Photos: Beat the heat: 30 no-bake dessert recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen

Cayenne Cafe’s citrus tiramisu.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate-hazelnut swirl pudding  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Melcon, Mel -- - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA-JUNE 12, 2008: Grill desserts-grilled pineapple with rum and balinese pepper glaze. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Panna cotta with figs and raspberries.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Click here for the recipe.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Strawberries are macerated with orange liqueur and fresh orange and lemon zest, then topped with whipped cream with coconut milk in this dish from Sherry Yard.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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This version is icy cool. Click here for the recipe. And keep going for a creamier version.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

<a href=”http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-sos7-2009oct07,0,6207472.story” target=”_blank”><span style=”color:#2262CC”>Chilled banana and pistachio rice pudding</span></a.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Here’s that creamier version. Click here for the recipe.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Pazzo Gelato’s cinnamon milkshakes are made with homemade cinnamon gelato.  (Eric Boyd / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

A no-bake German chocolate cake? Yes, please.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Rhubarb sorbet  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Peach and blackberry summer pudding  (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)

Click here for the recipe.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Our Times Test Kitchen manager Noelle Carter re-created the recipe for Pizzeria Ortica’s budino di cioccolato (chocolate-caramel pudding), a beautifully layered chocolate custard and rum-scented caramel custard topped with fresh whipped cream and summer berries.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

This green tea ice cream is custardy and light, perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth without breaking a sweat.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Don’t be fooled by the lime-flavored gelatin in this Mint Cream Dream; this is no child’s dessert. With peppermint extract and dark chocolate shavings, this gourmet Jell-O dessert was once served at the New American bistro Bambara in Salt Lake City.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Who knew frozen lemon yogurt was so easy to make?   (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

You can serve the simple yet elegant Mom’s Cuisinart chocolate mousse semi-frozen, chilled or hot -- it tastes great at any temperature.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)