This is a Fashionista Event and a promotional item was provided to me by Sweetworks. Hosts for this event are Still Blonde after all these Years and ModlyChic.
Gil and I have started our own 4th of July tradition. While we knew we had great views here, we had no idea what was in store during our first 4th of July. Fireworks are legal (weather permitting) which allowed neighbors to launch their own fireworks along with the city’s own fireworks display. Wherever we looked we could see bright colors shooting into the sky. We grabbed a picnic blanket and our food and a new tradition of watching fireworks from our backyard was born.
When we celebrate the 4th, we usually have a cookout at the fire pit. This year, we’ll be following up our meal with an awesome ice cream bar. Fitting the patriotic theme, I decided to create a red, white and blue themed ice cream sundae bar using candies from SweetWorks. This will be the perfect treat to help unwind after a day at the lake.
Patriotic Ice Cream Bar using SweetWorks Candies
SweetWorks has a variety of chocolates and candies that are perfect for adding some red, white, and blues to your next 4th of July BBQ. For our ice cream bar, we used SweetWorks Sixlets, which are colorfully coated chocolate balls, crunchy candy crumbles, and gumballs.
The red, white, and blue stars are each flavored (cherry, blueberry, and lemon – I think) and the blue and white candy crumbles are perfect for adding minty crunch to your favorite ice cream. (The crumbles are also perfect for topping hot chocolate, but that’s another season. 😉 )
SweetWorks candies aren’t just for topping sundaes and cupcakes. To help decorate for our SweetWorks ice cream topping bar, I used SweetWorks red and blue Sixlets, and a bit of blue painter’s tape, to make a fun DIY, chocolate candy streamer. The individual plastic Sixlets bags made it easy to attach them to the tape. Kids (or adults) can just “grab” a piece of the stream for some chocolate Sixlets.
A SweetWorks Sixlets streamer!
I love how SweetWorks makes it easy to add some 4th of July colors and decoration to any event or sweet treat. How would you use SweetWorks candy at your next 4th of July gathering?
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Jeanine says
June 15, 2015 at 2:33 amI think If I had the Ovation® Milk Pumpkin Spice Break-A-Part, I’d use it to decorate my pumpkin cheesecake- it’d be so cute!
diane says
June 15, 2015 at 7:48 amJawbreakers, because everybody likes them
rochelle haynes says
June 15, 2015 at 7:49 amI like this Niagara Chocolates
i love chocolate
denise says
June 15, 2015 at 9:38 amI think your idea of an ice cream bar is genius! I could make homemade ice cream, and use the chocolates for toppings.
We watch the town fireworks from a bedroom window.
Ann Fantom says
June 15, 2015 at 10:10 amI would like to use Sweetworks’ Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on the 4th of July cake I’m baking for our family picnic.
Sharon Kaminski says
June 15, 2015 at 11:15 amI like the Neon Stars Candy because it is ideal for the 4th of July celebration.
Robin M says
June 15, 2015 at 12:51 pmI would use the Red and Blue Sixlets to decorate my cake.
Carol says
June 15, 2015 at 8:51 pmI like the Hot Cinnamon Jawbreaker because they taste good.
Annamarie V says
June 15, 2015 at 9:40 pmI would use the red white and blue mix stars sweet shapes and put them in nice glass bowls for table decorations.
Amanda Alvarado says
June 15, 2015 at 10:20 pmI’d like to use the Sixlets. They have always been my favorites and bring back memories of my childhood!
Sally says
June 15, 2015 at 10:42 pmI would use sixlets to decorate a cake for my sons birthday which is on the 4th of July!
KELLY NICHOLSON says
June 15, 2015 at 11:13 pmHead over to Sweetworks and tell us what Candy you would like to use in your Holiday Decorating AND WHY
i wanna make some chocolate cupcakes with Sixlets® in the frosting,and why?…im gonna eat em all
Daniel Thornton says
June 16, 2015 at 12:11 amI would use Sixlets® King Size. I like chocolate flavored candy.
Heather B says
June 16, 2015 at 7:13 pmI would use the Sixlets. They come in so many great colors and taste good too!
