10 Amazing 4th Of July Recipes For Kids To Try

Are your kids all excited about the Independence Day celebrations? Have you planned some fun and interesting activities for them for this very special day? How about trying some interesting 4th of July food ideas for kids that they will love to make and eat too?

If you would like to know some fun and easy fourth of July recipes for kids that go perfectly with the patriotic theme, go ahead with your read.

Ten Amazing 4th Of July Recipes For Kids:

Here is our collection of ten delicious and easy 4th of July desserts for kids that you will love making:

1. Red Blue And White Toast:

You Will Need:

• A slice of bread

• ½ cup of Blueberries

• 2 Tbsp Strawberry jam

• ½ cup of diced bananas

How To:

1. Apply the jam on the slice and add a topping of fruits.

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2. Brownie Flag:

You Will Need:

• 12 Tbsp butter

• 1 ½ cup of sugar

• 2/3^rdcup of unsweetened cocoa powder

• 3 eggs

• 1 ½ Tbsp vanilla extract

• 3/4^thcup of flour

• ½ Tbsp salt

• 1/4^thTbsp baking powder

• 1 cup of chocolate chips

• 1 cup of blueberries

• 2 cups of sliced strawberries

• 2 cups of white frosting

• Cooking spray

How To:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Line a baking dish with aluminum foil and grease with cooking spray.

3. Melt butter in a pan and add cocoa and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla.

4. Next, add salt, baking powder, flour, and chocolate chips. Cook for five minutes.

5. Pour the mix into the dish and bake for 25 minutes.

6. Add a thin layer of frosting over the brownie. Add the blueberries on the top left, and place the strawberry slices in five rows. Add frosting in between. Refrigerate before serving.

3. Sparkle Cones:

You Will Need:

• A pack of ice cream cones

• A pack of white chocolate

• A pack of red, white and blue sprinkles

How To:

1. Melt the chocolate as per instructions on the package.

2. Dip the cone upside down in the chocolate. Spread the sprinkles over it.

3. Let it dry before serving.

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4. Red, White And Blue Ice Cream Bread:

You Will Need:

• 2 cups of vanilla ice cream

• 1 ½ cup of self-raising flour

• Red and blue food coloring

How To:

1. Preheat oven to 120 degrees F.

2. Mix the ice cream and flour to make the dough. Split the dough into three parts. Add some red coloring in one part and some blue in the other. Leave one part white.

3. Place the dough one over the other in a baking pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let the bread cool before serving.

5. Patriotic Fruit Salad:

You Will Need:

• 1 ½ cups of sliced watermelon

• 2 sliced apples

• 1 ½ cups of blueberries

• 3 Tbsp Lime juice

How To:

1. Cut the watermelon and apples using star shaped cutters.

2. Add all the fruits in a bowl and drizzle with the Lime juice.

6. Red Blue And White Pancake:

You Will Need:

• 1 box of red velvet pancake mix

• 1cup of Whipped cream

• ½ cup of Fresh blueberries

• Cooking spray

How To:

1. Prepare the pancake mix as per instructions on the packet.

2. Grease a pan with cooking spray and place it over medium heat. Pour the mix into the pan and cook until the edges start to bubble. Flip and cook on the other side too.

3. Remove the pancake from the heat. Add whipped cream and blueberries on top before serving.

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7. Red White And Blue Cones:

You Will Need:

• 1 tub of Ice

• 1 cup of Cherry snow cone syrup

• 1 cup of Blue raspberry snow cone syrup

• 1 Ice cream cup

How To:

1. Place the ice in the snow cone maker and shave.

2. Place it in the ice cream cup and top with snow cone syrups.

8. Red White And Blue Watermelon Almond Tart:

You Will Need:

• 1 cup of sliced almonds

• 2 cups of sliced watermelon

• 1 cup of vanilla yogurt

• 1 cup of blueberries

• 1 cup of sliced strawberries

How To:

1. Place a pan over medium heat and dry roast the almonds. Remove the pan from heat and let it cool.

2. Dip the watermelon slices in the yogurt and the almonds and arrange on a plate.

3. Top the watermelon slices with the blueberries and strawberries.

9. Stuffed Strawberries:

You Will Need:

• 1 cup of Fresh strawberries

• 1 cup of blueberries

• 1 cup of mascarpone cheese

• 3 Tbsp Confectioner sugar

• 1 Tbsp vanilla

How To:

1. Scoop out the strawberries and slice the blueberries.

2. Add the cheese, vanilla, and sugar in a bowl. Mix until fluffy. Put the mix in a Ziploc and snip off the tip.

3. Fill the strawberries with the mix and top it up with the blueberries.

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10. Red White And Blue Star Cookies:

You Will Need:

• 1 batch of shortbread dough cut out in star shapes

• 1 batch of buttercream frosting

• 2 Tbsp each of Red and White Food coloring

• A packet each of Red and blue licorice candy

• 2 Tbsp Blue sanding sugar

How To:

1. Bake the shortbread as per instructions.

2. Use the red and white food coloring to dye the frosting.

3. Top the cookies with the frosting. Decorate with licorice candy and sanding sugar.

Let your kid enjoy preparing some delicious July Fourth special treats at home.

Hope you liked our collection of 4th of July recipes for kids. If you have more recipe ideas for July Fourth that make your kid drool, do share them here with other moms.

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