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Firecracker Marshmallow Pops

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Firecracker Marshmallow PopsIndependence day is one of my favorite holidays. Maybe it’s the festive red, white and blue, maybe it’s picnics in the park or backyard gatherings with family and friends. Maybe it’s all the wonderful food! When I host parties, I love making something fun or a favor. These firecracker marshmallow pops are great for kids or wrap them up in cellophane, tie with festive ribbon and use as favors.

 

Firecracker Marshmallow Pops are a great favor idea for a July 4th party.

When my boys were young, we used to dip marshmallows in chocolate all the time. It’s a fun memory for all of us. When this event came up with my blogger friends, I knew I wanted to make these firecracker marshmallow pops. Most marshmallow pops dip the entire marshmallow in the candy melts. Well, ask anyone that knows me and they will tell you that I’m not a huge fan of too much artificial color. That is one of the reasons I decided not to immerse them in the candy melts. I kind of love the look of the stripes plus the candy doesn’t overpower the marshmallow. I found the cute paper straws on Amazon. I think they add a festive touch.

Looking for more fun patriotic food ideas? My patriotic ice cream cones are a fun way to serve ice cream. If you’re short on time try my All-American patriotic dessert tarts. Don’t forget to check out the recipes below from my fellow bloggers.

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Firecracker Marshmallow Pops

Yield: 4 pops

Firecracker Marshmallow Pops

Ingredients

  • 8 jumbo marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup red candy melts
  • 1/4 cup royal blue candy melts
  • 4 paper straws

Instructions

  1. Skewer two marshmallows on each straw and stand in a glass.
  2. In two separate bowls, melt each candy melt color, one at a time, according to package directions. Once melted, put each color into a separate ziplock bag. DO ONE COLOR AT A TIME.
  3. Holding the end of the straw in one hand and ziplock in the other. Gently squeeze the bag over the marshmallows as you turn the marshmallows. Work quickly.
  4. Repeat with other color.
  5. Stand in glass to set.
  6. Serve.
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Firecracker Marshmallow Pops are a great favor idea for a July 4th party. #July4th

Patriotic Cupcakes

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Patriotic Cupcakes are perfect for any flag-waving occasion.This post contains affiliate links where, if a purchase is made through the link, I will receive a small commission. Today I’m sharing patriotic cupcakes as a three-fer. A group of bloggers and I are sharing patriotic recipes, it’s also #CookoutWeek and Taste of Home Tuesday. Whew! Need less to say there are lots of great recipe to check out today. Hope you have time to visit many, if not all, of them.

I found this recipe in the Simple & Delicious cookbook from the editors at Taste of Home. It’s on page 567 under the Holiday Highlights tab. This is a cookbook I simply love. I reviewed a copy of the book last year and you can find it here. I love that these cupcakes start with a mix. You must use a white cake mix or the colors will be off. The challenge is getting each color into the cupcake liners evenly. I got about 18 cupcakes.

These cupcakes are not only the perfect dessert for July 4th or Memorial Day but also for a military deployment send off or to welcome home a soldier from duty.


I happened to have the traditional red, white and blue sprinkles, or jimmies, but you you could use nonpareils or fun star sprinkles. You can also use patriotic cupcake liners, although I used white ones, because I had them and it’s kind of fun to see the colors of the cupcake through the liner.

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Patriotic Cupcakes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 18 - 20 cupcakes

Patriotic Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 package white cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
  • 1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring
  • 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
  • 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
  • Red, white and blue sprinkles (jimmies, non-pariels or stars)

Instructions

  1. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. In a small bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and the blue food coloring. In another bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and the red food coloring. Leave remaining batter plain.
  3. Fill paper-lined muffin cups with evenly with the red batter, then evenly with the plain batter and finally evenly with the blue batter. Bake at 350° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with vanilla frosting; decorate with sprinkles of your choice.
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July 4th, 1776 is the date the Second Continental Congress adopted The United States Declaration of Independence effectively ending British rule. Now we celebrate our independence each year on July 4th with fireworks, picnics, parades and backyard barbecues across our nation. Join these 11 bloggers as we celebrate and share some patriotic themed recipes!

 

 
More recipes from my fellow Taste of Home Volunteer Field Editors
Jolene’s Recipe Journal Danish Pancakes
Red Cottage Chronicles Corn Flake Coated Bacon

 

#CookoutWeek continues with new recipes today. Check out this link-up for ideas.


We also have a fabulous giveaway featuring products from the brands who have made #CookoutWeek possible! You can enter below to win:

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Celebrate America's Independence with patriotic cupcakes.

All-American Patriotic Dessert Tarts

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All-American Patriotic Dessert Tart

Patriotic dessert tarts are a great way to celebrate the 4th of July. Decorating with red, white and blue puts me in the mood to celebrate the freedoms that our country affords us. It’s a time to remember those who have served our country to give us those freedoms as well. Our founding father’s endured a great deal for what they believed.

Gathering with friends and family for picnics or backyard barbecues is a highlight of the holiday, along with fireworks of course. Sometimes, when having a group of people over you need one or two easy, throw together dishes. I don’t think there is a simpler dessert to make for a group. Plus, it looks festive. While the recipe makes 6 individual tarts, because you only make the pudding then assemble the tarts, it’s easy to make more. I used vanilla pudding but these would also be delicious with white chocolate pudding.

All American Patriotic Tart

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All-American Patriotic Dessert Tarts

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Serving Size: 1 tart

All-American Patriotic Dessert Tarts

Ingredients

  • 1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 3/4 cup cold milk
  • 6 single-serve graham cracker tart crusts
  • Reddi-Whip topping
  • Fresh blueberries
  • Chopped fresh strawberries

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl beat pudding mix and milk with a wire whisk until it thickens. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. When ready to serve, spoon pudding evenly into 6 tart shells. Top with Reddi-Whip, a few blueberries and chopped strawberries.
  3. Serve immediately.
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Go All-American with this patriotic dessert tart.

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