Memorial Day is a time to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in battle. This holiday is also known for its barbecues and outdoor parties since it signifies the beginning of summer. While you may be focused on what to put on the grill for lunch or dinner, make your meal complete with a tasty Memorial Day dessert. Here are a few delicious you can add to your holiday menu.
Memorial Day Mini Pies
These mini pies with graham cracker crust are perfect if you’re hosting a barbecue. Everyone can enjoy their own mini version of a cream pie with red and blue J-Ello accents for a dessert that’s perfect for Memorial Day.
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If your family loves cheesecake, you can make this dessert extra special for Memorial Day to make the cheesecake red, white, and blue. Blueberries and strawberries add fruity flavor that goes great with cheesecake filling. Cutting the cheesecake into squares before serving makes it easy for everyone at the party to enjoy an individual serving.
Bananas Foster Ice Cream Cake
If you and your party guests enjoy banana splits, this decadent cake offers the flavors of this classic ice cream treat with a gourmet touch. The cake is a beautiful finishing touch to your outdoor party and is simple to prepare.
Donut Hole Trifold
This tasty dessert will become a Memorial Day favorite with your friends and family, and it’s easy to make. Donut holes, fresh berries, and whipped cream are the main ingredients in this dish and it’s a sweet addition to your cookout spread.
Red, White, and Blue J-Ello Salad
This delicious and light sweet treat is visually appealing and is sure to impress your guests when you bring it out after a delicious Memorial Day lunch or dinner. Layers of colored gelatin topped with fresh berries and whipped cream makes a low-calorie dessert that you can feel good about eating.
Berry White Ice Pops
Try these delicious ice pops for a cool and refreshing dessert that will help you beat the heat at your Memorial Day celebration. The ice pops are filled with fresh berries to add more color and flavor to this simple dessert.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Fruit crisps are simple to prepare and packed with flavor. These tasty desserts are also a great way to get another serving of fruit into your Memorial Day meal. The mixture of strawberry and rhubarb adds a sweet and slightly tart flavor that goes great with the sweet, crunchy crumble.
Grilled Angel Food Cake with Berries
If you want to serve a dessert that features the colors of the holiday, try this grilled angel food cake recipe. Serve the cake with fresh strawberries and blueberries, along with a side of whipped cream for a grilled sweet treat your guests will enjoy.
Star Cookies
These festive butter cookies are the perfect way to end a Memorial Day meal. Top the cookies with icing and sprinkles and serve with fresh fruit for a colorful dessert display that showcases the hues of the holiday.
Berry Brownie Pizza
Berries and chocolate go great together, and you can combine these two delicious treats in dessert pizza that will make your Memorial Day picnic more exciting. Brownies are the crust for this pie, and the sweet cream, blueberries, and strawberries make the dessert red, white, and blue.
Red Velvet Cake
A classic red velvet cake is a delicious finale to your Memorial Day meal. Top the cake with cream cheese icing and top with blueberries for a tasty and impressive red, white, and blue dessert.
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Jars
Everyone can have their own Memorial Day treat when you serve this strawberry pretzel treat. This dessert is the perfect combination of sweet and salty and is especially satisfying after a holiday spread.
Memorial Day Dessert Pizzas
A sweet pizza with an icing-like sauce and fresh berries can be presented in the style of the American flag to wow your guests after dinner. You can make a large dessert pizza and cut it into slices or use individual pizza crusts so everyone can have their own personal sweet treat.
Blueberry Graham Dessert
Graham cracker crumble, cream, and blueberries make this dessert sweet, flavorful, and nutritious. You can serve this simple dessert in mason jars and place them on the table so your friends and loved ones can grab a treat at any time while enjoying all the activities at your Memorial Day picnic.
Red Star Cookies
These tasty sugar cookies are great for baking with kids and you can give them a delicious finishing touch with red icing. You can intensify the flavor with red sprinkles or colored sugar to make these cookies especially delicious and visually appealing.
