Easy Memorial Day Snack Board
This easy Memorial Day snack board is a red, white, and blue treat tray made with buttercream frosting, strawberries, cookies, pretzels, popcorn, Chex Mix, graham crackers, chocolate, and sprinkles. It is sweet, salty, colorful, and perfect for a Memorial Day cookout or patriotic party spread.
Servings: 8
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 6 oz buttercream frosting, at room temperature (170 g)
- Red food gel color
- Navy blue food gel color
- Chex Mix
- Shortbread cookies
- Pretzels
- Popcorn
- Strawberries rinsed and dried thoroughly
- Graham crackers
- Chocolate bars
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles
- Themed candies, nuts, or dried fruit optional
Instructions
- Divide the buttercream frosting between three small bowls. Leave one bowl white.
- Add red food gel color to one bowl and navy blue food gel color to another. Start with 3 to 5 drops of each color, stir well, then add more if needed.
- Transfer each frosting color to a piping bag. If using a piping tip, snip the bag just enough for the tip to fit securely.
- Place the board on a damp paper towel or non-slip mat to keep it steady.
- Pipe a loose red frosting trail across the board. Let it sit for 10 to 15 seconds, then pipe white frosting alongside or inside the red line.
- Pipe the blue frosting around the other colors to create a red, white, and blue trail.
- Arrange the graham crackers and chocolate bars around the frosting first.
- Fill in the board with pretzels, shortbread cookies, popcorn, and Chex Mix.
- Add the strawberries near the frosting trail or tuck them into open spaces.
- Finish with red, white, and blue sprinkles.
- Chill for 10 to 15 minutes before serving, if desired.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for the brightest color without thinning the frosting.
- Dry the strawberries thoroughly before adding them to the board.
- For the best texture, assemble the full board close to serving time.
- To make this easier for a party, color the frosting ahead of time and portion the snacks into containers. Pipe and assemble the board shortly before serving.