Maybe it’s July or November when you’re reading this, but whatever, cherry desserts don’t care. These babies are sweet and glossy and absolutely unapologetic. And they make all other desserts look like animals.
Grab a bowl, for heaven’s sake, and turn these 20 cherry dessert recipes into something you sink your face into.
Cherry Desserts For All Occasions
These cherry desserts run the full gamut, from fiery and hearty to cold and laid-back, depending on your desire level.
Fresh cherries are best, but frozen works fine if that’s what’s in your house. I promise you that any way you make them will ultimately be delicious.
1. Cherry Almond Cupcakes
These cherry almond cupcakes are seriously pretty, I kid you not, and they make everything around them prettier. Moist cake topped with cherry almond buttercream is a double delight for your mouth.
The soft pink color adds fanciness, which is totes perfect for parties, or just when you need something pretty for the ‘Gram.
RECIPE: Cherry Almond Cupcakes
2. No Bake Cherry Pie
Cherry pie and cheesecake. Together. In a glorious harmony that will make you wonder why you’ve been living a lie for so long.
Crunchy graham cracker, smooth creamy filling… It’s basically fireworks on a plate. Perfect for summer, birthdays, or dinner parties since each pie serves about 8-10.
RECIPE: No Bake Cherry Pie
3. Cherry Chocolate Brownie
A buttery shortbread base, topped with crunchy chocolate, cherries, and almonds, is a match made in dessert heaven. Sprinkle some sea salt on top…pure bliss!
This treat is simple yet impressively delicious, made for those moments when you want to treat yourself.
RECIPE: Cherry Chocolate Brownie
4. Mini Black Forest Cakes
These mini cakes are a chocolate lover’s paradise. Moist, rich chocolate cake with tart cherry filling? Sign us up. Then top with silky ganache and whipped topping? No words.
Perfectly portioned for sharing, although that will be hard. Who are we kidding? That will be impossible.
RECIPE: Mini Black Forest Cakes
5. Cherry Crisp
Cherries and buttery topping join forces to create the warmest, bubbliest dessert love fest you’ve ever seen.
The sweet-tart combo is a flavor bomb, especially with a scoop of ice cream. Nature’s harvest, in dessert form.
Get on board for dessert destiny.
RECIPE: Cherry Crisp
6. Cherry Coffee Cake
Layer upon layer of buttery, crumbly goodness, and you’ll find yourself in a cherry-lover’s dream come true.
The berry-laden dessert is sweet yet tart, crunchy yet pillowy, unforgettable from top to bottom. With some toasted almonds for contrast? Yeah.
This would be one for my recipe box, no doubt about that one.
RECIPE: Cherry Coffee Cake
7. No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Gameshow voice: “An epic cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and cherry topping. But wait…there’s more! You don’t have to bake it!”
The texture is somehow both airy and rich, so you will be unable to stop at one piece and will require a second, or even a third.
RECIPE: No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars
8. Dark Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Clusters
Greek yogurt and cherries…besties who make a creamy, dreamy duo. A dark chocolate dunk takes them next level, into ‘fancy dessert’ territory.
Nutritious AND delicious? Totally my kinda of cheat. This just in: Healthy snacks are the new black.
RECIPE: Dark Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Clusters
9. Healthy Cherry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
Yo, chocolate isn’t the only game in Brownie Town. Nu-uh. Swirling in creamy cheesecake and tart cherries takes dessert to next-level status.
These babies should be like pure decadence, but they’re only 123 calories each and packed with protein. A MUST TRY if there ever was one.
RECIPE: Healthy Cherry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
10. Chocolate Cake with Cherry Pie Filling
Moist chocolate cake meets cherry pie filling in a mashup so epic you’ll rethink every life choice. Silky ganache blankets the layers, making every bite a chocolate-cherry masterpiece.
This is your cherry essence and your cake dreams, united as one magnificent creation.
