25 Desserts to Make Labor Day Extra Sweet
Aug 27, 2025
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Labor Day is the perfect excuse to indulge one last time before summer fades away, and these 25 desserts make it downright irresistible. These are great for baking and sharing or baking and stashing away for yourself! From fruity treats that taste like sunshine to rich, chocolatey bites that satisfy every craving, this collection is all about celebrating the season in sweet style. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or bringing something to a friend’s table, each dessert is designed to impress, delight, and make the most of summer’s final hoorah!
Table of Contents
- Dark Chocolate Orange Slice & Bake Cookies
- Easy 15 Minute Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cream Pie
- Southern Cream Cheese Pound Cake – Old Fashioned Recipe!
- Brownie Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Lemon Curd Cake
- Walnut-Bottom Peach & Apple Pie
- Salted Caramel Brownie Ice Cream with TURTLES® Clusters
- Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Mini Fruit Tart
- Chocolate Pie
- Blackberry Coconut Cupcakes
- Banoffee Pie Recipe
- Butter Pecan Cake
- Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes
- Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
- Brown Butter Berry Crisp
- Apple Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
- Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (V/GF)
- Lemon Cake
- Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake
- Brownie Cookies
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
- Grapefruit Poppy Seed Cake
- Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
Dark Chocolate Orange Slice & Bake Cookies

These dark chocolate orange slice & bake cookies are loaded with flavor! A little crunch from sea salt and cinnamon spice bring it all together.
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Easy 15 Minute Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cream Pie

My no bake 15 Minute Peanut Butter And Chocolate Cream Pie is a ridiculously easy dessert that requires only a handful of ingredients!
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Southern Cream Cheese Pound Cake – Old Fashioned Recipe!

Southern Cream Cheese Pound Cake is an old-fashioned recipe for a beautiful moist cake for perfect special occasions or any time of year!
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Brownie Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re asked to choose between cookie dough or brownie batter, choose neither; bake my brownie mix chocolate chip cookies and simply grin!
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Lemon Curd Cake

Indulge in the zesty goodness of Lemon Curd Cake, a lemon chiffon delight with a luscious lemon curd filling. Perfect for any occasion!
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Walnut-Bottom Peach & Apple Pie

Walnut-Bottom Peach & Apple Pie is a marriage of three markedly different textured and flavored ingredients that work well together.
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Salted Caramel Brownie Ice Cream with TURTLES® Clusters

Sweet vanilla ice cream is swirled throughout with rich salted caramel sauce, and studded with chunks of fudgy brownies and TURTLES® clusters. This is a sponsored post, written by me, and created in partnership with
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Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

This Macadamia Nut Cookie recipe always steals the show at every gathering with soft-baked, thick and rich chocolate cookies loaded with melty chocolate chips and crunchy, buttery macadamia nuts!
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Mini Fruit Tart

Each mini fruit tart consists of a sugar cookie cup filled with a cheesecake flavored filling. The tarts are always a hit!
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Chocolate Pie

If there ever were an official favorite ‘food,’ for Valentine’s Day, it would surely have to be rich and silky homemade Chocolate Pie.
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Blackberry Coconut Cupcakes

Tropical coconut and fresh blackberries come together beautifully in these light and dreamy cupcakes with sweet cream cheese frosting.
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Banoffee Pie Recipe

This easy banoffee pie combines a crunchy graham cracker crust, sweet dulce de leche, thick slices of fresh banana, and billowy whipped cream.
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Butter Pecan Cake

This butter pecan cake truly melts in your mouth! It has chopped pecans throughout and is cloaked in an irresistible brown sugar frosting.
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Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes

A buttery graham cracker crust topped with a tart and creamy key lime cheesecake filling. Add a fluffy dollop of freshly whipped cream and these mini key lime cheesecakes make the perfect bite-size individual desserts.
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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Rich, chocolaty cookies with dark chocolate chips and raspberries. These cookies are divine!
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Brown Butter Berry Crisp

Sweet and juicy summer berries topped with a crunchy, buttery, brown sugar crumble make this skillet dessert a favorite all season long. You’ll never guess this easy and delicious brown butter berry crisp is gluten free. Just add ice cream!
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Apple Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This Apple Bundt Cake is filled with juicy apples, fall spices, a brown sugar cinnamon filling, and finished with cream cheese frosting.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

Soft, moist, and cakey pumpkin bars dotted with chocolate chips. These bars are the perfect fall dessert.
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (V/GF)

Infusing pumpkin flavor into baked goods can be a bit tricky. But learning from a few past experiments, I got to work infusing all of the sweet, spicy
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Lemon Cake

Velvety Lemon Cake, tangy-sweet lemon curd and lemon cream cheese frosting AKA the BEST EVER LEMON CAKE! Tips, Tricks and How to Make Video!
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Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake

This Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake is a must-try sweet treat that is sure to please everyone on the receiving end!
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Brownie Cookies

This brownie cookies recipe combines two classic desserts (brownies and cookies) to create a soft & chewy cookie that’s sure to become a new favorite!
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Peanut butter & jelly cupcakes: moist and fluffy peanut butter cupcakes, filled with grape jam, & topped with swirls of peanut butter buttercream frosting.
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Grapefruit Poppy Seed Cake

A delicious anytime quick bread with a bright, citrus flavor and a tender crumb. This grapefruit poppy seed cake is a cinch to whip up and makes a delightful treat for breakfast or dessert.
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Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies

These 6 ingredient Flourless Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies are so good, you won’t miss the butter and flour!
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