Brittney House says
June 16, 2015 at 10:41 pmI like the gumballs because they come in so many different colors which makes it easy to match décor.
trisha kilpatrick says
June 17, 2015 at 9:26 amI would love to use the red, white, and blue Sixlets and pearls for the 4th. They would be cute in bowls or on cupcakes.
Angela Saver says
June 17, 2015 at 11:41 pmI would get the Red, White & Blue Mix Sixlets® Peg Pouch & use them to decorate cupcakes for our 4th of July celebration because they are so festive & perfect for the 4th!
Alison Gibb says
June 18, 2015 at 10:11 amI would be using Sixlets because I love them! I used to go to a little penny candy store and I always bought lots of Sixlets!!
heather eg kaufman says
June 18, 2015 at 4:30 pmThe Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes™ would be great for Independence Day!!! The colors & shapes are perfect!!!
sandra says
June 18, 2015 at 5:31 pmI want to use the Red & White Candy Crumble™ Jar for its patriotic colors
desiree says
June 18, 2015 at 8:21 pmTHIS WILL BE GREAT WE GOT A BD COMING UP ON THE 4TH AND MORE TIME COMING
Tamra Phelps says
June 18, 2015 at 10:26 pmI would use Sixlets for color, Niagara Chocolate caramel Bars because I love them, Break-Aparts because they are great, too, and maybe the Candy crumbles, too. They would be great on cookies!
desiree says
June 18, 2015 at 11:08 pmthe twitter is deistheblonde groups
Kim Pinch says
June 19, 2015 at 2:52 pmI would use the powder blue and white and the red and white candy crumbles to make cookies. My kids love the crushed candy cane cookies I make at Christmas and this would be a great summer version.
shirley says
June 19, 2015 at 3:23 pmI want to use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on a white cake, it would look so good.
Maryann D. says
June 20, 2015 at 7:55 pmI love Valentine’s Day so I would use the Red & White Candy Crumble™ Peg Pouch and decorate Valentines Day Cupcakes
Leela says
June 21, 2015 at 2:24 amRed & White Candy Crumble Jar because they are festive.
sandra davis says
June 22, 2015 at 2:11 amI would like to use the Red, White, Pink Hearts Sweet Shapes and use them on cupcakes for Valentines Day.
Tracee says
June 22, 2015 at 7:11 pmYour sixlets streamer was pretty awesome.
I would use the nerds to decorate because the colors are bright and cheery and the shape has a lot of fun textures. (okay, I would actually just eat them. I like nerds).
Jennifer Essad says
June 23, 2015 at 1:36 amthe large jaw breakers with the gum centers would be fun
Jessica Rose says
June 23, 2015 at 9:57 amI would love to use Halloween Mix Sixlets® (2lb Bag). I bet they would look great in a jar and add a nice pop of color to the table!
Jan Lee says
June 23, 2015 at 2:35 pmI’d use Sixlets, Pearls, and Candy Crumbles on cupcakes for the 4th of July. Why? The kids love candy and these are edible decorations.
LaTanya says
June 23, 2015 at 9:33 pmI like the Individually Wrapped Shimmer™ Robin’s Egg because they taste good
cjjmesser says
June 23, 2015 at 10:03 pmI would use Niagra Chocolates because YUM!
Leah Shumack says
June 24, 2015 at 12:41 amI would love to have the red, white and blue stars to add to my strawberry trifle that I make for our 4th of July picnic!
Ashley Ramsey says
June 24, 2015 at 12:57 pmI would use sixlets!
Kay RT says
June 24, 2015 at 2:11 pmthe red white and blue sixlets!
lissa crane says
June 24, 2015 at 10:46 pmI would love to use the red white & blue Sixlets to decorate with because my kiddo’s would easily be able to help create something spectacular with these! Sixlets would also give an amazing “pop” of color that would be yummy to eat as well!
Summ says
June 25, 2015 at 10:39 amI would love to use the Oak Leaf.
Amy Tolley says
June 25, 2015 at 10:55 pmi just love the patriotic candies perfect for the up coming holiday
Heather K says
June 26, 2015 at 1:50 amI would use Sixlets. They are colorful and taste good.
