10 Easy Dessert Recipes Starring Strawberries

This strawberry cake from Natasha’s Kitchen involves ingredients that you likely already have on hand: eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla, oil, sour cream, baking powder, and salt. You’ll likely just need about 2 pounds of strawberries — they’re packed into the cake and the simple sauce that’s drizzled on top. To squeeze protein into the dessert, swap the sour cream for plain Greek yogurt. According to the USDA, 6 ounces (oz) of plain Greek yogurt contain 8 g of protein.

Per serving, this dessert contains 368 calories, 16 g fat, 51 g carbohydrates, and 4 g protein.

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This pound cake from Amy’s Healthy Baking isn’t like the dense cake you’re likely used to. It’s light, dotted with juicy strawberries, and void of refined flour and sugar. It features white whole-wheat flour instead and leans on vanilla, strawberries, and low-calorie sweeteners to ramp up the sweetness. Plus, there’s a good amount of calcium in each serving of the cake thanks to nonfat plain Greek yogurt and nonfat milk. Three-quarters of a cup of Greek yogurt contains 230 mg of calcium (18 percent of the DV), according to the USDA, and 1 cup of nonfat milk offers 298 mg (about 23 percent of your DV), according to the USDA. Calcium helps support your bone structure and may also lower your risk of high blood pressure, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

One slice of this creative dessert has 128 calories, 1.5 g fat, 23.2 g carbs, and 6.8 g protein.

When the summer temps are soaring, having this frozen strawberry dessert from Seasons & Suppers in your freezer will save the day. A creamy strawberry mixture is sandwiched between a crumble that features chopped walnuts, which provide omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s are essential fats and have been shown to prevent heart disease and stroke; improve symptoms of lupus, eczema, and rheumatoid arthritis; and may play a role in protecting against some cancers, too, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Each serving has 349 calories, 22 g fat, 44 g carbs, and 3 g protein.

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Part cookie, part crumb bar, these strawberry oatmeal bars come together with just 20 minutes of prep time and will satisfy both your sweet tooth and your strawberry cravings. Rather than using white flour, the recipe from Well Plated includes old-fashioned rolled oats and whole-wheat flour. Those simple swaps make these more nutritious than bars made with refined grains. According to the American Heart Association, whole grains are good sources of dietary fiber, which can aid in weight loss by promoting fullness, can improve blood cholesterol levels, and helps lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Whole wheat flour contains 6 g of fiber, 21 percent of your DV, per ½ cup, while ½ cup of old-fashioned rolled oats has 4 g of fiber, or 14 percent of your DV.

This yogurt-based strawberry cake from A Spicy Perspective creates an incredibly moist base, courtesy of the full cup of Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt delivers protein, calcium, and potassium — there are 22 g of protein; 300 mg of calcium (23 percent of your DV); and 300 mg of potassium (6 percent of your DV) in 1 cup, according to the USDA. Greek yogurt also contains probiotics, which may help your body maintain a healthy balance of bacteria and other microorganisms, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

One slice contains 326 calories, 12 g fat, 49 g carbs, and 4 g protein.

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This tasty cobbler from Two Peas and Their Pod comes together in under an hour and features the best of springtime produce: strawberries and rhubarb. Rhubarb is an excellent source of vitamin K, with 35.7 micrograms, or about 30 percent of the DV in 1 cup, according to the USDA. Vitamin K plays a role in synthesizing proteins involved in blood clotting, and there’s some evidence it’s also good for your bones, according to the NIH. A review published in April 2020 in Nutrients reported there’s not enough evidence right now to suggest how much vitamin K is needed to tap into the bone protection, but the researchers did find that vitamin K intake was linked with a lower risk of osteoarthritis.

If a cobbler sounds too heavy, go for a clafoutis instead. The French dessert consists of fruit baked with a flan-like pastry. This recipe from Oh My Veggies requires eight basic ingredients and only four steps. Strawberries are the star — each serving of the clafoutis packs in more than a 1/3 cup of the red fruit, which delivers 33.5 mg of vitamin C, according to the USDA, and offers a generous helping toward your daily goal (about 37 percent of the DV).

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Not much effort is required to make this five-ingredient chia pudding recipe from Simple Vegan Blog — but it does take time. You’ll need to give the pudding at least four hours in the refrigerator to thicken before you dig in. The wait will be worth it. The addition of strawberries brings bright, seasonal freshness to the cup.

The chia seeds themselves are an excellent source of fiber. Each serving of this pudding includes 3 tablespoons of chia seeds. That’s 12 g of fiber, or about 43 percent of the DV, according to the USDA. As MedlinePlus notes, most Americans don’t get enough fiber, so it’s a good idea to squeeze it in wherever you can, whether through whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, or seeds, including chia seeds.

This light and airy cake is crammed with the flavors of summer: Lemons and strawberries are featured in the cake and pureed into the frosting. Plus, Wholesome Yum’s recipe qualifies as gluten-free and low-carb in part because its heft comes mainly from almond flour rather than refined white flour. That also keeps the cake on the low end when it comes to carbohydrates. One-quarter cup of almond flour has 6 g of carbs, according to the USDA, compared with 23 g of carbs in the same amount of all-purpose flour, according to the USDA.

Another thing that makes this treat low-carb: the sugar alcohol erythritol, which is a common substitute for white sugar. Go overboard on foods made with this ingredient, and you’ll risk a tummy ache, though, according to a review published in October 2016 in the International Journal of Dentistry. Aside from that, you can feel good treating yourself with this dessert, since it also drives up the protein count with its almond flour. Per ¼ cup of the almond variety, you get 6 g of protein, which is double the amount in all-purpose flour.

Per slice, there are 308 calories, 28 g fat, 10 g carbs, and 9 g protein.

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This picture-perfect dessert from My Cape Cod Kitchen puts strawberry shortcake flavors into trifle form with layers of strawberries, angel food cake, and a lemony walnut cream. The lemon-walnut cream is a main draw. It combines more than 1 cup of Greek yogurt, the juice and zest of a lemon, and 2 cups of walnuts. The walnuts not only add a tasty nuttiness to the dish, they also contribute heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. The recommendation is for adult men to consume 1.6 g of omega-3s per day and 1.1 g for adult women, according to the NIH. Just 1 oz of walnuts will get you there — each oz (about 14 walnut halves, according to the Cleveland Clinic) offers 2.57 g of omega-3s.