34 Easy Recipes for the 4th of July: Snacks, Sides, Drinks & Desserts
If you already have the main dish covered, these easy 4th of July recipes have all the extras you need. From crowd-pleasing dips and party snacks to BBQ side dishes, refreshing summer drinks, and sweet treats, you’ll find plenty of delicious ways to round out your holiday menu.
Recipes for the 4th of July Weekend
There’s something here for every kind of July 4th celebration – cookouts, block parties, potlucks, or small parties with family and friends.
- Potluck Dips and Party Snacks
- BBQ Side Dishes
- Refreshing Summer Drinks and Cocktails
- Sweet Summer Treats
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Pimento Cheese Dip
Pimento cheese is a simple mix-and-serve dip made with sharp cheddar cheese, cream cheese, peppers, and mayonnaise. It's perfect with crackers!
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Easy Restaurant-Style Salsa
This cooked salsa recipe is made with a handful of simple ingredients that are blended first and then simmered to cook off excess water and concentrate the flavors. It has the perfect restaurant-style texture.
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3
Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Chives
Creamy deviled eggs topped with crispy bacon and fresh chives.
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4
Cold Jalapeno Popper Dip
This jalapeno popper dip is an easy appetizer recipe. You can make it ahead of the holiday weekend and serve it with crackers or chips when it's time to celebrate.
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Cowboy Caviar Guacamole
Cowboy caviar with creamy guacamole is a quick and easy dip recipe loaded with fresh flavors. It has avocado, beans, corn, peppers, tomatoes, and fresh lime juice all mixed up. All you need is a big bowl of tortilla chips to go with it.
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Roasted Red Pepper Cream Cheese Pinwheels
You only need 5 ingredients to make these cream cheese tortilla pinwheels with roasted red peppers and fresh basil. It's a great make ahead party snack.
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Green Onion Dip
Green onion dip is an easy recipe you can make ahead for the 4th of July. Serve it with crackers, vegetable sticks, or potato chips – it’s so creamy and loaded with fresh green onion flavor.
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Avocado Salsa Verde
Avocado salsa verde with creamy avocado, tomatillos, serrano pepper, fresh cilantro, and lime juice. It’s so easy you can make a batch in about 10 minutes!
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9
Lemon Parmesan Pasta Salad
This super easy lemon pasta salad has simple ingredients with bright summer flavors. It's a super easy side dish for 4th of July BBQs, potlucks, and picnics.
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Orzo Pasta Salad with Chickpeas and Veggies
This is a light and fresh side dish with orzo pasta, chickpeas, fresh veggies, and a lemon-mustard vinaigrette.
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Baked Black Beans
These easy baked beans are a great side for the 4th of July. Canned black beans make it easy and the flavors are great – smoky bacon and beans in sweet and savory sauce.
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Italian Pasta Salad
This crowd-pleasing pasta salad has a zesty Italian dressing and all the Italian-inspired ingredients like pepperoni, olives, mozzarella, and fresh parsley.
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Mexican Fruit Salad
Fresh and light Mexican fruit salad is a combination of summer fruits dressed in a spicy-sweet dressing.
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14
Grilled Parmesan Garlic Bread
If you're grilling chicken, steak, or other main dishes go ahead and make a batch of this easy grilled bread. It's a great side and so easy to make.
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Green Bean Potato Salad
Skip the mayo-based potato salads and try this green bean potato salad lightly dressing in a vinaigrette. It goes with all kinds of BBQ main dishes!
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Mediterranean Couscous Salad
This couscous salad has a combination of Mediterranean flavors with olives, cucumbers, fresh herbs, feta cheese, and a tangy dressing. It’s a great side dish for potlucks, picnics, BBQs, and other July 4th get-togethers!
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Black Bean Corn Salad
Fast and fresh black bean and corn salad with a zippy lime dressing. This is a great summer side dish for all the 4th of July potlucks, BBQs, and block parties.
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18
Summer Peach Lemonade
This homemade peach lemonade gets its sweet peach flavor from an easy peach syrup made with fresh or frozen peaches and lemon juice. It’s cold, fruity, and the perfect summer drink.
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Pineapple Agua Fresca
Pineapple agua fresca made with fresh pineapple, lime juice, and a touch of honey is light, refreshing, and so easy to make.
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4 Ingredient Passion Fruit Iced Tea
This homemade iced tea is refreshing and easy to make with just four ingredients.
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21
Strawberry Lemonade
Homemade strawberry lemonade is cold, refreshing, sweet, tart, and packed with real strawberry flavor.
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Pink Margaritas
Pink margaritas are a fun (and easy!) twist on a classic. You only need a few simple ingredients and about 5 minutes to make this refreshing cocktail. Make a few or a pitcher to share – either way, it’s so simple.
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Citrus Margaritas
These margaritas combine four kinds of citrus fruit, tequila, and triple sec. They're the perfect sippin' drink for the 4th of July weekend.
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Spiked Lemonade
Cold and refreshing vodka lemonade is a summertime must-make cocktail. It’s so easy and you can easily scale the recipe up or down depending on how much fun you want to have.
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25
Margarita Wine Spritzer
These wine spritzers have a margarita twist! You only need four ingredients to make them.
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26
Blueberry Hand Pies
These hand pies with a not-too-sweet blueberry and cream cheese filling are an easy dessert for 4th of July.
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Cookies and Cream Cookies
Homemade cookies and cream cookies with chunks of Oreos in every bite. They’re easy to make and have the best soft and chewy texture.
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Peach Crumble Bars
This recipe combines fresh peaches with a sweet crust and a crumble topping. It’s easier to make than a pie, an easy dessert to transport, and the bars are very shareable.
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Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coconut chocolate chip cookies are a twist on classic chocolate chip cookies! Every bite has melty chocolate, toasted coconut, and crunchy almonds.
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Chocolate zucchini cake is rich, decadent, and easy to make. It’s a great way to use zucchini and a great dessert to share at a summer BBQ.
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Lemon Coconut Cupcakes
These cupcakes are bright with lemon flavor from fresh juice and zest. Add a creamy coconut frosting to finish them for a sweet dessert everyone will love.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
These fudgy brownies are rich, decadent, and the perfect dessert for sharing at a 4th of July celebration.
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Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Soft and chewy chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies combine two cookies in one: chewy oatmeal cookies and chocolate chip cookies. They’re perfectly sweet, with melted chocolate in every bite.
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Peach Hand Pies
Hand pies with peach filling are a great summer dessert. Storebought dough makes them easy!
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Happy 4th of July!
