Today I got up early to begin some baking and cooking for our 4th of July Bar-B-Que at mom’s. I little background regarding my “cooking” skills, I’ve often been told I’m lucky if I can boil water. Now in my defense I personally don’t think it is my cooking that is terrible but my lack of ambition to do so. I absolutely HATE cooking!! So for this forth of July Bar-B-Que honey and I will be baking a dessert and hubby will be “cooking” some baked beans. So honey and I perused the magazines yesterday (of which I have two left because my darling husband being oh so helpful cleaning the house one weekend tossed ALL of the magazines I had in my rack that were awaiting my needed attention.) and found one that we thought looked fun. We found our recipe here in Family Fun, and decided to ditch the normal 4th of July theme and go with a Bar-B-Que theme, brownies made to look like little grills with hot dogs, steak, and kabobs
- Brownie batter
- Black food coloring
- White frosting
- Orange sugar
- Caramel creams
- Red, yellow, and green candy fruit slices
- Hot Tamales candies
- To make a batch of 12, place liners in a muffin pan, oil them, and fill them two thirds full of your favorite brownie batter, then bake according to the recipe directions. Let the brownies cool.
- In a small bowl, mix one or two drops of black food coloring with ¼ cup white frosting. Transfer the frosting to a ziplock bag and snip a small section from the corner. Pipe grate lines onto each brownie and let them set for 20 minutes. Add embers with a sprinkle of orange sugar.
- Prepare the grill food as instructed below and press it in place atop each brownie.
This dessert recipe is great for many holidays including Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, or a family get together. Check out many of our other collections of recipes.
Annette says
Those little grills turned out so cute! WOW! What a unique idea too! Lovin' the blog so far.. keep up the great work! (your kids are gorgeous by the way!) ~ Annette
Colleen says
Thanks Annette on both accounts. The brownies were a hit!
LeeAnn says
Welcome to the world of blogging! I'm so glad you're here. You have already been warned about how addicting this is. Forget ever having a clean house again! LOL
The brownies look YUMMY!
Shibley Smiles says
Yeah tell me about it. I got up at 7:30 and it is now 10 and I keep saying I have to get off. It isn't MY blog…it is reading all the others LOL
Xenia says
Oh my goodness, YUM! What a cute idea and I bet Honey had a great time making them… even if she was shirtless!
And I know what you mean about your husband tossing things out, things around here are never where I left them either and when I ask where he moved something to, the answer is always just a shrug.
Happy 4th of July! 🙂
Connie says
Not only did they look good, they tasted great!!!!
Louetta Carpenter says
Those brownies are super cute. I will definitely have to try and make some at my next bbq.
Sprinkle says
i love the brownie recipe. Its cool. Will have to try it out now. I love brownies and they taste yummy 🙂
Rhiannon Rowland says
These are so adorable!! I wish we had someone to make them for..!!
Tiffany Dover says
These look awesome!! Too awesome to eat!! They turned out great and I don’t think I could have done half as good as you did! Seriously, kuddos!!
Janet W. says
These are the cutest! What a fun way to celebrate Dad and a delicious treat to eat after grilling out!
Rosie says
awww what a cute idea! This would make a nice birthday cake, too!
CR Williams says
Wished I knew about this my hubby would have loved it.
Lisa Brown says
Those are just adorable…would love to try them myself…yum 🙂
David Fultner says
These is very cute and thought,
Birdiebee says
What cute cupcakes! I have never seen anything decorated like this before; it is so creative.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
These are very cute cupcakes . I like that they can be used for so many different occasions and seasons.
shelly peterson says
How cute and fun these would be to make! The kids would love these.
David Fultner says
These made me grin thanks.
sheila ressel says
These are so cute! I will have to make these for Father’s Day. What dad wouldn’t love that?
David Fultner says
Everyone loves a brownie. These are awesome.
Heather Ramos says
These are adorable! I’m definitely going to save this link and make these with the kids for my husband this Father’s Day! Thanks for sharing 🙂