Fourth of July salute: 17 red, white and blue berry recipes By Rene Lynch July 3, 2013, 4:05 p.m. Fourth of July calls for a berry good dessert. It's the best way we know of to cap off the meal -- and one of the easiest, too. Berry desserts put the season's bounty to good use, and they get you out of the kitchen in record time. Best of all, many of them can be made ahead of time. Plus, just imagine how impressed your guests will be if you bring a show-stopping dessert like the berry Pavlova -- seen above -- to the table. PHOTOS: 17 red, white and blue berry recipes to celebrate the 4th of July We scoured the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen archives for our favorite berry desserts, including a glistening strawberry pie, a blueberry fool, a berry buckle, and a rustic apricot and boysenberry tart. To mix it up a bit, we even tossed in a classic cherry pie! Are you making a berry dessert this Fourth of July? Well, don't keep it all to yourself! Tag us on Twitter or Instagram: @LATimesfood. Three pleasantly tart German-style beers for the 4th 4th of July dining: 50-cent chicken wings, 25-cent corn dogs and more patriotic specials