A cake topped with frosting and sliced strawberries on a plate — Photography, Stacey Brandford

Canada Day is for celebrating, indulging and showing your national pride. What better way to do all those things than with a gorgeous and delicious dessert decked out in the country’s colours? From an Easy No-Bake Strawberries and Cream Tart to a batch of fluffy Red Velvet Doughnuts With Cream Cheese Icing, these are ELLE Gourmet’s favourite desserts to whip up for Canada Day – and they all just happen to be red and white.

Easy No-Bake Strawberries and Cream Tart

strawberry-cream-tart — Photography, Valery Guedes

This easy no-bake strawberries and cream tart is classically Canadian and the perfect dessert to make on a hot summer afternoon when you don’t want to turn the oven on.

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Strawberry Tiramisu With Marsala

A white cloth on grass laid with strawberry parfaits — Photography, Saghar Setarah

Food writer and photographer Saghar Setarah’s recipe for tiramisu with marsala-soaked strawberries.

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Strawberry Bourbon Cake

A cake topped with frosting and sliced strawberries on a plate — Photography, Stacey Brandford

This bourbon butter cake with syrupy strawberries and cream is what summer dreams are made of.

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Rhubarb Panna Cotta

Glasses with a red panna cotta in an outside garden with red flowers behind them — Photography, Andrew Montgomery

This dessert is all about the contrasting textures.

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Anna Olson’s Strawberry Ricotta Napoleons

Strawberry Napoleons on white plates — Photography, Janis Nicolay

This easy dessert is ideal for entertaining since it can be prepped ahead of time.

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White Balsamic Strawberry Crostini

A dark wood serving board laid with strawberry crostini — Photography, Stephen Harris

A sweet appetizer to put on rotation all summer long.

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Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumble Pie

A white bowl with a slice of rhubarb and strawberry pie served with vanilla ice cream and a spoon. The bowl rests on a square of grey cloth over white marble. — Photography, Erin Scott

Strawberries and rhubarb are a classic pairing, and for good reason.

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Roasted Strawberries with Ricotta and Mint

A man holding a cast-iron dish filled with roasted strawberries, ricotta and mint

Michelin Star chef Francis Mallmann caramelizes strawberries over an open fire, then serves with a dollop of ricotta and a shower of fresh mint.

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Red Velvet Doughnuts With Cream Cheese Icing

A cooling rack with red doughnuts in various stages of decoration on a blue cloth.

Red velvet cake in donut form, courtesy of Cake & Loaf Bakery.

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Classic Strawberry Shortcake

A white plate with a strawberry shortcake and more servings visible in the background. — Photography, Stephen Harris

Fresh strawberries meet fluffy biscuits and vanilla whipped cream in this old-school strawberry shortcake recipe.

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Berrylicious Ice Cream Cake

A vanilla ice cream cake with mixed berries against a bright blue backdrop. — Photography, Stacey Brandford

Summer-kissed berries make for a showstopper ice cream cake, the original high-low frozen dessert.

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Berries With Whipped Cream

A bowl with whipped cream and berries — Photography, Anguel Dimov

Put this easy dessert on rotation all summer long.

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