀️

Key Lime Cake

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This recipe is your ticket to a slice of pure sunshine. We’ve crafted a key lime cake that’s both easy to make and bursting with flavor. The cake itself is incredibly moist, the perfect canvas for our tangy-licious key lime cream cheese frosting. It’s a delightful balance of sweet and tart, guaranteed to leave you wanting another taste!

Get The Recipe: Key Lime Cake

Lemon Pound Cake

A sliced lemon pound cake with icing and lemon zest.A sliced lemon pound cake with icing and lemon zest.
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This lemon pound cake sings with citrus! Infused with both lemon juice and zest, it’s incredibly moist and buttery, with a burst of sunshine in every bite. The finishing touch? A delightful lemon glaze that ties it all together.

Get The Recipe: Lemon Pound Cake

Lemon Blueberry Scones

A delicious batch of blueberry scones sitting on a stone cutting board.A delicious batch of blueberry scones sitting on a stone cutting board.
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Freshly baked heaven! Flaky blueberry scones studded with plump berries and fragrant lemon zest. 🫐 The perfect balance of sweet and tart, ideal for a delightful brunch or afternoon pick-me-up!

Get The Recipe: Lemon Blueberry Scones

Lime Mini Cheesecakes with Chocolate Crust

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These adorable Lime Mini Cheesecakes with a rich Chocolate Cookie Crust are the perfect bite-sized treat. They’re not just delicious, the vibrant citrus filling and dark chocolate crust create a flavor combination that complements all those amazing Mexican spices. Plus, their cute size makes them ideal for sharing (or not sharing, we won’t judge!).

Get The Recipe: Lime Mini Cheesecakes

Homemade Lemon Curd

A hand holding a spoonful of lemon curd over a jar of lemon curd.A hand holding a spoonful of lemon curd over a jar of lemon curd.
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Sunshine in a jar! This Lemon Curd recipe (yielding about 2 cups of creamy goodness) captures the vibrant essence of lemon in a sweet, rich, and tangy spread. Perfect for elevating pastries, dolloping onto yogurt, or savoring by the spoonful – the possibilities are endless!

Get The Recipe: Lemon Curd

Blood Orange Cheesecake

A blood orange cheesecake with a chocolate crust on a serving plateA blood orange cheesecake with a chocolate crust on a serving plate
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This seasonal stunner boasts a vibrant blood orange filling, bursting with bright, woodsy citrus notes. The creamy, smooth filling rests on a bed of crunchy chocolate cookie crust, creating a delightful textural contrast. It’s a feast for the eyes and the taste buds, perfect for a cozy winter dessert!

Get The Recipe: Blood Orange Cheesecake

Lemon Shortbread Cookies

a pile of Lemon Shortbread Cookies stacked around each othera pile of Lemon Shortbread Cookies stacked around each other
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These melt-in-your-mouth lemon shortbread cookies are a buttery dream, bursting with sunshine-y citrus flavor.

Get The Recipe: Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Pineapple Lime Jello Salad

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Ditch the box! This retro-licious Pineapple Lime Jello Salad gets a healthy upgrade. Light, airy, and bursting with fresh flavor, it’s the perfect side or dessert for any occasion. Made with all-natural ingredients, it’s a guilt-free indulgence that’s as fun to eat as it is to say!

Get The Recipe: Pineapple Lime Jello Salad

Orange Cake

An orange Bundt cake on a glass cake stand.An orange Bundt cake on a glass cake stand.
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Calling all citrus lovers! This recipe isn’t your average orange cake – it’s the Ultimate Orange Cake, a symphony of sunshine flavors in every single bite. We’re talking fresh-squeezed orange juice and vibrant zest baked right into the moist cake, creating a burst of citrusy goodness.

Get The Recipe: Ultimate Orange Cake

Key Lime Pie

A key lime pie swirled with whipped cream around the edge and garnished with lime slices and zest.A key lime pie swirled with whipped cream around the edge and garnished with lime slices and zest.
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This recipe unlocks the secret to a magnificent dessert – refreshing, velvety smooth, and surprisingly simple to make! Wow, your guests have this taste of sunshine in every bite.

Get The Recipe: Easy Key Lime Pie

Lemon Curd Cake

A lemon cake topped high with mixed berries with a slice cut out to reveal the lemon curd filling.A lemon cake topped high with mixed berries with a slice cut out to reveal the lemon curd filling.
Image Credit: Erren Hart/Erren’s Kitchen

Our Lemon Curd Cake is a masterpiece of flavor and texture. Layers of moist cake cradle pockets of tangy, homemade lemon curd and a generous topping of fresh fruit.

Get The Recipe: Lemon Curd Cake

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