It’s time to pull out our reds, whites, and blues! If you’re having a barbecue, a potluck, or a sophisticated celebration, you’ll want to have your food and drink referencing our nation's favorite colors.
I’ve compiled a list of 50 “4th of July” inspired recipes. From starters to desserts, from mains to drinks I’ve got you covered!
Scroll through my list and save any dishes that suit your plans because you’ll find your crowd-pleaser here.
4th of July Inspired Starters
1. Easy Sweet and Savory Patriotic Charcuterie Board
Let's start this feast with some easy finger food that still says “sophisticated”. Apart from using a cookie cutter to create star-shaped cheese, this recipe is a simple job of finding the red, white, and blue-colored foods and laying them neatly on a sharing plate.
| Prep Time | 25 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 6 |
2. Red, White & Blue Cheesecake Strawberries
This could be a dessert, but in my mind, this refreshing quick snack is a great appetizer to pass around whilst the main food is cooking. It looks simple, but the homemade cool whip will wow your friends into thinking you are a culinary genius.
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 20 Pieces |
3. Mini Berry Cream Pies
A healthy starter or dessert to cleanse your pallet. Great for a potluck!
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Chill Time | 4 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 15 Pieces |
4. Grilled Blackberry, Strawberry, Basil, and Brie Pizza Crisps
Fruit on a crispy pizza base? Crazy! But trust me it works!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Chill Time | 10 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 6 Pieces |
4th of July Inspired Sides
5. Red, White, and Blue Coleslaw
This dish might not have the obvious colors of red, white, and blue, but the flavor is all there. The white mayonnaise, blue cheese, and red cherry tomatoes create a refreshing side for your more heavy mains.
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 4 |
6. Red White and Blue Potato Salad
The color is all in the potatoes themselves! You might have trouble finding the ingredients, but if you manage it, this could be a perfect dish for you!
| Prep Time | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 25 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 6 |
7. Ultra Easy Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
This simple and refreshing side dish will get your mouth watering!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 2 |
8. Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Peppermint Patties
This is a fun, hands-on cooking experience that your kids will love to make, and everyone will love to eat as they get ready for the main event!
| Prep Time | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 72 Patties |
9. Red, White, and Blue Deviled Eggs
Devolved eggs are an 80s favorite and now a dish of the past, but with these bright colors, how could you pass up the chance to show off your cooking skills!
| Prep Time | 0 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 12 Eggs |
10. Cookie Cutter Fruit Salad
Simple, Refreshing, and Effective!
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 4 Servings |
4th of July Inspired Mains
11. 4th of July Pulled Pork
This dish might not have all the colors you’d want on the 4th of July, but it does have that All-American taste!
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 12 Hours |
| Serving Size | Serves 10 |
12. Summer Strawberry Sliders with Blue Cheese Sauce
This dish makes burgers feel fresh and light, perfect for a super hot day and a nice cold beer.
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 16 |
13. Cherry-Almond Farro Salad
You can have this dish as a side, but it is filling and tasty enough for it to be its own main! If you have any vegetarian guests this July, then you’ll be covered by offering this dish!
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 6 |
14. Red, White, and Blueberry Grilled Chicken
Smokey and spicy meats dipped into a sweet and sour sauce, a beautiful combination with all the colors you’d want for your 4th July celebration!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 2 Hours 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 4 |
15. Mixed Berry Hand Pies
Main or dessert, this pie is a delight to the tastebuds!
| Prep Time | 50 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour 20 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 10 |
16. Flag Pizza
This super dish is great for the little ones and anyone who likes to play with their food.
