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    Home » Recipes » 4th of July

    Marshmallow Flags

    Modified: Aug 12, '23 · Published: May 24, '14 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Have fun with your kids making these 4th of July Marshmallow Flags. These red, white, and blue treats are perfect for any patriotic party. They're so simple to make and even better to eat!

    4th of July Marshmallow Flags on lollipop sticks arranged in a patriotic pail filled with white paper shreds displayed in front of fireworks paper.

    These Sugar Coated Marshmallow Flags are such an easy edible craft to create for any patriotic holiday. They'll be perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and more.

    The idea for these came when I found a bag of Jet-Puffed S'More Mallows. Have you seen them yet? Unlike the rectangle StackerMallows which are pretty thin, these are nice and thick and a bit bigger too. They really would make the perfect marshmallow for a s'more, but of course, I had to do something else with them.

    a square marshmallow decorated to look like a red, white, and blue American flag.

    So, I painted my design on them using water and dusted red and blue decorating sugar over the white marshmallow to make an easy version of our flag. I didn't go into all the detail like adding stars, I just kept this food craft super simple.

    If you've never coated a store-bought marshmallow in sugar, you'll be surprised by how much it tastes like a marshmallow Peep. I first tried the homemade version of this candy after seeing all the fun brightly colored marshmallow skewers, pops, and kebabs made by Meaghan of the Decorated Cookie. She does some pretty amazing things with marshmallows and even has an entire section of her blog devoted to decorating them.

    To make my marshmallow flags easy for little hands to carry, I put them on a lollipop stick. Now everyone can wave a flag this holiday weekend.

    Fourth of July marshmallows decorated like American flags are displayed on a blue background with stars.

    Ingredients

    Jet-Puffed S'moreMallows (or Homemade Marshmallows cut into 2-inch squares)
    water
    red and blue sugar (small crystals work best)

    Supplies

    2 food use only paint brushes (brand new or used for food only)
    lollipop sticks

    You can get the S'moreMallows and Sugar from Amazon (commission earned for sales)

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    Instructions:

    decorating marshmallow flags using Jet-Puffed  S'more Mallows, a paint brush, water, blue, and red sugar.
    1. Dip a paintbrush in water, brush lines across the marshmallow, leaving room at the top for the blue square.
    2. After brushing two lines, dip the marshmallow in red sugar.
    3. Create two more lines going all the way across the marshmallow then dip in the red sugar.
    4. Brush water in a square shape in the top left corner. Dip just the corner in blue sugar.
    5. Insert a lollipop stick into the marshmallows.

    That's it! It's that easy.

    Storage

    You can keep these marshmallows in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

    Variations

    stamped 4th of July Marshmallows

    You might also like to make these festive Stamped Patriotic Marshmallows. You can find the recipe on Kid's Activities Blog by clicking the link above.

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    If you're looking for other 4th of July Recipes, click the link and explore all my other patriotic food ideas.

    Recipe

    Marshmallow Flags
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    Marshmallow Flags
    Prep Time
    15 mins
    Cook Time
    0 mins
     

    Decorate square marshmallows with red and blue sugar to create American Flag Marshmallows.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: 4th of july dessert, marshmallow
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 60 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • Jet-Puffed S'moreMallows, or Homemade Marshmallows cut into 2-inch squares
    • water
    • red and blue sugar (small crystals work best)
    Instructions
    1. Dip a paintbrush in water, brush lines across the marshmallow, leaving room at the top for the blue square.

    2. After brushing two lines, dip the marshmallow in red sugar.

    3. Create two more lines going all the way across the marshmallow then dip in the red sugar.

    4. Brush water in a square shape in the top left corner. Dip just the corner in blue sugar.

    5. Insert a lollipop stick into the marshmallows.

    Recipe Notes

    Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. 

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    1. Laurie says

      July 23, 2014 at 1:21 am

      Thanks for linking up to Tip Me Tuesday linky party. {knuckle bumps}

      Did you know that I can "lend" your blog posts my Google page rank for better search engine traffic? {fabulous}

      If you upload at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL into your Tip Junkie craft room, you'll be in business!
      {wink} ~ Laurie {a.k.a. the Tip Junkie}

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    2. www.faraweek.org says

      May 31, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      those lovely sugar coated marshmallows.. they look so cute and interesting. i liked it the way you coated them with sugar, and that cute uncle sam nutter butter was so amazing. good work.

      Reply
    3. Shari Eckstrom says

      May 29, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      I love these, So clever!

      Reply
    4. Megan | The DelightFULL Dash says

      May 27, 2014 at 2:04 pm

      These marshmallows are so cute and festive! Also love the red, white, and blue swirled stars. So pretty!

      Reply
    5. Anonymous says

      May 25, 2014 at 9:56 pm

      What a neat idea! They would make an a cute hostess gift!

      Reply
    6. The Partiologist says

      May 25, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      Of course you have one or two things I'd love to try - and the flags being so easy, I could get them done before everyone else is up - so cute!

      Reply
    7. Jessica Coleman says

      May 24, 2014 at 2:44 pm

      I want to try making the fudge stars!!

      Reply
      • beth says

        May 24, 2014 at 3:40 pm

        The stars are super easy, two ingredients, and a few minutes to mix up the fudge and they taste great.

        Reply
    8. June says

      May 24, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      How adorable! I can just imagine those on top of red, white, and blue cupcakes. 🙂

      Reply
      • beth says

        May 24, 2014 at 3:41 pm

        Thanks, June. They would make cute cupcake toppers:)

        Reply
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