I hope everyone had an awesome 4th of July. It was a little strange not seeing or hearing fireworks go off in the neighborhood due to the burn ban and fireworks ban, but we watched some excellent displays on TV.
Even though it's been a while since I last posted, I have been doing some baking in the kitchen. I just haven't had a chance to blog about it. Since yesterday was the 4th, I decided to make some goodies that would celebrate the festivities as well as summer. My friend was having a Scentsy party and I had some recipes that I wanted to try, so I made them and brought them to the party to share.
The first treat I made is from the recipe for Jello Pinwheels that I shared with you on March 17. I made 3 recipes and layered them. The first layer was strawberry, the second layer blue raspberry and the third layer strawberry again. Allow each layer to set before adding the next on top. After setting up, I took a star cutter and cut out shapes. The final product, Jello Stars, has a layered effect representing the red, white and blue stars.
The second treat I made was a recipe I found a few days ago at Glorious Treats. It is Watermelon Krispie Treats and they are so cute! I added them to my "make right away" recipe pile. Homemade rice krispie treats are one of my favorite simple sweets, along with S'mores. They are sweet and crispy and relatively low in calories. I sliced mine into 24 slices and used mini chocolate chips for the watermelon seeds. These were very easy to make and my kids loved them!
These are two great recipes for summer that your kids will love without having to heat up the oven. The Jello can be colored and adapted to any holiday or occasion. Just change up the colors and the cutter shapes.
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