Star spangled

Use a cookie cutter to create star-shaped pieces of watermelon. Make sure to slice the melon thin to make the cutting easy.  

Hooray for the red, white ‘n’ blue

If you’ve got a rectangular platter, you’ve got this dish in the bag. Use a small bowl for your blueberry stars, then alternate stripes of diced watermelon and a white cheese, like cheddar. 

Say cheese!

Giving a store-bought cheesecake a homemade look is easy-peasy this Fourth of July. Grab a pint or two of blueberries, a pile of raspberries and slice up a few strawberries, and you’re set. Arrange as a star with a blue background, as shown above, or create your own design. 

Sparkle ‘n’ shine

For a really cute treat that’ll be a hit with your younger cousins, load up skewers with fruit and marshmallows to create a red, white ‘n’ blue pattern. We love the cookie stars speared on top to mimic sparklers. Adorable!  

Dip-dyed

Q: Who doesn’t love chocolate-covered strawberries? A: Nobody! Dip your farmers market picks in melted white chocolate first, then roll the tip in blue sprinkles. Lay on a sheet of wax paper and refrigerate until the chocolate has hardened. 

Flag cake 2.0

Not a sheet cake fan? No sweat. Whip up a batch of vanilla or yellow cupcakes. Bake them in foil muffin liners for a fancy touch. When they’re completely cool, frost with vanilla icing, then arrange on a platter or cutting board in rows in the shape of a flag. Decorate a few with blueberries as the stars, then alternate rows of red and white stripes, using raspberries or small strawberries for the red and shaved coconut for the white.