Sweet and tangy, raspberries are the perfect companion to a summer day.
Seattle Sorbets
The refreshing raspberry Merlot sorbet is a sophisticated marriage of local raspberries puréed with a hint of red wine. $4.79/pint. Available Metropolitan Markets, including Queen Anne, 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N; 206.284.2530; seattle-sorbets.com
Delancey
An airy vanilla meringue topped with local organic raspberries from the Ballard Farmers Market and whipped Greek yogurt make the raspberry Pavlova a fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth piece of heaven. $8. Ballard, 1415 NW 70th St.; 206.838.1960; delanceyseattle.com
Mighty-O Donuts
Made with all-organic ingredients, the chocolate-raspberry doughnut is a dense cake doughnut dipped in subtle, sweet raspberry glaze. $1.50/doughnut. Wallingford, 2110 N 55th St.; 206.547.0335; mightyo.com
Bakery Nouveau
Nouveau’s signature croissant is the base for the raspberry-almond croissant, which is baked with a smooth almond cream and finished with fresh raspberries, almond flakes and a velvety raspberry cremeux. $4.40. West Seattle, 4737 California Ave. SW; 206.923.0534; bakerynouveau.com
Mora Iced Creamery
Take a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island for raspberry ice cream, which is made from scratch with ripe raspberries smoothly blended into fresh milk and cane sugar. $3.90/scoop. Bainbridge Island, 12685 Miller Road NE; 206.855.1112; moraicecream.com
Columbia City Bakery
The mascarpone raspberry tart is filled with creamy vanilla bean mascarpone custard; the crumbly almond crust is topped with fresh raspberries from the Columbia City Farmers Market. $4.25. Columbia City, 4865 Rainier Ave. S; 206.723.6023; columbiacitybakery.com
