Canada Day Dessert Ideas
Have a delicious Canada Day with these fun red and white Canada Day Dessert Ideas! Cakes, pies, watermelon treats, dessert kebabs, ice cream, classics and more!
Summer is just around the corner and that means holiday celebrations, backyard barbecues and fun times with friends and family! It also means all. the. delicious. summer food! Best season ever. And with the first real celebration and official kick off to summer being Canada Day, I wanted to share some delicious dessert ideas for our national holiday…some red and white, some classics, all easy to make, and super delicious! Let’s eat!
a favourite!
Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
This Strawberry Jello Poke Cake Recipe is an easy and delicious dessert recipe! The vanilla cake base has strawberry jello poked throughout the cake, then it’s topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Perfect for a Canada Day party!
so fun!
Maple Leaf Shaped Watermelon
For your Canada Day Party, make these Maple Leaf Shaped Watermelon pieces! Such a simple and fun way to serve this refreshing summer treat.
so easy
Canada Day Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Canada Day Ice Cream Sandwiches are a simple and fun dessert idea for your holiday celebrations! Just 2 ingredients: pre-made ice cream sandwiches and read and white maple leaf sprinkles. These can be made ahead of time.
light + fluffy + ridiculously easy!
3 Ingredient Angel Food Cake Dessert
This 3 Ingredient Angel Food Cake Dessert is one of the easiest desserts you will ever make! Made with a bakery-bought angel food cake, whipped cream and fresh berries. So good. Great for feeding a crowd. And red + white for Canada Day.
Use pre-made cupcakes!
Canada Day Cupcakes
Make these cute cupcakes for your Canada Day Party! Decorate with simple iconic Canadian animal figures and little maple leaf flags. And to make things even easier, buy pre-made cupcakes.
red, white + yummy
Cherry Buttermilk Cake
This Cherry Buttermilk Cake is a delicious and tender vanilla cake made with fresh and flavourful BC Cherries! Red and white and delicious, makes this a festive cake for Canada Day!
a twist on a classic
Maple Leaf S’mores
Up your s’more game and make these Canada inspired Maple Leaf Cookie S’mores at your next campfire! Fun and delicious.
with homemade cookies
Double Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Double Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches are such a fun summer treat! Make a batch of homemade cookies and fill them with ice cream, then let the kids decorate them with red Smarties for Canada Day.
creamy + Fluffy
Strawberry Fool Dessert
This red and white Strawberry Cloud (Fool) Dessert is a simple and delicious dessert made of whip cream and strawberries! Takes only 15 minutes to make.
everyone loves these!
Timbit Dessert Kebabs
For Canada Day, make these 5 Minute Dessert Kebabs using just 2 ingredients…classic Tim Horton Timbits and fresh strawberries. These will get eaten up first, trust me, so make a big batch!
light + refreshing
Raspberries n’ Cream Frozen Yogurt Pops
Make these refreshing red and white Raspberries n’ Cream Frozen Yogurt Pops for your Canada Day party! A perfect hot summer party treat.
A classic
Rhubarb Pie
There’s a bounty of rhubarb this time of year, so a Classic Rhubarb Pie would be a perfect Canada Day dessert! The tangy and sweet rhubarb filling with a tender and flaky pie crust is perfection served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
a trending recipe!
Raspberry Vanilla Tarts
These Raspberry + Vanilla Cream Tarts are a pretty dessert idea for Canada Day! They’re made with a shortbread crust, vanilla cream filling and fresh raspberries on top. Delicious.
just 3 ingredients
Strawberry Fruit Fluff Dip
With this 3 Ingredient Strawberry Fluff Fruit Dip, you are just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes away from the most delicious fruit dip you’ve ever had. This dessert is a perfect addition to a Canada Day party, serve with all red seasonal fruit like berries and watermelon.
red + white for Canada Day
Raspberry Eton Mess
This Raspberry Eton Mess is what dessert dreams are made of! Layers of crunchy marshmallowy meringue, sweet and tart raspberry compote and creamy whipped cream. This red and white dessert is the BEST.
SO SO good
Strawberry Cream Tart
A Strawberry Cream Tart has a buttery shortbread crust, creamy vanilla filling and fresh strawberry topping! And it’s red and white so it’s perfect for Canada Day!
perfect for a crowd
The BEST Chocolate Cake
If you’re looking for THE BEST Chocolate Cake this is it! This rich chocolate cake is topped with a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. Make it festive for Canada Day with red and white sprinkes.
easier than butter Tarts!
Butter Tart Slice
This Butter Tart Slice has a delicious gooey and sweet buttery raisin layer, over a shortbread cookie crust. All the deliciousness of a Butter Tart, but without all the fuss. It’s not red and white but it is a classic Canadian dessert!
easier than butter Tarts!
Saskatoon Berry Butter Tarts
These Saskatoon Berry Butter Tarts are a delicious twist on a classic Canadian treat! They’re part Butter Tart and part Saskatoon Berry Tart and the combination of the two together is amazing!
a classic canadian flavour
Maple Cream Tarts
There’s nothing more Canadian than maple syrup! These Maple Cream Tarts have a shortbread crust topped with a creamy vanilla maple pastry cream. The maple flavour is light and just right. Add red berries to make them festive for Canada Day.
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I hope you found some yummy Canada Day Dessert Ideas! Happy Canada Day!