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 8 |
17. Blue and White Potato Gnocchi with Fresh Red Tomato Sauce Recipe
Want something a little more sophisticated? Try this Gnocchi dish!
| Prep Time | 50 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 5 |
18. Hawaiian Belly Buster Burger
Are your friends and family gourmet burger lovers? Check out this rich barbecue flavor which is layered in a sweet aftertaste that will make your belly beg you for another bite!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour |
| Serving Size | Serves 8 |
19. Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs
This is a foolproof recipe to create a deliciously tender rack of ribs.
| Prep Time | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour 5 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 6 |
20. Delicious Turkey Burgers
Need a healthier meat-eater option? Then go for the thanksgiving favorite, turkey burger!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 12 |
21. Red, White, and Blue Spaghetti
Add a bit of fun to the classic alfredo!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
4th of July Inspired Desserts
22. Red, White, and Blue Popsicles
Made with real blueberries and real strawberries, this natural treat will impress adults and kids alike!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 9 |
23. Red, White, and BlueBerries
Want to keep everything light, fun, and quick, but need to make sure your food stretches to a large number of people? Have a look at Taste Of Home for their Red, White, and BlueBerry dessert!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 18 |
24. Red, White, and Blue Finger Jello
A fun dessert that the kids will love to eat and can make themselves. Creating a fun activity to get into the 4th July spirit!
| Prep Time | 30 Minutes |
| Chill Time | 1 Hour 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 40 Pieces |
25. Stars and Stripes S’mores Cups
This easy-baked muffin is wonderfully bright in color and delicious in taste! Your kids could make this treat themselves!
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
| Chill Time | 30 Minutes - 1 Day |
| Serving Size | 6 Servings |
26. Marbled 4th Of July 'Box' Cake
A colorful cake with a bang! Perfect for any baker!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 16 Servings |
27. Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Icebox Cookies
A swirl of delight for your friends and family!
| Prep Time | 1 Hour 40 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 11 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 48 Cookies |
28. Patriotic Marshmallow Popcorn Cake
Super easy and super fun, make this summer cake recipe to impress your friends and family!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 4 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 10 Servings |
29. Red, White and Blue, Oreo Cookie Pops
Imagine the look on everyone’s face when you bring this treat to the barbeque!
| Prep Time | 35 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 14 Pops |
30. Cherry Cobbler on the Grill
The sweet-and-tangy taste of cherry with a buttery-and-crispy oat topping will make everyone ask for seconds!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 40 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 10 |
31. Stained Glass Jello
Jello, but fancy! Create this unusual stained glass effect and make your guest bewildered at how you pulled it off!
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 7 |
32. Red, White & Blue Candy Apples
The classic Halloween treat brought forward to summertime celebrations!
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 5 |
33. Pavlova
Everyone loves a pavlova so it's about time we all knew how to make one! You’ve got the white, now add strawberries and blueberries and you’ll be all set!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 8 |
34. American Flag Rice Krispie Treats
An easy kid-friendly recipe that will make everyone proud!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 8 |
35. Homemade Rock Candy
Who doesn’t love rock candy! Learn how to make it yourself, and spark that joy in the next generation!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 12 Rock Candy Suckers |
36. Star-Spangled Gumdrops
Make these little treats and your friends and family will ask you where you bought them from! Show off or keep it a secret, up to you!
| Prep Time | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 36 Gumdrops |
37. Patriotic Gelatin Salad
This isn’t really a salad, but a layered jelly cake! Easy to make, and impressive to see!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 16 Servings |
38. Firecracker Cupcakes
As the fireworks go off in the sky, make them go off in your mouth too!
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 8 Servings |
39. Red, White and Blue Meringues
Sweet and crunchy with a subtle mix of our country's colors!
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour 40 Minutes |
| Serving Size | 6 Servings |
40. Red, White, and Blue Ice Pops
To keep you cool and patriotic!
| Prep Time | 1 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 6 Hours |
| Serving Size | 8 Servings |
4th of July Inspired Drinks
41. Red White and Blue Layered Cocktail
An epic drink to carry around with you as you celebrate, sing and laugh with your mates is all that you really want. This 5 ingredient cocktail is super easy to make, but makes you look like a cocktail whiz!
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
42. Sangria In Rosé, Bourbon, and Blue
If you want to make a cocktail with a little more subtlety then try this Sangria mix. This is a cocktail that you make hours before you need it, and keep it in your refrigerator ready for your guests to enjoy.
