RECIPES | Spring
ByStephanie Wilson
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Infuse the season with vibrantly flavored lemon recipes to brighten spring days. From classic lemon desserts, like Old Fashioned Lemon Squares, to savory dishes with a zesty twist. This curated collection of 30 irresistible recipes brings the sunny essence of lemons to everyday recipes and tasty treats.
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Favorite Lemon Recipes
As the chill of winter begins to thaw and nature awakens from its slumber, there’s no better time to embrace the invigorating flavors of lemon in your cooking.
Spring heralds the arrival of fresh produce, including lemons, with their bright and citrusy tang. And adds bursts of sunshine to any dish. Whether you’re adding fresh lemons to Herb Lemon Water on a warm spring day or brightening up a hearty soup like Spring Minestrone Soup, or infusing desserts with the vibrant flavor of lemon zest, this versatile fruit epitomizes the essence of springtime.
Some of our most popular spring recipes include 10 Minute No Bake Cheesecake, using a splash of lemon to elevate and brighten traditional cream cheese flavors, and Greek Dill Yogurt Sauce, a 2-minute versatile dip.
Brightening Spring Recipes with Lemon
Lemon’s versatility makes it the perfect ingredient for spring cooking. Its tartness adds a refreshing contrast to rich and hearty dishes, making it an ideal accompaniment to seasonal favorites like roasted vegetables, grilled meats, and seafood.
Lemon’s natural acidity enhances the flavors of other ingredients and serves as a natural preservative, making it a valuable addition to your springtime pantry, from brightening up salads and marinades to adding a zesty kick to baked goods.
Incorporating lemon into your spring recipes is a surefire way to infuse your meals with a burst of seasonal flavor and vitality.
Dessert Recipes
Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe
This easy Lemon Drizzle Cake is a beautiful recipe, perfect for days when you're craving a decadently tender dessert with abundant lemon flavoring. Or when you're looking for a traditional tea cake you know everyone will love.
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Easy Lemon Curd Recipe
This easy Lemon Curd recipe is a velvety soft, utterly delicious 4 ingredient lemony spread that is exceptionally easy to make at home, on the stovetop, in 10 minutes. A perfect blending of sweet and tangy goodness. It tastes like springtime in every bite.
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Easy Lemon Bars with Zested Shortbread Crust
These easy Lemon Bars with Zested Shortbread Crust are a perfect balance of tangy and sweet. The lemon curd-like filling is creamy and smooth, tasting like sunshine in every bite. The zested shortbread crust is simply irresistible.
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French Lemon Curd Tart
This French Lemon Curd Tart is inspired by Tarte au Citron, or French Lemon Tart. It's a creamy, slightly tangy lemon custard filling baked in a crisp, buttery shortbread crust. It's incredibly simple to make, and utterly delicious!
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2 Minute Lemon Mug Cake
Satisfy your lemon cake cravings with an easy Lemon Mug Cake recipe. Quick, delicious, and perfect for a bright and zesty spring treat!
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Shortbread Tea Cookies with Lemon Curd
Shortbread Tea Cookies with Lemon Curd, topped with fresh blueberries, are tiny bites of perfection. Petit and perfectly sized for afternoon tea, they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Yogurt Cake
This Lemon Poppy Seed Yogurt Cake is deliciously bright, ultra-soft, and moist. Both sweet and slightly tangy, it's a delightful anytime cake. Made with yogurt, it's a bit healthier without sacrificing the lemon poppy seed flavors we love.
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Lemon Biscotti with Almond and Vanilla
Dunkable cookies, familiarly known as biscotti, as you know, are coffee cafe favorites. Lemon Biscotti with Almonds and Vanilla is a seasonal favorite I love to make this time of year.
Glazed Honey Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
Glazed Honey Lemon Pound Cake is a favorite treat, sweet and moist with a smooth, rich texture. This lemon loaf confection is perfect for brunch, afternoon tea, or simply a Sunday treat with coffee. Truly, a mouth-watering delight you won't want to miss.
