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Easy and Tasty Treats for Fourth of July

easy patriotic treatsOne of the best parts of the Fourth of July is making all the fun red, white, and blue themed treats and foods to serve up at the annual picnic. In our family, we enjoy it so much we make patriotic treats straight through from Memorial Day to Labor Day! The treats that are the most fun are the ones where the kids can pitch in and help make!

Since I especially love the mix of salty and sweet, I thought these adorable pretzel flags would be a great one to share as the Fourth of July gets closer. They are yummy and so easy to make. Since there is no melting or baking required, they are a perfect project for kids of any age.

First grab a bag of your favorite pretzel squares. I found some wavy ones at a local store that actually look like a waving flag. But if you can’t find those, Snyder’s of Hanover makes Snaps which work perfectly too.

Simply spread some white frosting over the top and then arrange red and blue sixlets to resemble the flag. Sweet, salty, and easy!!

 

sweetworks process 1

 

sweetworks process 2

 

Celebration by Frey has a whole bunch of red, white and blue goodies you can use to spruce up your summer picnic table or create delicious treats. They offer everything from large gumballs to candy stars to Sixlets (my husband’s favorite) to red, white and blue foil covered chocolate balls. There really isn’t much they don’t offer when it comes to patriotic candy!!

 

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  1. rochelle haynes says

    June 16, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I like this Niagara Chocolates
    I love chocolate

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  2. Corina Ramos says

    June 16, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    I love this idea! Thanks for sharing and for showing us how easy it is to make. I think I can do this :).

    Have a great week!

    Cori

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  3. Heather B says

    June 16, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    I would use the Sixlets. They come in so many great colors and taste good too!

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  4. Alice F says

    June 16, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    I really Sixlets…when I was a little girl, my Grandmother used to give them to me all the time.

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  5. Jeanine says

    June 17, 2015 at 1:51 am

    I’d like to get the Princess Mix Sixlets. I think it’d be easy to use them to make cute cupcakes!

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  6. Terra Heck says

    June 18, 2015 at 12:36 am

    The Halloween Mix Sixlets® (2lb Bag) would be great for cupcakes I’ll be making for Halloween this year. I like the color combination and they’d be an added festive touch. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)Hotmail(dot)com

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  7. Alison Gibb says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:55 am

    It looks like everyone love the Sixlets!! Me, too! They are my favorite!

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  8. Sherry Conrad says

    June 18, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    I would use Boulders Multi-Colored Jawbreaker – gum center in a glass vase as the filler with a lollipop bouquet.

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  9. Karen Matlock says

    June 18, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I love Halloween so I would choose the Halloween sixlets! Cute for school parties 🙂

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  10. heather kaufman says

    June 18, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    The Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes™ would be great for Independence Day!!! The colors & shapes are perfect!!!

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  11. desiree says

    June 18, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    WOW I NEED SOME CANDY LIKE THIS FOR THE PARTYS COMING UP

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  12. Tamra Phelps says

    June 18, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    I might go with the Sixlets for color & chocolatey-ness, lolol. But the Candy Crumbles would be great to decorate cookies & cakes, too.

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  13. Brittney House says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    I would like to use the gumballs because they come in an assortment of colors.

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  14. Ann Fantom says

    June 19, 2015 at 7:18 am

    I would like to use Sweetworks’ Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on the 4th of July cake I’m baking for our family picnic.

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  15. Tarah says

    June 19, 2015 at 9:14 am

    I’d like to use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes. They would be perfect for cookies or brownies or ice cream!

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  16. Kim Pinch says

    June 19, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    I would use the powder blue and white and the red and white candy crumbles to make cookies.

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  17. shirley says

    June 19, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    I would use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on a white cake, they would really look good on it.

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  18. beth shepherd says

    June 19, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I love the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes for my cupcakes. Thank you

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  19. Marissa M says

    June 20, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    I love the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes! So cute!

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  20. Maryann D. says

    June 20, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    I love Valentine’s Day and I would use the Red & White Candy Crumble™ Peg Pouch and decorate Valentines Day Cupcakes

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  21. Leela says

    June 21, 2015 at 1:27 am

    Red & White Candy Crumble Jar because they are festive.

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  22. Lynne says

    June 21, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    I would layer Shimmer White gumballs, red gumballs, and blue gumballs in clear vases, and stick pinwheels down in them for centerpieces….and after the party we could eat the gumballs!

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  23. Karen Drake says

    June 22, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    I would use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes™ candy to decorate cupcakes.

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  24. Candice says

    June 22, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    I would like to make an ice cream cake, decorated with the Tie Dye Mix Sixlets® (2lb Bag) for my boyfriend’s birthday. He would love it!

