Red, White & Drool
Hosting a 4th of July fete or heading to a patriotic picnic this weekend?
Here are several sweet treats ranging from {semi-healthy} to {adults only}.
: White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with Blue Sugar :
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: Firecracker Bundt Cake :
{how adorable would these be as minis?}
{via}
: Simple Cupcakes with Jolly Rancher Star Toppers :
{via}
: RW&B Mason Jar Cupcakes :
{via}
: Layered Jell-o Shots :
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Hmmm….which one to whip up?
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Other festive treats to celebrate our country’s {Happy Day}…
Patriotic Pancakes
{separate batter into 3 different bowls and use red and blue color gels and leave one plain. stack ’em up with a blue pancake on the bottom, then regular and then red on top. drizzle with maple or blueberry syrup.}
Oreo Pops
{use a lollipop stick and push it into a double stuffed oreo. cover the oreo in milk or white chocolate and sprinkle with rw&b sprinkles}
Dipped Rice Krispie Treats
{dip about 1/4 of the square in milk or white chocolate and sprinkle with rw&b sprinkles}
Jell-o Parfaits
{make red and blue jell-o and alternate with cool-whip in a clear plastic cup for the kiddos}
Mixed Berry Shortcakes
{bake up some simple biscuits. cut up fresh strawberries, sprinkle with a little sugar and let sit for 30 minutes to macerate. mix in some fresh blueberries. slice biscuit in half, spoon berry mixture and a little juice over bottom half, put the top on and add some whipped cream}
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Is that enough to excite your sweet tooth?
Happy last day of June!
WOW.
June 30, 2011 @ 9:05 pm
I saw those strawberries on another site and was drooling! What great inspiration you posted. What are your weekend plans? I’ve missed your posts!
June 30, 2011 @ 11:36 pm
oh my word.
that bundt cake and those jello shooters are GREAT!
see you at blog sugar!
July 1, 2011 @ 12:22 pm
Hi Amy! I totally want to make all these desserts! My standard 4th of July desserts have been either cheesecake with blueberries and raspberries or red and blue jello with Cool Whip. I’ll have to try some of these 🙂 Oh, and I loved the strawberries with blue sugar!