I’m terrible at making decisions.
So when I tried to decide which recipes to include in my Fourth of July post, I had no idea where to start. Basically any dessert recipe could be good for a Fourth of July party, right?
Well, maybe not the Cake Batter Ice Cream.
To simplify things, I’m choosing to highlight only recipes with either red or blue berries. And you can add the other colored berry (as well as non-dairy ice cream or whipped cream) to complete the patriotic look.
Single-Serving Strawberry Shortcakes
Just swap some of the strawberries with blueberries, and voila! A patriotic cupcake for one. (Alternatively, you can make multiple cupcakes and sub all blueberries in some of them.)
Make one batch with raspberries. Then make another batch, subbing an equal amount of blueberries for the raspberries called for in the recipe.
Once again, just add some strawberries or raspberries for red, white, and blue oatmeal.
Ice with red frosting, or white frosting and red+blue sprinkles
I actually have a strawberry shortcake version of this too! I just haven’t gotten a chance to post it yet. The recipe is very similar, but if you need more specifics, feel free to ask and I can write it out quickly in a comment.
Okay, so I cheated with this one. It doesn’t have any berries. But you need something white to go with all that blue and red. Besides, this stuff tastes incredible when poured over fresh berries.
I remember icecream at Baskin Robins when I was a kid that was patriotic. I don’t remember the name, but it was vanilla icecream with blueberry preserves(or flavor), raspberry preserves(again, but have been Smuckers), and pop rocks. Awesome.
I need to try these out! I featured your post on my own blog on my post about having a healthy yet indulgent holiday weekend. 🙂
Well… Switzerland’s national day is on August the 1st. Traditionally, people get together, make fires and roast sausages (yuck), usually saveloy (yes, it says a lot about the fiiine swiss culinary traditions). There are also many fireworks, and some military parades. Also, people light colored lanterns and make a procession.
In short… not a very exciting party. 🙂 But the good thing is that our flag colors are red and white, so I can adapt many American/Canadian recipes!
Seth and I are headed to a wedding tonight, but we’re just hanging out with his family for the 4th. Perhaps I should contribute a vegan dessert to the party???
Yes, make a vegan dessert! Or, better yet, your trademark: hummus! 😉
Adorable roundup, Katie! Have a great long weekend 🙂
Your recipes look fantastic. I can’t wait to try the cookie dough dip. Chickpeas are the bomb for sneaky cooking!