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Summer

Enjoy summer with these fresh and easy recipes! Here, you'll find everyday fruity and chocolatey recipes as well as frozen treats that the whole family will enjoy like strawberry peach crisp, cherry chunk ice cream, and raspberry crumble bars.

  • Bowl of scoops of no churn funfetti ice cream with Golden Oreos, sprinkles and a lit birthday candle.
    No Churn Funfetti Ice Cream (Birthday Cake Flavor)
  • Fresh Peach Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble
  • Roasted strawberry hand pies on a parchment lined sheet pan.
    Roasted Strawberry Hand Pies with Creamy Mascarpone
  • Blueberry hand pies arranged on parchment paper.
    Blueberry Hand Pies with Fresh Blueberry Filling
  • Easy Strawberry Apple Crisp
  • Baked cherry apple crumble in a white bowl topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Cherry Apple Crumble
  • Straight on shot of a one layer, square lemon berry mascarpone cake with mascarpone frosting and macerated berries on a flat surface with parchment paper.
    Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake
  • Overhead view of lemon raspberry bars cut into squares.
    Lemon Raspberry Bars With Crumble Topping
  • Pan of baked fresh strawberry cinnamon rolls topped with whipped cream cheese frosting.
    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
  • Close up of s'mores cookies loaded with marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers on white parchment paper.
    Brown Butter S'mores Cookies
  • Close of up plum bars with oat crumble crust and topping cut into square on a round french cooling rack.
    Easy Plum Bars
  • Bowl with a serving of peach blackberry crisp and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with the pie dish of the remaining dessert in the background.
    Easy Peach Blackberry Crisp
  • Loaf of lemon icebox cake with two slices on plates.
    Lemon Icebox Cake
  • Blackberry Lemon Cake on cake stand
    Blackberry Lemon Cake
  • Whole blueberry apple pie with a lattice crust top.
    Blueberry Apple Pie
  • Two bowls of roasted strawberry ice cream.
    Roasted Strawberry Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Square slices of strawberry cake sheet cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting and a with two forks and a bowl of strawberries.
    Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake
  • Bowl of homemade vanilla ice cream.
    Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Container of s'mores ice cream with a sugar cone and ice cream scooper.
    S'mores Ice Cream
  • Two white dishes with strawberry peach crisp and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Strawberry Peach Crisp
  • Individual peach cherry crisps baked in white handled ramekins with an oat crumble topping and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Peach Cherry Crisps
  • Close up of raspberry crumble bars cut into square and stacked on a white round plate.
    Raspberry Crumble Bars
  • Close up of s'mores blondies on a round wire rack with parchment paper sliced into squares.
    One-Bowl S'mores Blondies

Hello! I’m Maria — a professionally trained pastry chef, mom of three, and the creator behind The Sweet Occasion. I share easy, from-scratch recipes that feel bakery-worthy yet doable for real life because I believe homemade baking should feel simple, satisfying, and worth sharing.

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Favorite Brunch Bakes

  • Overhead shot of a wild blueberry lemon poppy seeds muffins with a lemon glaze stacked on a round wire cooling rack with a striped linen on the side.
    Wild Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
  • Pan of baked fresh strawberry cinnamon rolls topped with whipped cream cheese frosting.
    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
  • Blackberry coffee cake with vanilla glaze cut into square arranged on white parchment paper.
    Blackberry Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Crumble
  • Loaf of banana bread with 2 bananas half sliced on a parchment paper over a linen napkin.
    Easy Banana Bread with 2 Bananas (No Mixer!)

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