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Easy July 4th Desserts

Cakes, ice creams, pies, cookies and more easy July Fourth dessert recipes. We have all your Independence Day sweets covered. Discover more easy recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times

Recipes

Chocolate Shell Ice-Cream Topping
Melissa Clark, Thomas Keller
743 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
743
5 minutes
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Easy
Julia Child's Berry Clafoutis
Julia Moskin, Julia Child
4501 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,501
1 hour
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Watermelon Sorbet or Granita
Martha Rose Shulman
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
About 3 hours 30 minutes' freezing and refrigeration
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Healthy
Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
711
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Raspberry Spuma
David Tanis
435 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
435
20 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ freezing
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Easy
Easy Chocolate Fudge
Julia Moskin, Michael Chu
1104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,104
15 minutes
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Frozen Fudge Pops
Kim Severson
665 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
665
10 minutes, plus freezing
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Easy
Fresh Strawberries With Almond Crème Anglaise
Mark Bittman
193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
193
3 minutes
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Banana Paletas
Mark Bittman
279 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
279
10 minutes, plus freezing
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Brown Butter Nectarine Cobbler/Cake
Melissa Clark
1101 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,101
1 hour and 15 minutes
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Strawberry Fool
Mark Bittman
1900 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,900
30 minutes
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Easy
Christina Tosi’s Crockpot Cake
Sam Sifton, “Milk Bar Life”
1407 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,407
About 5 hours
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Easy
Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
12444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,444
About 45 minutes
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Easy
The Easiest Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark
997 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
997
15 minutes, plus cooling and at least 3 hours’ chilling
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Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
13066 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,066
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberries in Red Wine
David Tanis
209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
209
15 minutes, plus macerating
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Easy
Caramelized Summer Fruit Tart
Melissa Clark
751 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
751
1 hour, plus cooling
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Coconut Pound Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1207 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,207
1 hour, plus cooling
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Whole-Orange Snack Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
2308 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,308
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Plum Graham Cracker Crumble
Jerrelle Guy
873 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
873
40 minutes
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Key Lime Pie Bars With Vanilla Wafer Crust
Samantha Seneviratne
3037 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,037
45 minutes, plus chilling
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