The best lemon recipes

Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Giada's cookies are a real hit: the ricotta adds a light and airy texture, and the lemon juice and zest in the icing and the cookies themselves create the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors.

Recipe: Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Croissants with lemon meringue filling

Croissants are baked from puff pastry and filled with a slit filled with ready-made lemon curd. Each croissant is then topped with a fluffy crown of toasted meringue—an elegant breakfast pastry.

Recipe: Croissants with lemon meringue filling

Lemon Lavender Shortbread Pie

Lavender recipes are a treat for all the senses: savor its scent before adding it to this delicious lemon pie.

Recipe: Lemon Lavender Shortbread Pie

Angel Food Biscuits with Lemon Confit

These miniature sponge cakes are compact, light and airy, topped with a sweet and tart lemon confit.

Recipe: Angel Food Biscuits with Lemon Confit

Lemon granita

Giada's crisp and light lemon granita is the perfect neutralizer or refreshing dessert on a hot day.

Recipe: Lemon granita

Lemon Bar Cakes

A recipe for when you're craving traditional lemon cakes: a buttery shortbread crust and tart lemon curd.

Recipe: Lemon Bar Cakes

Lemon Zest Cookies

Transform classic sugar cookies by adding a little lemon zest to the dough and rolling the cookies in lemon sugar before baking.

Recipe: Lemon Zest Cookies

Thyme Cupcakes with Lemon Glaze

Thyme and fresh lemon zest add a refreshing flavor to these light and airy soft olive oil cupcakes.

Recipe: Thyme Cupcakes with Lemon Glaze

Lemon Shortbread

These cookies, filled with sweet lemon filling and dusted with yellow decorative sugar, are so easy to make.

Recipe: Lemon Shortbread

Lemon Raspberry Cake with Citrus Glaze

The perfect spring dessert: raspberry filling and a sweet-tart lemon cake layered with airy cream.

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Cake with Citrus Glaze

Lemon Raspberry Easter Cake

This original dessert is a true masterpiece that will grace any Easter table. You can make it with children, asking them to decorate the cake with candied almonds.

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Easter Cake

Lemon Bundt Cake with Cranberries

This dessert uses lemon syrup and zest. The cake has a cranberry filling hidden inside.

Recipe: Lemon Bundt Cake with Cranberries

Trifle with lemon curd and fresh berries

Tyler updates the traditional English dessert by layering sponge cake (drizzled with limoncello liqueur), lemon curd, and assorted berries.

Recipe: Trifle with lemon curd and fresh berries

Lemon pudding

The lemon cream is baked until golden and slightly set, then served with fresh berries and dusted with powdered sugar.

Recipe: Lemon pudding

Pie with frozen lemon filling

The Neelys' pie features a rich, savory filling on a graham cracker crust.

Recipe: Pie with frozen lemon filling

Lemon Tiramisu

Giada puts a new spin on the classic Italian dessert by adding crunchy hazelnuts and lemon syrup to savoiardi cookies and whipped mascarpone.

Recipe: Lemon Tiramisu

Lemon curd dessert with blueberry sauce

This frozen dessert only requires 5 ingredients: eggs, cream, lemons, blueberries and a little sugar.

Recipe: Lemon curd dessert with blueberry sauce

No-Bake Lemon Bars

Each bar of this dessert from Ellie Krieger contains only 155 calories. Yet, they're incredibly delicious: a crisp graham cracker crust and a cool, creamy topping.

Recipe: No-Bake Lemon Bars

Lemon bars

Aina prepares a classic, delicious dessert with a shortbread crust and a creamy lemon layer.

Recipe: Lemon bars

Rice Pudding "Risalamande"

A familiar rice pudding gets a new twist with fresh lemon juice and amaretto liqueur.

Recipe: Rice Pudding "Risalamande"

Lemon cake with berry-rhubarb glaze

For this dessert, use rhubarb with brightly colored stems; it's available at farmers markets and grocery stores in the spring.

Recipe: Lemon cake with berry-rhubarb glaze

Lazy Raspberry Limoncello Cookie Cake

Make this dessert in minutes: top cream cheese with raspberries flavored with limoncello liqueur and serve with shortbread cookies.

