5 Sweets For The 4th Of July

My kids are counting down the days till the celebrating or should I say fireworks craziness begins.  Being we live in the state of Washington and fireworks are still legal my pyromania kids look forward to celebrating the 4th each year with as much bang as possible I on the other hand look forward to our annual 4th of celebration gathering to re-connect with long time friends.

Are your ready to begin the celebrations for the 4th of July ?  here are 5 sweets to help you begin the celebrations:

Star Spangled Cheesecake Pie

Red, white and blue abound in this easy cheesecake pie using a ready made graham cracker pie crust, making it the perfect dessert for  the 4th of July or any other patriotic occasion.

Click here for full recipe from SnackPicks.com

Snap Crackle and Pop Rocks:  Explosively  Delicious Fourth of July Cookies

Add fun to your 4th of July treats with these explosive cookies – Yes they are edible and fun to eat.  Cake Spy shares her  recipe for cookies that are chock full of explosions.  Click here to get recipe.

Patriotic Candy Bark

Lookig for a hostess gift, neighbor gift or a sweet to serve at your 4th of July celebration? try this 4 ingredient patriotic bark candy reipe from The Iowa Farmer’s Wife. Clcik here for full recipe.

Red White & Blue Candy Apples

A layer of chewy blue raspberry candy coats a crisp, tart apple in this old-fashioned red, white & blue candy apple. According to Tidy Mom “it’s NOT hard if you have the correct directions and a little information”.  Ready to make this sweet treat for the 4th of July?  Click here to get the full how to instructions and recipe from Tidy Mom.

4th of July Patriotic Glass Jello

You will need only a few ingredients to make this festive treat and the rumor is that Kids LOVE it, of course they do it’s Jello.   Click here to get Food Librarians  full how to instructions and recipe