posted by:heatherkenney

Kids July 4th Recipes

Kids love to help in the kitchen.  This July 4th let them help with patriotic cooking.  These recipes are easy for kids to prepare as well as yummy to eat.  Here are a few July 4th recipes to try this year:

Patriotic Punch Pops

Ingredients:
2 cups apple juice
4 cups strawberries, fresh or frozen
4 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 popsicle molds
12 paper cups
12 popsicle sticks

Directions:

Whirl together half the apple juice with the strawberries in blender. Pour liquid into molds or cups, filling half full. Insert sticks and freeze for two hours.

Whirl together remaining apple juice with blueberries in blender. Add liquid to molds or cups that contain the strawberry mixture, filling to the top. Freeze for two more hours.

When firm, remove from freezer, remove from molds or peel off cups, and serve.

Variations: Alternate the red and blue layers 4 times instead of 2 times. Add a white layer using lemonade or coconut juice.

Tip: To keep sticks upright before the liquid freezes, cover each paper cup with foil and insert stick through the hole cut in the top.

Pretzel Sparklers

long rod pretzels
white chocolate, melted
sprinkles (red, white and blue) or star cake decorations
 

Melt the white chocolate. Dip the pretzel rod halfway into the melted chocolate then sprinkle the sprinkles over the wet chocolate. Lay on waxed paper or place in a cup to dry.

Dreamy Blueberry-Watermelon Pie Ingredients

• 1 - 9 inch graham cracker crust
• 1 - 3 ounce package of watermelon gelatin
• 1/4 cup of boiling water
• 1 package of frozen whipped topping
• 1 cup of watermelon, seeded and cubed
• 1 cup blueberries

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water and cool mixture to room temperature. Whip in whipped topping with a wire whisk. Fold in blueberries and watermelon. Spoon mixture into the crust and refrigerate for at least two hours.
Serves: 8

What is your favorite July 4th recipe???