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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.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.

Recipes

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
S’mores
Tanya Sichynsky
233 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
233
30 minutes
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Easy
Easy No-Bake Pistachio Cheesecake
Melissa Clark
234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
234
5 to 7 hours
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Easy
Blueberry Spoon Cake
Clare de Boer
665 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
665
1 hour 5 minutes
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Easy
Poundcake and Strawberries
Sam Sifton
280 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
280
2 hours
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1699 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,699
15 minutes
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Easy
Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1536 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,536
About 2 hours
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Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
45 minutes
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Easy
Hawaii-Style Sherbet
Ligaya Mishan, Neale Asato
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
20 minutes, plus at least 14 hours’ freezing
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Easy
Grilled Vanilla-Ginger Pineapple
Martha Rose Shulman
192 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
192
25 minutes
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Creamy Peach Pie Bars
Melissa Clark
1003 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,003
1 ½ hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
402 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
402
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
691
1 hour
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
200 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
200
40 minutes
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Strawberry Eton Mess
Samantha Seneviratne
853 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
853
20 minutes
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Fruity Ice Cream Sodas
Melissa Clark
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
20 minutes
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Easy
Easy Banana Bread
Lidey Heuck
2117 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,117
1 hour 25 minutes
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
15 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Pie Bars
Melissa Clark
284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
284
1 ½ hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,285
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Edna Lewis’s Peach Cobbler
Kim Severson, Edna Lewis
1025 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,025
1 hour 45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Frozen Key Lime Pie
Jennifer Steinhauer, Nora Ephron
4361 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,361
15 minutes, plus 3 hours for freezing
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2047 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,047
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Jesse Szewczyk
771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
771
1½ hours
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Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1504 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,504
1 hour 30 minutes
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Peanut Butter Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1215 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,215
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Ligaya Mishan, Maria Kitsopoulos
482 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
482
2 hours 30 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20035 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,035
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Nathalie Dupree’s Liberty Cobbler
Nancy Harmon Jenkins
619 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
619
About 1 hour 15 minutes
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
4030 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,030
45 minutes
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Easy
Strawberries With Swedish Cream
Mark Bittman
429 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
429
10 minutes
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Easy
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Samantha Seneviratne
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
35 minutes, plus cooling and about 8 hours' freezing
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2165 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,165
1 hour
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
10097 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,097
1½ hours, plus cooling
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One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
The New York Times
4659 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,659
6 hours 10 minutes
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Easy
Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"
2348 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,348
45 minutes
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Crunchy Berry Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
541 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
541
1 hour 15 minutes
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2281 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,281
1 hour
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,097
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Field Day Poundcake
Jennifer Steinhauer, Denise Moseley
1767 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,767
1 hour and 45 minutes
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Strawberry Sorbet
Amanda Hesser, Ruth Rogers, Rose Gray
1232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,232
10 minutes
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Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2820 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,820
1 hour
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Simplest Grilled Peaches
Sam Sifton
709 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
709
10 minutes
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Summer Berry Buckle
Melissa Clark
3186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,186
1 hour
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Sour Cream Cheesecake With Vanilla Bean
Amanda Hesser
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
1 hour 10 minutes
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1094 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,094
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Watermelon Popsicles
Mark Bittman
642 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
642
15 minutes, plus freezing
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Easy
Blueberry Polenta Upside-Down Cake
Nigella Lawson
2009 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,009
1 hour
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Easy
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