21 Patriotic Treats for Kids

With 4th of July just around the corner I have been eyeing so many delicious treats over on Pinterest and many of them are perfect for kids. We love making a big deal out of Independence Day, going to the local Old Poway Park to play old fashioned games like sponge toss and pie eating contests with plenty of crafts to take home. The kids get to enjoy things like snow cones and kettle corn there.... we mostly eat healthy but for holidays I let them have the special treats that the rest of the year I deem unhealthy. This year I thought we would try our hand at making some festive Red White and Blue treats so I began pinning and before you know it I had way too many to choose from. Now I need your help in deciding which of these treats we will make for the 4th of July!

Frozen Triple Berry Smoothie via Katrina's Kitchen

Kid Friendly Patriotic Punch via Mom Endeavors

Fourth of July Cupcakes via Midwestern Moms

Flag Popsicles via Practically Functional 

Frozen Vanilla Berry Bark via Running from the Law

4th of July Ice Cream Cups via a la mo

Star Spangled Cookies via Bri Geeski

Red White & Blueberry Yogurt Parfait via Mommy's Slice of the Pie

Patriotic Marshmallow Star Shooters via Mommy Gaga

Patriotic Raspberry Coconut Cake via Simmworks Family

Red, White & Blue Skewers via Made with Happy

Pop Rocks Rice Krispies Treats via Life Love & Sugar

4th of July Rice Crispy Treat Stars via Keep It Simple Mama

Red White & Blue Waffle Cone Ice Cream Sandwiches via a la mo

Blueberry Strawberry Jicama Salsa via Two Peas & Their Pod

4th of July Dessert Dipped Pretzels via 36th Avenue

Chocolate Dipped Banana Split via i heart naptime

4th of July Gummies via Mam Natural

Red White & Blue Snack Mix via The Crafting Chicks

Star Spangled Strawberry Shortcake via Mommy's Slice of the Pie

Firecracker Popcorn via The Nerd's Wife

Are you ready to get your Independence Day party planning going? For us these holidays are much more fun when we center our festivities around the kids. I can't wait to let the kids roll up their sleeves and create some patriotic cheer in the kitchen. 

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Star Spangled Strawberry Shortcake

National Strawberry Shortcake Day is June 21st. Now, we love strawberry shortcake. But, you know how sometimes you have to change things up a bit to keep it interesting? So here's our our twist on an old classic....

With 4th of July coming up I thought it would be fun to come up with an Independence Day inspired dessert. I was thinking along the lines of strawberries and blueberries. Totally typical and a little less than exciting. More for me than the kids because they love any time we get dessert. And then an idea started to brew.

When Amberly helped me to make the Red, White and Blueberry Yogurt Parfait we happened to see some gorgeous starfruit in the produce section at our neighborhood market and decided to buy some and give it a try. Other than eating it plain, I didn't know what else we would do with it.

That's when I came up with the idea of a fun 4th of July type dessert. Because I love angel food cake I decided to go that route.

However, I wanted to avoid the unhealthy cool whip type topping with hydrogenated oils. Lucky for me I still had some Mountain High Yoghurt left over after making the S'mores Yogurt Parfait.

And that's just how ideas build; first you think of one thing, then another idea builds off of that one and you might change it up and go a totally different direction, then make some tweaks. Finally you have your final concept. I guess that's how new recipe ideas are born. Maybe there's hope for me in the kitchen yet!

 First, I recommend you rinse your berries in a vinegar bath.

Being that I've never had star fruit before, we watched a video to find out how to prepare it. Pretty simple, right?

Next, slice the angel food cake loaf into 6 even pieces.

Then mix one cup of yogurt and 1/4 cup of your favorite all fruit spread.  This ends up being a delicious dessert topping that I am sure we will find more uses for in the future.

Rinse off your berries from the vinegar bath.

Quarter the strawberries.

Place one slice of angel food cake on a plate.

Pour a few tablespoons worth of your dessert topping over cake.

Place the quartered strawberries around the cake.

Place as many slices of starfruit as you desire on top of the cake.

Pour more of the dessert topping over if you like.

Lastly, add your blueberries.

In just a few minutes later you have a beautiful Star Spangled Strawberry Shortcake

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