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Happy 4th of July!



Happy Independence Day to all the fabulous American folks on the other side of the pond! A little 'red, white & blue' snack tribute to you all as you celebrate today!

With all the berries in season now... its easy to do a low ProPoint snack star spangled banner style... I LOVE strawberries... remember my Easter carrots... well these are a twist on those... they're all over the place at the moment...






White chocolate, great selections in the supermarkets at the moment...



Blue sugar... SO easy to make... get a ziploc freezer bag... a dollop of blue food colouring GEL... not liquid and just zip them in and work the colour through the sugar... 
ready in minutes no faffing about with drying it!



Melt your chocolate... and let it cool slightly, if its too hot the sugar will just melt into it and you'll be left with blue chocolate...



Roll it gently in the sugar...



and ta da!! French fans take note!





Another easy USA style snack is 'Eton Mess' ...


Chop in your fruit...



Crush half a meringue on top...



Add yoghurt /creme fraiche / squirty creme take your pick...



Repeat the layers again...



Then decorate! 
Milky Bar Stars are a nice one to add to give you that hint of chocolate... 
you could also add a chocolate shot to it...


And serve... Mine came in at 4PP each including the chocolate...
the low ProPoint yoghurt >>> HERE <<< they would be 2PP per serving... 
bulk up the fruit too.. think raspberries, cherries... just go for it... 



For cupcake toppings... try jelly beans... and those little tubes of icing for writing...



Cake 'pearls' ...



My personal fav... jelly beans and blueberries....




Have some fun with them... the more fruit you add the better....


and the patriotic strawberries! Yes, they will leave your tongue blue!




Fruit kebabs are another simple recipe to make... 
Marshmallow - strawberry - blueberries - strawberry - marshmallow
Melt some chocolate and dip away! 




and for that added touch... 
yes, I know... I've gone mad with my dotting tool 
(I'm really crap at doing straight lines!) ... but cute huh?!? 


Happy 4th of July everyone ... 


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