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4th of July Bottle Rocket Kabobs

Fun and easy red, white blue desserts! These 4th of July Bottle Rocket Kabobs are made with marshmallows, strawberries and shoestring licorice.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 12 Kabobs

Ingredients

  • 10 ounces bag of large marshmallows
  • 12-13 whole strawberries hulled
  • ½ cup water divided
  • 20-25 pieces shoestring licorice cut in half
  • 3-4 drops of blue food coloring
  • 3-4 drops of red food coloring

Instructions

  • Separate the marshmallows into three groups of 12-13 marshmallows in each group. Set one group aside.
  • Put a 1/4 cup of water in two separate mixing bowls. In one of the bowls add 3-4 drops of red food coloring. In the other bowl add 3-4 drops of blue food coloring.
  • Place a marshmallow in the bowl with blue food coloring, let it set 3-4 minutes. Use a fork to rotate the marshmallow and cover every side. Remove the marshmallow and set it on a cooling rack with paper towel under it. Repeat until all 12-13 marshmallows are dyed blue in one of the groups.
  • Take the second group and repeat process with red dyed water in the mixing bowl until all marshmallows are dyed red in that group.
  • Let marshmallows that have been dyed dry thoroughly, about a hour.
  • Once the marshmallows are dry, use one of the skewers to poke a hole in one end of the red marshmallows. Place 2-3 pieces of shoestring licorice in the bottom of the marshmallow with the hole.
  • Push the skewer through the hole with the licorice and push the red marshmallow halfway down the skewer. Next push a white marshmallow (non-dyed) onto the skewer until it meets the red one. Add a blue marshmallow on the skewer and top with a strawberry.

Notes

  • Make these extra sweet by piping on some frosting in between each marshmallow!
  • You can twirl the licorice with your fingers to get it to stay in place and look a little more uniform on the kabobs.
  • If you're lucky, you may be able to find red, white, and blue marshmallows in stores! If you see them, grab a bag and you'll speed up this process quite a bit.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 66mg | Sugar: 10g
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