16 Red, White or Blue Recipes

A plastic container filled with vanilla bean ice cream with a metal ice cream scoop resting inside.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream1/16

A classic, perfected. (Yes, we know, you've been promised this before by others. But we mean it.)

Squares of blueberry tea cake topped with cream cheese frosting.

Blueberry Tea Cake2/16

An irresistible tea cake that's essentially dessert masquerading as breakfast, lunch, or pretty much any nosh time when you crave something sweet.

Several plates with fluorescent glowing Jello molds

Glow in the Dark Jello3/16

The spirits summoned for this ghostly glow-in-the-dark Jello hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. Whew. It's just a gin and tonic under a black light. Who knew?!

A half-eaten dish of blueberry crumble with a spoon resting on top and a colander of fresh blueberries beside it.

Blueberry Crumble4/16

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

A newspaper-topped table strewn with crawfish, corn, peppers, and potatoes - a classic crawfish boil.

Crawfish Boil5/16

Call some friends, set a pot of water to boil, and chill some beer. There's mudbugs to be had.

A red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting on a cake stand

Red Velvet Cake6/16

We're hearing that this all-natural rendition of red velvet cake surpasses the artificially dyed classic. See for yourself, grown ups.

Three bottles of store homemade Sriracha sauce.

Homemade Sriracha Sauce7/16

The traditional and incendiary Thai condiment has incited quite the following. Here's how to save yourself a trip to your local Asian market.

Chunks of roasted strawberries on a sheet of parchment.

Roasted Strawberries8/16

Whether you have unripe berries, overripe berries, or an abundance of the season's most fragrant berries, say hello to your sweetly sticky solution.

A little girl eating a strawberry ice pop.

Strawberry Ice Pops | Paletas de Fresa9/16

You can imagine the expression of unabashed happiness that's on the strawberry-smudged face that goes with the sweet little hand holding this popsicle.

Tall glass of tinto de verano, a read wine with Sprite, and ice cubes

Tinto de Verano10/16

The unofficial Spanish summer sipper, tinto de verano is just as much a classic as sangria. But this one the Spanish keep all to themselves. One sip and you'll understand why.

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart11/16

Meet the Queen of Tarts, with a throne of crushed cookies, a cloak of ever-so-slightly sweetened mascarpone, and a tiara of sliced strawberries.

A Brown Betty Bakery coconut cake on a decorative white cake stand.

Brown Betty Bakery Coconut Cake12/16

Dubbed Company's Comin' Coconut Cake, this beauty of a pound cake will have you dreaming up excuses to bake dessert. Even if for no other reason than you want it.

A New York–style cheesecake in a springform pan on a wire rack with a dirty bowl, spoon, spatula, and paddle attachment lying beside it.

New York–Style Cheesecake13/16

How do you define a true New York-style cheesecake? A sweetly crunchy graham cracker crust cushioning a rich, creamy, moan-inducing filling with a slightly lemony lilt. In other words, this recipe.

Young girl holding an two-layer iced berry cake filled with raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream

Iced Berry Cake14/16

This far-from-fussy dessert is gonna satisfy your desire for a subtle red, white, and blue presence this coming weekend. Actually, it's gonna satisfy in a lot more ways than just that.

Seven-Minute Frosting15/16

Named for the time it takes to be beaten into delicious submission, seven minute frosting is delicate yet sturdy, light as air yet luscious as can be.