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Chill Time | 2 Hours |
| Serving Size | Serves 6 |
43. Layered Strawberry-Lime Margaritas
This margarita is tasty with or without tequila. If you want to make this drink a virgin you can still create those tasty block colors!
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 0 Minutes |
| Serving Size | Serves 2 |
44. Elegant 4th of July Ice Cubes
This recipe is super easy./ The idea is that you add a raspberry, blueberry, torn mint, and water into an ice cube tray and freeze it. When the time comes, take the cubes out and pop them into your drink.
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Freeze Time | 1 Hour |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
45. Blue Cocktail
Make this drink your signature this summer!
| Prep Time | 1 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 1 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
46. Sour Cherry Gin Fizz
A classic drink to help you unwind after spending all of that time cooking for your guests!
| Prep Time | 5 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 0 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 2 |
47. Red, White, and Blue Fruit Patriotic Punch
The stars are made out of apples, for a creative flair!
| Prep Time | 5 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 0 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 12 |
48. Red, White, and Blue Vodka Lemonade Slushies
You can make this drink child-friendly by not adding vodka! Take a sip and try not to get brain freeze!
| Prep Time | 5 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 0 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
49. Patriotic Shot
A quick and easy shot with a fun separation of colors!
| Prep Time | 1 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 0 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
50. Layered Drinks
A thick separation with the right kind of ice can really make a statement!
| Prep Time | 1 Minute |
| Freeze Time | 0 Minute |
| Serving Size | Serves 1 |
📖 Recipe
50 Fantastic Patriotic 4th of July Inspired Recipes
Fill your 4th of July celebrations with delicious and easy to make recipes from this fantastic list full of patriotic inspired recipes!
Ingredients
- Easy Sweet and Savory Patriotic Charcuterie Board
- Red, White & Blue Cheesecake Strawberries
- Mini Berry Cream Pies
- Grilled Blackberry, Strawberry, Basil, and Brie Pizza Crisps
- Red, White, and Blue Coleslaw
- Red White and Blue Potato Salad
- Ultra Easy Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
- Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Peppermint Patties
- Red, White, and Blue Deviled Eggs
- Cookie Cutter Fruit Salad
- 4th of July Pulled Pork
- Summer Strawberry Sliders with Blue Cheese Sauce
- Cherry-Almond Farro Salad
- Red, White, and Blueberry Grilled Chicken
- Mixed Berry Hand Pies
- Flag Pizza
- Blue and White Potato Gnocchi with Fresh Red Tomato Sauce Recipe
- Hawaiian Belly Buster Burger
- Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs
- Delicious Turkey Burgers
- Red, White, and Blue Spaghetti
- Red, White, and Blue Popsicles
- Red, White, and Blue Berries Trifle
- Red, White, and Blue Finger Jello
- Stars and Stripes S’mores Cups
- Marbled 4th Of July 'Box' Cake
- Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Icebox Cookies
- Patriotic Marshmallow Popcorn Cake
- Red, White and Blue, Oreo Cookie Pops
- Cherry Cobbler on the Grill
- Stained Glass Jello
- Red, White & Blue Candy Apples
- Pavlova
- American Flag Rice Krispie Treats
- Homemade Rock Candy
- Star-Spangled Gumdrops
- Patriotic Gelatin Salad
- Firecracker Cupcakes
- Red, White and Blue Meringues
- Red, White, and Blue Ice Pops
- Red White and Blue Layered Cocktail
- Sangria In Rosé, Bourbon, and Blue
- Layered Strawberry-Lime Margaritas
- Elegant 4th of July Ice Cubes
- Blue Cocktail
- Sour Cherry Gin Fizz
- Red, White, and Blue Fruit Patriotic Punch
- Red, White, and Blue Vodka Lemonade Slushies
- Patriotic Shot
- Layered Drinks
Instructions
- Enjoy delicious meals from every category of starters, entrees, side dishes, drinks, and desserts! Tons of tasty 4th of July recipes!
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