Fun desserts for Kentucky Derby party or Derby Day garden party at home.
I’ve included traditional recipes like Kentucky banana salad to easy dessert recipes like no-cook banana salad, vintage orange fluff and more sweet treats for your derby party buffet!
Easy Desserts for Kentucky Derby Party Foods
Fun Dessert Ideas for Kentucky Derby Party Desserts:
- Southern Banana Salad
- No-Cook Banana Pudding
- No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberries
- Blackberry Southern Cobbler Recipe
- Orange Salad Fluff Recipe
- Snickers Apple Dessert Salad
- Homemade Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust
- No-Bake Cookies & Cream Brownies
- Easy Fruit Dip for Party Trays
GET THE LINKS TO THE HOMEMADE DESSERT RECIPES BELOW
Have fun with these Kentucky Derby theme party desserts and Southern style sweets for your horse themed garden party or party buffet dessert bar.
Kentucky Banana Salad Recipe
This is a traditional banana dessert recipe from the state of Kentucky!
It’s fresh bananas, peanuts, and a sauce tossed together and traditionally served on a lettuce, but I just serve it in dessert dishes without the lettuce.
I do have to warn you though, this is an unusual vintage recipe from the South. We like this tangy and sweet southern recipe, but it may not be for everyone.
GET THE PEANUT BANANA DESSERT RECIPE
No-Cook Banana Pudding
My southern mama gave me her secret recipe for this no-cook banana pudding that tastes just like southern style banana pudding with ‘Nilla wafers.
She passes it off as southern homemade banana pudding at church potlucks when she doesn’t want to make regular banana pudding. (LOL!)
GET THE EASY BANANA PUDDING RECIPE
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
If you only have time for one dessert for a Kentucky Derby party dessert table, make it this chilled strawberry cheese cake with no baking needed and serve it with fresh cut strawberries as toppings.
A Kentucky Derby themed party is usually held during warmer times of year and this is a refreshing dessert that goes with everything.
GET THE RECIPE FOR STRAWBERRY CHEESE CAKE
Southern Cobbler Recipe
This southern cobbler recipe can be made with fresh blackberries or frozen blackberries.
It makes a sweet and tart cobbler recipe that you can serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or a homemade whipped cream recipe for a refreshing dessert for your horse race party.
GET THE BLACKBERRY COBBLER RECIPE
Vintage Recipe for Orange Fluff Dessert Salad
I don’t know if this is a traditional southern recipe, but this dessert salad (fluff salad) has been showing up on my southern family reunion food tables for years and they call it “Orange Salad.”
If you’ve never had it, on first glance it may seem like a weird Jell-O dessert, but it’s a really tasty light Cool Whip dessert recipe and is perfect for a Southern-style garden party!
Homemade Lemon Bars
These lemon bars make the best dessert recipe — like the classic lemon bars you might get from your corner bakery or those vintage recipes for lemon squares from a southern grandma.
DESSERT TIP: There are two things that make great traditional lemon dessert bars – fresh squeezed lemon juice for the lemon filling and a flaky shortbread crust.
No-Bake Oreo Brownies
This no bake dessert is a 3 ingredient recipe and easy to make for a last minute party buffet or even a make ahead recipe for dessert bars.
These are lighter than brownies and everyone loves these or sweet snacks whenever I make them for parties!
Apple Dessert Fluff
This candy bar apple salad recipe, or old fashioned caramel apple salad, is such an easy dessert recipe and is ready in just minutes.
It’s another super refreshing and light dessert recipe for hot weather.
GET THE CANDY BAR APPLE FLUFF RECIPE
Easy Fruit Dip
When all else fails (or if I have to bring a dessert potluck recipe to a party), I always go for this fruit dip recipe.
You can make this sweet dip with a few ingredients and then add in fresh fruit and cookie dippers for such an easy party dessert!
PARTY FOOD TIP: Also try this walking fruit salad for an easy dessert for guests to eat walking around.
GET THE FRESH FRUIT DIP RECIPE
I hope they enjoy these desserts for Kentucky Derby party!
