As promised, I’m sharing this very simple and fun dessert idea for the Fourth of July. My kids had so much fun helping make this, and I must say the photos don’t do it justice!
Fondue and kebabs are both wonderful crowd pleasers. I’ve made other variations for the Fourth over the years. I have also enjoyed making the typical flag cake (with the appropriate colored berries representing Old Glory). I think I’ve really got the best of all of these worlds with this holiday idea.
I have posted two fabulous chocolate fondue recipes in the past. One is made with cream and the other is vegan. You can choose whichever you prefer — both are yummy!
Happy July 4th! |
Fourth Flag Fondue
Prep Time: 20 minutes
20 minutes
Number of servings: 4
Per Serving 417 calories
Fat 14 g
Carbs 77 g
Protein 6 g
This is the perfect picnic dessert for the Fourth of July!
Ingredients
Directions
Rinse and dry berries.
Remove tops from strawberries and cut in half if they are large.
Cut crust off angel food cake then cube into 1 1/2" pieces.
Recruit some kids to help put the skewers together to form a flag pattern: Make several sticks that are just strawberry-cake-strawberry-cake-strawberry-cake-strawberry-cake and then make a few sticks that are a row of blueberries (4-6 depending on size)-cake-strawberry-cake-strawberry.
Stack the skewers on a rectangular platter to resemble the flag.
NOTES:
If you prefer, you can substitute other foods to make your flag. Instead of cake you could easily use marshmallows or bananas (dipped in lemon-lime soda to prevent browning) instead of cake. Raspberries or watermelon could be substituted for the strawberries.
This would be fabulous to do for a brunch with only fruit and a yogurt dip on the side.
