Ahh Memorial Day Weekend. The kickoff to summer. Also the kickoff to bloggers and fashion magazines talking about wearing white again. I haven’t stopped wearing white since Labor Day, but it’s fun to pretend we still hold on to those rules. More importantly, however, patriotic food is all I can think of!
I always love Memorial Day Weekend. It really is the kickoff for summer and everyone tends to be in such a positive mood. I’m not always one to decorate too much for each of the holiday throughout the year.
My husband’s mother used to get me the holiday-themed towels from Target as a fun gift, so those are my decor for most of the year. I have Valentine’s Day, Easter, Spring,, Christmas, and of course Patriotic holidays covered.
While I don’t go all out on the decorations, I think having some fun ideas for red, white, and blue patriotic food + decor to serve is a fun and fairly easy way to get into the spirit of things!
Strawberries and blueberries are the obvious options for these dishes (and make this cilantro strawberry salsa with blue corn chips so festive), but there are certainly other foods that work well in these colorful recipes. Check out the tomato and purple yam pizza!
Here are a few red, white, and blue patriotic food and decorating ideas to take you through Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor and possibly beyond, including my favorite Patriotic Yogurt Flag Waffles that are perfect for a filling breakfast and fun for everyone to make on their own!
Patriotic Food Recipes
Patriotic Food RecipesThese red, white, and blue breakfast yogurt waffles (recipe below) – the perfect patriotic main dish to start off any holiday are actually one of my early recipes that desperately needed an update with a recipe and better photos.
When I whipped these up again this week, I remembered why I liked that post so much – these waffles are delicious. And I love that they’re a healthier breakfast option that will fill you up for a while.
It was so much fun using my homemade strawberry thyme jam for the stripes. Talk about a super simple but secretly kind of gourmet breakfast!
Red Velvet Pancakes w. Coconut Syrup + Blueberries // Red, White, + Blueberry Cheesecake {skinny}
Blueberry, Strawberry, + Jicama Salsa Salad
Red, White, + Blue Pinwheel Icebox Cookies // Star + Stripes Mason Jars
Patriotic Yogurt Waffles {recipe below}
Triple Berry Layered Lemon Cake // Red, White, + Blue Sangria
HEALTHY PATRIOTIC WAFFLES
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ¾ cups milk nonfat is fine
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- toppings: Greek yogurt strawberry jam (homemade recipe here), and fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron to highest setting.
- In a bowl, beat eggs. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until just combined. Let sit 2-3 minutes. Stir again.
- Ladle heaping ¼ cup spoonfuls onto hot waffle iron, spreading batter around to evenly coat waffle form. Cook to desired doneness.
- Top with greek yogurt, jam, and berries.
Notes
Nutrition
More Waffle Recipes
I love a good waffle – the traditional style with tasty toppings like this or some other fun mixes. Try these chewy vanilla cardamom waffles, ham & cheese waffles (great for leftover ham), and these cheddar & chive cornmeal waffles!
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