Delicious Sunshine From the Kitchen - 15 Sweet and Savory Lemon Recipes

By Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine | Updated on March 26, 2024

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15 lovely lemon recipes to enjoy this winter season. From sweet to savory, these are easy and delicious recipes that everyone will love!

Looking for a little sunshine on these cold, gray winter days? These lemon recipes will cheer you right up! From sweet to savory, we've got lots of very delicious lemon recipes for you today.

Lemon works so well in all kinds of recipes. There are delicious scones, salad dressings, cakes and more! Whether you need an easy dinner or a fun treat, we've got you covered. Enjoy!

Vertical photo of a batch of Lemon Poppy Seed Scones on a white pedestal serving platter with a small jar of Raspberry Freezer Jam in the foreground.

Ridiculously Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

Think scones are dry and/or difficult to make? Think again! These Lemon Poppy Seed Scones are moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth delicious and RIDICULOUSLY EASY!

Vertical picture of Easy Microwave Lemon Curd in glass jars

Ridiculously Easy Microwave Lemon Curd

Making homemade lemon curd can be a complicated process. Not this Microwave Lemon Curd! It's silky smooth, bursting with bright lemon flavor and color and comes together in minutes!

French Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron)

With a crisp, buttery coconut crust and a silky-smooth lemon filling that both come together in the microwave, this French Lemon Tart will be requested again and again!

Vertical close up of Lemon Curd Shortbread Bites on a white cake stand

Ridiculously Easy Lemon Curd Shortbread Tarts

Made with our easy microwave lemon curd, these buttery, crisp Ridiculously Easy Lemon Curd Shortbread Tarts will steal the show and bring rave reviews!

Overhead photo of raspberry meyer lemon marmalade in a glass jar and also spread on toast with a small gold spoon

Raspberry Meyer Lemon Marmalade

This Raspberry Meyer Lemon Marmalade tastes like a delicious explosion of sunshine and takes less than 45 minutes to make!

Lemon Dill Dressing, So Easy, So Delicious!

With bright, fresh flavor, this Lemon Dill Dressing is super easy to throw together and is delicious on greens and veggies as well as chicken, fish and shrimp!

Horizontal photo of a batch of Lemon Blueberry Scones on a white scalloped serving plate.

Ridiculously Easy Lemon Blueberry Scones

Bursting with sweet, juicy blueberries, these melt-in-your-mouth Lemon Blueberry Scones are beyond delicious and ridiculously easy to make!

Mediterranean Lemon Feta Dip

This creamy, lemony Feta dip is perfect for parties, picnics and potlucks. Serve it with raw veggies or chips for a delicious appetizer or snack!

Lemon Buttermilk Cake on a white cake stand garnished with blue flowers.

Ridiculously Easy Lemon Buttermilk Cake

With a triple dose of lemon (in the cake, glaze and icing), this Ridiculously Easy Lemon Buttermilk Cake is also ridiculously delicious, definitely a lemon lover's dream come true!

Close up vertical picture of Slow Cooker Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup in the slow cooker

Slow Cooker Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup

This slow cooker soup is perfect for those days that you want a delicious dinner ready with minimal effort.

French Sable cookies on a white cake stand with cups of coffee

Lemon-Glazed French Sable Cookies

Combine a crisp, buttery, French shortbread cookie with a double burst of bright lemon and you've got a heavenly sweet treat! The fact that these Lemon-Glazed French Sable Cookies come together easily in one bowl (no mixer needed!) seals the deal!

Skillet Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Farro

With juicy, tender chicken, healthy farro and loads of fresh spinach, this hearty, delicious Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Farro is an easy meal in one pan!

Ridiculously Easy Crustless Lemon Tart

What if you could make a gourmet dessert that's so ridiculously easy that it's... simply ridiculous? That's the story of this Crustless Lemon Tart! Of course, it doesn't hurt a bit that it's also ridiculously delicious, right?

Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake

A combination of cake and cheesecake, this delicious Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake is a one-bowl, no-mixer recipe you can throw together in minutes!

Crinkly Crackly Lemon Sugar Cookies

These one-bowl, no-mixer, lemon sugar cookies have a melt-in-your-mouth texture, lots of crinkly cracks, super-crisp, sugar-coated exteriors and moist, chewy insides! There's also a burst of sunshiny lemon flavor with every bite!

Thought for the day:

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
Matthew 11:28-29

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  1. I have just found your site and I cannot tell you how blown away I am with these beautiful and easy recipes. One of the best sites on the internet as far as I am concerned. I love all the lemon recipes and cannot decide which one to make first. Thank you for inspiring me to get back into the kitchen!