Red, White, and Blue Dessert

This no-bake Red, White, and Blue dessert is perfect for any American patriotic holiday like Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day parties and potlucks. Fresh fruit paired with cream cheese, homemade whipped cream, and topped with fruit to resemble an American Flag, it’s a great way to celebrate America.

red, white, and blue dessert

Red, White, and Blue Dessert

This Patriotic Dessert is an old-fashioned classic that has stood the test of time. It’s always a hit at every potluck, picnic, and party. With the addition of fruit made into a flag display on top, it’s as festive as it is delicious.

If you love making patriotic treats, then you will love this firecracker Jell-O dessert that has layered cubed Jell-O and whipped cream throughout, this no-bake simple-to-make Patriotic Fruit and Whipped Cream Tray, or my Patriotic fruit kabobs with cake, fruit, and chocolate for a single serving delicious dessert

patriotic cream cheese dessert

What I love about this easy-to-make patriotic dessert

  • It’s simple and easy to make – with very few ingredients that are easy to find for a quick, no-bake dessert
  • Flavorful: with homemade whipped cream and cheesecake filling, this cheesecake dessert is always a family favorite
  • you can customize your dessert with add-ins

Ingredients

ingredients for red white and blue dessert

Cream Cheese: You can use either original cream cheese or Nuefchatel with 1/3 less fat for this recipe

Sugar: You’ll use granulated sugar for this recipe

Vanilla Extract: I always use pure vanilla extract, but to make the cream cheese filling a bright white you may want to use clear vanilla extract

Almond Extract: This adds a delicious flavor to the cream cheese mixture, but no worries if you don’t have it – just double the vanilla extract

Heavy Cream: this will be used to make homemade whipped cream. If you use an electric mixture, it is simple to make and will be ready within a few minutes

Strawberries: You’ll probably end up using all sizes in order to fit them into your dish, so don’t worry about trying to find uniform strawberries. However, do try to find fresh and firm strawberries. You’ll use your strawberries in the layers as well as the top

Blueberries: Again, you’ll use various sizes just to get them to fit into the square area on top of your dessert. Some will go into the layers, as well

red, white, and blue dessert

Equipment You Might Need

  • a stand-alone mixer or electric mixer
  • serving dish – I would use a clear glass serving dish to fully appreciate the colors and layers of this dish
  • silicone spoon or spatula for spreading

How to Make This Red, White, and Blue Dessert

Step One

homemade whipped cream

In a cold mixing bowl, add heavy cream and mix on high until whipped to stiff peaks

(my mom used to test her whipped cream by placing a spoon or utensil onto the whipped cream and lifting it up. If the whipped cream lifts up to a point and doesn’t curve, you have stiff peaks)

Set whipped cream aside, and rinse out a bowl for step 2

Step 2

making cream cheese filling

In a large mixing bowl or stand-up mixing bowl mix the cream cheese, sugar, and extracts until well blended and fluffy

Step 3

homemade whipped cream

Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture

(folding in is gently mixing 2 ingredients together by scraping the bottom of the bowl with your spatula and lifting that ingredient to the top using wide slow strokes, then repeating it until the ingredients are blended together)

Step 4

fresh fruit strawberries and blueberries

Halve about 10 strawberries to set aside, and set aside about 3/4 cup of blueberries for the decorative top

Step 5

layering patriotic dessert

Place one-third of the cream cheese mixture into the bottom of the bowl

Add a layer of halved strawberries and then blueberries

Step 6

spreading cream cheese mixture

Spread one-third more of the cream cheese mixture

Step 7

layering red, white, and blue dessert

Add another layer of strawberries and blueberries

Finally, add the last layer of cream cheese mixture

Step 8

decorated red, white, and blue dessert

Use the fruit that you set aside to decorate the dish with an American Flag.

Variations

  • Mix mini marshmallows and/or coconut shavings into the whipped cream mixture.
  • Mix the fruit into the cream cheese mixture and place over a graham cracker crust for a
  • Add a small amount of powdered sugar to the heavy cream to make a sweet whipped cream mixture.
  • Make in a rectangular dish with fewer layers to resemble an American Flag.

What to Serve with this Easy and refreshing summer dessert

How do I get Stiff Peaks from Heavy Cream?

Use a cold bowl and a cold mixing paddle that has been chilled in the refrigerator to pour the heavy cream into. Place the mixer on high speed and mix for about 60-90 seconds

How do you Fold In Ingredients?

Use gentle and wide strokes to lift one ingredient from the bottom of the bowl to the top. Then, repeat until the ingredients are combined

Make Ahead and Storage

You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead of time. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you are ready to serve it, layer as directed and decorate

Storing:

Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator, for 1-2 days. The fresh fruit is perishable and the strawberries will leak their sugars making the cream cheese have a bit of liquid. If this happens, just whip the ingredients together and enjoy

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Serving Size

In a 4 qt. serving dish, this recipe will yield 18 servings

Get more servings by using a rectangular dish and fewer layers

decorated red, white, and blue dessert

Red, White, and Blue Dessert

A festive and patriotic dessert for American holidays with fruit, whipped cream, and cream cheese
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Layering and decorating: 5 minutes
Servings: 18
Calories: 189cal
Author: Melissa Haines

Equipment

  • 1 Electric Mixer
  • 1 silicone spreading utensil
  • 1 4 qt. bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 8 oz. cream cheese
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • 2 lbs. fresh strawberries
  • 2 qts. fresh blueberries

Instructions

  • Using an electric mixer, mix the heavy whipping cream on high until stiff peaks form
  • Set whipped topping aside, and rinse and dry the bowl
  • In the same mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and extracts until mixed well and fluffy
  • Fold in the whipped cream
  • Place one-third of the cream cheese and whipped cream mixture into the bottom of a 4 qt. bowl
  • Reserve 20 strawberry halves and about 3/4 cup of blueberries
  • Add a layer of strawberries and then blueberries to the cream cheese mixture
  • Layer one-third more of the cream cheese mixture
  • Add more srawberries then blueberies
  • Finish with the last one-third cream cheese mixture
  • Decorate with the reserved strawberry halves in lines leaving an open space at the top corner for blueberries

Notes

Nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Variation

Use a rectangle dish and less layers to make a larger flag dessert 

Make Ahead and Storage

You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead of time. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you are ready to serve it, layer as directed and decorate
Storing:
Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator, for 1-2 days. The fresh fruit is perishable and the strawberries will leak their sugars making the cream cheese have a bit of liquid. If this happens, just whip the ingredients together and enjoy

Nutrition

Calories: 189cal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 453IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
red, white, and blue dessert
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