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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.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich.

Recipes

Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
4068 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,068
45 minutes
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Easy
Maida Heatter's Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
Maida Heatter
406 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
406
2 hour 30 minutes
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Crunchy Berry Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
541 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
541
1 hour 15 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Pete Wells, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
1786 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,786
40 minutes
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,170
1 hour
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Peach and Blueberry Cobbler With Hazelnut Biscuits
Samantha Seneviratne
255 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
255
1 hour
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Caramelized Banana Pudding
The New York Times, Millie Peartree
1514 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,514
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"
2358 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,358
45 minutes
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Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7303 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,303
45 minutes
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
14160 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,160
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Blueberry Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,267
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1099 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,099
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Peach Crumble Slab Pie
Melissa Clark
1102 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,102
2½ hours, plus 1 hour's chilling
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Kim Severson, Chris Kimball
3691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,691
35 minutes
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Fudgy Nutella Brownies
Yossy Arefi
1383 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,383
45 minutes
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Peaches and Cream Pie
Lidey Heuck
1631 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,631
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Banana Pudding
Sam Sifton
1338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,338
1 hour
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3918 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,918
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Summer Berry Buckle
Melissa Clark
3198 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,198
1 hour
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Apple Sheet Cake With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
1489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,489
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,288
1 hour
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Supernatural Brownies
Julia Moskin, Nick Malgieri
3828 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,828
About 1 hour
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Raspberry Whipped Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1358 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,358
1½ hours
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