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20 Easy 4th of July Red, White, and Blue Dessert Recipes

Looking for a red-white-and-blue option for a Fourth of July dessert recipe? Here’s the scoop on easy 4th of July dessert recipes red, white, and blue!

We’ve rounded up a lot of stunning recipes featuring, red, white, and blue colors.

No matter, if it’s a backyard barbecue, a picnic, or just a regular family and friends, get together, these sweets are sure to impress!

Star-Spangled Berry Parfaits

Try this Star-Spangled Berry Parfait, a patriotic dessert layered with berries and yogurt – it’s as awesome as it sounds!

A bowl of mixed berries, including strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, with yogurt. A blue spoon is partially visible in the mixture. The text "sarahscoop.com" is at the bottom of the image.

You can layer this recipe with your favorite yogurt, fresh blueberries, and fresh raspberries, and top it off with granola. 

Red, white, and blue treats aren’t only pleasing to the eye but delicious as well. 

Apple pie and July rice krispie treats serve nicely along with your parfaits.

July desserts like this are also perfect for Memorial Day!

Red, White & Blue Trifle Cake

This July 4th recipe is one that the whole family will enjoy!

For this cake, you can fill it with layers of your favorite vanilla cake, sweet strawberries, and creamy whipped cream.

A layered blue sponge cake with white cream and sliced strawberries on top, served on a white plate.

This perfect treat can be customized to fit the theme by incorporating blue food coloring into your cake.

You can layer your trifle cake in either a pan or individual glasses for easy serving.

Blue trifles are a fun way to incorporate color into your gathering. 

This dessert is sure to get a 5-star rating and don’t forget to add the sprinkles on top!

Bomb Pop Cake Pops

For patriotic holidays like the 4th of July, cake pops are an easy dessert that everyone will love.

Red cake pops with red, white, and blue sprinkles, standing in a cup filled with blue candy, in front of an out-of-focus American flag.

You can gather all your ingredients at your local grocery store and get to baking! 

When you bake desserts like this everyone is sure to enjoy them!

The best thing is your guests can just pick and choose which cake pop they want. 

Find your favorite cake mix, chocolate flavoring, and patriotic sprinkles and you’ll have yourself the best dessert.

Close-up view of red and blue cake pops with sprinkles on sticks. The cake pops are festive in appearance, with red, blue, and white decorations.

You can serve these with red velvet cookies for the ultimate party.  

You can make a double serving if you plan on having tons of people at your gathering. 

Easy Berry Cheesecake Delight

The Easy Berry Cheesecake Delight makes a perfect no-cook, no-bake dessert.

A sliced cheesecake topped with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, placed on a green plate, with an American flag-themed cloth visible in the background.

Everyone will think you’ve put in a ton of effort, but this quick no-cook, no-bake dessert is a breeze to make.

This red, white, and blue cheesecake is a patriotic dream come true!

A cheesecake topped with fresh raspberries, blueberries, and sliced strawberries on a white background.

A graham cracker crust; a razzle-dazzle filling of cheesecake; a top of mixed berries; and you have a pie recipe that is meant for the 4th of July.

Patriotic Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Patriotic chocolate-covered strawberries are the perfect sweet treat for the Fourth of July!

This easy recipe combines delicious strawberries with whipped chocolate making this fun dessert idea the perfect crowd-sourced red, white, and blue dessert! 

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Chocolate-covered strawberries are a reliable summertime favorite, but you can make this fun summer dessert idea even more patriotic by incorporating blue sprinkles.

Making patriotic berries couldn’t be any easier! 

Just dip fresh strawberries in melted chocolate and sprinkle with little blue sprinkles and white stripes and viola! 

You have festive goodness in every bite!

Close-up of strawberries dipped in chocolate and decorated with red, white, and blue sprinkles and star shapes, placed on a white plate.

Serve up patriotic chocolate covered strawberries at your next summertime party or fun family gathering as one of your favorite fun patriotic desserts!

