Holiday Planning & Ideas Fourth of July Fourth of July Recipes 10 Flag-Shaped Foods to Make for the Fourth of July Everyone will be pledging allegiance to these festive flag foods. By Frances Kim Frances Kim Frances is a freelance writer for MarthaStewart.com. Editorial Guidelines and Wendy Rose Gould Wendy Rose Gould Wendy Rose Gould is a veteran freelance lifestyle reporter based in Phoenix, Ariz. with over 10 years of experience. She covers home, wellness, beauty, and travel for outlets such as Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Insider, TODAY, Bustle, TripSavvy, The Zoe Report, and others. Whether ruminating about interior design with the influential leaders in the industry, on the ground at NYFW talking trends with beauty and fashion pros, or venturing to a new corner of the world, she’s always eager to report on the latest and greatest. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 20, 2023 Close Red, white, and blue foods for the Fourth of July (or Memorial Day) are sure to be a hit, but why not take your menu to the next level by capturing the flag? For example, you can serve up something savory via a patriotic pizza or or tempt your guests with a red, white, and blue flag dessert, including cupcakes, cookies, or sheet cake. Whether you're hosting a party or joining a festive potluck, these spectacular flag food ideas are a guaranteed way to wow everyone. 28 Easy Summer Recipes That Can Feed a Crowd 01 of 10 Flag Ices Chelsea Cavanaugh Give Italian ice the all-American treatment by arranging homemade raspberry and lemon ices with blue cocktail napkins on a baking sheet to form a flag food display. This frozen dessert is a cinch to whip up, but you can use store-bought sorbet cups in a pinch. View Recipe 02 of 10 American Flag Tart This festive berry-spangled flag tart is actually two desserts: Each shell is lined with chocolate, a rich crème fraîche filling, and then filled with row after row of blueberries and raspberries. A dusting of confectioners' sugar delivers those white rows. View Recipe 03 of 10 Flag Sheet Cake Minh + Wass This flag sheet cake recipe is the perfect excuse to show off your piping skills. Use—you guessed it—a star tip to decorate this moist sour cream cake with cream cheese frosting, and top with plenty of ripe berries. View Recipe 04 of 10 Flag Cupcakes Gentl & Hyers You can use any flavor you like for the base of these patriotic Flag Cupcakes—we went with yellow buttermilk. Spread each one with airy Swiss meringue buttercream, then finish with red licorice "stripes" and blue frosting "stars." View Recipes 05 of 10 Independence Icebox Cake Three types of berries do the heavy lifting in this easy no-bake Flag Icebox Cake. Strawberries go into the whipped cream filling, and blueberries and raspberries are used to create the flag design on top. View Recipe 06 of 10 Pull-Apart Vanilla-Wafer Cupcake Cake With Berries Get creative with these pull-apart cupcakes. Simply whip up a batch of cupcakes, then set them side by side to create a rectangle shape. Apply white frosting on top, then arrange fresh strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries to create a flag-inspired look. View Recipe 07 of 10 Flag Layer Cake Aaron Dyer Though it's not necessarily shaped like a flag, this layer cake shows off its colors. It's frosted with vanilla buttercream, so the red, white, and blue fillings are a sliced surprise. What also makes this Americana-themed cake extra special is the infusion of fresh summer fruit. Instead of layers of frosting, this flag food features layers of fresh strawberries and blueberries in a sugary jam. View Recipe 08 of 10 Flag Pizza Aaron Dyer Clever toppings transform a rectangular pizza into an all-American pie: add blue potatoes and fresh mozzarella pearls for the stars, and cherry tomatoes and shredded mozzarella for the stripes. View Recipe 09 of 10 Flag Cheesecake It doesn't get more crowd-pleasing than cheesecake. This flag-shaped one is cut into easy-to-eat squares and decorated with strategically placed summer berries. View Recipe 10 of 10 Flag Cookies A classic sugar cookie is a guaranteed hit, but infuse a little patriotic pizzazz and you'll make for an even more memorable dessert. Simply cut these Flag Sugar Cookies into rectangles, then decorate with red, white, and blue royal icing. Plastic squeeze bottles will help create flawless flag stripes. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit