Berries with white chocolate sauce
Ray KachatorianWith so many delicious fruits available for but a few short summer months, we encourage enjoying at least one piece (or bowl) a day. Make use of the varied flavors of such seasonals as strawberries, blackberries, cherries and peaches in desserts for fruits that are frozen, baked, grilled or simply eaten whole, as in this gallery of ten summer desserts. Our picks include some inspired ideas by star chefs like Curtis Stone (is anything more divine than his berries in white chocolate sauce, pictured above?) and Gail Simmons (whose recipe for a peanut butter cookie ice cream sandwich is like no other).

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Summer Dessert Recipes

When roasted, peaches take on an even sweeter flavor than in their natural state. Crumbled gingersnaps gives this summery sundae an unexpected spicy kick.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries are so lovely in summer they're delicious eaten plain as a dessert, but they turn into a gourmet treat with a white chocolate sauce.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

Inspired by an unusual berry at her local market, The Skinny Chef topped her homemade panna cotta with gooseberries and raspberries, adding sweetness to the tart treat. (If you can't find gooseberries, the dessert is just as delicious with just the raspberries.)
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Summer Dessert Recipes

Trifle -- an intricate dessert with layers of crème anglaise, nuts and cake -- gets a seasonal update with the additon of mixed summer berries.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

An ice cream sandwich is a divine treat on a hot summer day -- more filling than a popsicle, but cooling nonetheless. Gail Simmons sandwiches hers between peanut butter cookies -- heaven.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

Even dessert can be cooked on the grill, as Elizabeth Karmel proves with this ricotta and berry pizza, topped with crystallized ginger and honey.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

You might recognize these fruity treats from a dessert buffet at a formal affair -- but you can easily make them yourself with some puff pastry sheets and pudding.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

For a dessert like no other, try this British summer "pudding" -- which actually contains just fruit, white bread, sugar and water. This fresh specialty is best when the berries are in season.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

The window during which nectarines and cherries are ripe is narrow -- so take advantage of this fleeting season, and throw both fruits into a lattice-topped pie.
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Summer Dessert Recipes

Is there ever a season during which chocolate isn't popular? Balance out all that fruit you're cooking with this purely decadent dessert -- with an even more decadent crust.
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Summer Dessert Recipes