From Peach Cobbler to Banana Pudding: 10 Delicious Labor Day Desserts

Labor Day--the last summer hurrah. Next week, pumpkin lattes and apple spice muffins will be everywhere, so make your weekend extra sweet with these delicious summery treats.
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Labor Day--the last summer hurrah. Next week, pumpkin lattes and apple spice muffins will be everywhere, so make your weekend extra sweet with these delicious summery treats.

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In this classic Southern dessert, sweet summer peaches and warm spices are topped with buttermilk biscuit batter and baked until the fruit is tender and the topping is crisp. GET THE RECIPE

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Kids love them, adults love them -- and these ice cream treats are incredibly easy to make! GET THE RECIPE

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This dazzling, delicious trifle can be made in under 30 minutes--just be sure to plan ahead as it needs to sit in the fridge at least 8 hours before serving. GET THE RECIPE

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If ever there was a cake for lemon lovers, this is it! Lemon zest and lemon juice are added to the batter, which lightly perfume the cake with lemon. Then, after the cake is baked, it's doused with lemon syrup and drizzled with a tart lemon glaze. GET THE RECIPE

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This frozen yogurt tastes intensely of fresh strawberries--almost like a cross between strawberry frozen yogurt and strawberry sorbet. GET THE RECIPE

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Quite simply, one of the easiest, prettiest, most delicious cake you'll ever make. GET THE RECIPE

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Spiked with Baileys Irish Cream, these chocolate brownies with a swirl of tangy cheesecake are out-of-this-world. They're cakey on the bottom, alternately fudgy and creamy in the center and crisp on top. Be sure to cut them small--they're rich as sin. GET THE RECIPE

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Fresh berries are delicious on their own but if you're looking for a way to dress them up, elegant parfaits are the way to go. Here, I've layered them with a luscious lemon cream--essentially a lemon curd lightened with whipped cream--to brighten their natural sweetness. GET THE RECIPE

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One of the easiest and best desserts I know: tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries bubbling away in their own juices beneath a crunchy oat streusel topping. Serve it warm out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Leftovers are also delicious for breakfast. GET THE RECIPE

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Banana Pudding is an old-fashioned dessert traditionally made with layers of Nilla wafers, vanilla pudding and sliced bananas. This version is a little more gourmet than most, and bucks tradition a bit, but still tastes wonderfully nostalgic and delicious. GET THE RECIPE

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