Sarah Cool says
June 26, 2015 at 2:37 amI would love to use the dark green and lime green sixlets for decorating my nephews teenage mutant ninja turtle bday cake next month.
Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says
June 26, 2015 at 6:28 amIt would be fun to decorate with the Foiled Solid Milk Balls in various colors for each holiday. They would be pretty in large clear vases or jars.
Shannon says
June 26, 2015 at 5:30 pmI’d use gumballs because there is such a big variety to choose from and you could do so many things with them.
Michelle C says
June 26, 2015 at 7:07 pmI would use the Gumballs Filled With Nerds because they are fun and colorful and my kids love Nerds!
michele c says
June 27, 2015 at 2:20 amThank you for the giveaway. I’d love to use the Red-White-Blue everything to make table centerpiece decorations for my sons upcoming Eagle Scout ceremony.
Erica B. says
June 27, 2015 at 2:24 pmThe cinnamon jawbreakers would be good.
Shelly Hammond says
June 27, 2015 at 3:11 pmI’d love to use the Ovation Mint Sticks. They are quite universal. They could be used whole as they are, broken in half or quartered to make other types of decorations, or even crumbled as a topping (or even snacked on in between). I think they’d be perfect!
Shelly Hammond
liz l says
June 27, 2015 at 10:05 pmSixlets- so colorful
Susan Smith says
June 28, 2015 at 2:18 pmI would use the Sixlets to decorate my cupcakes. They come in so many great colors and taste yummy too.
Bridget A says
June 28, 2015 at 6:00 pmI would have to use a variety of Shimmer Turquoise Sixlets and Lime Green & White Candy Crumble for my brother and sister-in-laws upcoming wedding reception because they are the perfect colors and would go great on the center of the tables!
Dawn Keenan says
June 28, 2015 at 6:32 pmI would use sixlets. They are small enough to not worry about little ones choking on them, and they are tasty too!!!!
Racquelle says
June 28, 2015 at 6:54 pmI’d use sixlets because I love them!
Stephanie Galbraith says
June 28, 2015 at 11:09 pmI would use sixlets and gumballs because they are colorful.
laurie murley says
June 29, 2015 at 12:14 amI would love to try the Pastel Hearts Candy for my cupcakes
Becky says
June 29, 2015 at 11:56 amI would do a candy bar with red/white and blue candies….but especially the red and blue foiled chocolates…
Jennifer Herman says
June 29, 2015 at 1:33 pmI would use the Niagara Chocolates – Foiled Solid Milk Chocolate Rabbit and make a cute table topper center piece.
John Herman says
June 29, 2015 at 3:36 pmI think it would be fun to use the aquarium candy and the smiles candy and let all the little ones decorate cupcakes on the 4th!
Virginia Rowell says
June 29, 2015 at 5:00 pmI would use tie dye sixlets to make a booming disply of fireworks on my cake.
Amber Terry says
June 29, 2015 at 6:47 pmI love Sixlets so I would absolutely use those in my decorating. Thanks for the chance to win!
Lisa Walker says
June 29, 2015 at 6:57 pmI would use the red, white, and blue Sixlets for holiday desserts. My family loves them!
Katherine Riley says
June 29, 2015 at 7:20 pmI would use the silver star candy to decorate my granddaughter’s 1st Birthday cake. Her birthday is the 4th of July and her middle name is Star.
Cheryl Reinhardt says
June 29, 2015 at 7:26 pmI would use Sixlets® (25 lbs)to decorate all my baked goods because I want them to look pretty and have lots of color.
Rhonda R says
June 29, 2015 at 10:03 pmI would decorate with Sixlets! They are so colorful and perfect for the 4th and they are DELICIOUS!
ken ohl says
June 29, 2015 at 10:30 pmlove to use the sixlets and decorate some cupcakes.
Amy Deeter says
June 29, 2015 at 11:58 pmi would get the Neon Stars Candy (15 lbs) .my sister just graduated high school and shes having a graduation party . i would use these for decorations on the tables because after she graduated, i told her to reach for the stars.