Independence Day is a time typically spent with friends and family in celebration. Whether you’re looking for ways to WOW everyone at the party, or just want to find a fun activity to do with the kids during this Fourth of July season, here are 4 easy festive treats that you should try.
Red, White & Blue Strawberries
Ingredients:
- Strawberries
- White chocolate candy dips or melts
- Blue Jimmies or Sugar
Directions:
- Wash and completely dry the strawberries
- Melt the candy dips or melts, following the directions on the package
- Hand dip the strawberries 3/4 of the way into the white chocolate, and swirl the strawberry around to get rid of the extra chocolate
- Dip 1/4 of the strawberry into a bowl with the blue jimmies or blue sugar
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Ingredients:
- Dipping pretzels (small)
- White chocolate & milk chocolate candy dips or melts
- Festive sprinkles, stars, or colored sugar
Directions:
- Melt the candy dips or melts, following the directions on the package
- Hand dip the dipping pretzels 3/4 of the way into the chocolate, and swirl the pretzel around to get rid of the extra chocolate
- Sprinkle with festive edible decorations
Mini Ice cream Cone Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- Your choice of cake mix
- Mini ice cream cones
- White chocolate & milk chocolate candy dips or melts
- Mini cupcake trays
- M & M’s and edible decorations
Directions:
- Prepare cake batter according to directions
- Fill the mini ice cream cones 3/4 of the way full, and place in mini cupcake tray
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
- While mini cakes are cooling, melt the candy dips or melts, following the directions on the package.
- Hand dip the little cake top into the chocolate, and swirl the cake around to get rid of the extra chocolate
- Decorate to look like a little ice cream cone, or drizzle with another kind of chocolate to look like an added topping and then decorate!
Patriotic Popcorn
Ingredients:
- 1 scoop of popping corn & air popper OR 1 bag popcorn, popped (I used Tender White)
- 6 oz. white chocolate candy coating
- 1 bag of red, white and blue M&M’s
- Pretzel sticks, broken into small pieces
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles, if desired
Directions:
- Pop popcorn
- Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl with the broken up pretzels and M&Ms
- Heat the candy coating in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each time, until melted and smooth
- Drizzle the candy coating over the popcorn mixture and stir to coat (the pretzels and M&Ms will sink to the bottom, so make sure to get those stirred in and coated with the rest of the popcorn)
- Spread out on a large piece of wax paper, top with a few sprinkles (if desired) and let cool
- Break into pieces and serve in a large bowl