youtu.be/Zh4uCunynDk The wonders of berries…

One key to flaky, tender scones is the ingredients you use, but another is the temperature of those ingredients. Using chilled butter—and mixing everything together quickly, before it warms up—helps create those perfect flaky layers. Using frozen berries helps keep the dough’s temperature low. It also prevents the bright berry color from bleeding out of…

The secret to our cobbler is that we bake the berry filling before topping the cobbler with the biscuit dough. Then we bake it again to get our fluffy, flaky biscuits. This works so well because if the berry filling is hot when the biscuit dough is put on top, it helps cook the biscuits…

Every berry lover should have a recipe for meringues up their sleeve. Snow white, light as air, and egg-shell crisp, meringues will dress up your favorite berries in these easy do-ahead desserts. Crumble and shower meringues as a sweet and dusty garnish, hollow their centers to fill as a sugary edible vessel, or simply fold…

This luscious strawberry “nice” cream is a wonderful healthy ice cream alternative. It’s all fruit, dairy-free, and vegan, and contains no added sugar, but is bursting with sweet berry flavor. And it takes just minutes to whip up this easy healthy dessert in a food processor if you freeze the fruit ahead. While you’ll get…

Looking for a sweet bite in the morning? Adding raspberries to your muffin batter yields a tasty bite the whole family will enjoy. And while you’re snacking on these delicious muffins, you can teach the kids some fun facts about raspberries. For example, even though raspberries are fruits, they are actually not berries. Scientifically speaking,…

Summer desserts are meant to celebrate the season. Fruit pies, cobblers, buckles, and crisps are made for the sweet fruits of summer. These casual yet undeniably satisfying fruit desserts depend upon the best seasonal fruits, usually topped with a cake, streusel, or both. There are differences between these traditional American desserts, so here is a…

This pretty, simple snack cake is a perfect way to use fresh summer produce! It’s also great for after school (or even for breakfast, if you’re in need of a special morning treat). The blueberries and raspberries add bright color and fresh flavor. You can substitute frozen berries for fresh if you like. Just thaw…

The intense flavors of peak-season berries shine in this incredibly easy and impressive semifreddo. Unlike ice cream, which needs churning to achieve its consistency, this semifreddo is made with a base of airy whipped cream and Greek yogurt and chilled until just frozen, yielding a softer, creamier texture—somewhere between ice cream and sorbet. Totally genius….

The beauty of this jam is the quickness of both making it and—happily—eating it. You’ll see. I use blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries for this version, but the same method applies to a single-fruit jam or a combination of others, such as blackberries or gooseberries. I like adding strawberries, as they hold their shape slightly better…