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" In the winter, eating a hunk of cake the size of your head feels kind of nice. You need all those calories to stay warm, after all. In warmer weather, a big dessert can feel like too much. Here are 20 tiny fruit desserts that will sate your sweet tooth without sending you into a full-on dessert coma. 1. Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart  A tiny cream cheese tart is a great way to get your sweet cream cheese fix with out OD-ing on an entire cheesecake. Get the recipe from  I Heart Eating. 2. Triple Berry Lemon Cookie Cups  These tarts have cookie crusts, so even though they&amp;#039;re tiny, you still get two desserts in one. Get the recipe from  Spoonful of Flavor. 3. Sour Cherry Hand Pies  Sweet cherries hang around the produce aisle for a couple months, but sour cherry season is fast and fleeting. So do yourself a favor and make these sweet and tangy hand pies ASAP. Get the recipe from  Brooklyn Supper. 4. White Chocolate-Raspberry Mini Tarts  White chocolate and raspberry are a romantic combo. There&amp;#039;s no sense in asking why \u2014 they just are. Make these mini tarts for an ideal dessert to share after a dinner for two. Get the recipe from  Dessert for Two. 5. Lemon Panna Cotta  This is maybe the most impressive dessert you&amp;#039;ll ever make. Get the recipe from  The View From Great Island. 6. Mixed Berry-Coconut Cream Parfaits  Vibrant purple layers add a stripy pop of color to these cool and creamy mixed berry parfaits. Get the recipe from  Brooklyn Supper. 7. Gluten-Free Triple Berry Galette  Going gluten-free doesn&amp;#039;t have to mean giving up delicious baked treats. These little triple berry galettes show just how crazy-delicious baking without gluten can be. Get the recipe from Petite Allergy Treats. 8. Strawberry-Basil Hand Pies  Fresh basil is a mainstay of savory summer dishes, but it also pairs wonderfully with sweet strawberries in these juicy strawberry-basil hand pies. Get the recipe from  Brooklyn Supper. 9. Strawberry-Rhubarb Puff Pastry Turnovers  Pretend it&amp;#039;s summertime in the land of the giants when you eat these teeny tiny turnovers with big fruit flavor. Fee, fi, fo, fum. Get the recipe from  Barbara Bakes. 10. Strawberry Shortcake No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes  Since the dawn of time, humans have yearned for a strawberry mini-cheesecake they didn&amp;#039;t have to bake. All of human history has led to this moment. Get the recipe from  Cravings of a Lunatic. 11. Nutella-Cherry Hand Pies  Whether you don&amp;#039;t own a fork, don&amp;#039;t have one that&amp;#039;s clean, or are just too lazy (or hot) to get one out, sometimes life calls for a dessert you can eat with your hands. In those instances, you&amp;#039;ll want to make these hand pies with gooey chocolate-hazelnut spread and cherries (no forks needed!). Get the recipe from  Wonky Wonderful. 12. Mini New York-Style Cheesecakes  Start spreading the news \u2014 you&amp;#039;re eating a bunch of little cheesecakes todaaaaay. Resisting these tiny treats is futile. Get the recipe from  Donuts, Dresses, and Dirt. 13. Breakfast Cream Pies  OK, technically this is a breakfast, not a dessert. But it is a pie, so there&amp;#039;s no need to quibble. Just have some pie for breakfast and count your blessings. Get the recipe from  In Katrina&amp;#039;s Kitchen. 14. Roasted Strawberries and Coconut Cream  There are dairy-free desserts and sugar-free desserts and gluten-free desserts, but a dessert that&amp;#039;s all three seems like it shouldn&amp;#039;t be possible. But it is. And it&amp;#039;s fantastic. Get the recipe from  Brooklyn Supper. 15. Strawberry Shortcake Cookies  Little cookies with all the flavor of strawberry shortcake, but much easier to transport to work. Get the recipe from  Donuts. Dresses, and Dirt. 16. Bacon and Fig Ricotta Cheesecakes  Meat doesn&amp;#039;t show up in the dessert universe very often, and for good reason. But when it&amp;#039;s right, it&amp;#039;s so very right. And in these bacon and fig ricotta cheesecakes, it&amp;#039;s right. Get the recipe from  The Tomato Tart. 17. Puffed Pastry Stars With Berries  July is the high season for patriotic desserts, so it&amp;#039;s good to have a few star-spangled treats in the old recipe file. Especially really delicious ones. Get the recipe from  Simple Bites. 18. Roasted Balsamic Strawberry Mini Tarts  Gluten-free and vegan, with a sophisticated sweet and savory taste, these mini tarts are just the thing to serve at the end of a relaxed summer dinner party. \u2028Get the recipe from  Tasty Yummies. 19. Fruit Cocktail With Rum Simple Syrup  The problem with most fruit cocktails is that they&amp;#039;re not actual cocktails. But with rum and simple syrup, this boozy, delicious fruit cocktail fixes that. Get the recipe from  The View From Great Island. 20. Blueberry-Apple Mini Pies  Blueberry pies are often better in theory than in execution. The filling can be so runny that even a blueberry pie made by an expert will fall apart between the pie pan and the plate. These mini pies address this problem in two ways: The apples provide a little structure while still allowing the blueberry flavor to shine through, and, if that doesn&amp;#039;t work, you eat them out of the pie pan anyway. Get the recipe from  Barbara Bakes. RELATED:  20 Tiny Desserts That Are Better Than the Originals  Elizabeth Stark is a food writer with a passion for seasonal food, great desserts, and inadvisable wine pairings. Read more on her blog,  Brooklyn Supper.  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