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  25. Tracee says

    June 22, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    I would use the nerds to decorate because the colors are bright and cheery and the shape has a lot of fun textures. (okay, I would actually just eat them. I like nerds).

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  26. Jennifer Essad says

    June 23, 2015 at 12:54 am

    I’d use the sixlets to outline and to spell words on my cake decorating

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  27. Heidi Bee says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:33 am

    I love Sixlets, they are terrific for decorating goodies!

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  28. Jan Lee says

    June 23, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    I’d use Sixlets, Pearls, and Candy Crumble on cupcakes for the 4th of July.

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  29. Denise S says

    June 23, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    I’d use the Apple Red 1″ Gumballs.

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  30. Leah Shumack says

    June 23, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    I would love to have the red, white and blue stars to add to the top of my strawberry trifle that I make each year for the 4th of July Picnic!

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  31. Becky Moore says

    June 24, 2015 at 11:57 am

    I like the foiled solid milk chocolate hearts..

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  32. Dawn Monroe says

    June 25, 2015 at 5:58 am

    I would use the Oakleaf stars for cake toppers and the candy crumble for ice cream toppings.

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  33. latanya says

    June 25, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    I like the Bright Pink & White Candy Crumble™ Peg Pouch for valentine’s day.

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  34. Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says

    June 26, 2015 at 5:31 am

    It would be fun to decorate with the Foiled Solid Milk Balls in various colors for each holiday. They would be pretty in large clear vases or jars. I think the Sixlets would be fun for decorating cakes or cupcakes too — I like the colors and size.

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  35. Shannon says

    June 26, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    I want to use the gumballs.

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  36. Michele C. says

    June 27, 2015 at 1:06 am

    Thank you for the giveaway. I’d love to use the Red-White-Blue everything to make table centerpiece decorations for my sons upcoming Eagle Scout ceremony.

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  37. lissa crane says

    June 27, 2015 at 7:35 am

    I would love to use the red white & blue Sixlets to decorate with because my kiddo’s would easily be able to help create something spectacular with these! Sixlets would also give an amazing “pop” of color that would be yummy to eat as well!

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  38. Shelly Hammond says

    June 27, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    I’d love to use the Ovation Mint Sticks. They are quite universal. They could be used whole as they are, broken in half or quartered to make other types of decorations, or even crumbled as a topping (or even snacked on in between). I think they’d be perfect!

    Shelly Hammond

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  39. Susan Smith says

    June 27, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    I would use the Sixlets. They come in so many great colors.

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  40. tina reynolds says

    June 28, 2015 at 1:31 am

    I like the pastel sixlets for my daughters upcoming birthday

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  41. crystal gibson says

    June 28, 2015 at 2:22 am

    I would choose sixlets because they are my favorite candy.

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  42. annette campbell says

    June 28, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I would get the chocolate race cars on a cake for my husband who loves racing

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  43. laura ari says

    June 28, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    I would get the banana flavored nitwitz. I’d use them to create faux banana splitz.

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  44. Dawn Keenan says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    I would love to use sixlets. They are smaller than m and m’s so they are easier for little ones to eat!

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  45. Bridget A (cheekymommaof2) says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    I would have to use a variety of Shimmer Turquoise Sixlets and Lime Green & White Candy Crumble for my brother and sister-in-laws upcoming wedding reception because they are the perfect colors and would go great on the center of the tables!

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  46. shea balentine says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    The Red & White Candy Crumble would be perfect for either 4th of July or Valentine’s Day cuppy cakes! =)

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  47. Laurie Emerson says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    I would like the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes to put on my flag cake.

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  48. Jennifer J says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    I think that the Ice Cream Cones Candy are cute. Thank you!

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  49. Racquelle says

    June 28, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    I would use sixlets because they Bring back good memories.

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  50. Breanne says

    June 28, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    I’d like the Shimmer Coral Pearls

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  51. Trisha McKee says

    June 29, 2015 at 12:06 am

    I would most want to use Sixlets – such memories with these candies and it would be great to share those memories with my daughter.

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  52. Annamarie V says

    June 29, 2015 at 9:59 am

    I would use the red, white and blue sweet stars by putting them in fancy jars as a decoration for my 4th of July bbq.

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  53. Cheryl Reinhardt says

    June 29, 2015 at 11:18 am

    I would use Shimmer Turquoise™ Sixlets® Peg Pouch for cupcakes, I love the color.

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  54. Linda Bradshaw says

    June 29, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    I love the Caramel Bar. It sounds so good. I love caramel!

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  55. Stephanie Galbraith says

    June 29, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    I would use the sixlets and the gumballs because they are so colorful.

    Reply
  56. Jamie says

    July 12, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    Those are adorable!! Pinning to try for my family soon. 🙂

    Reply

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