A comprehensive list of red, white and blue 4th of July recipes including drinks, cakes, pies, candy, salads and sweets! These patriotic recipes are perfect for the 4th and are also great for Memorial Day celebrations.
Do you have any traditions for the 4th of July? Usually, around here we have a BBQ and light a few fireworks. I always make sure to cook some fun red, white and blue recipes to make our celebration especially festive.
This huge list of 4th of July recipes is your ultimate guide to patriotic food! Many of these recipes are sweet treats that are perfect for a hot summer day, like popsicles, jello, no bake treats and plenty of red, white and blue fruit desserts. There are also sweet and savory salads, cool and refreshing drinks, and baked goods like cookies, cakes and pies.
4th of July entertaining doesn’t have to be complicated and time consuming. Choose a few festive recipes from this list and your guests will be so very impressed!
50 4th of July Recipes
- Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Poppyseed Dressing
- Boozy Red, White and Blueberry Cheesecake Popsicles
- Layered Jello
- Mini Brownie Dessert Pizzas
- Cake Pie with Chocolate Mousse and Berries
- No-Bake Summer Berry Lasagna
- Patriotic Cookie Cake
- Red, White and Blue Salad
- Cherry Vanilla All American Patties
- Sparkling Red, White and Blue Sangria
- Blueberry Strawberry Jicama Salsa
- Red, White and Blue Candy Apples
- Mason Jar Fruit and Feta Salad
- Mixed Berry Tart
- Frosty Patriotic Punch
- Flag Donuts
- Red, White and Blue Cupcakes
- Star Spangled Fruit Infused Water
- Red, White and Blue Bark
- Triple Berry Pie
- No Bake Tiramisu
- Red, White and Blue Smoothie Pops
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Flag Dip
- Patriotic Popcorn Pops
- Firecracker Bundt Cake
- Triple Berry Angel Food Cake Roll
- Star Spangled Gumdrops
- Fireworks Treats
- Red, White and Blueberry Popsicles
- Berries n Cream Cookies
- American Flag Layer Cake
- No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake
- Brownie Flag
- Red, White and Blue Sheet Cake
- Red, White and Blueberry Cheesecake
- Red, White and Blueberry Margaritas
- Frozen Yogurt Bark with Berries
- Flag Fruit Pizza
- Red, White and Blue Cake Batter Dip
- American Flag Coconut Cake
- Patriotic Rice Krispy Treats (recipe below!)
- 4th of July Ombre Cake
- Red, White and Blue Cheesecake Strawberries
- Red, White and Blue Drumsticks
- Red, White and Blue Fruit Skewers with Cheesecake Yogurt Dip
- Red, White and Blue Sparkler Cookies
- Cheesecake Ice Cream Cones
- Red, White and Blue Icebox Cake
- Fruit and Jello Cups
- Red White and Blueberry Sundae
These patriotic rice krispy treats are a fun and easy way to dress up this classic sweet for the holiday. All you need are rice krispy treats, candy melts, sprinkles and popsicle sticks to make a fun snack that the kids will go crazy over!
Patriotic Rice Krispy Treats
Serves 12
12 rice krispy treats
3 cups candy melts in red, white and/or blue colors
1/2 cup red, white and blue sprinkles
Push a popsicle stick into each rice krispy treat.
Place each color of candy melt in a bowl. Microwave each bowl in 30 second increments or until candy is melted. Stir until smooth.
Dip each treat into the red, white or blue candy melts. Add sprinkles and set on parchment paper.
Let set until dry, then serve.
This post was originally published on May 25, 2016 and was updated on May 17, 2018 with all new content.
Sam says
Thanks for the great 4th of July treat ideas! I’m liking the easy recipes.
Michelle says
I love easy treats like this – and the colors always make a party even more fun. I love these! #client
Bea says
These are wonderful! My family will go crazy over these! Can’t wait for our 4th celebration to surprise them with these delights!
Debbie says
Fun collection of holiday ideas! Going to make the brownies for my group!
Greg says
I bet kids would love the rice cereal treats! They are so colorful!
Alli Smith says
I love patriotic parties and I always enjoy celebrating the 4th of July! You have so many red, white and blue treats and my only problem is deciding which one to try first. They all look delicious.
candy says
That is some round up of 4th of July treats to make. Something for everyone to choose from. Why bother with other food just make all of these and call it good.
Amber Myers says
Oh yum, I need to make these with my kids. We’d love any of these. Plus we always love the colors! My husband is in the military so they make us think of him.
Jeanette says
I am definitely going to pin this list! With memorial day and Fourth of July coming up I could use as many ideas as possible.
Franc Ramon says
These are all good ways to promote the red, white and blue. They all look delicious and could really make the 4th of July a lot more special.
Melissa Chapman says
The American flag layer cake and rice krispie treats look so amazing. I usually don’t cook a lot for the 4th but that fruit salad also looks unbeatable.
Jenn says
What a fun list of recipes. They look so festive. I love the 4th of July, it’s such a fun holiday to cook for. So colorful.
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says
What a great round up of recipes for any patriotic holidays! So many tasty looking ones to choose from!
Lisa says
All of these are so cute! I especially love the popsicles and stars as a pie topper. I will be trying a few of these this year for sure!
Heather says
I love all these! I love that cake! I can’t wait to make some fun treats this summer!
Heather says
Every year, I say I’m going to make a beautiful spread for the 4th and I never do it. This year.
Meeta says
Such an impressive compilation of dishes. Looks like 4th of July parties are going to be a hit.
Karen Morse says
With a month more to go, I think this is the perfect time to start planning those recipes and dishes that you’re going to serve! I think it’s awesome that you’re sharing this list! There’s so many to try!
Wendy says
These recipes are so patriotic-looking! I love how festive and American they are!
Amy h says
This is a great list of recipes! There are many on there that look so simple to make!
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says
This is such a great list of recipes and all of them are so cute!
Nita Okoye says
What an amazing list ! Thank you for sharing!