These refreshing desserts, which include chocolate, fresh fruit, citrus, and cream, are perfect make-ahead options you can stash in your refrigerator until dessert time rolls around. Start with a base or filling of cream, and then mix in chocolate, maple, vanilla, spices, and seasonal fruits for extra flavor. Add some texture with cookies or crumbled cookies and garnish it with fresh fruit or edible flowers for a visually appealing presentation. The secret to these easy-to-make icebox cake recipes is to chill them for anywhere between two to 24 hours, then serve them as a delectable cold dessert.

A mouthwatering blend of raspberry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, and cookie crumbs covered with whipped cream and fresh raspberries creates an icy, creamy delicacy that is hard to resist.

If you're a fan of the strawberry shortcake, a delicious icebox dessert awaits you. Layer buttery shortbread cookies with abundant strawberry slices, chosen for their creamy filling, topped with strawberries macerated in maple syrup.

The ultimate creamy texture of a peachy icebox cake is achieved using the perfect cream cheese to ricotta ratio. Using room temperature cream cheese makes this process easier.

Paola Velez, a pastry chef, remembers eating toasty, slightly sweet Maria cookies as an after-school snack in the Bronx. Here, she transforms these cookies into a cream-layered, sweetly spiced icebox cake, topped with delectable dulce de leche, decorated with strawberries and edible flowers.

A banana-inspired ice concoction put together by Hetal Vasavada combines a creamy custard with fresh banana slices, along with the graham cracker crust. It also features blueberries, their jammy flavor giving the pie a bright pop of color.

A rich matzo cake invented by pastry chef Rochelle Cooper is made by layering espresso liqueur-soaked matzo with melted chocolate and toasted hazelnuts. It's a perfect last-minute dessert as all it requires is two hours in the fridge to firm up.

A clever technique used by Justin Chapple involves combining prepared lemon curd with mascarpone and heavy cream for a zesty icebox creation.

Grace Parisi ingeniously layers chocolate cookies with a cream cheese, chocolate syrup, and a drop of water mixture. The cookies soak up the flavors as the cake chills overnight, yielding a moist, chocolate-filled cheesecake experience.

Mathew Rice, the pastry chef at Pastaria in Nashville, creatively interprets a classic tiramisu into an icebox pie, using familiar elements, such as ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone. Expect a medley of fun textures and flavors, including a thick coffee mousse and a salty-sweet coffee crunch.