At your Independence Day gathering, impress your friends and family with some delicious desserts! Whether you're looking for cookies, cheesecakes, or even pies, you'll find the perfect summer treat to celebrate the red, white, and blue!
Here are my top 21 4th of July desserts.
1. Strawberry Naked Cake
This is a classic summer cake recipe that's filled with fresh strawberry flavor. It's frosted with that semi-naked look, making it super easy to decorate!
2. Blueberry Lemon Cookies
These are a no chill cookie that is filled with lemon juice, lemon zest, and fresh blueberries. They're also topped with a lemon glaze. These cookies scream summer!
3. 4th Of July Rice Krispie Treats
Level up your classic Rice Krispie treats by adding red, white, and blue sprinkles. Perfect for your Fourth of July dessert table! Plus, all you need are 6 ingredients and you don't even have to turn on your oven.
4. No Bake Chocolate Pie
This is a no bake chocolate pudding pie that sits on top of a buttery graham cracker crust. You can never go wrong with a chocolate dessert, especially on a holiday!
5. No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
If chocolate pie isn't your favorite, than this creamy peanut butter pie is a must-bake. It's also no bake, has a graham cracker crust, and a super smooth peanut butter filling.
6. Strawberry and Cream Cupcakes
These are vanilla cupcakes that have fresh strawberries folded into the batter. They're filled with a strawberry cream filling and are topped with a whipped cream frosting!
7. No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream
I love homemade ice cream, especially during the hot summer months! This chocolate ice cream has both cocoa powder and a melted chocolate bar mixed in before freezing.
8. Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream
This strawberry ice cream literally tastes like strawberries and cream!! You can enjoy this treat in either a bowl or a waffle cone.
9. Mini Blueberry Pies
These mini pies are super easy to make with store bought pie dough. The blueberry filling bursts with each bite! These would be perfect to serve after your 4th of July dinner.
10. Mini Strawberry Pies
These mini pies are made in a muffin pan and have a lattice pie crust on top. The buttery pie crust is homemade and is filled with a fresh strawberry filling!
11. S'mores Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have yet to eat a chocolate chip cookie that I didn't like. Now, add s'mores flavors to one and you've got the ultimate summertime cookie! Ooey gooey marshmallow, graham cracker crumbs, and chocolate chips.
12. S'mores Cupcakes
These s'mores cupcakes are graham cracker flavored with a marshmallow filling, chocolate frosting on top, and a chocolate dipped marshmallow. All of the flavors of a s'more can be tasted!
13. Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes
These bite-sized cheesecakes have fresh blueberries in both the cheesecake filling and on top. And of course that buttery graham cracker crust pairs so well with the fresh berries!
14. Blueberry Crumb Bars
These taste like a blueberry pie but in bar form! Both the crust and topping is a buttery shortbread mixture that has a blueberry pie filling in the middle.
15. Strawberry Lemonade Bundt Cake
This cake literally tastes like a strawberry lemonade, but in cake form! It's made in a bundt pan, so it's really easy to make and for decorating, all you need to do is pour on the strawberry glaze.
16. Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
These gooey cinnamon rolls have a blueberry jam filling and are topped with a blueberry cream cheese icing! Who wouldn't love to wake up to a fresh batch of blueberry cinnamon rolls on a holiday morning!
17. Mini S'mores Pies
Don't feel like having a bonfire? Make these bite-size s'mores treats to enjoy during the fireworks. They're even topped with a toasted marshmallow that you can make in the oven!
18. Blackberry Cupcakes
These are vanilla cupcakes that are filled with a blackberry jam and topped with a blackberry buttercream! This is a perfect summertime cupcake!
19. S'mores Rice Krispie Treats
These are no bake Rice Krispie treats that are filled with s'mores flavors! They include chocolate chunks, mini marshmallows, and graham cracker crumbs!
20. Strawberry Glaze Pie
This strawberry pie screams summer. It has an all-butter pie crust that's filled with a sweet strawberry filling! I added whipped cream to mine to make it extra special.
21. Lemon Blackberry Cake
This lemon cake is filled with a homemade blackberry jam and has a lemon cream cheese frosting on the outside. This cake would be a perfect way to end your fourth of July celebration!
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