Stars, Stripes & Bites: Tasty 4th of July Foods

Will you be celebrating the 4th of July with kids? These fun & festive foods will not disappoint. Honestly, they won’t disappoint adults either.

Here are some fun and easy red, white & blue foods you can try at home. Some are perfect for snack time while others can be for breakfast, lunch or dinner. And if you’re looking for activities to do with kids to go with these treats, make sure to check out my blog post here.

Sparkler Dog –

What you will need:

• Hot dogs
• Crescent roll dough
• Any kind of sliced cheese – Colby Jack pictured above
• Kabob sticks
• Star cookie cutter

How to make it:

1. Insert the kabob stick into the hot dog
2. Cut the crescent roll dough in half (or thirds for bigger slices) and wrap it around the hot dog
3. Bake in oven according to the crescent roll instructions (usually at 375 for 8-10 minutes)
4. When crescent roll dough is fully cooked – Use a medium sized star cookie cutter (link above) to cut stars out of a slice of cheese and sliced on to the top of the kabob stick
5. To make extra festive – place the sparkler dog on a plate and use ketchup to create “sparks” coming out of it

Red, White & Blue Cinnamon Rolls –

This is the easiest dish on here that you could make festive!

What you will need:

• Your choice of cinnamon rolls – Pillsbury, frozen, store bought
• 4th of July Sprinkles
• Casserole dish or cake pan (if baking cinnamon rolls yourself)

How to make it:

1. Bake cinnamon rolls according to package they come in (I used Pillsbury here)
2. Place sprinkles on top when cinnamon rolls are cooled

That’s it. It’s that easy! But also fun & festive!

Graham Cracker Flag –

What you will need:

• Graham Crackers
• Cool whip (could also do cream cheese or frosting)
• Strawberries
• Blueberries

How to make it:

1. Spread the cool whip or spread of your choice along the graham cracker – the main thing is that no matter which spread you choose, it is white like the flag
2. Cut strawberries into thin lines
3. Place about six blueberries in the left hand corner of the graham cracker
4. Place the strawberries in a line and repeat for as many lines as you can fit

Red, White & Blue Lunch –

What you will need:

• White cheddar mac and cheese
• Strawberries (or raspberries)
• Blueberries

Red, White & Blue Toast –

What you will need:

• Bread
• Toaster
• Strawberry jelly
• Blueberry jelly or jam
• Cream Cheese

How to make it:

1. Toast a piece of bread
2. Spread the strawberry jelly on the left hand side of the bread
3. Spread the cream cheese on the center of the bread
4. Spread the blueberry jam on the right hand side of the bread

Flag Pizza –

What you will need:

• Pillsbury Pizza Crust Dough
• Pizza sauce
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Pepperonis
• Sliced mozzarella or provolone cheese
• Star cookie cutter from above
• Parchment paper

How to make it:

1. Lay a sheet of parchment paper down on a cooking pan
2. Open Pillsbury can of pizza crust. Use your hands or a rolling pin to stretch the pizza crust out
3. Spoon pizza sauce all around
4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the entire area except for the left hand corner – leave a square for the cheese stars
5. Place pepperonis down in lines to represent the stripes of the flag
6. Use the star cookie cutter from above on the slices of cheese and place the stars in the left hand corner
7. Bake in oven according to the instructions on the Pillsbury can

Red, White & blue Funfetti Dip –

You can find this recipe here. I used the same sprinkles that I purchased for the cinnamon rolls above. Then I purchased vanilla wafers to eat with the dip. This dip was super easy and tasty!

Red, White & Blue Fruit Mix –

What you will need:

• Bananas
• Strawberries
• Blueberries

An alternative to bananas would be mixing the strawberries and blueberries in cool whip. Cut bananas and strawberries to your liking and mix it all together in a bowl.

Make sure to check out my 4th of July activities blog to go along with these yummy treats, here.