4th of July Fruit & Jello Cups
These red, white and blue fruit and jello cups are an easy 4th of July dessert! You only need 6 ingredients to make this patriotic dessert. Family friendly 4th of July jello shots or make boozy jello cups!
These fruit and jello cups are perfect for 4th of July. You can easily make a whole bunch to serve a crowd. And the best part is that they are easy enough to prepare so you could make them a day in advance and cover the glasses with plastic wrap after the jello sets or you could make them about 2 hours before you want to serve them.
If you’re bringing them to a party, you could even assemble them there in a matter of minutes. Just bring along some cool whip, a piping bag and tip, blueberries and chopped strawberries.
4th of July Jello Cup Ingredients
- Strawberry Jello (you can also use cherry)
- Berry Blue Jello
- Water
- Cool whip
- Blueberries
- Strawberries, chopped
How to Assemble an American Flag Jello
Prepare the jello according to the package instructions. Fill the cups halfway full with jello. Add strawberries or blueberries to the jello if desired. Place them in the fridge to set. Top with the best whipped cream recipe and fresh strawberries or blueberries.
How Long Does it Take to Make 4th of July Jello?
- 10 minutes to prep the jello
- 1 hour to set the jello
- 10 minutes to add whipped cream and fruit
How to Make Boozy 4th of July Jello Shots
For an adult only treat, simply replace the cold water with vodka.
More 4th of July Desserts
4th of July Fruit & Jello Cups
Ingredients
- Strawberry Jello
- Berry Blue Jello
- Water
- Cool whip
- Blueberries
- Strawberries, chopped
Instructions
- For each packet of jello, prepare using 1 cup of boiling water and 1 cup of cold water. You can easily double this recipe – for example if you only wanted to use strawberry jello, you can prepare both boxes of jello at one time in the small bowl, just double the amount of water added.
- Pour the jello powder into a mixing bowl. Add in 1 cup of boiling water, and stir for 1-2 to dissolve the mixture. Add in 1 cup of cold water, and stir to combine. Evenly divide the jello mixture among the glasses or cups. I chose to fill my glasses halfway full. If you’re using strawberry jello, place chopped strawberry pieces in each glass. If you’re using berry blue jello, place blueberries in each glass.
- Place the glasses in the refrigerator to set.
- Before serving, place cool whip in a piping bag fit with a piping tip (I used wilton 2D). Pipe a layer of cool whip on top of the jello. Top each jello cup with either chopped strawberries or blueberries.
You need to give me your super adorable and fun dessert making skills! I love how easy these are….I might have to make them and NOT SHARE ;) Pinned!
I wouldn’t judge you hehe :)
These cups look so super festive! Pinning into my 4th of July board!
Thanks for pinning them Anna!
So super fun and festive. And easy to make! Love these!
PS- Your photos are beautiful!
Thank you Michelle!
what an awesome idea!! i love how you also threw the berries in the jello as well. a perfect yummy treat
These are so festive! I love the fresh fruit mixed in!
Can I hire you to come plan all of my holiday events? Pretty pretty please? I love your sense of creativity and these little cups are sooooo cute! Pinned!
I’d LOVE that!!
These are adorable and sooo festive! I love the healthy fruit/jello- a lighter dessert :)
And it was so delicious too!
These are pretty much amazing, my kids will go absolutely crazy for them! Pinned :)
A 4th of july surprise for the kids?!
Oh no! That is no fun. Hopefully the stain will come out. These jello cups are so much fun. I love the fruit floating in them and on top!
Good thing the stain did come out!!: :)
I love those beautiful blueberries floating in that jello! All of them look so good! Who wouldn’t love this??
I love all of the festive desserts you come up with! These jello cups are so fun!
These are so cute! Hello 4th of July deliciousness!
These are adorable and so fun Beth!! My son would love these! Haha you sat on your toast. Did you have to change your pants too? Poor thing. I hate mornings that are crazy like that. And I LOVE that you ate your toast still. Awesome! Pinned!!
Haha, crazy morning, huh?!
Love these! Sooo fun and festive! You seriously come up with the cutest ideas, Beth!
Thank you Jessica!
I made these last year for my son’s first birthday (he was born on the Fourth of July!) and they were absolutely delicious. The mix of the whipped cream and the jello was so good! The only problem is that the whipped cream melted so it didn’t look so pretty. So I have a couple questions because I want to make them again this year. #1 Last time the party was outdoors with no indoor option. #2 I used Redi-whip instead of Cool Whip. This time I have the option of keeping the dessert inside, so I’ll definitely do that, but do you think the Cool whip will make a difference vs Redi-whip whipped cream? Thanks!
Hey Cindy! Are you able to top the jello cups with whipped cream relatively close to when you’ll be serving them? That would be the best option. Otherwise, maybe homemade stabilized whipped cream would be your best bet.
Yes I can definitely try to top them right before serving. I probably did it too early last time, plus being outdoors did not help. Thanks for your reply!!
These are too cute!
I love these festive little desserts!
These look so good! It would be fun to make them with kids?
So fun!!
Thanks for sharing! How far ahead of time can I make them?
You can make the jello portion 2 days in advance – but I would add the whipped cream day of before serving!
Where do I find the cups?
I ordered them on amazon! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041OKZ74/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0041OKZ74&linkCode=as2&tag=thfiye-20&linkId=YETHBYGLFJERJBLK
These look great!
What size Jello boxes did you use? 3 oz. Or 6oz?
3 oz boxes!