22 Southern Desserts Sweeter Than Peach Pie

One bite of any of these classic Southern desserts will have you saying "Bless your heart" in no time, guaranteed. If you've never had a slice of chess pie, hummingbird cake, or strawberry-pretzel tart, now is absolutely the perfect time to try these iconic treats. Bring a classic ambrosia salad, beignets, or pineapple upside-down cake to your next potluck or BBQ, and you'll bring all the Southern flavor (without all the humidity!).

What could be more Southern than a peachy keen selection of peach desserts? Our peach pie even has a kick of bourbon in it, which adds so much depth and richness and makes it go even better with vanilla ice cream. Speaking of things that go well with ice cream, our peach cobbler is the perfect mix of jammy, buttery, and crunchy. If you're more in the mood for peach cobbler in a Texas sheet cake form, you'll flip over how good our brown sugar peach cake is.

Here at Delish, we'll never get tired of making new banana pudding-inspired desserts. Banana pudding lasagna might be our new favorite iteration of the classic Southern treat, and bonus: It's an easy no-bake dessert too! Our banana pudding Bundt cake goes one step further and involves whisking instant pudding mix straight into cake mix. Or take those ripe bananas and whip up a mean bananas Foster. Either way, you can't lose.

Want even more Southern-inspired recipes? Try all our top Southern recipes, like fried okra, hush puppies, and jambalaya to go with all these incredible desserts.