RECIPE: Chocolate Cake with Cherry Pie Filling
11. Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
Cherries and cream come together in this lip-smackin’ frozen delight. It’s no-churn, which means you don’t need any gadgets or gizmos. It also means you can make it today with like five minutes of effort.
It’s creamy and dreamy, perfectly sweet-tart, and will improve 100% of average days.
RECIPE: Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
12. Sheet Pan Cherry Pie
Golden pastry hugs that cherry filling like a warm, flaky blanket. The lattice design does more than look pretty; it adds crunch.
It brings you back to summer picnics with grandma, but it’s easy enough to whip up anytime. Hot or cold, each bite is pure bliss.
RECIPE: Sheet Pan Cherry Pie
13. Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
Cherry pie filling and chocolate cake mix have teamed up in a slow cooker to create a dessert recipe that basically makes itself.
It’s warm, gooey, cozy, and you’ll want to scoop it out and scoop it into your mouth. Major bonus points: no baking needed.
RECIPE: Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
14. Black Forest Cupcakes
Chocolate and cherries… a tasty match as old as time. Moist chocolate cupcakes dunked in cherry syrup, stuffed with juicy cherries, covered in whipped cream, make a bomb dessert.
It’s rich, sweet, and fruity all at once. You’ll never eat another dessert again and be truly happy (ok, I’m obviously lying).
RECIPE: Black Forest Cupcakes
15. Cherry Tartlets with Puff Pastry
A flaky pastry cocoon with juicy cherries is essentially a hug for your dessert soul.
Minimal time and fuss (and equipment) make these tiny treats easy. Ideal if you’ve got guests to impress, or you just want to eat some pastry, they’re a sweet escape into cherry heaven.
RECIPE: Cherry Tartlets with Puff Pastry
16. Cherry Yogurt Popsicles
Greek yogurt meets cherries and maple syrup for these refreshing anytime popsicles.
They’re kinda healthy, as they’re layered with fruit and granola by kids who do it like pros. Eat them poolside, fireside, or whenever you need a snack and excuse to “be healthy.”
RECIPE: Cherry Yogurt Popsicles
17. Cherry Flapjack Recipe
Cherries in this dessert are the Beyoncé to everyone else’s Destiny’s Child.
Sweet but not too sweet, tart but not too tart, they make this thing pretty much irresistible. Rich? Yep. Delicious? Please. All-occasion appropriate? You know it.
They’re also pretty much unforgettable.
RECIPE: Cherry Flapjack Recipe
18. Cherry Fluff Salad Recipe
Want a dessert that’s all sugar, spice, and everything nice? Try this cherry-pineapple-whipped topping fluff.
It’s insanely easy to make for any occasion, sweet and creamy as heck, and pink as a ballerina’s tutu. Make it. Instagram it. Love it. Repeat.
RECIPE: Cherry Fluff Salad Recipe
19. GF Fudgy Cherry Chocolate Brownies
Stop everything! Cherry chocolate brownies exist, and they’re phenomenal.
Fudgy, moist, and packed with juicy cherries, these redefine dessert greatness. Cocoa-y decadence + cherry burst = pure WINNING.
They’re gloriously soft for days (assuming they last that long) and an absolute must-make for all cherry lovers across the land.
RECIPE: GF Fudgy Cherry Chocolate Brownies
20. Cherry Chocolate Chia Pudding
Cherries and chocolate are basically dessert soulmates, right? And this creamy dreamboat’s not just rich, it’s actually kinda good for you.
Dairy-free, stupid-easy to make, it has all the bona fides of a go-to dessert for anytime guilt-free indulging. Yep, my kinda dessert!
RECIPE: Cherry Chocolate Chia Pudding
Cherry Desserts And Beyond
Cherry desserts are trending, and that’s great and all. But don’t ignore the other desserts on these lists!
If you want more seasonal or year-round desserts (fruit-filled, chocolate-packed, etc), we’ve got them. One thing’s for sure, they’re all going to taste amazing.
