Renaissance Homes wishes you and your family a happy Fourth of July. And, in honor of the occasion, our staff wanted to share some delicious red, white and blue dessert recipes. Have fun celebrating our great nation with some great noshing. We’re proud to be your local homebuilder and are excited to celebrate with you. [caption id="attachment_13218" align="alignleft" width="332"] Use fruit cups to create a healthy and vibrant red, white and blue color scheme.[/caption] Easy red, white and blue fruit cups (recipe by Rachael Ray, FOOD Network) Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 pint fresh strawberries 1 pint fresh blueberries 1 pint fresh blackberries ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 pint heavy whipping cream Directions: Slice strawberries and combine in a bowl with blue and/or blackberries. Sprinkle berries with two teaspoons sugar. Whip cream until soft peaks form and sweeten with remaining sugar. Serve berries in small cups with generous spoonfuls of fresh whipped cream. [caption id="attachment_13217" align="alignleft" width="443"] Create a flag out of mini fruit tarts. The display is as lovely as the ingredients.[/caption] Easy fruit-tart flag (recipe by FOOD Network Magazine) Directions: Fill premade miniature tart shells of phyllo cups with sweet mascarpone cream (recipe below), then arrange on a tray and top with blueberries and halved strawberry slices to create stars and stripes. Mascarpone cream: Beat an 8-ounce container of mascarpone cheese and 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar with a mixer until smooth. Gently fold in ½ cup freshly whipped cream. Renaissance Homes is an award-winning Street of Dreams custom home builder specializing in green building, remodeling and renovations for the Portland market. Visit our Design Studio to personalize your next home.