Lemon Icebox Pie with Fresh Berries
Lemon icebox pie is a simple dessert to prepare that is full of flavor and perfect for a picnic on a hot day. To make this sweet treat Memorial Day-ready, add fresh berries on top for more flavor and color. This pie is an impressive addition to your holiday table.
Ice Cream Cupcakes
Cupcakes that feature red, white, and blue colors are sure to excite friends and loved ones of all ages. Red velvet cake, blue moon ice cream, and creamy white frosting make these delicious and unique desserts complete.
Creamy Lime Pie with Fresh Berries
A pie filled with tasty lime filling is a bright and satisfying Memorial Day dessert. Top the pie with fresh berries to complement the lime and more color to this pie that you’ll definitely want to make any time of the year.
Special Raspberry Torte
A light and fruit-filled torte is the perfect way to start the summer. Creamy icing and fresh raspberries make this dish flavorful but not overly sweet, so you can enjoy it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream as a delicious way to beat the summer heat.
Star-Studded Blueberry Pie
Blueberry pie is a decadent summer treat, and you can shape pie crusts into stars to make this sweet dish Memorial Day-ready. The dark hue of the blueberries contrast well with the pie crust to make this dish as beautiful as it is delicious.
Coconut Cake
This rich and moist cake will get your friends and loved ones excited about dessert, especially on Memorial Day. Every part of the cake is filled with coconut flavor, and you can top it with shredded coconut for a visually appealing dessert that will soon become a family favorite.
Crispy Star Pops
Rice treats shaped like stars and fixed onto sticks makes an easy dessert that you can enjoy while socializing at your Memorial Day cookout. You can even get the kids to help you decorate the treats with icing and red and blue sugar for a holiday-specific treat everyone can enjoy.
Fudgesicles
These delicious pops will satisfy your chocolate craving and are a favorite with kids and adults. You can also make the fudgesicles with the kids at your Memorial Day celebration and dip them in white chocolate or roll them in coconut or chopped nuts for a treat that is fun to make and eat.
Lemon Tiramisu
Add a citrus twist to this classic Italian dessert for an impressive treat that is sure to wow your guests. Lemon curd tastes great with ladyfingers and the decadent cream in each layer will make this sweet treat one of your Memorial Day traditions.
Funnel Cake
You’ll feel like you’re at the state fair when you enjoy these funnel cakes at your backyard celebration. Top the funnel cakes with powdered sugar for a sweet finishing touch.
Watermelon Sorbet
Watermelon is a staple at most Memorial Day picnics, and you can create a cool, refreshing treat with watermelon in the form of a sorbet. This light dessert is packed with flavor and you can serve the sorbet with fresh lemon and mint leaves to enhance the flavor of the watermelon.
Dipped Ice Cream Sandwiches
The kids at your Memorial Day picnic will love ice cream sandwiches for dessert, but this is a welcomed treat for adults as well. Add more flavor and color to these sweet sandwiches by dipping them in sprinkles or chocolate chips.
Ice Cream Bread
This sweet has the flavor of butter cookies and a light consistency that will make this a favorite in your household. Ice cream bread is the perfect combination of ice cream and cake wrapped into one decadent dessert. Include a toppings bar that includes caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, sprinkles, chopped nuts, and cherries to make the bread taste like an ice cream sundae.
Arnold Palmer Bars
If you and your loved ones enjoy drinking Arnold Palmers, put these flavors in a dessert bar for your Memorial Day party. These decadent bars are easy to make and you can serve them on a platter so your guests can grab as many as they want. Top with fresh mint for a cool and refreshing touch.
Carrot Cake
This dessert is usually reserved for the fall season, but the bright and pronounced flavors in carrot cake are perfect for Memorial Day. Carrots, pineapples, and pecans give this cake texture and a combination of sweet and mild flavors for a delicious homemade dessert.
Memorial Day Smores
Smores are a perfect dessert for outdoor parties, and you can make these classic sweet treats appropriate for your Memorial Day party by adding fresh berries for a red, white, and blue filling between crisp graham crackers.
