4th of July Watermelon Appetizer

June 15, 2012 by

4th of July Watermelon Appetizer is beautifully Patriotic!

 

Watermelon Appetizer

4th of July Watermelon Appetizer

 

AND a fun way to start off any 4th of July celebration!  It’s also a fun kitchen craft to let the kids help with… just cookie cutters and toothpicks!!  AND that’s just about as safe as it gets :)

 

 

4th of July Watermelon Appetizer4th of July Watermelon Appetizer

 

You’ll LOVE how easy and fun these 4th of July Watermelon Appetizers are to make AND they taste really amazing too!!   I’m a ‘cheese with fruit’ kinda gal though… I love apples with cheese too :)

I wanted to start sprinkling in some fun 4th of July recipes here and there just keep things interesting!!  SO, more to come…

 

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4th of July Watermelon Appetizer…
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Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 10
 

Ingredients
  • 2 slices of watermelon, cut as thick as the cookie cutter
  • 5 slices smoked provolone cheese
  • 20 blueberries
  • 10 decorated toothpicks
  • 1 large star cookie cutter
  • 1 small star cookie cutter

Instructions
  1. Remove the rind form the sliced watermelon, set on cutting board.
  2. Using the large star cookie cutter, cut out star shaped pieces (I got 5 per slice).
  3. Using the small star cookie cutter, cut out cheese stars (I got 2 per slice). Arrange watermelon stars on serving platter, place cheese stars on top, thread 2 blueberries on each toothpick and pierce through the center of each appetizer.
  4. Keep refrigerated until serving!
  5. Enjoy!!

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Comments



  1.
    June 16, 2012
    Drew Armstrong

    Super easy… tasty fun for the 4th…



  2. June 16, 2012
    Aimee - ItsOverflowing

    SUPER CUTE! Crossing my fingers you’ll share at my party! Saturdays at Seven!

    XO, Aimee



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      June 16, 2012
      Ruth

      Aimee, It looks like I missed your party… Dang! I’ll link up next week tho! Thanks for letting me know!



  3.
    June 17, 2012
    Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper

    Great job! These look super yummy. I hope you will link up to my Patriotic Project Parade!

    http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/06/patriotic-project-parade-linky-party.html



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      June 17, 2012
      Ruth

      Thanks Lindy… I linked up to your fun party!! Awesome ideas over there… thanks for the FB follow too!



  4.
    June 25, 2012
    CJ @ Morsels of Life

    I’ve seen cheese with apples, but never with watermelon. Looks like another fruit and cheese combo to try! And kid-friendly too. :)



    • June 25, 2012
      Ruth

      You won’t be disappointed with this cheese and fruit combo :) It’s a winner!! Have fun with the kiddos AND thanks for the comment!!



  5.
    June 26, 2012
    Trisha

    Oh these are super adorable and so festive! What a creative combo.



    •
      June 26, 2012
      Ruth

      Thanks Tricia for the nice comme… you’ll be super happy with them!



  6.
    June 30, 2012
    Aimee - ItsOverflowing

    I’m definitely making this! Featuring you today! XO, Aimee



  7.
    July 5, 2012
    The Sisters

    Delicious! Thanks for linking up to “Strut Your Stuff Saturday!” Hopefully we’ll see you tomorrow at 8pm MDT for this week’s party! :) -The Sisters