These blue strawberries will add an extra pop of patriotic flair to all your favorite festive desserts.

To keep this desert cool you can place ice cubes underneath so that they don’t melt. 

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Soft, chewy, and filled with a cloud of cream cheese frosting, these Red Velvet Whoopie Pies are the epitome of a Southern classic with a fun, unexpected spin on the classic sandwich cookie.

Two red velvet ice cream sandwiches with white ice cream and red, white, and blue sprinkles, stacked on a white plate.

The cake is flavored with cocoa powder, red velvet cake mix cookies, and tangy buttermilk, which keeps it extremely moist.

Smooshed together with a generous amount of cream cheese frosting, these whoopie pies are first-rate filler for your 4th of July party menu.

This patriotic red dessert is a great way to get your guests in the patriotic spirit! 

4th of July Chex Mix

Add some color and flavor to your next Fourth of July party or even a Labor Day celebration with our patriotic 4th of July Chex Mix!

A white bowl filled with a mix of red, white, and blue candies, cereal pieces, and other small snack items sits on a wooden surface.

Grab all the Chex Mix ingredients, pop some popcorn, stir in some pretzels, and then knock off the red, white, and blue M&Ms for a little crunch. 

Just because it’s the 4th of July doesn’t mean you should have to do more work!

Just mix it all together, and this 4th of July Chex Mix is ready to alleviate some of those holiday snack stresses.

You can also add peanut butter to keep your chex mix stuck together. 

A bowl filled with patriotic-colored snack mix featuring red, white, and blue pieces of cereal. The website "SARAHSCOOP.COM" is visible at the bottom of the image.

Easy to make and even easier to eat, this Chex Mix will be the talk of your holiday.

Go ahead and spice up your next party with some patriotic Chex Mix.

This 4th of July Chex Mix may be so good it ends up being the only food you serve at your holiday festivities.

Patriotic Berry Parfait

Add a Patriotic Berry Parfait to the menu on the Fourth of July and you are going to have a huge hit on your hands.

This is the perfect little recipe for a fun dish that adds a BLAST of color to your holiday.

A layered dessert in a small glass jar with red, white, and blue layers, topped with whipped cream, red and blue sprinkles, and a whole strawberry.

The first thing is to mix up your pudding mix with your favorite recipe and start layering your parfait.

To make it patriotic you need to start layering by taking a layer of your prepared pudding, then add a layer of fresh fruit such as blueberries and strawberries.

After your layer of fruit, you want to add a layer of jello to your dessert dish which is prepared by emptying the box of jello into a cup of cold water, waiting a couple of minutes for it to dissolve, and then adding it to the top of your berries.

The next layer is a cool whip and here you can get a little creative with your designs.

The last step is to just serve chilled and your Patriotic Berry Parfait will be the best part of your celebration.

With just a few modifications to your traditional sugar cookie recipes, you can bake up a batch of vegan sugar cookies that taste just as delectable as their non-vegan counterparts.

Close-up of sugar cookies decorated with red, white, and blue frosting, arranged on a surface.

This festive treat is the perfect dessert for a Fourth of July barbecue, and is easy to customize into red, white, and blue.

Try these tips for a vegan sugar cookie win:

  • Use vegan butter or coconut oil instead of traditional butter.
  • Replace eggs with flax or chia eggs.
  • Choose a non-dairy milk, like almond or soy milk.
  • Add a pinch of salt to balance the sweetness.
  • Make sure your oven is on cookie settings to get the perfect chewy cookies. 

Get ready for your patriotic party with these delicious cookies!

Firecracker Cupcakes

Serve up Firecracker Cupcakes as a refreshing splash of patriotism on your Fourth of July table.

A vanilla cupcake with blue, red, and white frosting, decorated with sprinkles and stick toppings in the same colors, placed in a festive cupcake wrapper.

