YOU GUYS, I’m SO excited today!!! The day is finally here! I LOVE July 4th and all things Red White and Blue so last month I dreamt up this awesome idea to get ALL my blogging pals in ONE place and do the ULTIMATE Red White and Blue Roundup!! 100+ bloggers sharing all their favorite patriotic ideas in one day on their blogs!! It’s SO exciting and I’ve gotten to see what each blogger has in store for you guys and it WON’T disappoint!!
So today, I’ve decided to share with you MY Red White and Blue post…
I found these ENORMOUS marshmallows at Walmart the other day, so I took to creating a JUMBO American Flag Marshmallow Pop!
What you need:
paper straws to put your marshmallow on
JUMBO marshmallows
White chocoloate
blue M&M’s (I just bought a regular bag and pulled the blues out…and ate the rest LOL)
red fruit rollups
How to:
Start by placing your marshmallows on your paper straws. You’ll want to choose nicely shaped marshmallows for this project.
I then heated up some white melting chocolate in the microwave and got my marshmallow ready. You’ll want to have a plate with wax paper nearby to set them on.
Before I dipped my marshmallow, I separated out my blue M&M’s and cut long strips of my fruit rollups and measured how long the stripes would need to be and cut accordingly…don’t worry, this isn’t as tedious as it seems. Have kids nearby to eat the excess M&M’s and fruit rollups!
Dip your marshmallow in the chocolate, be sure the chocolate isn’t TOO hot though because you don’t want it to melt your marshmallow. Then add your four M&M’s in the upper left corner and your two long and one shorter strip of fruit rollup. Then place on the wax paper and put in fridge to cool.
Once they are cool, put them in a jar or glass to display, wrap them up and give them to friends as party favors, or just eat them immediately because they’ll have a great chocolatey crunch on the outside and a soft gooey inside!!
An easy Red White and Blue treat for you and your kids to make this year!!
DID YOU LIKE THAT?! Want more ideas…check out what all 100 of my friends are up to and sharing today!!!!
Carmen Skyles says
June 11, 2014 at 6:41 amHI, It’s too bad, but the first several I tried there was a 404 message, or a direct loop and I couldn’t see the post! 🙁 Love the idea of the Marshmallow though and think I will try it! They are darling!! Happy 4th!
natural maker mom at Satsuma Designs says
June 11, 2014 at 8:52 amAbbey, happy early 4th of July!! Love this round up and like you I love the holiday! I’m amazed by the round up of 100 creative bloggers and wondered if you’d consider me on your next group project. I blog at www.satsumadesigns.com/naturalmakermom. Thanks so much and have a festive Fourth!! best, jen
Kara says
June 11, 2014 at 9:08 amThanks so much for putting this together Abbey! This is such a cute idea! My boys love marshmallows, so they would love these. 🙂
Lolly Jane says
June 11, 2014 at 9:33 amThe cutest, Abbey! LOVE this idea!! And THANKS for putting this amazing hop together!
Capturing Joy with Kristen duke says
June 11, 2014 at 10:29 amThis is so cute! I love taking a simple idea and altering it for the holidays! Thanks for all your hard work!
kiki comin says
June 11, 2014 at 10:50 ami LOVE these abbey..LOVE how cute and easy they look to make. What a fun party..thanks for putting it all together. 🙂
rhonda says
June 11, 2014 at 11:55 amThank you for setting this up! There are some really awesome links!!!!
These are super duper cute!!!
Katie @ Made to be a Momma says
June 11, 2014 at 12:43 pmThis is adorable! My kids would love these marshmallow pops! How did I miss such a fun blog hop?! So many fun ideas!
Marie says
June 11, 2014 at 1:09 pmLove these. So much fun for the 4th! Thanks for organizing all the amazing ideas!
Jillian says
June 12, 2014 at 12:23 amThese marshmallow pops are SO cute! I love how you used straws for the sticks. Also, thanks for putting together the #ultimateredwhiteandblue round up, my readers are loving it!
Gretchen says
June 12, 2014 at 1:29 amI just love your blog. It’s such a happy place! You have such great ideas. Thanks for all the fun stuff!
Abbey says
June 12, 2014 at 10:19 amThanks Gretchen…that’s the best comment I’ve gotten all week 🙂 Thank you!
Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says
June 13, 2014 at 10:15 amThis is so cute. Until I saw how you made it I was intimidated but you made it look totally doable.
Malia says
June 15, 2014 at 9:17 amThree cheers for you! Thanks for organizing all this and your American Flag Marshmallow Pops are adorable. Happy Father’s Day to your family too!
Alexis @ Persia Lou says
June 22, 2014 at 11:51 amThese are so cute!! And what a great roundup!
Krayl Funch @ AnAppealingPlan says
June 24, 2014 at 7:50 amLove it! I love to be a part of the next one!! Let me know how. Thanks!