Make your 4th of July party extra special with these Patriotic Desserts for 4th of July. This is a list of 25 desserts, most of them red, white and blue and substantial enough to feed a crowd!

What are you guys doing for 4th of July? We will be spending the day with friends around the pool, eating yummy food. And of course, the desserts are just as important as the entrees, so I needed a lot of ideas to choose from! I went through my blog and also Pinterest to find super cute recipes that are perfect for a 4th of July party!

Patriotic dessert recipes from my blog

Here are my favorites from my blog. I tried to choose my most adorable and patriotic desserts recipes to include here! There is just something about a red, white and blue dessert that is so cute! I chose recipes that are easy to serve at parties and feature summer flavors.

• Red, White and Blue Ambrosia Salad 
• Red, White and Blue Tie Dye Cookies 
• Bomb Pop Cupcakes
• Red, White and Blue Whoopee Pies 
• Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
• Strawberry Banana Pudding Cupcakes
• Strawberry Pie Bars
• Blueberry Watermelon Mojito Salad
• No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
• Punch Bowl Cake
• Frozen Cherry Limeade Pie
• Frozen Margarita Pie Bars
• Lemon Meringue Whoopie Pies
• Grasshopper Pie 
• Raspberry Limeade Cookies

4th of July recipes from around the web

I searched Pinterest for some of the cutest and most creative 4th of July/patriotic desserts I could find. I love these and hope to try some of them this summer!

• Patriotic Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cookies & Cups 
• Flag Fruit Sugar Cookie Pizza from Walking on Sunshine 
• 4th of July Rice Krispie Treats from Lil Luna 
• Berry Cheesecake Salad from Flavor Mosaic 
• 4th of July Popcorn from Mom Foodie 
• No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake Dessert from All Things Mamma 
• Firecracker Cake from Love Bakes Good Cakes 
• Fireworks Blondies from Crazy for Crust 
• No Bake Summer Berry Lasagna from OMG Chocolate Desserts 
• Red White and Blue Jello Shots from My Mini Adventurer 

I hope these lists give you inspiration for cute patriotic desserts! If you try any of them, let me know!

If you’re a fan of classic potluck desserts, you’ll LOVE this simple Punch Bowl Cake!! They are layers of yellow cake (from a mix for simplicity!), shredded coconut, crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling and Cool Whip. Perfection!

The Punch Bowl Cake is a Southern potluck classic!

I don’t know about where you live, but here in the South, we get really excited about desserts that combine cake with pudding.

Or Cool Whip.

Or pie filling.

I don’t really know who started it or why, it’s just a thing.  And seriously, it’s delicious.

There’s just something about cake layered with a whole bunch of other messy stuff that tastes amazing.  Honestly, I can’t think of a single cake/fruit filling/Cool Whip combo that doesn’t make me jump for joy.

What is Punch Bowl Cake?

There are lots of different Punch Bowl Cake recipes around the land, and they’re all universally loved at Southern potlucks.  Unless you try to incorporate browned butter or Biscoff spread or whipped goat cheese or something.

I mean…fancy ingredients are perfectly delightful, but there’s a time and a place, people.  Time and a place.

This ol’ reliable dessert would be perfectly at home at a church potluck, Easter dinner, cook out, or Mother’s Day brunch.  It’s just layers of yellow cake, coconut, Cool Whip, cherry pie filling, and crushed coconut.

Most people serve these in a giant punch bowl (hence the name) but I love putting them in individual jars.  First off, they’re way prettier.  Because the punch bowl thing is fine until about four people have picked through it and then a delightful dessert looks like a hot mess.

These little jars solve that whole issue.  Plus, you’re not hauling a nasty punch bowl full of cake crumbs and pie filling home in the back of your car.  Gross.

How to assemble these Punch Bowl Cakes in a jar

• Bake your cakes and let them cool completely, then chill in the freezer until you’re ready to assemble.
• Once the cakes are chilled, cut the cake into 1″ cubes.
• Begin layering your ingredients in the jars. Start with the cake cubes, then a sprinkle of coconut, a spoonful of pineapple, a dollop of Cool Whip. Repeat, this time subbing cherry pie filling for the pineapple.
• Refrigerate for several hours, preferably overnight!

This is one of my favorite desserts and is so simple to put together. It’s sure to be a hit at your next potluck!

Enjoy!

Wanting more potluck recipes? Check these out!

• Pineapple Upside Down Cake
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Butterfinger Bars
• Lemon Meringue Jar Cakes
• Key Lime Pie Meringue Bars
• No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

I used a yellow cake mix for this recipe.  If you’re looking for a great yellow homemade cake, feel free to use the base recipe HERE.