10 Desserts for the Fourth of July

1. Red Wine Ice Cream


Whenever I'm invited to a barbecue, everyone requests that I bring my red wine ice cream. We're half way through June and I've already had multiple requests.

2. Whiskey Chocolate Cookies


My husband made these for my birthday (July 5th!) last year and we've been made them many times since.

3. Smores Pie


Another one of my husband's desserts. He's made it for my birthday, his mom's birthday, just because . . . besides nothing says summer likes smores. (And there are a lot more smores desserts to come!)

4. Drunk Cherry Chocolate Cake


Black cherries. Whiskey (brandy is good too!). And chocolate. These is no way this cake couldn't be amazing.

5. Smores Cups


These little things are super easy to make and addictive.

6. Baileys White Chocolate Chip Cookies



I'm not much of a drinker, neither is Eric, but we sure love our boozy desserts. The Baileys adds some extra yumminess to these cookies.

7. Smores Sandwich Cookies



Out of all smores cookies, these guys are my husband's favorite!

8. White Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Pie



This cream pie is light and airy and perfect for a Fourth of July barbecue.

9. Butterscotch Cookies



I recently made these again to bring to a get-together and they were a huge success. Not a single one was left on the plate.

10. Smores Cookies



I told you there were a lot of smores desserts on this list. Nothing says summer like smores!

Enjoy!

~Krissy

More Summer Recipes Ideas:
Cheesy Tomato Zucchini Bake
Bacon Barbecue Green Bean Casserole
Margarita Chicken and Steak Fajitas
Baked Parmesan Tomatoes
Roasted Garlic White Bean Hummus
Soy Waxy Beans with Sesame Seeds

Homemade Streusel Topping for Muffins, Pies, and Coffee Cakes

I made streusel topping for the first time to put on top of an apple pie. It was so good that I just might put it on top of my apple pies from now on. It's a simple, quick, easy thing to make. I can't believe I hadn't made it before now.

Streusel recipe comes from here. It will make enough to cover the top of an 9-inch pie plate.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. You can use a fork or your fingers to do so. I cut the ingredients together with two knives. You could also toss all the ingredients in a food process and pulse until the mixture becomes crumbly.

Sprinkle over pie (or muffins or coffee cake) before baking.

Enjoy!

~Krissy