In honour of Canada Day, I have gathered up 21 Canada Day Desserts from my fellow food bloggers for your Canada Day Celebration. In this round up of delicious recipes for July 1st, I have big selection of red and white desserts, including summer desserts, like frozen cheesecake, strawberry desserts, raspberry desserts and no bake desserts, Canada Day cupcakes, as well as fun desserts and classic Canadian desserts like Nanaimo bars, butter tarts, Beaver tails and Saskatoon berry pie! I also have included a couple of lighter (WW) and gluten-free options.
So if you're looking for Canada day desserts for your Canada day party, you've come to the right place!
❤️🤍Red & White Canada Day Desserts
No Bake Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake
This NO BAKE Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake with white chocolate, is red and white so it's the ideal Canada Day dessert! It's also a lighter cheesecake, boasting a dark chocolate Oreo cookie crust, coupled with a rich, creamy white chocolate and red rhubarb strawberry marble filling. Fennel gives this unique cake a subtle hint of licorice. And all of this in 30 minutes and without even turning on your oven!
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Festive Canada Day Cupcakes Recipe
If you are celebrating Canada Day at home with your family and friends, you can make these festive Canada Day cupcakes for dessert! These look quite fancy; swirls of colour and an awesome topper totally make this treat stand out from the crowd. They are perfect for such a time of celebration and community. You can use a homemade cake recipe, which is provided below, or use a white cake mix.
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📋 Miami Vice Frozen Cheesecake Recipe
This Skinny Miami Vice Frozen Cheesecake Recipe takes the strawberry daiquiri and pina colada flavors in a Miami Vice to an entirely new level in the form of a no bake frozen cheesecake. With a chocolate crust and way fewer calories, this cheesecake is also Weight Watchers friendly! It makes a great summer dessert for your next BBQ and the perfect red & white cheesecake for your Canada Day celebration!
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Canada Day Oreo Pops
A delicious treat to celebrate such an important national holiday! These Canada Day Oreo Pops are easy to make, a fun way to celebrate and are sure to be a hit!
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🍰 Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake Recipe
This Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake recipe has layers of pillowy, fluffy and light Red velvet cake cushioning an easy no churn cream cheese ice cream filling, all smothered in dreamy creamy white chocolate cream cheese icing.
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BEST Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
This homemade strawberry shortcake recipe consists of a golden flaky biscuit piled high with macerated strawberries and sweetened whipped cream. They are the perfect dessert for Canada Day!
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Canada Day Rice Krispie Treats
Canada Day Rice Krispie Treats - delicious white chocolate loaded with candy for a sweet treat kids love to help make for July 1st!
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Canada Day Raspberry Cheesecake Shots
These single serving shots of cheesecake topped with raspberries and strawberries are a simple and fun Canada Day dessert.
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📋 Mini Cherry Cheesecakes recipe
These Mini Cherry Cheesecakes are individual cheesecakes, baked in muffin tins, quick and easy to make, with cherry pie filling and an easy Oreo cookie crust. They are a great party food and the ideal individual dessert and finger food dessert for baby showers, game day, potlucks, Canada Day, Mother's day, New Year's eve or any celebration!
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Canada Day Cookies with Cream Cheese Sprinkle Dip
These Maple Leaf shaped cookies with cream cheese sprinkle dip are the perfect cookies to celebrate Canada Day and they’re easy to make with a maple leaf cookie cutter. These copycat Dunkaroo Canada Day cookies with cream cheese dip are always a hit. They are ideal for your Canada Day celebrations!
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Cranachan ( A Lovely Scottish Dessert)
Cranachan is a lovely Scottish dessert with oats, raspberries, cream and whisky. Perfect for your Canada Day celebrations!
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Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert - This classic, potluck favorite features a crunchy pretzel crust topped with sweet cream and an irresistible strawberry jello topping.
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Raspberry Eton Mess
The Raspberry Eton Mess is a twist on the classic dessert! It’s the perfect summer dessert – crunchy and sweet (but not too sweet!).
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Easy No Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
Take fresh strawberries and cream to the next level with this no-bake, one-pan Strawberry Icebox Cake. Easy to make with whipped cream, graham crackers and fresh strawberries!
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Raspberry White Chocolate Truffles
Sweet, fruity, and so easy to make! These Raspberry White Chocolate Truffles are the perfect red and white treat to make for Canada Day. The best part? They're naturally gluten-free and just melt in your mouth with every bite.
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Strawberry Parfait (Strawberry Fool)
This strawberry parfait is a deliciously light dessert, with layers of whipped cream and strawberry puree. It makes a beautiful presentation for any occasion, including Canada Day.
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📋 Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe
This Easy Black Forest Cake recipe is simply decorated, and a delectable combination of chocolate cake, whipped cream frosting and a luscious sweet cherry kirsch filling.
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🍁Classic Canadian Desserts
World’s Best Nanaimo Bars
These classic Canadian Nanaimo bars have a fudgy chocolate coconut cookie base, a creamy custard buttercream filling, and chocolate ganache on top. It's the perfect Canada Day dessert!
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📋 Best Butter Tarts Recipe
This Canadian Butter Tart is the best butter tart recipe you'll ever find because it's simple, delicious and can be made in under 20 minutes with store-bought tart shells (or homemade no fail pastry). And if you like butter tarts without raisins then there is a pecan butter tart option too!
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Saskatoon Berry Pie Filling and Sauce Recipe
This Saskatoon berry pie filling and sauce is cooked ahead, on the stove top, allowing time for the berries to soften and the flavors to merge, giving your pie a richer, thicker and tastier filling! The hint of almond also lends a delicious depth of flavor that's unlike any other Saskatoon berry pie out there! It also makes a great sauce for topping cheesecake, yogurt, ice cream or filling pierogies!
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Cinnamon Sugar Beaver Tails
These Cinnamon Sugar Beaver Tails are a true Canadian classic! This fried-dough pastry is stretched and made flat to look like the tail of a beaver, then coated in cinnamon and sugar. It can be topped with jam, whipped cream or other toppings! It's the quintessential Canadian Treat!
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📋Canada Day Recipes
Hopefully the weather is beautiful and you're enjoying an outdoor cook-out, BBQ or picnic for Canada Day! If you're looking for recipes for Canada Day (to serve with your dessert) give these a try:
- Slow Cooker Beef on a Bun (shown below)
- Banh Mi Turkey Hot Dogs
- Healthy Potato Salad
- Healthy Artichoke and Red Pepper Coleslaw
- Camping Pizza (with grilled pizza toppings)
- BBQ Beer Can Chicken Recipe (healthy)
- Guber Burger (Peanut Butter Burger)
- Onion Baked Potatoes in Foil (3 Ingredients)
- Shortcut Skillet Fried Chicken
- Grilled Steak Salad with Feta and Clamato Dressing (Moxie's Copycat)
Whether your Canada Day plans involve a small or large gathering this year, with everything from traditional Canadian desserts to no bake red and white, these Canada Day desserts are sure to be a hit!
Happy Canada Day!
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Joss
These are great! Happy Canada Day!
Heather PAINCHAUD
Love them! Thanks for including our Rice Krispie treats!!