Even though the weather may be a bit warm in the summer, I don’t stop making desserts until the fall rolls around. After all, there are lots of wonderful seasonal fruit desserts to be baked and eaten, and lots of homemade recipes for ice cream and other frozen desserts to be made. I do make ice cream a little more often than usual during the summer to beat the heat and I go through a lot of vanilla as a result. Not only is sweet, floral vanilla the most popular ice cream flavor out there for a reason, but it is a fantastic base for almost any other flavor or ingredient you can think of.
Thanks to my friends at Rodelle, I’m pleased to offer readers a giveaway this week! The prize is a gift pack of vanilla beans and a variety of extracts – including vanilla extract, of course – to get your summer dessert-making started off right!! It has been a long time since I’ve run a giveaway here on Baking Bites, but there are TWO WAYS to enter the contest:
(1) you can leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite summer dessert. A simple scoop of vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone? Berry pie with ice cream?
(2) you can add the tags #vanillasummer and #bakingbites to an Instagram post that features a summer dessert with vanilla. It doesn’t have to be homemade, so even vanilla ice cream from your favorite ice cream shop counts, and you can tag an older post, as well!
Feel free to enter twice, once via comment and once via IG. The contest ends Friday at midnight (6/30/2017) and a winner will be randomly selected from all of the entries, which means you double your chances if you enter both ways!! Don’t forget to fill in your e-mail on the comment form (it will not be made public), as I will contact the winner via PM in Instagram or via email, and good luck!
While you’re waiting, check out these cool vanilla recipes, too!!
- No Churn Raspberry Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (pictured above)
- The Ultimate Vanilla Banana Cream Pie
- The Best No-Bake Vanilla Cheesecake
- Barrel Aged Vanilla Ice Cream
Update: This contest is now closed! Thanks to all who participated. The winner will be announced shortly.
Chad Boyd
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is blueberry cheesecake. I could eat the whole thing myself, but the kids insist I share..so I always make 2 . 😉
Dorice
June 26, 2017Favorite summer desert is peach cobbler
Tiffany A
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is homemade ice cream and strawberry pie!
Jeanette schardt
June 26, 2017Love to win,butterscotch,oh yea
Bohdannaps
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is homemade vanilla bean gelato over a vanilla bean pound cake topped with vanilla whipped cream and mixed fresh berries!
Alyce Poalillo
June 26, 2017Nothing beats a big banana split in the summer but I also love some fresh peach pie.
Janet Welte
June 26, 2017I love anything with the strawberries, and of course French vanilla ice cream, homemade only!
Valerie
June 26, 2017My favourite summer treat would be Angel Food Cake with LOTS of fresh strawberries on top!! Thanks for the excellent give-away! Good luck everyone! 🙂
Heather Brown
June 26, 2017We love waffle Ice cream sandwiches!! Everything homemade, waffles and ice cream!
Jeffrey
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is a homemade sweet waffle topped with vanilla ice cream and a mixed berry compote (using strawberries, raspberries and cherries from my garden).
Robin Moss
June 26, 2017I love peach ice cream with pieces of peach running all through it! YUM!
Kristen
June 26, 2017peach pie with vanilla ice cream!!
Denise
June 26, 2017My favorite dessert in the summer is ice cream.
I like most all flavors.
Honestly, I like it all year long 🙂
Linda Schenk
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is anything made with the fruit of the week: strawberries, rhubarb, blueberries, blackberries, peaches!
Katie
June 26, 2017My fave is warm peach crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yummm!
Kelly
June 26, 2017ice cream on top of warm brownies
Carolyn M.
June 26, 2017I love hot fudge sundaes and banana splits!!!
Donna Bardocz
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is a triple layer berry pie! Love me some summertime berries!
Alexandra Robertson
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is strawberry shortcake with vanilla bean whipped cream.
Sharon Nelson
June 26, 2017homemade ice cream
Vivian
June 26, 2017Vanilla milkshake
amy guillaume linderman
June 26, 2017my fave summer dessert is a rhubarb raspberry pie made with fruit from my own garden
Rosie
June 26, 2017My favourite summer dessert is peach or cherry pie!
Amy L
June 26, 2017For me there’s nothing better than blackberry pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!
Amanda
June 26, 2017Has to be Ice Cream! Especially with all the good stuff in there (like from Little G or Ben & Jerry’s). Better yet–custard from Kopp’s or Culvers 🙂
Jenice
June 26, 2017Blackberry sherbet that I makevwith wiild blackberries.
Kellylee
June 26, 2017Vanilla cake with melty vanilla ice cream, just enough to soak in the top layer of cake…. mmmhhh
Justin S
June 26, 2017Gotta be tres leche cake. It’s a bit heavy, but it’s really refreshing on a hot summer day when it comes right out of the fridge.
Karen
June 26, 2017Strawberry Rhubarb cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
Randy
June 26, 2017I am not really an ice cream lover, but there is something about anything with fresh fruit that reminds me of summer. Maybe a fruit pie a la mode!
Ruth McIver
June 26, 2017My favorite Summer Dessert is Cherry Cheesecake! It is so rich and delicious and the big juicy cherries just sends you to the moon!
Sarah
June 26, 2017My favorite dessert usually is chocolate chip cookies, which are so good with a generous pour of real vanilla extract. If I’m feeling extra special a warm cookie goes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!7
Natalie J Vandenberghe
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is fresh strawberry o’cheese (there’s vanilla in the cream cheese/whipped cream filling)
Jen
June 26, 2017I love a berry crisp in the summer with lots of vanilla ice cream!
Lauri
June 26, 2017I love a slice of warm homemade peach pie with a scoop of homemade vanilla bean ice cream.
Laura
June 26, 2017ice cream sandwiches, preferably chocolate cookies with mint chocolate chip ice cream in the middle
Nicole H.
June 26, 2017My favorite easy summer dessert is fresh sweet fruit (my favorite is peaches) over vanilla ice cream. Sweet, easy, and delicious.
Jamia Geer
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is virtually anything with strawberries, especially a good, mixed berry pie with custard (or cheesecake) and topped with whipped cream. Now I’m craving some.
kristin
June 26, 2017strawberry shortcake is my favorite! Went strawberry picking this weekend, i’m excited to make it with fresh picked!
Kate
June 26, 2017In the summer I like anything with peaches – especially peach crisp.
Tava
June 26, 2017Banana Split – gotta get some fruit in there so it’s healthy 😉
dorota
June 26, 2017my favourite summer dessert is a simple icebox cake with wafer cookies, blackberry jam and homemade vanilla pudding, topped with grated coconut. yummy.
Susan Christy
June 26, 2017Rhubarb Custard Bars are my favorite – I’m making them this weekend!
Erin
June 26, 2017chipwiches!
Tegan
June 26, 2017Favorite summer dessert is what my mom called a blueberry cobbler but I learned through your blog is actually a clafoutis
april johnson
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is homemade strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped cream.
Felice
June 26, 2017My favorite summer dessert is pretty simple – cut up cantaloupe with a scoop or two of vanilla bean ice cream.
srah
June 27, 2017Ice cream is my favorite!
Kristen @ Dinner for Two Blog
June 27, 2017I like lemon sorbet right now!
Fernanda
June 27, 2017Ice cream is my favorite, thanks for sharing