4th of July: Red White & Blue Recipes

Here are a few of the recipes I used to make our 4th of July party all that is red, white, and blue:

EASY AS 1,2,3...

Independence Pretzel Sticks (makes as many as you prefer):

     Ingredients

• pretzel sticks
• white chocolate
• sprinkles

     

     Directions

1. Melt white chocolate
2. Dip pretzels in chocolate
3. Sprinkle sprinkles onto chocolate

(on left side)

"RED" Strawberries (makes as many as you prefer):

     Ingredients

• strawberries
• white chocolate
• colored sugar

     

     Directions

1. Melt white chocolate
2. Dip strawberries in chocolate
3. Sprinkle colored sugar onto chocolate

Red, White, & Blue Candy Bark (makes as many as you prefer):

     Ingredients

• oreos
• pretzels
• white chocolate
• M&Ms
• sprinkles

     

     Directions

1. Place crushed up a oreos (dozen) and pretzels (handful)
2. Melt white chocolate and pour over oreos & pretzels
3. Sprinkle with M&Ms and sprinkles

**Let harden then break into pieces to serve

(on right side)

1776 Punch (makes as many as you prefer):

     Ingredients

• cranberry juice
• blue frost Gatorade
• Diet 7-Up

     

     Directions

1. Fill glass/dispenser with ice
2. Pour in cranberry juice
3. Pour in Gatorade over top a layer of ice
4. Pour Diet 7-Up over top a layer of ice

**Be sure to pour over a layer of ice and not directly into juice/Gatorade or it will mix as opposed to flow nicely

A FEW MORE STEPS INVOLVED...

Star Spangled Pie (makes 8 servings):

     Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups Keebler Chips Deluxe Rainbow Bite Size cookies
• 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 8 oz frozen whipped topping
• 1 Keebler Ready Crust graham cracker pie crust
• sprinkles

     

     Directions

1. Chop cookies
2. Mix beaten cream cheese and sugar together in small bowl
3. Fold in cookies and whipped topping
4. Spread into crust
5. Refrigerate for 3 hours
6. Garnish with sprinkles

REALLY THESE CAN ALL BE TIERED TOWARDS ANY HOLIDAY BY CHANGING UP THE COLORS AND INGREDIENTS SLIGHTLY (I.E. PINK AND PURPLE M&MS FOR EASTER OR CANDY CORN INSTEAD OF M&MS FOR HALLOWEEN).