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Looking for a scrumptious dessert to serve at Fourth of July this year? Why don’t you make a patriotic berry pie??
These are mini pies and they are delicious!
Makes four servings
Bake at 375F Convection (or 400F Standard) for 15 minutes and then turn oven down to 350F and bake for another 20-25 minutes until crust is golden and brown. If the crust is browning too quickly, you may place some foil over the edges.
Serve with vanilla ice cream OR cinnamon whipped cream! I have a whipped cream maker (which I LOOOOOVE, get it here on Amazon, the first link was Sur La Table) and use this simple recipe to make cinnamon whipped cream. 2 cups heavy cream, 1/4 cup Monin’s Cinnamon syrup. Pour into the bottle, use an aerosol charger and… shake shake shake! voila! Instant FRESH cinnamon whipped cream. It’s good.
The pies prior to cooking pictured above and below.
After cooking!
I am drooling thinking about these again! 
Also, if you regularly follow my blog, I’ll be decreasing my posting during the Summer because Summer blog traffic always goes down as everyone is outside (including me!!)
Wishing you all a Happy Independence Day!
Short and sweet post today.
Here is my patriotic table for this year, below.
Check out these easy to make Fourth of July fruit flag desserts! Not much advance planning needed for some of these!
Please be safe.
Do not drink and drive. Don’t hold firecrackers in your hand.
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In this post – Patriotic decor and recipes for the Fourth of July!
4th of July Decorations from Julie Blanner.
More patriotic front porch decor from One Thousand Oaks.
American Flag krispy treats from Marilyn’s Treats.
Patriotic Mousse Parfait from the Jenny Evolution.
Patriotic Front Porch Decor Ideas from Home on the Corner.
I shared my farmhouse patriotic table setting this past week.
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In this post – a Farmhouse Patriotic Table Setting for Fourth of July and Independence Day Decorations
I love setting tables – especially for holidays but I find that frequently patriotic tables appear too kitschy in my opinion.
For this patriotic table I was inspired by the antique transfer ware plates that usually sit in the cabinet or hanging on the walls.
This patriotic table has a little more muted colors of the flag – light reds and pinks replace the bold red that is usually present.
I chose peonies for this table, because one they are my favorite flower, and two, they kind of reminded me of fireworks!
A trio of goblets (for red wine, white wine, and water if you are going super formal) also echo the red, white and blue on our flag.
Vintage zinc lanterns are perfect for this farmhouse patriotic table.
Yes, the transferware plates are there for looks – the real plate that everyone eats off of is the scalloped edge white plate below – a new find from Aerin for Williams Sonoma.
You can create a patriotic table that has simple elegance – I kept it less formal by using burlap chargers and leaving out the table cloth!
This table can easily be translated for outdoor dining as well.
I’ve included sources for you for the new items – the rest are all antique or vintage or I cannot find the source!
Hopefully this table inspired you to create a beautiful patriotic table in your home too.
Happy Independence Day Weekend, everyone!!! Today I would normally share my own tablescape for this holiday, but since I am super busy the whole weekend and won’t hardly be at home, I decided against making my own tablescape this year.
However, I am sharing with you some beautiful inspiration I found! If you are in to the red, white, and blue than I recommend you check out all of these fabulous bloggers’ posts!
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| from Chinoiserie Chic |
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| from Intelligent Domestications |
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| from Home is Where the Boat is |
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| from Designthusiasm |
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| from Peonies & Orange Blossoms |
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| from Maison de Cinq |
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| from the Enchanted Home |
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Favorite Grilled Corn
4th of July and corn-on-the-cob just go together. I love this parmesan corn-on-the-cob recipe! When I’m not making my Mexican street corn or just plain ol’ butter and salt corn, I make this one!
Favorite Side Dish
Patriotic potato salad! What’s not to like about potato salad?
Favorite Dessert
My favorite Fourth of July desserts consist of berries and either shortcake/angelfood cake OR just berries with whipped cream or ice cream! These parfaits look delicious!
Favorite Pool Float
Show your patriotic spirit in the pool with this pool float!! I love how all of the pool floats are fun shapes. I bought a swan one already, even though I don’t have a pool, husband was like, uhhh what’s this? It’s a pool float.
Favorite Firework Video
This video is super cool! It is filmed from a drone and the drone flies into the fireworks! You will have never seen a fireworks shows from this POV before!
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Hello and Happy Fourth of July! Yes, this party is a little bit early, but it is blog land where things tend to run early so we can look at everyone’s ideas!
I picked some flowers in red, white, and blue from the garden to create this centerpiece…
I love that I just could walk out to the garden and pick these flowers!
Our driveway was decorated with the patriotic bunting!
I created the red white and blue look with all flowers from the garden.
I made this easy patriotic fruit and pretzel flag.
It took only a few minutes to make and was a hit with the party guests!
Here is another centerpiece I put together that was easy to make.
I picked some hydrangeas from the garden and put a flag in the center!
Our faithful dog is feeling patriotic…
One last look at my 4th of July centerpiece!
You can recreate the look similar on your own… just use three different vases on across your table!
Some great ideas you can do yourself for your own 4th of July party:
– Use flowers from your garden
-Create simple centerpieces using things that a red, white and blue
– Make a fruit flag – it is very easy! Just arrange your fruit in a flag! For the white I used pretzels!
