Summer is a season of unique and delightful flavors, particularly when it comes to desserts. With an abundance of fresh produce reaching its prime, a variety of delicious no-bake treats like icebox cakes become the highlight. From ruby-red strawberries to tangy sour cherries and beyond, these are the summer desserts to try all season long.

Renowned chef Julia Child offers a perfect example of using summer's bounty with her fruit tart. A sugar cookie-like base, coupled with a tangy, creamy cheesecake filling, showcases any peak-season fruit you prefer.

For a tropical treat, consider the coconut, mango, and pistachio ice cream sundae. Dressed with mango slices, mango-coconut caramel sauce, coconut-candied cashews, and honey-baked kataifi, this family-style dessert is a knockout.

In Georgia, a popular frozen treat known as thrills makes the perfect summer treat. Made from cherry juice, lime juice, and Bing cherries, these ice pops are loaded with real fruit flavor. If you're looking for something rich and decadent, a graham cracker-crusted dessert filled with chocolate ganache and topped with toasted marshmallows gives you all the flavors of s'mores but in a pie cooked on a grill.

The summer pudding, a classic British dessert, transforms stale bread into a delicious vessel for a trio of vibrant berries. Add whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or berry sorbet for extra flavor. Chef Paola Velez presents an innovative tres leches cake, overcoming the recipe's traditional sweetness by using labneh and removing sweetened condensed milk. This results in a balanced cake topped with whipped cream and your chosen seasonal fresh fruit.

Summer is the perfect time to experiment with oven-free brownies or frozen custard pops, which are filled with the components of classic banana pudding. For a taste of something more elegant, combine almond and sour cherries in a pie with a frangipane and sour cherry filling to achieve a delightful balance of tartness and texture.

Watermelon ice cream garnished with fresh slices of fruit and a sprinkle of sea salt captures the essence of summer. Alternatively, a butter cake filled with freeze-dried strawberries and sour cream topped with fresh berries delivers a delicious treat. Other easy-to-make options include no-bake peach and cream cheese desserts, raspberry sorbet and vanilla ice cream cake, or Gail Simmons' popsicles layered with strawberry-lime, coconut-banana, ginger, and blueberry-mint.

Lastly, don't ignore the virtues of the humble galette. As praised by F&W Best New Chef 2015 Katie Button, "they're so user-friendly… they always look beautiful; in fact, the more rustic they look, the prettier they seem to be."