4th of July Dessert Recipes

Whether you're planning a noon backyard bash or a pre-fireworks party, our Fourth of July desserts will make your event special. Whip up a red, white, and blue pie, or choose from our many other Fourth of July favorites for surefire crowd-pleasing desserts.

 
 
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Frozen Strawberry Margaritas

From Betty Crocker

Voted Best Dazzling Drink of 2008! Frozen strawberries add a berry-best twist to classic margaritas!

Frozen Strawberry Margaritas

The Ultimate Apple Pie

From Ladies' Home Journal

For this deep dish apple pie, the apples are cooked separately before being added to the pie crust. This step keeps the crust from getting soggy, making this classic dessert extra good.

The Ultimate Apple Pie

Red, White, and Blue Tart

From Better Homes and Gardens

With ready-to-roll sugar cookie dough, fresh fruits, and lemon-cream filling, this dessert is quick to make.

Red, White, and Blue Tart

Red, White and Blueberry Sundaes

From Betty Crocker

Add a refreshing twist to ice cream by topping it with a colorful fruit topping. It's made in 10 minutes!

Red, White and Blueberry Sundaes

Smokehouse Ice Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

This yummy dessert has a rich, faintly smoky flavor courtesy of wood-smoked bacon mixed into the custard.

Smokehouse Ice Cream

Stars and Stripes Brownies

From Betty Crocker

Jazz up easy-mix brownies, red, white and blue style!

Stars and Stripes Brownies

Stars and Stripes Cupcakes

From Betty Crocker

Create fireworks with easy-mix red, white and blue cupcakes.

Stars and Stripes Cupcakes

Sparkling Fourth of July Cake

From Betty Crocker

Add even more fun to your festivities by making a spirited white cake decorated with red and blue.

Sparkling Fourth of July Cake

Mint Ice Cream

From Food & Wine

This exceptionally creamy ice cream relies on two unexpected ingredients: corn starch (to help thicken it) and cream cheese (to make it scoopable).

Mint Ice Cream

Frances Janisch
Ooey, Gooey, Chewy S'more Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

These fantastic dessert bars have a crust like an oatmeal cookie, an inside gushing with marshmallow, and delicious chocolate on top.

Ooey, Gooey, Chewy S'more Bars

Chocolate Almond Coffee Granita

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cocoa powder, coffee, and almond extract flavor this low-fat, low-calorie frozen dessert recipe. Serve it to finish brunch or dinner or as a refreshing snack.

Chocolate Almond Coffee Granita

Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

Purists will insist on using a vanilla bean and making this recipe just like Grandma did. But the results are pretty darn good with vanilla extract and an electric ice-cream freezer

Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Lazy-Day Peach Tart

From Better Homes and Gardens

Take a casual approach to homemade peach pie. This free-form tart starts with refrigerated piecrust and doesn't even use a pie tin.

Lazy-Day Peach Tart

Margarita Slices

From Better Homes and Gardens

The flavors that make margaritas so enticing--tequila, lime, and orange liqueur--accomplish the same for these crisp half-moon cookies rimmed with sugar.

Margarita Slices

Mixed Fruit Tart with Amaretto Creme

From Better Homes and Gardens

This luscious almond and fruit tart is made in a 9-inch springform pan,instead of a tart pan.

Mixed Fruit Tart with Amaretto Creme

Raspberry-Hazelnut Meringue Torte

From Better Homes and Gardens

What a spectacular way to end a meal! The fantastic combination of fresh raspberries and hazelnuts add a light flavor to the crowd-pleasing meringue crust of this dessert.

Raspberry-Hazelnut Meringue Torte

Wiggler Jigglers

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cut these colorful wiggly gelatin snacks in many different shapes. Kids will love them!

Wiggler Jigglers

Red, White and Blue Parfaits

From Better Homes and Gardens

You can substitute raspberry or strawberry low-fat yogurt for the vanilla in these easy-to-make fruit parfaits. Serve them at your next patriotic gathering. A diabetic favorite.

Red, White and Blue Parfaits

Lemon-Meringue Beehives

From Better Homes and Gardens

Your kids can help fill the cooled meringues with a little lemon curd and berries.

Lemon-Meringue Beehives

Fresh Fruit with Pastry Stars

From Better Homes and Gardens

This all-American dessert will tickle your patriotic taste buds. Use star-shaped cookie cutters to cut out the pastry stars.

Fresh Fruit with Pastry Stars

Flag Cupcake Cake

From Betty Crocker

Three easy steps make red, white and blue cupcakes ready for a grand celebration.

Flag Cupcake Cake

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

To celebrate the homey, garden-to-table nature of this simple cake, serve it warm from the oven.

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

Banana Cream Parfaits

From Better Homes and Gardens

These low-calorie parfaits, layered with low-fat pudding, sliced bananas, and chocolate wafers, tastes similar to banana cream pie.

Banana Cream Parfaits

Almond Cookie Baskets with Melon

From Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet fruit drizzled with honey syrup and served in a crispy bowl makes this dessert seem indulgent, yet it only has 241 calories per serving.

Almond Cookie Baskets with Melon

3-Layer Holiday Cake

From Pepperidge Farm

Need a great looking, great tasting dessert, but you're short on time? Let us show you how to take two store bought cakes and a little whipped cream to make a really easy and festive dessert.

3-Layer Holiday Cake

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