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July 4th Desserts

Ice creams, flag cake, pies, cookies and more July Fourth dessert recipes. Discover more July Fourth recipes in our Fourth of July collection.

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Recipes

Flag Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1296 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,296
45 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Mango Labaniyad (Creamy Custard)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
64 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
64
30 minutes, plus 4 hours’ chilling
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Easy
S’mores
Tanya Sichynsky
229 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
229
30 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
390 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
390
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars With Berries
Yossy Arefi
71 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
71
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Easy
Hawaii-Style Sherbet
Ligaya Mishan, Neale Asato
381 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
381
20 minutes, plus at least 14 hours’ freezing
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Easy
Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
59 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
59
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Yossy Arefi
841 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
841
90 minutes, plus 50 minutes cooling and chilling
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Mangonada
Daniela Galarza
1253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,253
15 minutes, plus chilling
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Chantilly Cake With Berries
Alexa Weibel, Chaya Conrad
190 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
190
6 hours
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Easy Buttermilk Peach Cobbler
Melissa Clark
1088 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,088
70 to 80 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
About 6 hours
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Blueberry Spoon Cake
Clare de Boer
574 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
574
1 hour 5 minutes
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Easy
S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
3¾ hours
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Key Lime Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
489
1¼ hours, plus 4 hours’ cooling and chilling
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Peach Crisp
Yossy Arefi
1477 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,477
About 2 hours
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Easy
Blackberry Slump
Jessie Sheehan
320 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
320
45 minutes
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Easy
Brown Butter Peach Cake
Millie Peartree
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
1 hour 50 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
284
4¼ hours
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Easy
Apple-Blueberry Crisp With Panko-Pistachio Topping
Andy Baraghani
229 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
229
1½ hours
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Easy
Strawberry Icebox Pie
Melissa Clark, Nicholas Morgenstern, Priyaporn Pichitpongchai
333 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
333
1 hour, plus at least 18 hours’ macerating and 5 hours’ chilling
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Strawberry Basil Key Lime Pie
Kayla Stewart, Maya-Camille Broussard
121 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
121
45 minutes, plus 6 hours’ cooling
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Blueberry Crisp
Genevieve Ko
529 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
529
1 hour 20 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1073 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,073
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Stovetop Berry Crisp
Ali Slagle
218 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
218
25 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
355
45 minutes
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Easy
Double Strawberry Shortcakes
Melissa Clark
667 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
667
1 hour 15 minutes, plus at least 1½ hours’ resting
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,315
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Peach Poundcake
Jerrelle Guy
3062 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,062
2 hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
228
15 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Pie Bars
Melissa Clark
274 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
274
1 ½ hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Fruit Sandwich
Ligaya Mishan, Yudai Kanayama
358 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
358
20 minutes plus 1 hour chilling
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
Melissa Clark
595 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
595
1 hour 15 minutes
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Butter Cake With Peaches
Samantha Seneviratne
687 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
687
1½ hours
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Easy
Berry Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
503 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
503
1 hour, plus cooling
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Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes
Yotam Ottolenghi
326 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
326
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Vegan Peach Crumble
Ali Slagle
504 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
504
1¼ hours
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Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake
Yossy Arefi
644 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
644
1 hour, plus cooling
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,228
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberry Sumac Cake
Nicole Taylor
360 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
360
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Millie Peartree
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
1½ hours
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Easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2180 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,180
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberry Galette
Naz Deravian
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
1 to 1½ hours, plus chilling and resting
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Edna Lewis’s Peach Cobbler
Kim Severson, Edna Lewis
1018 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,018
1 hour 45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blackberry Bars
Dawn Perry
764 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
764
1 hour, plus cooling
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7Up Sheet Cake
Millie Peartree
193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
193
1¼ hours
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Rocky Road Ice Cream
Scott Loitsch
53 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
53
About 10 hours
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
180 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
180
35 minutes
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Easy
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