Summer desserts are my favorite and this fun red, white and blue dessert board will be a showstopper at your next BBQ.
Inspired by a meat and cheese charcuterie board, this dessert display features an assortment of fresh fruits, sweet treats and a delicious creamy fruit dip.
Ingredients
Most of the ingredients in this board are fresh fruits that are cut in star shape using a cookie cutter.
Fun additions to the board included macarons from Trader Joe's, yogurt covered pretzels and a wild blueberry loaf of bread.
Fruits:
- Green apple.
- Watermelon.
- Strawberries.
- Blueberries.
- Raspberries.
For the fruit dip you will need:
- Cottage cheese: Whipping the cottage cheese until smooth and using some sweetener yield a deliciously creamy, high-protein dip.
- Sweetener: I love using condensed milk to sweeten this dip. You could also use honey, maple syrup or powdered sugar.
- Vanilla extract: a pinch of vanilla extract bring the sweet and savory notes of this dip together.
Once you have all the components of the board, you can serve it in individual cups (trifle style) or leave the board set for people to graze.
Step by step instructions
You can start by making the dip. Add the cottage cheese and condensed milk to a food processor and blend on high speed for 1 minute until the mixture is smooth. Reserve in the fridge until ready to use.
Cut the watermelon and green apples into star shaped pieces. Add a squeeze of lime to the green apple starts to prevent browning.
Slice the bread or cut into chunks if making trifles. Set on the center of the board and start putting the rest of the components around it.
Storage instructions
If you have any leftovers, store the fruit separately in glass containers with an airtight lid and refrigerate.
If you have some of the cottage cheese dip leftover, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
4th of July Dessert Board
Equipment
- 1 immersion blender or food processor
- 1 Star shaped cookie cutter
- 1 Wood board
Ingredients
Cottage cheese fruit dip
- 2 cups Cottage cheese 16 ounce container
- ½ cup Condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Fruits
- 1 Green apple
- ¼ Watermelon Sliced and cut with star shaped cookie cutters
- 1 pint Blueberries about 1 cup
- 1 pint Raspberries about 1 cup
- 1 pint Strawberries
Snacks
- 1 cup Yogurt covered pretzels
- 6 Macarons red, white and blue
- 1 Loaf Blueberry bread or banana bread
- Mint for garnish
Instructions
Make the cottage cheese dip
- Add the cottage cheese, condensed milk and vanilla extract to a container or food processor and blend until smooth.2 cups Cottage cheese, ½ cup Condensed milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Prepare the fruit
- Cut the watermelon and apple into star shaped cuts.1 Green apple, ¼ Watermelon
- Wash the berries and slice the strawberries in half for the display.1 pint Blueberries, 1 pint Raspberries, 1 pint Strawberries
Assemble the board
- Cut the loaf into slices or chunks and place it in the center of the wood baord.1 Loaf Blueberry bread
- Add the fruits around it in small clusters alternating colors and shapes.
- Add the pretzels and macarons and place the dip in a corner of the board.1 cup Yogurt covered pretzels, 6 Macarons
- Serve and enjoy. I like to serve mine in parfait or trifle mini cups alternating layers of the dip, fruit, and bread.Mint
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