American Flag Graham Cracker Treats
If you are looking for an easy patriotic dessert, then our American Flag Graham Cracker Treats is a recipe to bookmark. This recipe is kid-friendly, customizable, and fun to make.
This is one of those recipes to make for the holidays with the kids. There’s no baking or messing with hot ingredients, it’s totally versatile, and it’s a fun treat for the kids and adults to enjoy.
If you are looking for more fun and kid-friendly recipes to make this summer, then make sure to save our Celery and Peanut Butter Reindeer (I know it’s not technically summer themed, but you can make fun faces on the peanut butter), my Fruity Red Sangria (non-alcoholic), and my Red White and Blue Deviled Eggs. The kids can help you color those. And definitely check out my Red White and Blue Trifle recipe. This is so good and easy to make.
Ingredients
- Wilton’s Gold Star Sprinkles or any brand of sprinkles will work. I highly recommend Wilton though just because I use their products all of the time and really like the results and the quality.
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
You will find complete instructions at the bottom of the post, however, these are in-process photos that are for your reference.
Break the graham crackers in half or you can leave them whole.
Adding frosting to the grahams.
Adding the candies.
Adding the stars.
Substitutions
- You can use regular graham crackers if you prefer.
Variations
- You can make these for any holiday or event. Just change out the candies.
If you are looking for a way to eat graham crackers like a cookie, then check out this recipe for Classic Graham Cracker Cookie Recipe with Frosting!
Storage
You can place any leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container. You will want to place wax paper between the layers so they do not stick to each other.
Top tips
- One of the great things about this recipe is that you only need to make the amount you plan on using at the time. That way you don’t have to worry about leftovers.
- If you are hosting a party, you could create a treats station and let everyone assemble their own.
FAQ
It seems that they have been around since the late 1890s.
They are made with graham flour.
American Flag Graham Cracker Treats
Equipment
- Knife
- Parchment paper
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- Any amount of Graham crackers regular or honey flavored
- White frosting any brand
- Red and Blue M&Ms
- Wilton's Gold Star Sprinkles
Instructions
- Break all of the graham crackers in half.
- Spread the frosting over each half.
- Take 4 of the blue M&Ms and place them in the top left corner of the graham cracker.
- Add 4 of the gold stars on top of each candy with a small dollop of frosting.
- Next, it's time to add the red M&Ms. Make three rows of red candies, making sure that you leave a white strip between each row.
- Serve and enjoy!