American Flag Breakfast Pastry
Start your 4th of July celebrations with a bang by serving up a festive and easy-to-make American flag breakfast pastry! Made with flaky crescent dough, a luscious cream cheese mixture, vibrant strawberry jam, and fresh blueberries, this delightful treat not only tastes amazing but also looks the part.
Perfect for a patriotic breakfast or brunch, this pastry is a showstopper that will have your family and friends oohing and aahing before they even take a bite. Ready in no time, this recipe combines simplicity with festive flair, making your Independence Day morning as special as the fireworks to come.
Pair this with some strawberries, blueberries, and a fun Freezer Smoothie Pack for a great breakfast.
I recently posted a very simple strawberry breakfast pastry. This is essentially the same thing in a different, more festive form. And it is so easy to make even the most culinary challenged can handle it. I promise. So easy, so cute, so tasty!!
Here is why we love making it:
- Festive Appearance: Looks just like an American flag, perfect for 4th of July celebrations.
- Easy to Make: Uses simple ingredients like crescent dough, cream cheese, strawberry jam, and blueberries.
- Quick Preparation: Ready in no time, making it ideal for a busy holiday morning. And can even be made ahead.
- Delicious Flavor: Combines creamy, sweet, and fruity flavors in every bite.
- Kid-Friendly: Fun and engaging for kids to help decorate and enjoy.
- Versatile: Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or as a festive snack.
- Crowd-Pleaser: Sure to impress and delight family and friends.
- Minimal Cleanup: Simple ingredients and easy assembly mean less mess in the kitchen.
What you need for this Festive Breakfast:
- 1 tube of Crescent Seamless Dough Sheet (I used Pillsbury)
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup favorite strawberry jam, or fresh strawberries pureed
- 1 cup blueberries
How to Make Patriotic Pastry Flag:
- Preheat your oven to 375
- In a medium sized bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, whipping until smooth and creamy.
- Put cream cheese mixture into a piping bag, or a ziptop bag, and snip 1 corner.
- Spray a cooking sheet with cooking spray, or line it with parchment paper and spray the parchment paper.
- Roll the crescent dough out onto it
- Pipe a little cream cheese mixture onto the left hand top corner, to make the “stars” portion of an American flag, and use a spatula to smooth it out. Gently push your blueberries into the cream cheese mixture in the top left corner, (don’t smush them, but embed them in the mixture and dough so they stay put), forming the blue portion of the flag. Note: If you want less of the cream cheese mixture you can just press the blueberries into the dough, and pipe a little cream cheese mixture around the blueberries.
- Next, make some line indentations into the dough to help you evenly space the stripes for your flap. I used the handle of a wooden spoon, and just pressed lightly. You want 7 “red” strips, and 6 white, starting with red at the top.
- Take your jam, and put it in a piping bag, or in a ziplock and snip off a corner, and pipe it in straight lines into those indentations you made.
- Then pipe the cream cheese mixture onto the alternating lines, and around the blueberries, if you didn’t put some down first.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes, until edges are golden brown.
This is what it looks like before it is baked:
And this is what it looks like after:
So easy and fun! And you can make it the day before so you don’t have anything to do the day of. I actually think these pastries taste better a day later as they have a chance to cool and get nice and flaky, the way a pastry should be.
And might I suggest serving it with milk, fresh watermelon, and additional blueberries for even more Red, White, and Blue!
More Festive Recipes for 4th of July
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- Red White and Blue Fried Chicken Dipping Sauces
- Campfire Cones
- Fresh Fruit Granitas
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4th of July Breakfast Pastry
Equipment
- Parchment
- Baking Sheet
- Piping bags or zip top bags
Ingredients
- 1 tube of Crescent Seamless Dough Sheet I used Pillsbury
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup favorite strawberry jam or fresh strawberries pureed
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375
- In a medium sized bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, whipping until smooth and creamy.
- Put cream cheese mixture into a piping bag, or a ziptop bag, and snip 1 corner.
- Spray a cooking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment and spray that with cooking spray
- Roll the crescent dough out onto it
- Pipe a little cream cheese mixture onto the left hand top corner, to make the "stars" portion of an American flag, and use a spatula to smooth it out. Gently push your blueberries into the cream cheese mixture in the top left corner, (don't smush them, but embed them in the mixture and dough so they stay put), forming the blue portion of the flag. Note: If you want less of the cream cheese mixture you can just press the blueberries into the dough, and pipe a little cream cheese mixture around the blueberries.
- Next, make some line indentations into the dough to help you evenly space the stripes for your flap. I used the handle of a wooden spoon, and just pressed lightly. You want 7 "red" strips, and 6 white, starting with red at the top.
- Take your jam, and put it in a piping bag, or in a ziplock and snip off a corner, and pipe it in straight lines into those indentations you made.
- Then pipe the cream cheese mixture onto the alternating lines, and around the blueberries, if you didn't put some down first.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes, until edges are golden brown.
- Let cool, then slice and enjoy
Nutrition
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Victoria says
This looks like a great dish. Thanks so much for sharing.
Rachael says
Thank you for stopping by
aleshea says
Oh my goodness this looks so good. I saw this on instagram and was drooling
Rachael says
Thank you!
Terry C says
I love a fast and easy meal
Irine says
Looks great ! Happy 4th of July!
I will make this with Georgia’s flag and share it with you.
Rachael says
Oh how cool! I would love that. Thank you!
Rosey says
Oh yes, I did pin that one. Delicious!
Rachael says
Thank you!
Ave says
What a great idea! Really love the design and I’m sure that it’s super delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Rachael says
Thank you, we had so much fun making it.
Ann B (@AnnBac9) says
What a fantastic idea! It is perfect for the holiday and looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Rachael says
Thank you for the comment. We loved making it and eating it!
Natalie says
That looks super tasty, that will have to be something the kids and I when we get back home from vacation! They could have a blast making their own pictures.
Rachael says
Food art is the best! haha thanks for stopping by.
Leira Bhagwani Pagaspas says
This looks super yummy and tasty.. My daughter will definitely love doing this activity.
Rachael says
My kids loved making it almost as much as they loved eating it.
Nicole Manaloto says
What a very great patriotic pastry you made hear and why I was not able to imagine and create this before. You did a great job here and Happy 4th to all.
Rachael says
thank you! And HAPPY 4TH TO YOU AS WELL!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
This is such a fun breakfast recipe, Rachael!
Hope you had a great 4th and have a great week too!