Made with your favorite mix, these easy red, white, and blue cupcakes look as good eaten as they do being admired.

The best part is adding the firecracker-shaped decorations on the cupcakes themselves.

This simple recipe starts with making light, colorful cupcakes using your favorite mix.

The fun in this dessert recipe is sprinkling a fluffy whipped cream mixture on top for a light, airy finish.

Close-up of a cupcake with white frosting topped with red licorice strings arranged like a flower, in a blue cupcake liner.

Easy Fourth of July dessert recipes are a party favorite and easy to make.

Looking for some easy desserts for a summer picnic or a fun and creative way to celebrate the Fourth of July?

These cupcakes are both easy and tasty and can be made by anyone!

American Flag Cake

This cake would be great for celebrating the 4th of July!

This patriotic dessert will be the perfect addition to your 4th of July celebration.

A rectangular cake topped with blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream to resemble the American flag. Plates are visible in the background. The website "sarahscoop.com" is printed on the cake.

The recipe is so easy! You can use basic white cake or light airy angel food cake as a base for this delicious easy dessert.

The only thing that tastes better than it looks is the bright red and blue colors of strawberries and blueberries.

The idea is to arrange these two fruits in the shape of the American flag.

Make a fancy dessert to tantalize your guests. Try out this patriotic white cake.

A dessert with a U.S. flag design using blueberries for the top left corner and rows of strawberry slices on white frosting to create red and white stripes.

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a really spectacular dessert.

Baked 4th of July dessert tastes like basic pound cake but it is decorated in patriotic fashion!

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Star Sprinkles

Red velvet cupcakes with star sprinkles that celebrate patriotic colors in a way that is sure to bring joy to the Fourth of July.

This is the easiest 4th of July dessert.

A red cupcake with white frosting topped with red and blue star-shaped sprinkles on a wooden surface. The background is blurred with additional similar cupcakes.

Start by mixing red velvet batter into a large bowl and make sure all ingredients are room temperature so that it can turn out the best.

Once your cupcake is finished baking and cooled, top it with creamy frosting and sprinkle patriotic star sprinkles.

The best part about those cupcake treats is that they are going to be so fun and exciting for the Fourth of July celebration with trendy sprinkles.

This is the perfect patriotic dessert and also is one way to spice up your celebration.

This is the newest July recipe and it’s the best treat to bake.

Red White and Blue Tie-Dye Cookies

Red, white, and blue tie-dye cookies are the perfect patriotic recipe.

These delicious cookies and colors are really easy to bake. Celebrate the Fourth of July earlier with blue desserts.

A batch of red, white, and blue cookies arranged on parchment paper, featuring a swirl pattern with each color section clearly distinct.

Add some color to your country party and white chocolate chips.

Tie-dye cookies are such a fun and easy bake 4th of July dessert.

Mix up the cookie dough and split it into thirds. You will need three bowls. Add red, white, and blue food coloring to each.

Stir until desired shades are achieved. Add white chocolate chips to each color for some white spark. Combine the colors together in fun ways. 

Press the dough about 1 inch apart onto the baking sheet. Those delicious cookies are really perfect to end the 4th of July. 

Sponge Cake Firework Delight

The Sponge Cake Firework Delight recipe will wow your guests at your 4th of July gathering with its layers of moist cake, whipped cream, and fresh berries in red, white, and blue.

Red, white, and blue layered dessert bars on a white plate, with a bowl of blueberries in the background.

Don’t hesitate to get creative and add your own flair with your favorite toppings and fruits. 

This picture-perfect 4th of July treat will show off your culinary prowess at any Independence Day party.

You can serve it with some blue cheesecake salad or ricotta cheesecake for the ultimate dessert table. 

Strawberry Shortcake Bars

Want a fun and easy patriotic dessert recipe for the 4th of July?

Strawberry Shortcake Bars are delicious but simple, making them the perfect dessert for any July BBQ.

