Last Minute 4th of July Ideas

White Chocolate Berry Parfaits
https://www.thatskinnychickcanbake.com/white-chocolate-berry-parfaits/

Taco Nachos
Cook's Notes: Can't go wrong with this snack. Prep ingredients beforehand, even the day before works, pop in the oven and serve right from the pan. Your favorite Mexican ingredients topped with cheesy goodness also stands in for a great game day food.
Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 TB. each from a package of dry taco seasoning mix and ranch salad dressing mix
• 1 can refried beans
• 1/2 can black beans, rinsed and patted dry
• 1 cup red and yellow mini sweet peppers, diced
• 1 cup tomatoes ( red and yellow) halved and patted dry on a paper towel
• 6 cups from a package of Mexican Four Cheeses
• 2 large avocados, seeded and diced
• 1 cup green onions, sliced
• 1 bag of tortilla chips (9-13 oz.)
• Optional 1 cup sliced fresh Jalapeno Chile Peppers
• Salsa

Directions:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone pad.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown hamburger with dry seasoning ingredients and 1/3 cup water. Crumble meat and set aside.
• In a small pan heat on low refried beans.
• Spread chips on prepared pan and drop spoonfuls of refried beans on chips.
• Scatter black beans over the chips.
• Spread evenly over chips peppers and green onions. Top with grated cheese. Bake about 15 minutes.
• Top nachos with tomatoes, avocados and serve with salsa. YUM YUM!
  

Pop Rocks Drinks (Non Alcoholic)
Cook's notes: This super easy recipe is a creative way to present a 4th of July drink. The recipe is from FoodNetwork.com

Turn your summer drink into firecrackers. Coat the glass rim with lemon juice and then dip the rims into Pop Rock candies that are in a dish. To get the red-white-blue effect use Tropical punch (blue) add some Pop Rocks candies and then fill glass with any red drink such as pomegranate and cranberry juice with seltzer.

Another 4th of July food idea-dip marshmallows into frosting and then into sprinkles and add a red straw. to anchor place a dab of frosting at end of straw and arrange in a bowl. Fill bowl with red, white and blue candies candies that include Red Hots.

4th fruit Kebabs 

Decorating ideas for your favorite brownie and cupcake tray

 cupcake topping edible blue candy dots and licorice