It’s time to pull out your red, white, and blue and get ready for a fun filled weekend of fireworks, American flags, and plenty of food. Whether you are heading to a friend’s cookout or having a family picnic while watching the fireworks, we have some great recipes for you to try. We asked a few of our friends around town for some of their favorite Fourth of July recipes and hope you enjoy them as much as they do.
A quick and easy snack to bring to a fireworks picnic is flag-fruit skewers. Pick up some fresh blueberries, strawberries, and banana from Jackson Whole Grocer or Lucky’s and skewer the fruit. I like to alternate the different fruit not only for taste but because it looks really pretty.
Ashley Ost, owner of Everything But The Dress, shared with us her favorite Key Lime pie recipe. This cool and refreshing dessert would be perfect to bring to a friend’s cookout. See below for her recipe.
Another favorite of mine is barbecue chicken.It’s perfect for a cookout or to pack and go. Did you know that you can now purchase Bo-B-Q’s famous barbecue sauce at the People’s Market? I did this last week and marinated my chicken in their sauce first. Then after grilling it I poured some more sauce over the chicken for extra flavor. It worked great in a barbecue chicken sandwich and on a salad.
Grace, owner of Grace Spa, has a favorite steak sandwich for her Fourth of July festivities. This is a great meal for cookouts or picnics!
Enjoy the Fourth of July this year and stay posted for our Fourth of July Round Up on Thursday to find out about everything going on around town this weekend.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker
- 2 tablespoons sugar, granulated
- 3 1/4 ounces butter, melted
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 3 ounces yolks
- 6 ounces Key Lime juice
Instructions
- For the crust
- Grind whole graham crackers in food processor until the consistency of sugar.
- Combine sugar and graham cracker.
- Pour in melted butter, mix by hand until fully incorporated. Extra butter may be needed, mixture should compact in hand when pressed together.
- Press graham crust firmly into ring molds and par bake for 6 minutes at 325 F.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. DO NOT REMOVE RING MOLD.
- For the filling
- Whisk sweetened condensed milk and yolks together.
- Whisk in Key Lime juice until fully incorporated.
- Pour filling into ring mold. Filling should reach 7/8 the height of the mold.
- Bake at 300 F for 10 minutes or until filling looks set.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool completely in fridge.
- Once completely cool, remove ring and decorate with whipped cream and lime segments.
