It’s almost the 4th of July, and it’s time to start preparing all the delicious food for the best day of the year! What’s better than making all the food in the red, white, and blue colors, exactly how it is supposed to be? For the special day, we are giving you 15 dessert recipes, divided into the three colors so you can make a bunch of colorful desserts to enjoy with friends or family! Check out these 15 colorful recipes for the 4th of July from the Food Monster App, and start baking asap!

Red

1. Lemon Coconut Bundt Cake With Strawberry CoulisLemon Coconut Bundt Cake With Strawberry Coulis

In this Lemon Coconut Bundt Cake With Strawberry Coulis, lemon juice, zest, extract, coconut milk, flakes, and oil provide all of the deliciously moist and refreshing flavors. Along with some minty strawberry coulis as the topping, this bundt cake is incredibly pretty and a lovely dessert to serve on a special day, such as the 4th of July!

2. Raw Strawberry TartletsRaw Strawberry Tartlets

These cute little Raw Strawberry Tartlets only contain natural sugars, and are gluten-free and delicious! The dates and strawberries provide the sweetness while the cashews make the filling super smooth and creamy.

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3. 3-Ingredient Cotton Candy Strawberry Ice Cream (Made With Aquafaba!) Cotton Candy Strawberry Ice Cream

Make this easy and yummy 3-Ingredient Cotton Candy Strawberry Ice Cream (Made With Aquafaba!) for the 4th of July! , It will stay light, take it out of the freezer and enjoy the strawberry goodness!

4. Classic Red Velvet Cake Vegan Gluten-Free Classic Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting and strawberry

This light and fluffy Classic Red Velvet Cake is smothered in a delicious dairy-free cream cheese frosting! It’s completely gluten-free, and the cake is so moist, delicious, and anything but ordinary!

5. Beet Cashew CakeBeetroot Cake [Vegan, Raw, Gluten-Free]

This Beet Cashew Cake is rich and flavourful! A filling, rich, and beautiful dessert you gotta try for the big day, with a nutty, crunchy crust, and a creamy and interesting filling made from beets, cashews, and coconut.

White

1. Vanilla Sponge Cake With Buttercream Frosting and Strawberry Jam Vanilla Sponge Cake

This Vanilla Sponge Cake With Buttercream Frosting and Strawberry Jam is moist yet fluffy and delicious with layers of vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam with a coating of light buttercream frosting. The perfect treat for a special occasion!

2. Coconut Snowballs With Macadamia CoreVegan Grain-Free Coconut Snowballs With Macadamia Core

These Coconut Snowballs With Macadamia Core have all the coconut flavors you need in your life, and the perfect little bite-sized treat! You only need 7 ingredients to make these delicious grain-free and refined sugar-free beauties!

3. Matcha Pistachio Tres Leches Cake Matcha Pistachio Tres Leches Cake

Four beautiful layers are made to make this Matcha Pistachio Tres Leches Cake! A light, fluffy vanilla cake that is flavored with earthy matcha and homemade pistachio milk, and then coated with a rich frosting made from coconut yogurt and homemade vegan condensed milk.

4. Raw Zesty Lemon SliceRaw Zesty Lemon Slice 

This Raw Zesty Lemon Slice is a simple, elegant, and very easy dessert to prepare – so it’s perfect when you’re short on time but want to make an impressive treat for your friends and family!  The crumbly date and coconut crust are topped with a creamy coconut and lemon topping, yum!

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5. Pandan Coconut CupcakesPandan Coconut Cupcakes 

Sweet, sweet cupcakes for the 4th of July, anyone? Try these Pandan Coconut Cupcakes! So tasty, with flavors from coconut and pandan juice. Use natural colors to dye them in the colors of the flag if you feel like it!

Blue

1. Raw Blueberry Basil Tart Raw Blueberry Coconut Tart

This delicious Raw Blueberry Basil Tart needs no baking! The raw crust is made from mixed nuts and maple syrup and filled with creamy basil and blueberry cashew filling with the perfect flavors from cool basil, subtly sweet blueberries, a touch of lemon juice, zest, and creamy cashews.

2. Almost Raw Blueberry Cheesecake Raw Blueberry Cheesecake

This Almost Raw Blueberry Cheesecake is sweet, dense, and decadent. The mixture is made from cashews, cocoa butter, and hemp seeds, set atop a walnut-date crust, and then topped with a tart blueberry topping for some ultimate deliciousness!

3. Healthy Blueberry Fudge Bars Healthy Blueberry Fudge Bars

You can still keep it healthy on the 4th of July, look at these tasty and Healthy Blueberry Fudge Bars! Super decadent made from whole food ingredients, such as rice flour, almond flour, and blueberries, topped with fudgy chocolate!

4. Raw Cashew, Almond, and Blueberry Cake Cashew, Almond, and Blueberry Raw Food Cake

A beautiful cake for the big day! This Raw Cashew, Almond, and Blueberry Cake is beautiful and incredibly easy to make! The first layer is made from almond flour, bold spice blend, and dates. Then it is topped with an elegant raw fruit compote and garnished with blueberries for an impressive finish.

5. Flourless Lemon Cookies With Blueberry Whipped Cream Flourless Lemon Cookies With Blueberry Whipped Cream

Flourless Lemon Cookies With Blueberry Whipped Cream anyone? Yes! Dense, chewy, and delightfully lemony, and made with just cashew butter, lemon, and a bit of vanilla, you’ll whip these up in no time!

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Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health, and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, and prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

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