21 USA-Inspired Red White And Blue Desserts​ for 2025

Taking their inspiration from the U.S. flag’s color scheme, these red, white and blue desserts come in a variety of forms, from handheld pies and ice cream to fruit salads and berry-laden cakes. The summer season is one of celebrations and outdoor fun, including 4th of July gatherings, where classic 4th of July picnic fare can be combined with fresh and scrumptious desserts to make your Independence Day spread one to enjoy and remember. 

What are the red, white and blue foods for the 4th of July? We’ve rounded up some favorite Fourth of July desserts, all of which are easy to make and tasty to top off your 4th of July food offerings before or after the 4th of July fireworks. Some require only a few ingredients and a little kitchen time, while others involve no baking at all, perfect for those hot days when you don’t want to run an oven.

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• Simple Red, White And Blue Desserts
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• Healthy Red, White And Blue Desserts

Simple Red, White And Blue Desserts 

1. Star-Spangled Shortcakes

You can use store-bought shortcake cups or mini-pound cakes to make this quick and easy red, white and blue dessert. Just top the cakes with your choice of red and blue berries and a dash of whipped cream. 

2. Mini Strawberry and Blueberry Pies

Use store-bought rolled pie crust in muffin tins to create these delicious and portable take on a classic dessert favorite. Fill the mini crusts with blueberry, strawberry or cherry pie filling, then use small crust cut stars to accent the top. Another option is to fill them all with the same creamy filling and then top them with the berries of your choice. Sprinkle a bit of pistachio for flavor and texture.

3. Red White and Blue Cookie Bars

Amend your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe to add some red and blue M&Ms and a dollop of white chocolate. Spread a layer of the dough in a baking pan or sheet and cut into bars when done. Or, make them into the usual rounded cookies.

4. Patriotic Pretzel Treats

Use square or twisty pretzels and Rolos to make this popular Halloween dessert perfect for another major U.S. holiday. Place a rolo on the pretzel and heat in a low oven until it softens. Then, add a red, white or blue M&M on top before placing in the fridge to harden. You can also tip your pretzels in colored icing of blue, white or red. 

5. Red, White and Blue Poke Cake

Summertime favorite red, white and blue desserts, poke cakes can be made with all flavors of Jello. This one pours both cherry and blue raspberry jello into toothpick-created holes in a white or angel food cake. Top with whipped cream and refrigerate for several hours, then add berries arranged in a flag formation.  

6. 4th of July Truffles

Create small oreo balls using cookies, cream and a small amount of milk. Melt the almond bark that you've dyed with a gel food coloring for the exterior and refrigerate overnight.

7. Red, White and Blue Ice Cream Sandwiches

These red, white and blue desserts take your store-bought frozen treats to another level entirely. All you need are some flag-colored sprinkles. Press the edges of the sandwiches in the sprinkles along the edges and re-wrap for a fun ice cream treat sure to be a hit. You can also get the different colored ice creams and create your own sandwiches. 

8. Red, White and Blue Dirt Cup

This tasty treat brings a bit of whimsy to your holiday dessert table. Layer crushed Oreos with a mix of vanilla pudding dyed with gel food dye in red and blue. Top with whipped cream and gummy or sour worms. 

9. Firecracker Bundt Cake

Use a white cake mix to create this colorful holiday treat. Portion off the batter and add gel food coloring in red and blue to the separated batters. Pour it in layers or swirls in the bundt pan. When sliced, you can see the array of colors.  

10. Patriotic Whoopie Pies

Sandwich a white marshmallow fluff filling between cake-like cookies made from a mix and dyed with vivid gel food coloring in blue and red. You can make them larger in a handheld size or smaller in one-bite proportions for an ingenious red, white, and blue dessert.   

11. Boozy Cherry Bombs

Soak maraschino cherries in your spirit of choice and then dip them in a mix made of melted white chocolate chips and gel food coloring in red and blue, then dust the dipped portion with colored sugar. Great boozy options include cinnamon chiskey, rum and flavored vodkas.  

No-Bake Red, White And Blue Desserts

12. No-Bake Berry Icebox Cake

Layer cheesecake filling, whipped cream or custard with layers of graham crackers and fruit to make this easy favorite. The crackers will soften overnight in the fridge, leading to a delicious texture when chilled. 

13. Triple Berry Trifle

These pretty red, white and blue desserts look as gorgeous in a clear glass bowl as any centerpiece. Layer your berries with vanilla custard or a no-bake cheesecake filling in alternating strips and top with whipped cream. 

14. Strawberry Blueberry Pretzel Salad

A crispy and salty crust made from butter and crushed pretzels is the perfect base for a no-bake cheesecake filling topped with alternating rows of red berries like strawberries or raspberries and fresh blueberries. You could also mix your berries in with colored jello for a take on a Midwest classic dessert. 

15. Red, White and Blue Fluff

Another sweet salad, this dessert has a base of white chocolate pudding mixed with whipped cream and mini marshmallows. Add red and blue fruits to the mixture like strawberries, cherries, raspberries and blueberries. 

16. Patriotic “Dunkaroo” Dip

Create a luscious dip using whipped cream, cream cheese and white chocolate to dip animal crackers, wafer cookies or pretzels in for some of the sweetest red, white and blue desserts or appetizers. Top it with red and white sprinkles for some extra patriotic flair.

17. Red, White and Blue Rice Krispies Treats

Turn a regular Rice Krispies treat recipe into a fun 4th of July version. Add red, white and blue M&M’s, patriotic sprinkles or food coloring to the mix. You could also dip the treats on one end in a white chocolate mix of red, white and blue. 

Healthy Red, White And Blue Desserts

18. Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad

A simple, delicious summery fruit salad. All you need for this fresh treat is a mix of your choice of red and blue berries, chopped up bananas or dragon fruit in the shape of stars. Watermelon works wonderfully in this salad, as do strawberries and raspberries. You could also use apple pieces for the white. 

19. Patriotic Fruit Skewers

Enlist some skewers to stack various red and blue fruit in alternating colors, using apples, bananas or mini-marshmallows for your white layer. This provides an easy and convenient way to prepare the fruit salad detailed above.

20. Red, White and Blue Snack Mix

Use a gel food coloring on Chex cereal to create this fun version of a snack people eat by the handful. Mix the pieces with M&M’s in patriotic colors, pretzels, nuts and other fun snacks. Create a healthier version by combining more seeds and nuts with colorful dried fruit instead of candy. 

21. Flag Fruit Pizza

This yummy 4th of July treat boasts a no-bake sugar cookie or graham cracker crust smeared with a cheesecake mousse topping. Assemble blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries into a striped flag configuration. Use bananas or small pieces of the crust cut into stars for the top corner. Or a star-cut shortbread. 

These 4th of July red, white and blue desserts are the perfect way to celebrate the country’s birthday in style, using all the bounties of summer at your 4th of July party.

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