Editors’ Collection

Desserts for Picnics

Make-ahead cakes, pies, cookies, bars and more dessert recipes to bring to the next summer picnic. Discover more dessert recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini

Recipes

Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
360 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
360
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
119 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
119
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Cocoa Krispies Treats
Samantha Seneviratne
186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
186
20 minutes
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Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
80 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
80
15 minutes, plus at least 8 hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcakes
Susan Campos
3378 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,378
About 45 minutes
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Chocolate Cherry Magic Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
151 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
151
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
8 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8
45 minutes
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Junkberry Pie
Melissa Knific, Royers Round Top Cafe
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
5½ hours
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2280 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,280
20 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Easy Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Genevieve Ko
120 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
120
50 minutes (plus 90 minutes resting and chilling)
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Easy
Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
18 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
18
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
No-Bake Peaches and Cream Cake
David Tanis
361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
361
40 minutes, plus chilling time
or to save this recipe.
Malva Pudding
Genevieve Ko, Eric Adjepong
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
1 hour
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Easy
No-Bake Lime and Speculoos Cake
Zaynab Issa
83 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
83
15 minutes, plus 12 hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Red Velvet Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
95 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
95
1 hour 10 minutes
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Peach Ricotta Cake
Yossy Arefi
1392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,392
1¼ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
84 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
84
40 minutes
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Easy
Whole Wheat Maple Zucchini Bread
Ifrah F. Ahmed
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Carlota de Limón (Lime Icebox Cake)
Kristina Felix
64 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
64
4 hours 20 minutes
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Easy
Sugar Cookie Bars With Berries
Yossy Arefi
79 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
79
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Easy
S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
282 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
282
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Key Lime Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
513
1¼ hours, plus 4 hours’ cooling and chilling
or to save this recipe.
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
591 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
591
1½ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Strawberry Sumac Cake
Nicole Taylor
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
1 hour 15 minutes
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
71 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
71
3¾ hours
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Butter Mochi
Genevieve Ko
2577 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,577
2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Berries and Cream Sheet Cake
Yossy Arefi
772 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
772
1½ hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Peach Poundcake
Jerrelle Guy
3089 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,089
2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
Melissa Clark
603 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
603
1 hour 15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Cream Cheese Brownies
Samantha Seneviratne
304 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
304
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake
Yossy Arefi
650 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
650
1 hour, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1105 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,105
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Strawberry Pretzel Bars
Millie Peartree
351 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
351
45 minutes, plus 4 to 6 hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2325 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,325
About 2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Chewy Peanut Butter-Marshmallow Bars
Lidey Heuck
219 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
219
20 minutes, plus 2 hours’ cooling
or to save this recipe.
Strawberry Galette
Naz Deravian
680 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
680
1 to 1½ hours, plus chilling and resting
or to save this recipe.
Fruit Salad
Ali Slagle
484 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
484
20 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Pistachio Halvah Rice Krispies Treats
Lisa Donovan, Miro Uskokovic
205 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
205
About 2½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
395 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
395
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
8480 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,480
30 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
390 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
390
2 hours
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
825 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
825
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Island Vibes Zucchini Bread
Jocelyn Delk Adams
126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
126
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Rhubarb Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
1222 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,222
2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
2140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,140
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Mango Lime Loaf Cake
Jocelyn Delk Adams
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
1 hour 25 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and setting
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Berry Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
506 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
506
1 hour, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1014 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,014
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
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