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Easy Mini Lemon Pudding Cakes
Indulge in the delightful flavors of mini lemon pudding cakes. This refreshing dessert is perfect for any occasion, from afternoon tea to brunch.
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Lemon Blueberry Muffins
These Lemon Blueberry Muffins are incredibly tender with a buttery crumb and delicious with fresh lemon and blueberries. Soft and so tempting, you'll never be able to stop at just one.
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Easy Butter Lemon Tea Cookies
Butter Lemon Tea Cookies are a delightfully simple, sweet and soft wafer-like cookie with a beautiful lemon flavor. All you need is a cup of tea and your afternoon just became a bit brighter. An easy, traditional recipe that keeps or freezes well.
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Irish Shortbread with Lemon and Currants
Irish Shortbread with Lemon and Currants is an incredibly deliciousvariation on tradition. It’s easy to make, keeps well, and is just plain pretty!
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Greek Yogurt Lemon Muffins: Amazingly Delicious
Lemon Muffinsare slightly sweet, flavored with real lemon juice and zest, vanilla, and have a moist and crumbly texture. They’re perfect to serve at a spring brunch or for afternoon tea.
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Blueberry Lemon Pudding Cake
Blueberry Lemon Pudding Cake is an exceedingly delicious, simple dessert that is part pudding, part cake. It's soft, spongy, and almost addictive. Made with blueberries, lemons, and simple pantry ingredients.
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Baked Lemon Pudding
Baked Lemon Pudding is a delicious, irresistibly light and airy dessert with Irish origins. A sweet, effortless treat you don’t want to miss.
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Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Lemon Crinkle Cookies are soft, pillowy, and utterly delicious. Made with fresh lemon and rolled in powdered sugar that “crinkles.”
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Easy Lemon Tart with Shortbread Crust
This Lemon Tart with Shortbread Crust is a simple and incredibly easy dessert for brunch or afternoon tea. Or when you’re craving that indescribably delicious taste of citrus. Infused with freshly squeezed lemon juice, it’s creamy and lush and simply sweetened.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Cookies
These Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Cookies are a rich and buttery cookie with a bright hint of lemon with nutty undertones of poppy seeds. If you’re a shortbread fan, you will absolutely love these simple cookies for snacking or teatime.
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Lemon Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Celebrate spring with Lemon Cut Out Sugar Cookies; delicious, buttery, sunny and bright with lemon flavor, and easy to make in any shape.
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10 Minute No Bake Lemon Pie
Looking for a quick and easy dessert that’s bursting with flavor? You’ll love this 10-Minute No Bake Lemon Pie recipe made with 4 simple ingredients. With a silky smooth texture, bright citrusy flavor, and a ready-made crust, it’s a dreamy treat all season!
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Lemon Drizzle Raspberry Yogurt Cake
Lemon Drizzle Raspberry Yogurt Cake is a sweet, moist, incredibly tender cake that’s an easy-to-make treat you’ll love. With bright flavors sweetened by fresh raspberries, is it a soft, delicious dessert for teatime, holidays, snacking, or, dare I mention, breakfast? Yes… to all!
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Mini Blueberry Tarts with Lemon Curd: A French-Inspired Teatime Treat
These Mini Blueberry Tarts with Lemon Curd are an easy to make teatime treat or summer dessert. Inspired by a favorite French boulangerie offering that I’ve tweaked and simplified, it’s a simple recipe you’ll love using only three ingredients and made in 30 minutes.
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Blueberry Cake with Lemon Curd
This Blueberry Cake with Lemon Curd is sweetly delicious and filled with sunshine flavors. Made with Greek yogurt and lemon curd, this loaf cake is soft and moist. A spring and summer cake you’ll not soon forget.
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Sweet Tea Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Cake
Sweet Tea Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Cake is a festival of summer flavors in every bite of this soft, creamy, and buttery bundt cake. Lightly flavored with lemon, tender with Greek Yogurt, and sweet with blueberries. Traces of mint and sweet tea bring hints of delightfully unexpected flavor.
