4th of July Desserts

Make your 4th of July holiday look and taste delicious with these three simple desserts; Berry Fruit Skewers, Independence Smores, and Candy Firecrackers.  Your kids will love getting in on the action too by helping you assemble the fruit skewers and dip the marshmallows.

 

4th of July Desserts

Ingredients

  • 4th July Skewers:
  • Jumbo Marshmallows
  • Red Colored Crystal Sprinkles
  • Blue Colored Crystal Sprinkles
  • Wooden Skewers
  • Blueberries
  • Blackberries
  • Raspberries
  • Independence Smores
  • 4th July Smores:
  • Jumbo Marshmallows
  • Red Colored Crystal Sprinkles
  • Blue Colored Crystal Sprinkles
  • Dark chocolate pieces
  • Reduced fat graham crackers
  • wooden skewers or sticks
  • Candy Firecrackers:
  • Fat-Free Twizzler Candy
  • Patriotic Ribbon or Red and Blue ties

Instructions

  1. 4th July Skewers:
  2. Wash and rinse fruit. Set aside to dry.
  3. Put red colored crystal sprinkles in a small bowl. Put blue colored crystal sprinkles in a separate small bowl. Fill a separate small bowl with water.
  4. Dip bottom 1/3 of jumbo marshmallow into water quickly. Shake off excess water and immediately dip marshmallow into blue colored crystal sprinkles. Gently flip over marshmallow and dip top 1/3 of marshmallow into water and shake off excess. Immediately dip marshmallow into red colored crystal sprinkles. Set aside.
  5. Load individual fruit pieces onto wooden skewer, alternating blue and red colors.
  6. Top fruit skewer with colored marshmallow.
  7. 4th July Smores:
  8. Put red colored crystal sprinkles in a small bowl. Put blue colored crystal sprinkles in a separate small bowl. Fill a separate small bowl with water.
  9. Dip bottom 1/3 of jumbo marshmallow into water quickly. Shake off excess water and immediately dip marshmallow into blue colored crystal sprinkles. Gently flip over marshmallow and dip top 1/3 of marshmallow into water and shake off excess. Immediately dip marshmallow into red colored crystal sprinkles. Set aside.
  10. Place one colored marshmallow onto wooden skewer or stick.
  11. Roast marshmallow.
  12. Place marshmallow in between chocolate and two graham crackers.
  13. Candy Firecrackers:
  14. Group 5-6 Twizzler candy pieces and tie each group with a small piece of patriotic ribbon.
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