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American Flag Snack Tray

American flag snack tray made as a no-cook, color-blocked flag grazing board with dense blueberries, red strawberry-and-pepperoni stripes, and white cheddar-and-cracker rows. It’s an easy patriotic appetizer for Independence Day with a defined blueberry canton and clean, stripe-like borders.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

American flag snack tray
  • 2 cup fresh blueberries For the upper-left canton of the flag.
  • 2 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved Use halved berries for the red stripes.
  • 8 oz white cheddar or mozzarella, cubed Cube for quick, even “white stripe” pieces.
  • 8 oz pepperoni slices Fold slices for the red stripe rows.
  • 1 cup white cheddar crackers or Ritz crackers Alternate crackers into the white stripes.
  • 1 cup pretzel sticks Use as stripe borders if needed for sharp lines.
  • 4 oz cream cheese or ranch dip Serve for dipping in a corner bowl.
  • 1 Rosemary sprigs for garnish (optional) Optional garnish tucked at the edges.

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Build the flag tray
  1. Use a large rectangular wooden board, sheet pan, or serving tray so you have enough space for the full flag layout.
  2. In the upper left corner, fill a rectangle densely with blueberries to form the canton.
  3. Create the red stripes by arranging rows of halved strawberries and folded pepperoni slices across the length of the board.
  4. Fill in the white stripes with rows of white cheddar cubes and crackers alternating between the red rows.
  5. Use pretzel sticks to define the stripe borders if needed for clean lines.
  6. Place a small bowl of cream cheese or ranch dip in one corner, tuck rosemary sprigs at the edges if using, and serve immediately.

Notes

Pro tip: Keep berries dry and cut strawberries just before assembling so the stripes stay crisp and visually sharp. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 1 day, but crackers may soften—add crackers and pretzels right before serving if you want maximum crunch. Freezing isn’t recommended for this tray. For a lighter option, swap the cheddar cubes and crackers for reduced-fat cheese and multigrain crackers (the layout still works).