Recipe: Lazy Raspberry Limoncello Cookie Cake

Lemon yogurt cake

Ina makes a delicate lemon cake with whole milk yogurt and olive oil.

Recipe: Lemon yogurt cake

Lemon Meringue Pie

Alton makes a delicious pie with a flaky crust, tart lemon filling, and a golden meringue top.

Recipe: Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Nut Cookies

Roasted pine nuts add a crispy texture to the cookies, while fresh lemon zest adds a subtle lemony flavor.

Recipe: Lemon Nut Cookies

Chocolate covered coconut macaroons

Spice up coconut macarons by adding lemon zest and currants, then dipping them in melted chocolate.

Recipe: Chocolate covered coconut macaroons

Pancakes with lemon cream

You don't have to make pancakes from scratch—buy pre-made pancakes and lemon curd for a quick dessert.

Recipe: Pancakes with lemon cream

Lemon granita with mascarpone

Giada adds traditional Italian limoncello liqueur to her lemon granita.

Recipe: Lemon granita with mascarpone

American dessert S'mores with marshmallows and lemon curd

This treat is delicious, reminiscent of a slice of lemon meringue pie with fresh raspberries—it'll keep you from missing chocolate.

Recipe: American dessert S'mores with marshmallows and lemon curd

Lemon Tiramisu Trifle

This no-bake dessert, a cross between a trifle and tiramisu, adds berries to delicate lemon layers. With a little help, kids can assemble the treat themselves.

Recipe: Lemon Tiramisu Trifle

Lemon ice cream cake with airy meringue glaze

Fill a homemade cake with lemon ice cream and freeze until firm, then top with a thick, glossy meringue.

Recipe: Lemon ice cream cake with airy meringue glaze

Coconut cupcakes with lemon filling

Sandra uses a secret ingredient in her cupcakes that complements the lemon flavor beautifully: coconut milk.

Recipe: Coconut cupcakes with lemon filling

Lemon cake

Ina drizzles a moist lemon cake with a simple glaze made from powdered sugar and lemon juice. For an elegant presentation, pour the glaze over the cake and let it drip down the sides.

Recipe: Lemon cake

Biscotti with almonds, lemon and glaze

Giada's cookies are infused with slivered almonds, which enhance the lemon flavor and nuttiness of the white chocolate coating.

Recipe: Biscotti with almonds, lemon and glaze

Lemon bar

Prepare a rich lemon mixture and pour it over the baked buttery crust. Just before serving, dust the cakes with powdered sugar.

Recipe: Lemon bar

Lemon pound cake with fudge

Make a sweet, runny glaze with sugar and lemon juice. Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread the glaze over the top and sides of the still-warm cake to give it a glossy finish.

Recipe: Lemon pound cake with fudge

Lemon mousse

Transform low-fat Greek yogurt into a simple dessert by adding lemon zest and juice and sweetened whipped egg whites. Serve with crumbled shortbread cookies.

Recipe: Lemon mousse

Lemon pie with airy meringue

Trisha spreads lemon filling on a graham cracker crust and tops the pie with an easy-to-make meringue.

Recipe: Lemon pie with airy meringue

Lemon Curd Ice Cream Cakes

This no-bake dessert for a crowd consists of three simple layers: a crumbled shortbread cookie crust, vanilla ice cream, and homemade lemon curd.

Recipe: Lemon Curd Ice Cream Cakes

Lemon meringue cupcakes with cherries

Sandra's miniature pies are perfect for kids, and serving two at a time makes for an impressive fairground treat. Kids will love pressing the crust into the molds and spooning in the filling.

Recipe: Lemon meringue cupcakes with cherries

Lemon cake with curd cream

Sandra makes a quick dessert base using store-bought dry lemon pie mix. She tops it with a cream cheese mixture, adding lemon jelly to save time. The result is beautiful, delicate, layered "bars."

Recipe: Lemon cake with curd cream

Whole wheat pound cake

Heart-healthy olive oil and protein-rich Greek yogurt replace butter in this recipe—without sacrificing flavor.

Recipe: Whole wheat pound cake