Throw an End of Summer Bash with Irresistible Recipes
Whether you’re sad that summer is on its way out (bye warm weather 🙁 ) or excited that fall is just around the corner (hello pumpkin spice 🙂 ), it’s not too late to celebrate all-things-summer with a final shindig! Gather your friends and family and reminisce on all the memories made over the summer months. 
Whether you host a girls’ brunch, backyard barbeque or a formal dinner, offer your guests summer-inspired beverages to cool off.
- A Grapefruit Sparkle is the perfect fruity drink to hit the spot and chill down. Add a touch of your favorite spirit to make it adults-only!
- Paired with breakfast or for an after-dinner treat, this Pineapple and Banana Smoothie screams summer with its beachy flavors!
- Get out your cutest pitcher or drink dispenser and mix up Hula Punch, a sweet drink with a tropical punch kick.
- Sunny Picnic Punch says it all! Lemon, lime and orange mix together to make this refreshing drink that all ages will love.
- Boozy Lavender Lemonade is sure to hit the spot with its revitalizing flavors and easy-to-follow recipe.
Choosing appetizers and side dishes are half the fun of planning an end of summer bash! Choose cool salads or easy grab-n-go options to give a summery feel to your menu.
- Broccoli Salad with crunchy almonds and sweet cranberries (or raisins) is the perfect summer salad.
- Get some corn on the cob while you still can! Use it up with this Creamy Summer Corn Soup.
- Make use of your garden-fresh tomatoes with Fresh Heirloom Tomato Tartlets.
- Lobster Roll Phyllo Bites are an elegant and bite-size treat everyone will love!
- Fresh Mozzarella Watermelon Skewers combine light and sweet watermelon with mozzarella and seasonings for a simple yet fancy appetizer.
Fire up the grill for one last hurrah and try these summer sliders as the main dish.
Nothing says summer like Burger Sliders topped with your favorite fix-ins and served on dinner rolls.- Choose your favorite BBQ sauce to create these tasty BBQ Chicken Sliders with Coleslaw and Pickles.
- If beef is more your thing, Smokey Mesquite Sliders on your choice of slider buns are sure to please!
- Cheesy Steak Sliders with Onion Rings are not only creative, they’re mouthwatering too!
- It doesn’t get any easier than Ham & Cheese Sliders with Special Sauce – make an entire pan in no time at all!
Always save the best for last – these summer desserts will be hard to resist!
These dairy and nut-free Creamy Watermelon Ice Pops with Mint will refresh you before you know it!- Perfect for an impromptu date night, Raspberry Peach Cobblers in Mason Jars are made with your favorite summer fruits.
- Strawberry Rose Ice Cream Floats will have you wishing for more summer days!
- It’s a cake – it’s watermelon – it’s a Watermelon Cake topped with creamy yogurt and fruit!
- Celebrate the final days of summer with The Best Ice Cream Cake Ever – all of your ice cream favorites combined in one decadent dessert.
Just because it’s the end of summer doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate – what favorite summer recipes do you plan to make one last time? Share with us in the comments below!
