34 Festive and Fun 4th of July Dessert Recipes
If you are looking for easy Fourth of July desserts to serve up at your family or friend’s picnic this year, these treats are all huge crowd-pleasers! Everything from the all-American classic red, white, and blue desserts to refreshing frozen desserts, no-bake classics, and the best bars for simple serving and eating. There’s something for everyone!
Red, white, and blue. Raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. Flag cakes. Jello.
The 4th of July holiday is almost here; perhaps you are hosting a picnic or are tasked with bringing something to a friend’s house. Whatever your situation, an amazing collection of desserts is listed below, perfect for celebrating the Fourth.
Patriotic Fourth of July Desserts
Everyone loves festive red, white, and blue for celebrating the 4th! Many of these desserts showcase the colors naturally, but you could always add festive sprinkles or M&Ms to your baked goods!
Firecracker Cake (from scratch!)
Red, White & Blue Layered Finger Jello
Red, White & Blue Berry Trifle
Red, White & Blue Firecracker Popsicles
Frozen Desserts to Beat the Heat
No one wants to spend a ton of time over a hot stove or with an oven going when it’s sweltering outside, so take advantage of these refreshing desserts to help celebrate the Fourth of July.
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Sandwiches
Pretzel Strawberry Ice Cream Pie
Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
Easy No-Bake Desserts
No oven required! Everyone loves an easy dessert to bring along to the family picnic, and these are some of our favorites:
No Bake Funfetti Lush Dessert (use red, white, and blue sprinkles!)
Fran’s No-Bake Cherry and Walnut Cheesecake
Chocolate Eclair Cake (From Scratch)
Favorite Hand-Helds and Bar Desserts
Perfect desserts for a party! Easy to cut into single servings, simple to serve, and no plates required.
Rice Krispie Treats (the most epic!)
Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars (use red, white, and blue sprinkles)
Monster Cookie Bars (use red, white, and blue M&Ms)
If you have a great dessert recipe for the 4th of July, feel free to leave a link in the comments below. I love to find new recipes for get-togethers!
Have a wonderful 4th of July holiday! Be safe!
Loved your 4th of July recipes, we are having really hot/humid days here in KY., I stay in the AC mostly. Thanks and you guys have a safe 4th. Prayers daily for Dom.
Yummy desserts for the 4th! I hope you have a great holiday!
Yum! these all look delish! that strawberry pretzel salad is one of my faves!
I ended up making the strawberry pretzel squares… they were fantastic! Thanks again for sharing these recipes!
Great round up! Wish I would have seen it earlier :-/
Really cute ideas! Have a happy 4th!
Fun round-up of 4th of July desserts!
Great list! I’m going to have to bookmark it! Thank you!
what a collection of incredible desserts!! I love those jello stars!
Your posts are so inspiring it just makes me want to bake all the time! Thanks for sharing your 4th of July recipes!
These all looks lovely, although my favorite are the Red White & Blue Stained Glass Jello.
This is a great dessert recipe roundup for the Fourth of July! It’s such a nice collection of recipes that would be perfect to serve to family and friends over the holiday weekend!
Great recipes!
Those desserts look so delicious! Hope you have a very happy July 4th!
Love all of your recipes. Happy 4th!
The stars are very cool. :) Happy 4th!
Thank you for sharing these recipes. I’m putting together my menu for Sunday and trying to figure out what to bring to a party on Saturday… perfect timing!
GREAT 4th of July list!! Love party food :) Have a wonderful holiday weekend!!
Yum, yum and YUM. These all look amazing. Thanks for all the awesome 4th of July dessert ideas!
Thanks for the great links. You’ve inspired me to turn my oven on and bake all day even though it’s gonna be hot out today :)
Planning to make either your stained glass stars or the strawberry pretzel squares for the weekend! :)
I think the cutest idea I’ve seen for a July 4th recipe is the flag cake at 17andbaking: http://17andbaking.com/2009/07/01/a-little-taste-of-independence/
Definitely trying this for the weekend! Love all these ideas though :)