Mom Confessions

Cupcake Flag With Berries and Coconut
This cupcake version travels better than a traditional flag cake, and guests get to pick between the three types of red-white-and-blue toppings.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-r ... t-ghk0710/

Cutaway Blueberry Pie
You might not know how to weave a pie lattice, but everyone can use a cookie cutter. Genius!

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-r ... s/?slide=2

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes
These crowd-pleasers boast a surprise peanut-butter filling for the perfect salty-sweet mix.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-r ... -cupcakes/

Maine Blueberry Bars
These crumbly blueberry bars are basically like portable pieces of pie heaven.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-r ... ars-recipe

Watermelon "Cake"
We just found our new favorite way to get down with this summer melon and there's Cool Whip involved.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-r ... s/?slide=1

Mini Stars Berry Pies
Top these tiny desserts—filled with raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries—with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream.

https://www.countryliving.com/food-drin ... es-recipe/

Blue Bell Ice Cream Bombe
Top this ice cream "bombe" with sparkler candies from Tops Malibu for a dessert fireworks show.

https://www.countryliving.com/food-drin ... be-recipe/

Barbecue Bacon and Chicken Bites
Perfect for a quick snack or an appetizer, your guests will love these smokey bites.

https://lilluna.com/barbecue-bacon-and-chicken-bites/

Grilled Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers
Stuffed with cream cheese, sour cream, cilantro and lime, these are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

http://www.centercutcook.com/grilled-st ... l-peppers/

Easy Peach Cobbler
Trisha uses canned peaches for this easy cobbler because they're softer, but you can use fresh peaches if they're available.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tri ... pe-3381762