40 Patriotic and Palate Pleasing 4th of July Desserts

Patriotic Shortbread Cookies with Almond Glaze

Small and bite sized, these little cookies are perfect for your get-togethers no matter what time of day. First, you bake the shortbread cookies which takes a little white but is definitely worth the time. When the cookies have cooled, you mix up the almond glaze and do it in two or three different batches so you can color them with blue and red. The glaze itself is white so you can leave one batch if you want to have red, white and blue. Once you have them glazed, just sprinkle the tops with sprinkles or even shredded coconut on the blue and red ones.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Bloomingonbainbridge

Raspberry Cheesecake Popsicles

Cheesecake ingredients give these popsicles creamy deliciousness while fresh fruit gives them color. If you wanted to make them in red, white and blue, you could just substitute blueberries for some of the raspberries. You can also use fat free milk and cream cheese to make them a bit healthier and lower in fat and calories. However you make them, they are sure to be a huge hit and they are very easy to create. You just layer fruit or fruit puree with the cheesecake substance in a popsicle mold and then add sticks.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Thenovicechefblog

Patriotic Stained Glass Jell-O

Remember Jell-O Jigglers? Well, this recipe is much like that except it has a great combination of red, white and blue colors. This is also a little easier than making jigglers. You just choose two flavors of Jell-O, one red and one blue. Make the two flavors and then cut them into small cubes. When they're ready, just mix them in a bowl with sweetened condensed milk. Let set in the refrigerator for about an hour or so and then cut into squares. These are really cute and easy to make, plus they're delicious.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Krissys-creations

Red White and Blue Dipped Strawberries

These dipped strawberries are gorgeous, delicious and very easy to create. With just a pound of strawberries, some white chocolate or almond bark and blue sanding sugar or sprinkles, you can have the perfect patriotic dessert for your 4th of July celebration. Just melt the chocolate and then dip the bottom half of your strawberries in it. Add the sprinkles or sanding sugar and you have a beautiful and yummy dessert. You may need a few more strawberries depending on the number of people that you are planning to serve. A pound will make about 16 dipped strawberries.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – The-girl-who-ate-everything

Red White and Blue Funfetti Cookies

These adorable little sandwich cookies are fun, easy to make and absolutely delicious. The cookies are filled with blue buttercream frosting and topped with patriotic sprinkles. You can do these in any number of ways and make them perfect for the 4th. You may want to color your buttercream in red and blue and then leave a bit white to make them really patriotic and you can add whatever flavors you want to the colored frosting to make different types of sandwich cookies. We love that these are so easy to customize.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Twopeasandtheirpod

Celebration Pretzel Sticks

Pretzels dipped in chocolate and white chocolate are perfect for outdoor gatherings. They can be prepared a few days ahead of time and there is no serving required. You just stick them in a vase or other tall container and let everyone help themselves. To make these, you just need large pretzel sticks, chocolate and almond bark or white chocolate for dipping and red, white and blue sprinkles of some sort. You can also embellish them with decorator icing or color some of the white chocolate in red and blue. The possibilities are endless!

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Ladybehindthecurtain

Patriotic Poke Cake

This is a wonderful Jello-O cake that is as much fun to make as it is to eat. You need to bake a cake – yellow or white works best – and then use a straw to poke holes in it so that you can pour Jell-O through the holes. When it sets, it's got great coloring inside and this is one of the moistest cakes you will ever eat. Use Cherry and Berry Blue flavored Jell-O to create a great red, white and blue look and then ice with vanilla or cream cheese frosting and top with your favorite 4th of July decorations.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Lilluna

Crackling Patriotic Bark

Forget about that peppermint bark that you make at Christmas. This crackling patriotic bark is the perfect sweet treat for Independence Day. You make it about the same way as peppermint bark, with almond bark but there is a neat twist to this one. Aside from the addition of red, white and blue sprinkles and M&Ms, this candy has strawberry flavored Pop Rocks so when you bite into it, it gives you a little fireworks sensation. Kids will love it and it has other yumminess like pretzels, macadamia nuts and crispy coconut cookies that make it extra special.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Tsgcookin

Patriotic Ice Cream Cake

This delicious ice cream cake couldn't be more patriotic. It has red velvet cake, blue ice cream and a creamy and delicious coconut whipped frosting that gives it great flavor. You can add edible star glitter to give it a great sparkle and even top with sparklers or other types of decorations. It's a delicious cake that is relatively easy to make considering it's an ice cream cake. You will need to freeze your ice cream overnight to make it set firmly but when you put it together, it's a breeze. Plus, who doesn't love ice cream cake?

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Bittersweetblog

Patriotic Ice Cream Cones

Making a patriotic dessert doesn't actually have to involve the kitchen and baking. Sometimes, you just have to alter your traditional desserts just a bit. Take this fabulous patriotic ice cream cone for instance. With just a few blueberries and some red sprinkles, a regular vanilla cone is turned into the perfect Independence Day treat. Just add the sprinkles under the ice cream or on top, whichever you prefer and then top with blueberries. If you aren't a fan of blueberries, reverse the order. You can use strawberries for the red and blue sprinkles if you prefer.

Recipe Instructions and Project Credit – Theprettybee