Who doesn’t love fun 4th of July cabin recipes?!
Well, Believe it or not, the 4th of July is just a week away! Landing on a Sunday this year, many Minnesotans will likely head up north to their cabins by the middle of this week and continue the fun festivities through Monday the 5th or even later. While you can’t go wrong with the staples like hot dogs, brats, burgers, potato salad, beer, and regular s’mores, it’s always nice to introduce some fun new recipes at the cabin – especially for holiday weekends like the 4th of July.
Just because it’s not a staple, doesn’t mean it needs to be anything high maintenance! We’ve got you covered with 3 easy recipes that span apps, drinks, and desserts that will bring some pizazz to your 4th of July weekend whether it’s actually at the cabin or close to home. These have all been tested out and one thing is certain – they will not disappoint!
EASY YET CROWD-PLEASING APP
Ingredients:
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 5 oz Frank’s Red Hot Original hot sauce
- ½ cup bleu cheese, crumbled
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese, shredded
- ⅓ cup green onions, chopped
- 5 large flour tortillas
Servings: 25 pinwheels
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl add the cream cheese, hot pepper sauce, bleu cheese, salt, garlic powder, Colby-Jack cheese, and green onions. Using a hand mixer with beaters, blend until it’s thoroughly mixed and there are no large chunks.
- Shred the rotisserie chicken into small, fine pieces. If the pieces are too large, the roll-ups will be lumpy. Add the chicken into the mixing bowl with the other ingredients and mix well.
- Spread about 1 cup of the buffalo chicken mixture onto each tortilla. Roll it up tightly, trying not to shift the Buffalo chicken mixture too much.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. After chilled, remove plastic wrap. Use a sharp knife to cut it into slices (discard the end pieces) and serve.
Preparing in advance?
Wrap the tortilla roll-up in plastic wrap before cutting it up and place it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
EASY YET SPECIAL DESSERT
Graham Cracker Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs already crumbled or 2 ½ to 3 sleeves of graham crackers, crushed
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) `salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 bag of marshmallows
Servings: 36 cookies
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease cookie sheet then set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda and salt then aside as well.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and creamy.
- Add vanilla and eggs to butter mixture and beat again until well combined.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, increasing speed as needed. Make sure not to over mix and rather until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips, mixing to evenly distribute.
- Generously scooping with a tablespoon, place balls of cookie dough onto the greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes. The edges of the cookies will be slightly golden and the centers still soft.
- Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling. (The cookies will firm up as they cool.)
- Ditch the traditional graham crackers and chocolate for s’mores and put a roasted marshmallow between 2 of these cookies instead – it’s quite the special treat!
EASY YET DOCTORED UP DRINK
Spicy Bloody Mary w/ ALL THE BEST GARNISHES
Ingredients:
For the bloody mixture:
- 4 cups 100% tomato juice
- 1 cup dill pickle juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. horseradish
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire
- 1 tsp. Sriracha (skip this if you’d rather have nice than spice)
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. celery salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 2 cups Vodka (or tequila if you prefer!)
For our favorite part – ideas for the tasty garnishes:
- Beef jerky
- Cheddar beef sticks
- Smoked cheese sticks
- Garlic & herb cheese curds
- Crisp cooked bacon
- Pickle
- Pimento stuffed olive
- Pepperoncini
- Celery stick
- Lemon or lime wedge
Servings: 7 drinks
Instructions:
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a large pitcher (except the Vodka) and chill overnight or for at least 4-5 hours.
- When ready to serve, salt the rim of your glasses, add ice to the glass. Add Vodka to the pitcher and stir. Pour into glasses and garnish with lots and lots of garnishes.
Give any of these recipes a try and get creative, put your own spin on them! We’d love for you to share the results! Or, perhaps you have your own fun 4th of July recipe(s) that’s a little less traditional? If so, also send them our way! We always enjoy hearing from you!
HAPPY 4TH FRIENDS! Have fun and be safe!