Celebrate Summer With a Light, Lovely, No-Bake Dessert

Perfect for warm-weather entertaining or a casual backyard treat, this make-ahead dessert comes together in minutes using just a handful of ingredients.
Celebrate Summer With a Light, Lovely, No-Bake Dessert
Because the whipped cream is delicate, the torte is best enjoyed within eight to 24 hours of freezing. Lynda Balslev for Tastefood
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When the sun is shining and the temperatures rise, there’s nothing better than a cool, effortless dessert that feels indulgent but requires little effort. Enter this luscious no-bake frozen whipped cream torte—a light and airy confection that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Perfect for warm-weather entertaining or a casual backyard treat, this make-ahead dessert comes together in minutes using just a handful of ingredients. It is whipped cream elevated: frozen, then sliced into creamy slabs speckled with shards of sweet meringue and topped with a vibrant berry compote that captures the best of summer produce.

Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.