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.
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
- 4th July Skewers:
- Wash and rinse fruit. Set aside to dry.
- 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.
- 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.
- Load individual fruit pieces onto wooden skewer, alternating blue and red colors.
- Top fruit skewer with colored marshmallow.
- 4th July Smores:
- 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.
- 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.
- Place one colored marshmallow onto wooden skewer or stick.
- Roast marshmallow.
- Place marshmallow in between chocolate and two graham crackers.
- Candy Firecrackers:
- Group 5-6 Twizzler candy pieces and tie each group with a small piece of patriotic ribbon.















