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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Red, white, and blue berries

Saw variations on these berries quite a few times on Pinterest, and thought they’d be perfect for Memorial Day. They were. *grin*DSC_4329LR

We ended up loosely following the directions here. Cut the bottom and top off 2 dozen strawberries, then use a small melon baller to scoop a hole inside each berry.

Beat together 8oz mascarpone cheese, 3 TB powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla. Then let your helper lick the beaters (of course):DSC_4298LR

Stuff the mixture into a pastry bag (or ziploc bag with the tip cut off). Saw a neat unrelated glass trick (also on Pinterest) to hold a bag while filling. Genius:DSC_4303LR

Squeeze a dab of the creamy mixture inside each strawberry, then top with a blueberry:
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Store in the fridge.

Yum, these were so delish, and definitely easy! We’ll be making them again for the 4th of July for sure!DSC_4330LR

If you’d like to see other ideas I’ve pinned for our 4th of July party, they’re here.

22 comments:

  1. Very cute!! I'll practice my piping skills. :o)

    I clicked your Pinterest link but got as far of the bacon wrapped hot dogs and could go no further as I was dreaming of their yumminess!

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  2. Anonymous5/29/2012

    so OBVIOUS that you have children to satisfy your party desires..... <3

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  3. How cute is that?! Love it.

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  4. Anonymous5/29/2012

    Thanks for this great idea!

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  5. Ummm... YUM! Gotta try those, we LOVE berries around here :)

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  6. Cute! Apparently I was only following a couple of your boards, and I had to choose them all individually to "Follow All". They look awesome, even if I had to look like a stalker hitting "Follow", "Follow", "Follow"...

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  7. Love those! Tiny things filled with delicious goodness are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
    M.

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  8. Anonymous5/29/2012

    You've got amazing will power. I would have eaten each one as it was made. From hand to mouth...every single one of them. Yum!

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  9. And it is good moms who actually turn the beaters off before lettig the kids lick them

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  10. Another good filling is to mix 8oz cream cheese and a jar of marshmallow fluff. Sounds kind of weird and gross but it's so good.

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    1. Doesn't sound weird to me -- sounds like something I'd LOVE. Mmmmm.

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    2. I use that mixture as a fruit dip all the time. It's AWESOME. You can easily eat the whole thing in one sitting. LOL!

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  11. Anonymous5/30/2012

    What an awesome idea! Love it!

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  12. Anonymous5/30/2012

    Great idea! Thanks for the filling piping bag tip! Too bad my little one is allergic to strawberries! Hmmm what else can she fill instead?

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  13. Oh my gosh, that looks DELICIOUS. But maybe hard to scoop out the strawberries? Totally worth it, though, I bet.

    Yummm

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    1. Hi Blythe, not hard at all if you have a small melon-baller. Cuts a little round hole like butter. :-)

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  14. You are killing me! Food!!!! I need good food....I am coming to your house.

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  15. Looks like a perfect idea for Jubilee weekend!

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  16. Anonymous6/03/2012

    Saw this and went to my fridge with high hopes. Of course there's no mascarpone cheese in there, but I found strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream. Not a bad substitute! My 5 yr old ate 4 as I made them. I'm not telling you how many I ate. :)

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    1. We can't wait to try these! Thanks for sharing!

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  18. Anonymous6/11/2012

    Made these last night and had to go back and make more! Hubby and both kiddos tore them up!

    Cindy K.

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