RECIPES 5 Simple and Easy Last Minute Fourth Of July Desserts

Looking for last minute Fourth of July desserts? Here are 5 simple and easy recipes that are perfect for the Fourth.

Maybe it was all those summers I spent on the Cape and celebrating the Fourth at the heart of where our nation was born.

Maybe it was the fireworks over the ocean and the bicycle parade and the streamers and the wheelbarrow races and egg toss and the fifty-yard dash.

Or maybe it was the sense of accomplishment I felt with my incredible flag-making skills.

I may have mentioned it once or twice, but a long time ago in a star-spangled parade, I was Betsy Ross. I spent the two miles pulling Sally Pitcher in a red wagon, dressed in a long turn-of-the-century styled gray gown with ruffles and a mob cap and an attitude.

At the risk of stating the obvious….

…I’m pretty sure I was waving a flag.

And I spent the parade telling anyone who would listen that I invented it.

I’m not sure if Betsy Ross cooked, but if she did? She would make desserts like these. She didn’t have a lot of time to prepare what with all that sewing.

So here are five simple, easy, no-stress last-minute Fourth of July desserts from my mob cab to you.

5 Simple and Easy Last Minute Fourth Of July Desserts

1. This brownie banana split pie

This dessert is SO EASY.

A layer of brownies and a layer of this and a layer of that and toss it all together and you end up with something that will make you the talk of the Fourth.

It will take you a short time to make and even less time to eat it.

You can see the recipe here.

2. Fourth of July Apple Pie

This Fourth of July dessert is the yummiest pie with the yummiest crust with the cutest stars.

Even if you don’t make it this year?

You will want to pin it for next year.

Trust me.

You can see the Fourth of July Apple Pie here.

3. Fourth of July Cookie Crumb

This cookie crumble Fourth of July dessert.

It actually came out of a mistake I made, but it’s so good.

You can put it together before your guests arrive.

The recipe is here.

4. Layered Mason Jar Fourth of July Parfait

Here’s kind of a version of the same thing, but with fruit.

I actually published this almost nine years ago and it’s one of my most pinned posts.

For good reason.

It’s easy to put together and it tastes so much better when it sits for a while (just add the whipped cream on the top at the last minute).

You can see the recipe here.

Here’s another version of the same thing except a little smaller with cookies.

I made this one in my grandmother’s fluted glasses.

You can see this tri-berry trifle here.

5. Strawberry Pie

This is the easiest yummiest pie crust ever in the history of ever and I used it to make this strawberry pie.

It’s true.

Three ingredients.

Well four if you count water.

It is so delicious and easy that you have to try it.

After you make it you are totally going to want to be best friends with me.

And I’m okay with that.

You can see the strawberry pie recipe here.

To all the patriots who have gone before and founded this country and for all the servicemen and women who have fought to keep our country free and the stars and stripes flying proudly from sea to shining sea….

….I salute you.

I salute your sacrifice and your valor and your overwhelming courage in the face of grave danger and almost insurmountable odds.

You are what makes this country great.

And just in case you wondered if I knew how to rock the Fourth? If you are local and you’re headed to the parade on the square today?

Watch for Betsy….

….she might just be there.

PS Here’s my favorite patriotic story ever.

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