I have been perusing the web for some GREAT Independence Day Recipes. I have been looking for some that are one creative, two fun, and three easy to make. 
I want my kids to enjoy them and have fun making them as well.
Here are the top FOUR recipes that I found for making Independence Day a bit more FUN!
Recipe number 1:
This recipe comes from Kids Cooking Activities.
Recipe is taken from the Kids Cooking Activies Website.
Firecracker Cakes
Clean and empty Soup can with no lip
Cake mix
White, red and blue frosting
Sprinkles, optional
Choose a can that doesn’t have a lip extending over the opening of the can. This will make it hard to get your cake out in one smooth piece. Clean out empty soup cans and grease well with shortening and flour. Prepare cake mix and pour into cans about 2/3 full. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool. With a knife loosen cake from edges of can and cake should slide out. Decorate sides and top of cake as desired.
Recipe number 2:
This recipe comes from Recipe Kitchen.
Recipe is taken from Recipe Kitchen website.
American Flag Giant Cookie
This is more of a fruit tart than a cookie.
1 (15oz) pkg. sugar cookie mix
2 tbl. vanilla yogurt
2 tbl. powdered sugar
1 tbl. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 (8oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
blueberries, raspberries and strawberries
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Follow the package instructions for
the sugar cookie mix. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and then press
the cookie dough into a rectangular shape that is about 1/8″ thick.
Press your thumbs into the edges to create a scalloped look. Bake for
8-10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Remove from the oven
an cool.
While the crust is cooling, mix the cream cheese, yogurt, sugar,
lemon juice and lemon rind. Spread over the cooled cookie.
Arrange the fruit in an American flag design. Blueberries will form the
blue field in the upper left hand corner. Raspberries and/or strawberries
will be the horizontal stripes.
Recipe number 3:
This recipe or idea was from Idea Box.
Recipe is taken from the Idea Box website.
4th of July Breakfast Pancakes
Make blueberry pancakes and serve with strawberry sauce, and top with a dollop whipped cream.
Recipe number 4:
This recipe comes from Family Corner.
Recipe is taken from the Family Corner website.
Fruit Sparklers
24 large blueberries
24 strawberries
3 bananas, cut into 8 pieces each
24 cherries
24 large marshmallows
8 wooden skewers
8 each red, white, and blue ribbons, 1-foot lengths
Skewer fruit and marshmallows on wooden skewers in a red, white and blue pattern, using for of each item on a skewer.
Tie red, white, and blue ribbons to the bottom of the skewer.
Safety tip: When finished skewering fruit, break off sharp tips of skewers to prevent injury.
There are a few recipes that stand out to me.
Please look for these recipes on this site.
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Stacey Walker has a Homemade Gourmet Home Business. She uses her Homemade Gourmet products regularly for cooking fast and easy to prepare meals. She is currently using Homemade Gourmet in her meal planning and when teaching her children to cook. Visit her website at www.4minutemeals.com
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