Seasonal fruits star in these luscious treats, sweet and refreshing complements to the sultry season
PHOTO: Mascarpone semifreddo with berries, figs, and honey by McCrady’s pastry chef Katy Keefe
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Chris Ryan, executive pastry chef at Belmond Charleston Place, enriches these pops with a touch of cream—perfect for kids of all ages dreaming of Creamsicles from the ice cream truck
Butter chef-owner April Robinson delivers cool summer comfort with this pie layered with a nutty, buttery crust; creamy filling; and tangy-sweet blueberries
Black-Sesame & Plum-Ripple Ice Cream Sandwiches on Ginger-Sorghum Blondies
To make a super hand-held dessert for summer cookouts, chef Cynthia Wong of Life Raft Treats uses blondies to bookend trendy black-sesame ice cream rippled with plum puree
Sorghum, Peach, & Blackberry Trifle
To the eye, they resemble the English classic, but FIG executive pastry chef Caitlin McCormick Schumacher’s decadent trifles were reinvented to deliver a decidedly Southern dessert
Mascarpone Semifreddo with Berries, Figs, & Honey
Few things are more refreshing than semifreddo, ice cream that needs no churn. McCrady’s pastry chef Katy Keefe freezes hers on a cinnamon crust and finishes it with a shower of summer fruit
Playing off the popular 1930s dessert, Jessica Grossman, executive pastry chef of Patrick Properties Hospitality Group, makes individual “icebox cakes” that are fruit-forward with sweet summer peaches and layered with brown-sugar cookie crunch
Lemon Posset with Pan-Roasted Plums & Pistachios
Through the magic of chemistry, Scram Food Truck chef-owner Melanie Durant makes citrus-thickened cream and sugar into a smooth, velvety custard, pairing it with juicy plums and a dusting of candied pistachio
