Fourth of July Recipes

Red, white and blue fruit skewers, Flag pudding desert, and Star Cakes on a stick are some of the many ways you can bring the fireworks to your table this holiday. Follow these links to find recipes for great barbecue main courses including ribs, grilled chicken, hot dogs, stuffed burgers and bacon cheddar cheeseburgers. Round out the main course with a few summer salads, and then bring the fun to the meal with the recipes below.

Star Spangled Jigglers Recipe

You will need:

• 2 packages each red and blue Jell-o
• Star shaped cookie cutters

Directions:

1. Prepare Jell-o according to package directions for jigglers
2. Use cookie cutters to make red and blue stars

Red, White and Blue Fruit and Cheese Skewers Recipe

You will need:

• 8 wood food skewers
• Blueberries (as large and firm as you can find, approximately 40)
• Watermelon (use the firmest part of the watermelon, and cut into 32 one-inch squares)
• Feta cheese (cut into 24 one-inch squares)

Directions

1. Thread blueberries, watermelon and cheese cubes onto wooden skewers.

Simple Flag Pudding Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pint blueberries
• 1 pint strawberries
• 1 pound cake
• 2 packages vanilla pudding, prepared
• 1 container cool whip

Directions

1. Cut pound cake into 1-inch cubes.
2. De-stem strawberries, and slice in half.
3. Place cubes of pound cake in a 9 x 13 serving dish. Top with pudding, and spread. Top with Cool Whip, spreading until even.
4. Place blueberries in top left corner to make stars. Line strawberries in horizontal rows to make stripes.
5. Chill and serve.

Star Cakesicles Recipe

You will need:

• 1 package bread mix such as Krusteaz Cinnamon Streusel, or Pillsbury blueberry or banana bread mix. Or, any homemade firm cake or fruit bread recipe will work.
• Star-shaped cupcake molds OR star-shaped cookie cutters
• Powdered Sugar
• Milk
• Popsicle sticks

Directions

1. Prepare cake or bread mix according to directions.
2. If using star-shaped cake molds, pour batter evenly into molds, filling 3/4 full.
3. If using star-shaped cookie cutter, pour batter into an 11 x 17 inch baking dish.
4. Bake until just browned on top (General rule: if using small cake molds, reduce normal baking time by 12 - 15 minutes.)
5. Cool completely.
6. If using sheet cake, cut star shapes with cookie cutter.
7. Prepare a thin glaze by mixing powdered sugar and milk to desired consistency. Drizzle glaze on cakesicles and let set.
8. Place one popsicle stick into one pointed end of each star.
9. Lay "cakesicles" flat
10. Drizzle with glaze, and let set.
11. Serve.

Serving Suggestions

Bringing out the colors of red, white and blue are a great and easy way to add to the festivity of this holiday. Use the colors in creative ways to decorate your table. You can even make a centerpiece out of the fruit skewers by sticking them into a large dome-shaped piece of foam that you buy from a craft store and decorate in red, white and blue.

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