Easy 4th of July Desserts

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Take advantage of fresh summer fruits, packaged mixes, and a little creativity to create a beautiful summer dessert for any of your Summer gatherings. I complied a few Easy 4th of July Desserts and ideas to help you make a quick and delicious dessert for any of your various parties! The last thing you want to do is to spend your time preparing a complicated dessert. These recipes will get you in and out of the kitchen fast but will wow the guests at any 4th of July party.

Check out some Easy 4th of July Desserts and Ideas Below!

1. Berry Trifles

Berry trifles are a super simple and patriotic dessert that is great all Summer long! Making use of fresh berries while they are in season works out perfectly to create some Red, White, and Blue Desserts! You can go simple with a few store bought items or spruce them up a bit! Check out these two recipes to get you started:

Berry Trifle Recipe with a Vanilla Yogurt Sauce from Food Wine Sunshine.

These fun and patriotic trifles were assembled in mason jars and loaded with fresh fruit! Then drizzled with a light vanilla lime yogurt sauce! Check out the full recipe below:

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Berry Good Mason Jar Trifles

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Easy Berry Trifle

Another way to make a quick and simple trifle is by dressing up a store-bought pound cake with a few simple ingredients and fresh berries.

Ingredients:

• 2 frozen pound cakes like Sara Lee
• 6 cups fresh berries
• 2 large packages of instant pudding prepared according to package directions or 2 large containers of whipped topping

Directions:

Thaw pound cakes and cut them into approximately one-inch cubes. In a clear glass bowl, layer one-third of cake cubes, add one-third of whipped topping or pudding, and top with one-third of berries. Repeat layers finishing with berries. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Make sure each layer can be seen through the glass bowl for an elegant but easy dessert. If desired, a liqueur can be splashed over the cake cubes.

2. Lemon Bars

If you are like us over here, we love everything LEMON. Lemon Meringue Pie, Lemon Éclair Cake, and lemon bars are always a winner at Spring and Summer get together’s. See below for two lemon bar recipes!

Lighter Lemon Bars Recipe from Stef’s Eats and Sweets

These more traditional Lemon Bars have a shortbread crust and a zesty lemon filling. Less sugar is used so you can feel better about eating them! Check out the recipe below:

2 Ingredient Lemon Bars

Did you know you can make a a delicious lemon bar with just TWO ingredients!? These bars are quickly made with lemon pie filling or the pie filling of your choice and angle food cake mix! These are awesome! I even made them with cherry pie filling before and they are tasty!

Ingredients:

• 1 box of one-step angel food cake mix – If the directions say anything other than add water and mix, it is not right for this recipe
• 1 (21 oz) can of lemon pie filling (or the flavor of your choice…try blueberry or cherry to make them more patriotic!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together pie filling and cake mix (no water) until well blended. Spread batter into a 9 x 13-inch cake pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

3. Packaged Brownies

Make use of package brownie mixes to make some fun and easy 4th of July Desserts that everyone will love! Brownies can be topped with frosting and red, white, and blue sprinkles to make a quick and easy idea! Or check out these two brownie ideas below.

Red, White, & Blue Brownie Sundaes from Stef’s Eats and Sweets

If you saw my latest recipe, Sofie and I had made Red White & Blue Brownie Sundaes for fun a couple weeks ago with packaged brownie mix, colorful ice cream, and red white and blue sprinkles! So easy, tasty, and perfect for a cool treat when it is hot out! Click below for for the full recipe:

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Red White & Blue Brownie Sundaes

These easy and festive brownie Sundaes are perfect for all of your Summer holidays and get togethers!

Check out this recipe

Star Cut Out Brownies

Another fun brownie idea is to cut the brownies into stars for the 4th of July! Of course you can use whatever shape you want.

Ingredients:

• 1 family size package of brownie mix and ingredients listed on the package
• Cookie cutters

Directions:

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Let cool about 15 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a cutting board and let cool completely. Use your cookie cutter to cut shapes from the prepared brownies. To prevent brownies from sticking to the cookie-cutter, dip it into flour or baking cocoa.

Choose cookie cutters to match the theme of your party, and your dessert will be a hit. If you want to add some frosting on top with red, white, and blue sprinkles for an extra festive look!

4. Ice Cream

What’s better in summer than ice cream? Make use of all the fun flavors to help celebrate any Summer party! Cold, delicious, and you know that kids and adults alike will be happy!

Key Lime Pie Ice Cream from Stef’s Eats and Sweets

A super fun way to serve ice cream is by making your own! Homemade Ice Cream is easier than you think to make and your guests will be impressed that you made it! Check out my Key Lime Pie Ice Cream recipe below:

Ice Cream Bar or Buffet

For a no-fuss dessert, set up an ice cream buffet. This is a super fun idea if you have a lot of kids at the party. Pick out a few favorite flavors of ice cream from the store and swoop up all of your favorite topings.

Ingredients:

Purchase a few flavors of good quality ice cream. Fancy flavors are not necessary since you will be setting up a topping buffet as well. Provide both bowls and cones for guests.

Your toppings can be as varied as your guests. Chocolate is a must for any ice cream buffet. Fresh berries, chopped candy bars, chocolate chips, whipped cream, jimmies, caramel, brownies, cookies, and nuts will be welcome by your guests. Don’t forget cherries to top off your creation. Put the toppings in decorative bowls to give your buffet an elegant look.

Desserts don’t have to be complicated to be decadent and tasty. I hope you make some of these Easy 4th of July Desserts this Summer! Your guests will never know or care that you didn’t spend hours slaving in the kitchen!! BONUS!

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