A close-up of a slice of a dessert with a crumbly base, a creamy white layer, and topped with fresh strawberries and red, white, and blue sprinkles on a metal tray.

You will love how easy they are and love how good they taste!

Stacked with layers of sweet strawberries, airy whipped cream, and a buttery shortcake base, these bars are a tasty dessert bursting with Fourth of July colors and flavors.

There is nothing simpler to make, or more good, that you need for your 4th of July celebrations. 

No Bake Fruit Tart

Prepping this No Bake Fruit Tart in a patriotic red, white, and blue color scheme is an easy way to celebrate the 4th of July with a homemade star-spangled dessert that does not require you to turn on the oven.

This easy fruit tart recipe is a feel-good patriotic dessert and a simple way to celebrate with family and friends.

A close-up of a tart topped with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries on a layer of whipped cream.

The simplest desserts are always the best and this easy dessert made with a no-bake fruit dip filling and a no-bake fruit tart crust makes for the perfect festive summer dessert at your Independence Day celebration.

Top with some lemon juice for an added pizzazz and serve with an ice pop to cool off. 

Patriotic Poke Cake

Patriotic poke cakes celebrate the colors and flavors of the Fourth of July in a truly delicious fashion.

This Fourth of July poke cake is a super easy patriotic dessert that can be prepared in no time without the hassle.  

A slice of cake topped with red frosting, a dollop of whipped cream, and blue and red sprinkles. A blueberry is placed beside the cake. A bowl of blueberries is visible in the background.

A delicious traditional cake base that is poked with holes and filled with colored gelatin.

The delightful layers of red, white, and blue spread through the cake make it a perfect dessert for a Fourth of July party.

Make a batch of this delicious patriotic poke cake today and celebrate Independence Day with your family and friends.

You can create a red, white, or blue poke cake. This easy dessert is going to become a serious crowd-pleaser over the festivities.

American Fruit Pizza

The American Fruit Pizza is my go-to dessert to make on the 4th of July with its patriotic colors, flavors, and easy preparation.

Nothing brings family and friends together like an easy but fun dessert for the 4th of July!

Close-up of a dessert topped with blueberries and strawberry slices on a creamy white layer, set on a brown base.

This American Fruit Pizza consists of a creamy cheesecake filling spread over graham crackers topped with strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream.

The great thing about this American Fruit Pizza is you can make it your own with whatever fruits and toppings you like!

It’s perfect for a backyard barbeque or a Fourth of July potluck!

Red White and Blue Cake

The Red White and Blue Cake is a dessert at its best.

Any Independence Day celebrations are bound to be sweet, and delicious.

A colorful dessert with layers: blue bottom, white middle, red top topped with strawberries and blueberries.

Made with the color of the flag for the Fourth of July, it will delight everyone with the vibrant red white, and blue layers.

The best about this celebratory dessert is that you can change the fillings and toppings according to what you like.

It’s so enjoyable and delicious! This easy 4th of July dessert is also great for Labor Day or Memorial Day.

Patriotic M&M Cookies

These red, white, and blue patriotic M&M Cookies are perfect for any 4th of July party that you will be preparing for!

I love the red, white, and blue colors of these Patriotic M&M Cookies!

A stack of cookies with red, white, and blue layers, each topped with matching colored candies, displayed on a cloth.

They are so fun to look at, especially with the pop of blue M&M candies that look like the American flag.

These are super easy to make, ready in only 10 to 15 minutes, and they are chewy with the goodness of M&M candies.

There’s nothing like a yummy cookie with delicious chocolate in it, and these patriotic M&M cookies are the way to go.

4th of July Desserts

With all of these delicious dessert options, there’s something for everyone to try! You can even gain inspiration from Martha Stewart. 

From delicious cookies to fruity desserts you can’t go wrong with any of them.

Have fun baking and enjoying a nice 4th of July day!

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