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Lemon Cookies
Easy Lemon Sugar Cookies are a soft and chewy cookie to fall in love with. Old fashioned, homemade, zesty with fresh lemon, and oh-so-wonderful.
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Savory Recipes
Spring Orzo Primavera with Asparagus, Broccoli, and Tomatoes
Orzo Primavera with Lemon, Asparagus, Broccoli, and Cherry Tomatoes is like a bite of spring… in a pot. Every taste is filled with fresh vegetables and spring flavors. It’s a pasta primavera recipe that’s ready in 20 minutes or less. Spring Orzo Pasta Primavera While orzo is very different from risotto, this dish reminds me
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Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe (5 Minutes)
This easy and delicious Lemon Vinaigrette recipe is a favorite salad dressing and marinade. Toss with your favorite greens, Greek salad, or marinate chicken for a quick and flavorful meal!
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Greek Roasted Chicken with Lemon Orzo
This Greek Roasted Chicken with Lemon Orzo is a simple but utterly delicious Mediterranean inspired meal you’ll love. Served family style, this tender and juicy chicken, roasted in bright and savory flavors, couldn’t be easier to make. And the lemon orzo is a delightful addition.
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Easy Skillet Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Spinach
Creamy Tuscan Chicken is a one-pot, easy skillet dinner with seared and juicy chicken seasoned with Italian spices and then simmered in a dairy-free velvety cream sauce with pan roasted tomatoes and spinach. And for incredible flavor, it’s topped with crispy prosciutto.
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Grilled Tuscan Lemon Chicken and Vegetables
This simple recipe for Grilled Tuscan Lemon Chicken and Vegetables is a favorite easy and healthy midweek dinner, all year long. Change up the vegetables depending on what is on season and simply serve alongside bread or rice, and a simple side salad!
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Lemon Orzo Soup Recipe (Quick and Healthy)
Lemon Orzo Soup is light, healthy, wholesome and ready in minutes. Delicious Mediterranean flavors in an oh-so-simple-to-make soup!
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Grilled Lemon and Herb Chicken Thighs
With BBQ season fast approaching, this Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Thighs marinade recipe is truly a favorite. It’s deceptively easy to make, and the flavors of fresh lemon and fresh herbs are incredibly delicious – perfect for your next cookout!
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Mediterranean Lemon Rice and Cabbage
This Mediterranean-inspired Lemon Rice and Cabbage is a simple main or side dish with bright lemon flavor and crisp tender sauteed cabbage.
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Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Parmesan and Lemon Zest
An easy-to-prepare dish filled with fresh flavors, Roasted Cauliflower Steak is a side dish you’ll come back to time and time again—a family favorite — delicious pan-searedor oven-roasted.
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Avgolemono Soup Recipe (Mediterranean Greek Lemon Soup)
If you’re craving a warm and comforting bowl of soup, this 30-minute avgolemono soup, a traditional Greek dish combining tangy flavors of lemon and the richness of chicken, is your answer! Find out what avgolemono is, the easy ingredients needed, and how to make this mouthwatering soup recipe!
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Steamed Artichoke with Lemon Butter
This Steamed Artichoke recipe with lemon butter and thyme is a lovely appetizer or side dish for spring gatherings. Tender and delicious!
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More Lemon Recipes You May Also Enjoy
Peppermint Lemon Iced Tea
This easy recipe for Peppermint Lemon Iced Tea is a beautiful and refreshing summer beverage, lightly sweetened with honey, and made with herbal teabags, fresh lemon slices, and mint sprigs.
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Herb Lemon Water: Refreshingly Simple Summer Drink
Herb Lemon Water is a refreshing and simple summer drink made with citrus, cucumber, and fresh herbs. Perfect for parties, gatherings, or sipping on the porch.
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Fresh Lemon Ginger Tea
There is nothing quite like a warm cup of Homemade Lemon Ginger Tea on chilly days. With high levels of Vitamin C and magnesium, a cup of fresh lemon ginger tea not only boosts immunity but reduces stress, helps heal, and soothes. And it’s very easy to make with fresh ingredients at home!
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