Star Spangled Sweet Treats

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What You’ll Need

  • Variation of red, white and blue fruit
  • Strawberries
  • Raspberries
  • Blueberries
  • Blackberries
  • Bananas
  • Mini marshmallows

Instructions

Add a red, white and blue variation of fruit to the patriotic skewers included in your box

Display on your USA paper trays & enjoy!

What You’ll Need

  • 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 pint of washed blueberries, patted dry or set to drain on paper towels
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • If desired you can also add in chunks of strawberries, raspberries & blackberries

Instructions

  1. Mix the honey into the yogurt.
  2. Gently stir in a dozen blueberries at a time into the mixture, being careful not to crush them!
  3. Take them out one at a time with a fork, gently placing them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
  4. When the sheet is covered in dipped berries, place it, uncovered, in the freezer for about 2 hours, or until the berries are hard. Then, remove them from the sheet carefully with a spatula, and place in an air-tight freezable container so that they don't get crushed. They can store in the freezer for up to a month!
  5. To eat, take them out and let them soften for about 1 min. Enjoy!
  6. Serve these up with a variation on the fruit (chunks of strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries) for a red, white, and blue theme for the 4th of July!

What You’ll Need

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons (265g)

Lemon Filling

  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons (46g) all-purpose flour
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup (240ml) lemon juice (about 4 lemons)

Instructions

  1. Use a 9x13-inch glass pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to lift the finished bars out (makes cutting easier!). Set aside.
  2. Best with fresh lemon juice!
  3. Prepare the crust: Mix all of the shortbread crust ingredients together, then press firmly into a 9×13 inch glass baking pan lined with parchment paper.
  4. Pre-bake: Pre-baking the crust guarantees it will hold up under the lemon layer.
  5. Prepare the filling: Whisk all of the filling ingredients together.
  6. Bake: Pour the filling on the warm pre-baked crust, then bake at 325°F for around 20 minutes or until the center is just about set.
  7. Cool: Cool the lemon bars for about 1 hour at room temperature, then stick the whole pan in the refrigerator for 1-2 more hours until relatively chilled. Lift the parchment paper out of the pan and cut into squares. They’re delicious served cold and with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar on top!
  8. Extra: Top with half a strawberry for added color!

What You’ll Need

  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate
  • 2 T. unsalted butter
  • ½ c. creamy peanut butter
  • ½ t. vanilla extract
  • ½ t. kosher salt
  • 8 cups rice Chex cereal
  • 1 ½ c. - 2 c. confectioners sugar
  • 1 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 c. pretzels
  • 2 c. M&Ms

Instructions

  1. Chop chocolate into small chunks and butter into 2-3 pieces, and put both into a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Melt chocolate and butter on medium power in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. (It will take around 2 minutes.)
  3. Add peanut butter, vanilla extract, and kosher salt, and mix until smooth.
  4. Pour cereal into a large bowl and add chocolate-peanut butter mixture. Stir gently until all pieces are coated.
  5. Pour 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar into a large ziptop bag along with the cocoa powder.
  6. Add coated cereal and shake until well coated. You may need to add up to another ½ cup of confectioners sugar to cover everything.
  7. Spread onto cookie sheet in a single layer to cool.
  8. When cool, put into a large bowl and gently stir in pretzels and M&Ms.

    *A quicker and easier option is to purchase pre-made puppy chow from your local grocery store and add in pretzels & M&M’s!*

What You’ll Need

  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup bread flour
  • 3/4 cup quick oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1½ tsp vanilla
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup milk chocolate M&M’s
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar on high until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the eggs, one at a time.
  5. Mixing on low until fully combined.
  6. Add the vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  7. In a separate bowl, combine flours, oats, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine.
  8. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix only until the dough comes together and some streaks of flour remain. Do not over mix.
  9. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in M&M’s and chocolate chips.
  10. Using an 2 TBSP cookie scoop or a ¼ cup measuring cup, scoop cookie dough generously onto prepared baking pans. For evenly baked cookies, weight each ball of dough. These cookies are 2 ounces each.
  11. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until edges are slightly golden brown.
  12. Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

What You’ll Need

  • Coconut Fruit Bars
  • Coconut milk or condensed milk drizzle
  • Vanilla Icing
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Red, White, Blue Sprinkles
  • Edible Gold dust
  • Pop Rocks candies (optional)

Instructions

  1. Take out the store bought coconut milk (or any chosen popsicle) from the box.
  2. Drizzle coconut milk or condensed milk in a zig zag pattern
  3. Drizzle some vanilla icing in a zig zag pattern
  4. Sprinkle some mini marshmallows on top of the icing
  5. Sprinkle some red, white, and blue sprinkles.
  6. Top it off with a pinch of edible gold dust
  7. (optional) for a little extra 'pop', top with some pop rocks popping candies to make it a true firecracker!

What You’ll Need

  • Collect your favorite red, white, 7 blue sweet treats and have fun! There is no right or wrong way to create these fun themed candy boards. ....

Instructions

Use these images as inspiration or make up your own pattern. Our baseball caps also make fun vessels to hold some of the candies mixed into the middle of the boards.

Again, there's no way to be right or wrong .... just have fun!!! Candy and sweets make everything better so we know your board will be a hit!