50 Gourmet Twists on Classic Summer Treats

Summer food is all about simplicity.

A hot dog, ear of corn and a popsicle — and boom, dinner is ready. Less time in the kitchen means more time outside, at the pool or with your face mere inches from the air conditioner.

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But even the most expertly toasted s'mores can get boring after a while. So we scoured our favorite food blogs for gourmet twists on classic summer staples. Try upgrading that basic s'mores into a nutella s'mores crepe — or turn a slice of watermelon into a more adventurous watermelon nectarine salsa.

10 Twists on S'mores:

1. Grown-up s'mores (via SNAP!)

2. No-bake s'mores pie (via Hummingbird High)

3. Nutella s'mores crepes (via Something Swanky)

4. Pretzel s'mores (via Love From the Oven)

5. S'mores brownies in jars (via ValSoCa)

6. S'mores cake (via I Heart Eating)

7. S'mores cupcakes (via 52 Kitchen Adventures)

8. S'mores ice cream sandwiches (via Love + Cupcakes)

9. S'mores martini (via CopyCake Cook)

10. S'mores rice krispie treats (via Minimalist Baker)

10 Twists on Hot Dogs:

1. Banh mi hot dogs (via Big Girls Small Kitchen)

2. Boston dogs (via Applegate)

3. Chicago-style hot dogs (via The Paupered Chef)

4. Chicken dogs with watermelon salsa (via Cooking & Beer)

5. Creamy hot dogs with mac & cheese (via This Gal Cooks)

6. Cuban hot dogs (via My Life as a Mrs.)

7. Hawaiian hot dogs with mango salsa and pineapple mustard (via A Spicy Perspective)

8. Kimchi hot dogs (via Food and Wine)

9. Tahini hot dogs (via Real Simple)

10. Twisted dogs (via Plain Chicken)

10 Twists on Popsicles:

1. Blueberry yogurt bars (via Not Just A Housewife)

2. Cherry apple whiskey sour poptail (via Endless Simmer)

3. Coconut popsicles with roasted peaches and raspberries (via Playin' With My Food)

4. Cookies and cream popsicles (via Just Baked By Me)

5. Fourth of July yogurt pops (via The Winthrop Chronicles)

6. Mounds bar popsicles (via Six Feet Under)

7. Raspberry cheesecake popsicles (via The Comfort of Cooking)

8. Striped juice popsicles (via Girlichef)

9. Tropical avocado popsicles (via Cooking Stoned)

10. Vietnamese coffee popsicles (via David Lebovitz)

10 Twists on Corn on the Cob:

1. Caramelized corn and avocado salad with chimichurri dressing (via From the Little Yellow Kitchen)

2. Colorful corn salad (via Proud Italian Cook)

3. Fettucine and sweet corn cream (via Love and Lemons)

4. Grilled jalapeño-lime corn (via Fort Mills SC Living)

5. Maple corn bread (via Real Simple)

6. Sauteed corn, bacon and scallions (via Martha Stewart)

7. Smoked chicken and corn soup (via Local Kitchen)

8. Smoky paprika spice corn (via Simply-Gourmet>)

9. Spicy corn salsa (via What's Gaby Cooking)

10. Spicy miso butter corn (via FoodShed)

10 Twists on Watermelon:

1. Coconut lime mahi mahi tacos with tequila soaked watermelon salsa (via Half Baked Harvest)

2. Frozen watermelon-lime bars (via Epicurious)

3. Quinoa, watermelon and feta salad (via Tartelette)

4. Raspberry watermelon granita (via Whipperberry)

5. Strawberry watermelon aqua fresca (via Nutmeg Nanny)

6. Watermelon cake (via Paleo Cupboard)

7. Watermelon gazpacho (via Martha Stewart)

8. Watermelon margaritas (via ValSoCal)

9. Watermelon nectarine salsa with homemade chips (via Elle's New England Kitchen)

10. Watermelon orange juice with mint leaves (via Veg Recipes of India)

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