-Buy some patriotic bunting and flags!
With the Fourth of July coming up, I thought I’d share some of my easy recipes that can be made last minute at your BBQs!
You can make this Patriotic Fruit Flag in less than 5 minutes. All you need is some red, white, and blue fruit!
You could make these easy Summer pasta salad the day before your BBQ. It is healthy and stores well overnight!
One of my *favorite* things to eat during the Summer is corn-on-the-cob. I LOVE this Mexican-style twist on classic grilled corn.
Something that’s fun especially for kids is serving pineapple smoothies (aka copycat Dole Whip like at Disneyland) in a pineapple cup!
I hope you were able to find something on here that you could make quick and easy at home for your BBQ!
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With Memorial Day just around the corner, I put together this patriotic tablescape with the red, white, and blue in mind!
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| Patriotic Table Decorations with red charges, blue plates, and white placemats! |
For this table setting, I brought out the four blue Juliska plates that I have that usually hang on the wall. I like how they contrast with the red chargers that I usually use at Christmas.
I also pulled out my lanterns to place on the side; the candles are automatic and turn on at night!
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| Patriotic Tablescape |
I just happened to have fresh red roses that DH got me for our anniversary. Aren’t they pretty? For your patriotic table decorations at home you could use any white or red flowers as your centerpiece. Blue flowers are a bit harder to come by!
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| Patriotic Tablescape for Memorial Day or the 4th of July |
What I like about this table is that it isn’t in-your-face with patriotism. It is more subtle.
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| Patriotic table decorations using blue Juliska, lanterns, red chargers, and fresh flowers! |
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With Fourth of July just around the corner, I thought I’d share some of my favorite fruit flag desserts that I have found throughout the internet! I was inspired to search after I posted my flag dessert from Memorial Day, seen HERE.
Browsing through pinterest… I found all of these wonderful flag desserts. Let’s look at them all!
First up though is my fruit flag I made this time for the Fourth of July. I used golden raspberries, blackberries, and raspberries. As most of the fruit flags I saw were made with strawberries, I thought mine was a little different. Now grab a spoon and serve up with ice cream!
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| Fourth of July Berry Flag with raspberries and black berries |
Watermelon, blueberry, and pineapple flag tray…
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| 4th of july flag dessert source |
Strawberry, blueberry, and white chocolate (or yogurt) covered pretzels…
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| 4th of july flag dessert source |
Brownie, marshamallow, strawberry, and blueberry flag kabobs…
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| fourth of july flag dessert source |
Okay, so this isn’t in the shape of a flag but it looked so good! A strawberry, blueberry cheesecake!
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| strawberry blueberry patriotic cheesecake source |
Strawberry, blueberry, banana flag kabobs
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| flag kabobs |
Cheese, watermelon, strawberry, blueberry fruit flag
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| fourth of july flag kabob |
Blackberry, raspberry, pineapple, strawberry flag…
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| fourth of july flag |
Fourth of july fruit cake… fruit salad below with cool whip and then strawberries and blueberries.
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| patriotic fruit salad and cake source |
Strawberry, blueberry, marshmallow fruit flag…
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| marshamallow, blueberry, strawberry fruit flag |
Strawberry, blueberry, marshmallow fruit flag kabobs!
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| marshamallow, strawberry, blueberry fruit kabobs |
Fruit tarts!
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| flag fruit tarts source |
Flag pizza cookie cake
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| flag pizza cookie cake source |
Flag cheesecake bites…
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| fourth of july cheesecake bites source |
Fourth of july flag, this one has cherries!
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Ok, not in the shape of a flag… but a deconstructed flag. Had to include this one, a flag tart!
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| fresh patriotic berry tart source |
A sheet cake from the store that someone added fresh cherries and blueberries on top.
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| flag cherry and blueberry cake source |
The fruit flag I made for memorial day weekend… golden rapsberries, strawberries, and blueberries! Perfect with ice cream or whipped cream. Or just eat plain!
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| Fourth of July fruit flag with blueberries, golden raspberries, and strawberries! |
Fourth of july raspberry and blueberry cake!
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| fourth of july flag cake source |
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I have to share this Mexican Street Corn recipe! It takes corn-on-the-cob to the next level. Ever seen the street vendors in major cities or tried the chili-lime corn at Disneyland? Well now you can make your own… it’s so much better and a lot cheaper!
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| Mexican Street Corn recipe adapted from Rick Bayless. Perfect for BBQs! |
The recipe is adapted from Rick Bayless, Top-Chef winner and Mexican Food Expert.
Ingredients
Directions
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| Mexican Street Corn recipe adapted from Rick Bayless. Perfect for BBQs! |
Grilling the corn…
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| Mexican Street Corn recipe adapted from Rick Bayless. Perfect for BBQs! |
One last look… This is perfect for BBQs and just about any other time! Cinco de mayo, Fourth of July, graduation parties, Memorial Day/Labor Day, random Saturday…
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| Mexican Street Corn recipe adapted from Rick Bayless. Perfect for BBQs! |
Need a dessert to bring to a BBQ? I’ve got you covered. It’s super easy, fast, and looks great!
Ingredients:
Directions: (only one!)
1. Arrange on a plate in the shape of the flag. This is perfect as a dessert OR as a side dish.
For a dessert, serve with ice cream or whipped cream! Total prep time: 3 minutes.
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