30 Festive Red, White and Blue Recipes for the 4th of July

Nothing so visually attests to your patriotism quite like serving festive red, white and blue foods and recipes at your July 4th party. And although Americans eat roughly 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day, the holiday is a time to pull out all of the stops baking up your most Pinterest-worthy treats into star-spangled delight.

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Best Red, White and Blue Recipes

Whether you’re whipping up sides for a backyard barbecue or just treats to enjoy at home, make your 4th of July extra festive with these simple and delicious patriotic-colored dishes. Although Fourth of July-inspired desserts are the easiest way to incorporate these colors onto your holiday table, this collection also includes fun appetizers, colorful snacks and refreshing cocktails—all perfectly dressed up in their red, white and blue for your Independence Day bash!

Win the title of the most well-liked Mom in the neighborhood with this fun red, white and blue finger jello recipe that’s easy and appropriate for any 4th of July celebration.

These star-shaped brownies are festive on every level. The red, white and blue are just the icing on the cake for these sweet treats.

Grab some chips and dig into this layered dip with a holiday theme.

Exactly what you want to be sipping by the pool as you celebrate.

This delicious berry pie is all dressed up in its best patriotic flare.

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Something light an healthy to add to your holiday cookout menu.

A three-ingredient patriotic snack the kids can help make.

This no-baked treat is so simple, but really impressive too.

Say “Happy Birthday, America” with this berry-studded cake that’s fun to make and delicious to eat.

These soft cookies are made with a pantry staple—Bisquick!

The ultimate July 4th snack, this hits all the right sweet and salty notes.

These cookie bars take a shortcut from the store with a boxed cake mix.

Cool and refreshing for a hot July 4th under the sun.

Quick and easy, these cookies will have chocolate lovers drooling!

With only three ingredients, you can whip these up last minute.

These tiny cheesecakes are smooth, creamy and easy to make! Perfect for your patriotic celebration!

Dress up a store-bought brownie mix for the holiday.

A no-bake gluten-free dessert that’s perfectly festive.

These chocolate chip bards are soft, chewy and loaded with chocolate! Plus the perfect red color for a party.

A fun, easy red white & blue cake that you can whip together for a last-minute, delicious dessert!

The perfect no-bake summertime dessert! It’s cool, creamy, cheesecake fluff loaded with fresh blueberries and strawberries!

This a festive appetizer recipe perfect for snacking poolside.

This no-bake delight is made with pound cake, whipped topping and lots of fresh summer berries!

Filled with bites of cherry and chocolate, these dessert bars are as pretty as they are tasty.

There is always room for Jello, especially when it is a showstopper dessert like this.

These healthy popsicles are a patriotic summer treat that are only four ingredients and 110 calories!

This coffee cake is so buttery, moist and fluffy. The brown sugar streusel topping is killer and the sweet almond glaze makes it irresistible!

A perfect sweet treat with fresh summer strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.

These wonderful, chewy, buttery cookie bars have just the right balance of vanilla milk chips and chocolate chips. A delicious layer of tempting vanilla buttercream and some high-spirited red, white and blue accessories make them holiday-worthy.