18 Dairy-Free Desserts to Eat All Summer Long

Dessert doesn’t get much easier than this. Just cube the watermelon, freeze the fruit, blend it into a puree, pack it into a pan and freeze again.

Keep the coals glowing after dinner and throw a few slices of pineapple on the grill. Top it with dairy-free coconut whipped cream and you’ve got a dessert that’s equal parts tasty and impressive.

Ripe peaches, raw honey and coconut milk make Coterie member Jodi Moreno’s dairy-free ice cream cake sweet and delicious.

The strawberry shortcake of your youth gets a dairy-free update thanks to coconut milk. (It’s gluten-free, too.)

Coterie member Monique Volz’s blueberry and peach cobbler is the dictionary definition of summer.

Wow everyone at the potluck with this decadent chocolate fondue from Coterie member Gena Hamshaw.

Coconut cream and vegan dark chocolate make these ice pops an addictive dairy-free treat.

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The secret ingredient? Cauliflower rice. (Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it.)

When you can’t actually make s’mores over a fire pit, we have the next best thing. (Yes, that’s marshmallow meringue.)

We can totally get behind a liquid dessert, especially when it’s Coterie member Aida Mollenkamp’s melonade, with strawberries and rosemary.

This is so light and delicious, we just may have to bite into Coterie member Maria Lichty’s lemon almond bread for breakfast, too. (She uses almond milk to keep it dairy-free.)

Close your eyes and you’re on a tropical island. (Did we mention it’s gluten-free, to boot?)

The candied ginger and pistachio topping is what dreams are made of.

The best end to a barbecue? A dessert that takes just five minutes to make.

When the sun is shining, the last thing you want to do is spend extra time in the kitchen. Just pop these babies in the broiler for five minutes and they’re ready to bring out to the back porch.

This deliciousness keeps in the freezer for about two weeks—but if you’re like us, it will disappear in less than 24 hours.

If you want to get extra fancy, serve it with a side of fresh blueberries and a dollop of coconut whipped cream.

Easy, beautiful and spiked with Champagne? This might be the best dessert ever.