Honestly, what can be better than food? If you ask my toddler the quick answer will be desserts!
Here are four desserts that you can use for any occasion, and make festive!
Rice Krispies Treats
A classic, and easy to do!
Shopping List
- Pre-Packaged Rice Krispies Treats
- 3 Cubes of Vanilla Almond Bark
- Festive Sprinkles
- Parchment Paper
Directions
- Place a sheet of parchment paper off to the side, and place 3 cubes of almond bark in a bowl (3 Cubes should make 6 Rice Krispies)
- Start by melting 3 cubes of vanilla almond bark in the microwave in 30 second increments by mixing it every time until a smooth almost liquid like consistency.
- Take the bowl of melted chocolate and your unwrapped Rice Krispies and scoop the white chocolate to the side with your Rice Krispies allowing the white chocolate to rise approximately halfway. (Use a spoon if you need help guiding the chocolate)
- Once the Rice Krispies are covered halfway, remove and place on the parchment.
- Continue till all are complete and laying on the parchment paper to dry
- Sprinkle your choice of festive sprinkles
- Let them sit and dry, then ready to serve!
DIY Ice Cream Sandwiches
A fan favorite from my toddler. He is obsessed that he gets ice cream and his favorite cookie all in one.
Shopping List
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Festive sprinkles
Directions
- Pour your sprinkles of choice in a flat plate
- Take one chocolate chip cookie and put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the middle, and then take your second chocolate chip cookie and make a sandwich.
- Take a spoon and scrape your sides to be evenly around.
- Role your ice cream sandwich sideways in the sprinkles. Your ice cream in between the cookies will begin to pick up the sprinkles.
- Place in the freezer, until time to enjoy.
Meringue Cookies
So light and airy
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours
Resting time: 2 hours
Total time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 60-80 (depending on size of your cookies)
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- electric hand mixer or stand mixer
- baking sheets
- parchment paper or silicone liner
- Optional – piping bag and tip (food coloring if you choose to add color)
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites or 1/2 cup egg whites (room temperature)
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 2/3 superfine sugar (baking sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner. Set aside.
2. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer or stand mixer on high speed until foamy.
3. Add the sugar very slowly a little at a time while still beating.
4. Add the vanilla extract and continue beating until the meringue is shiny. Mixture should have stiff peaks and the sugar should be completely dissolved.
5. Meringues may be dropped by the tablespoon or piping bag onto baking sheets. Leaving 1 inch space between each cookie. (I chose a piping bag with star tip and red and blue food coloring. Drip along the inside of piping bag with food coloring)
6. Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and turn the oven off.
7. Leave the cookies undisturbed in the oven for 2 hours. 8. Remove from the oven to cool.
4th of July Cake
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 blue cupcakes
- 4 red cupcakes
- 4 glasses, approximately 1/2 pint size
- Buttercream frosting or store bought white frosting
- Sprinkles
Instructions
1. First, crumble up the blue cupcakes into a bowl. Then the red cupcakes in a separate bowl.
2. Put your white frosting in a piping bag (I used a star tip) or a plastic bag and cut the corner off.
3. Take your jar and put a layer of blue cake crumbles in the bottom. My layers were about 1/2 inch thick.
4. Take your frosting and pipe a layer covering the blue cake. Make sure your frosting is touching the side of the glass.
5. Next add a layer of your red crumble cake about 1/2 inch thick.
6. Pipe another layer of frosting making sure your frosting touches the side of the glass.
7. Repeat steps to get another blue and red layer.
8. Now pipe the top of your cake with your frosting and sprinkle your patriotic sprinkles over the top.
9. Repeat steps 3-9 for the remaining glasses.
We hope that you and your family enjoy these desserts that can be for a holiday, or just because. If you make any of the 4 Festive Fourth of July Desserts be sure to tag us in #SSM or #SimplySouthernMama.
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