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The Ultimate Citrus Dessert Guide

Citrus provides bright, vibrant flavors and punchy colors, especially during the winter season when we need them most. Here you'll find a variety of recipes packed with citrus juice, zest and citrus oils. Recipes here range from a simple whole meyer lemon almond cake, to decadent orange chocolate cheesecake, and pretty glazed lemon shortbread cookies.

Bright and zesty lemon desserts

  • A yellow cake with white glaze decorated with thin lemon slices.
    Meyer Lemon Almond Cake
  • Lemon rhubarb bar on a white plate.
    Lemon Rhubarb Bars
  • Lemon white chocolate cookies with lemon slices in between on white parchment paper.
    Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
  • Lemon shortbread cookies with white glaze and lemon zest sprinkled on top
    Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Sweet orange and blood orange treats

  • A chocolate cake with two slices cut and tipped revealing the dark interior and fudgy chocolate frosting.
    Chocolate Orange Cake
  • Cornmeal bars dipped in pink glaze on white plates and white parchment squares
    Blood Orange Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies
  • Dried orange slices on a speckled tan stone background.
    Dried Orange Slices

Tangy cream cheese citrus recipes

  • A chocolate orange cheesecake decorated with orange slices and a whole orange with a few slices removed, on a white marble surface. There are more oranges with leaves nearby, a small bowl of chopped chocolate, and a plate of sliced candied oranges.
    Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
  • Brioche pastries with strawberries and cream cheese on white parchment paper. One pastry is elevated on a white ceramic plate.
    Strawberry Cream Cheese Brioche Pastries with Orange Blossom Water
  • Squares of white cheesecake bars on parchment paper on a grey stone surface
    No Bake Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
  • A small cheesecake on a white platter, topped with figs and rosemary, resting on a white marble surface. There is a pink napkin out of focus in the foreground.
    Honey Orange No-Bake Cheesecake with Figs and Rosemary Almond Crust

More citrus recipes

  • A container of ice cream with a dramatic red swirl of fruit on the top. A vintage metal ice cream scoop has left a trail through the ice cream and holds a full scoop as it rests atop the container. The entire container rests on a marble surface.
    Lemon Mascarpone Ice Cream with Currant Swirl
  • Top view of a pale yellow light and fluffy torta paradiso (paradise cake) covered in powdered sugar on a round marble platter. Two slices are turned at an angle, showing the fine pale yellow texture. A pale blue linen napkin rests nearby along with lemons.
    Torta Paradiso (Italian Paradise Cake)
  • Italian shortbread cookies on a white ceramic plate.
    Canestrelli (Italian Egg Yolk Cookies)

Hi! I'm Kathleen.

I'm the baker, food photographer and chief mess maker behind the Floured Table. I share my passion for delicious desserts by providing you with well tested, approachable recipes you can confidently recreate at home.

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Popular recipes

  • Chocolate chip cookies on a wire cooling rack with one bite taken out of a cookie.
    Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Brown Sugar
  • Black sesame cookies with pools of melted chocolate on a brown parchment paper background.
    Black Sesame Cookies
  • Chocolate cookies on a metal cooling rack.
    Chocolate Cookies With Cocoa Powder
  • A row of round dark chocolate cookies in a parchment lined pan.
    Chocolate Wafer Cookies

Citrus recipes

  • A yellow cake with white glaze decorated with thin lemon slices.
    Meyer Lemon Almond Cake
  • Lemon shortbread cookies with white glaze and lemon zest sprinkled on top
    Lemon Shortbread Cookies
  • Lemon white chocolate cookies with lemon slices in between on white parchment paper.
    Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
  • A chocolate cake with two slices cut and tipped revealing the dark interior and fudgy chocolate frosting.
    Chocolate Orange Cake

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