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We Love Berries! July 4th Sweet Treats

July 4th in the Hamptons, NY

Here we are on the cusp of another long weekend. Friends can you tell me this….where is the time going? Around here it is buzzing by which is a good thing. I love to keep really busy and it means each day brings me closer to our summer trip to Telluride. I crave the cool mountain air, long hikes and “fishing” with my kids in the local pond. For now let’s think about goodies for the 4th of July, shall we? Remember my thing is to bring you sweet with health So do not hesitate for one minute to dig in.

Little kids in 4th of July Red, white and blue clothes

Yes, those are lollipops. Yes they are having a blast with them. The only thing that freaks me out about the passage of time is how quickly my kids are growing……my heart flutters at the thought. I couldn’t resist sharing these iPhone photos of them from the past few years.

4th of July Celebration cupcakes and muffins

We love berries here and they tie in perfectly the July 4th color palate. Today we have Red, White and Blue food folks.

Here is our summer home in East Hampton. Just kidding. It is someones summer home in East Hampton. Lucky ducks.

East Hampton Summer Beach House

Here is my Very Blueberry Layer Cake that also happens to be gluten free. The great news it is perfectly suitable for dessert and breakfast too. Lucky us.

Ok, cherries aren’t berries but they sure do show off summer! A fun treat using sweet summer cherries is Cherry Applesauce Parfaits. Homemade applesauce and thick Greek yogurt, a great snack for anytime.

Homemade organic applesauce parfait recipe

For those of you who have been around a while Mixed Berry Parfaits show up a lot around here.

July 4th creamy & sweet berry sauce yogurt parfait.

Champagne Pudding with Berry Sauce keeps in the holiday theme too. The Champagne adds an unexpected twist to a classic.

Healthy, sugar free homemade pudding dessert for New Years Eve.

Here are two kinds of blueberry muffins each equally fabulous. This one is not gluten free, the next one is. These are Pomegranate Blueberry Coconut Muffins.

Whole grain breakfast muffin with pomegranate seeds and blueberries.

Here they are again with cream cheese frosting……

Homemade healthy blueberry muffins with sauce & cream cheese

These are my latest Gluten Free Blueberry Lemon Muffins and they are addictive to say the least!

July 4th healthy muffin recipe with blueberries and lemon

Let me give strawberries a moment of love too….Gluten Free Strawberry Whoopie Pies.

Guilt free, low fat, sugar free strawberries and cream whoopie pies

Berries and Goat Cheese Mini Pizzas always satisfy.

Mixed Berries and Goat Cheese Pizza on MarlaMeridith.com blog

Of course any kind of berries out of hand is fabulous too!

Blueberries in white bowl

Other than the fruit in these recipes they are sugar free. Yay for that!

Little girl in July 4th celebration clothes

Happy July 4th friends. What will you be doing to celebrate?

Links to 4th of July around the Web

 

~ Marla Meridith

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40 thoughts on “We Love Berries! July 4th Sweet Treats

  1. What a beautiful round-up! I want that summer home in the Hamptons too 🙂 Hope you guys have a great 4th of July weekend! We’ll have to do lunch when you get back from EVO!!

    1. Thanks Jenny! I miss the beauty of the Hampton’s now that I live in the OC. It is amazing there. Those homes & the property they sit on beat the ones here by a long shot.
      Yes, we will meet for certain when I get back from evo. Happy 4th! Love watching your photo updates on instagram.

    1. Hey Barbara, glad you like my round up. I wish that was our house. We were just playing on the public beach in front of it 🙂

  2. Oh I would love to have a home in the Hamptons too 🙂 I’ve never even been there is the reality. It looks glorious, as do your berry treats of course! Happy Fourth, Marla! Your children are darling.

  3. such a great round up. and can we talk about your daugter’s adorable amazing outfit in photo 2. for that reason alone I would go for the 4th kid and pray for a girl! have a safe 4th, marla! i adore you.xx

    1. Back at ya Susan. Hope you guys have an amazing long weekend. That outfit my daughter is wearing is from Rachel Riley. Love that stuff 🙂

  4. your kids are adorable! and now i have baby fever 🙂

    Love all the berry recipes – that cream cheese icing looks incredible!

  5. It’s a berry-palooza! By the way, I’ve already been coaxed into making the Very Blueberry Layer Cake by my sister who saw me reading your post and stopped in her tracks when she saw the picture.

  6. Awww, thanks for the linkback lovin’ 🙂

    Pomegranate Blueberry Coconut Muffins. How did I miss those?

    Or the Champagne Pudding with Berry Sauce

    And cream cheese frosting, oh yes please!!

    Just everything!! in this post is amazing!! And I think that some people have a signature “look” to their food, photography, blog, and dare I say, your ‘look’ seems SO WELL suited to the 4th…you always use berries, blueberries, strawberries, etc and I dunno, this holiday is so Marla 🙂

    xoxo

  7. Marla, that’s my house!! Ha… a girl can dream, right?! I have a friend who is from the Hamptons — so interesting to hear her perspective of growing up in the Hamptons as a regular person!

    I love the roundup — all the gluten free goodies! I’m actually in the midst of a gluten free trial diet, so this is perfect.

    1. Liz, it is certainly a different world out there! Neat that you are going gluten free. Can’t wait to hear how it makes you feel 🙂 Have a great weekend!

  8. Don’t worry, Marla, I’m 23 and I’m still Daddy’s and Mommy’s Little Girl. Just a bit more expensive and with more attitude. lol.

  9. First of all your kids are ADORABLE! I love them in their red white and blue outfits!

    second of all, I want to make everything in this round-up! All this fresh fruit is beckoning to me.

  10. Ohmigoodness those Pomegranate Blueberry Coconut Muffins looks fabulous! Your itty bitties are gahdorable too 🙂 You’re so lucky! Thanks for sharing and for swinging by Deep Dish

  11. Oh my goodness, Marla, these all look so delicious, I don’t know what to try! You take such beautiful photos! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

  12. My boyfriend and I went strawberry picking last weekend and cherry picking yesterday, so we have an overabundance of berries. Your recipies will definitely come in handy for us! They look absolutely delicious.
    It was the first time I’ve been to a U-pick and I had a blast. If you’ve never gone, I highly recommend it – and I bet your kids would love it, too!
    Lovely beach photos, too!

  13. Marla – I agree, love berries, and they are perfect for the 4th of July with all their vibrant colors. Love all your photos and recipes that go with this holiday theme.

  14. Mmmm, tons of beautiful berry dishes. I could eat every single one! And I wish that WAS your home in East Hampton…I would invite myself for a visit.