Easy American Flag Toast (For Kids!)

Name: Easy American Flag Toast
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 9 min
Ingredients: 1 piece of bread (toasted); 2 tbsp cream cheese; 2 strawberries (cut into strips); 6 blueberries

American flag toast is an easy Fourth of July breakfast idea that kids will love to help with. This cute toast is easy to make in 5-10 minutes, and little hands can help with the prep work. Not only is it a great breakfast idea, it would be an easy snack as well.

This cute toast only requires a few ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge. Not only is it easy to make and delicious, but it will help kids working on colors, shapes and the American flag, too!

You could also make this as a fun snack while reading or studying a history book or when celebrating Memorial Day or Flag Day.

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How Can Kids Help with this Project?

Let them spread the cream cheese over the toast after it has cooled from being in the toaster.
While an adult should do the cutting, kids can place the blueberries or strawberry slices into place to make them the stars and stripes on the toast.

bread, cream cheese, and berries to make american flag toast

Ingredients:

Bread
Cream cheese
Blueberries
Strawberries

What can I substitute if my kid doesn’t like cream cheese?

You could also try using vanilla yogurt in place of cream cheese
You can use red jelly or jam on the toast and white banana strips (to be the red and white part of the flag) in place of the cream cheese and strawberries.

cream cheese toast prepared to make american flag toast

Making Your Flag Toast:

Toast your bread.
Tip: Toasted bread works better than untoasted since it keeps the bread flat under the weight of all the toppings.
Spread a layer of cream cheese over the toast.

adding blueberries to american flag toast

Make a square or rectangle of blueberries in the upper left corner to be the blue part of the flag.

adding strawberry stripes to american flag toast

Cut strawberries into strips and halve lengthwise to make long pieces of strawberries to make red stripes on the rest of the flag.
Now your toast is ready to eat!

american flag toast on a checkered plate

FAQ

Can I substitute other fruits for strawberries and blueberries?

Yes! You can use blackberries instead of blueberries, or raspberries, cherries, or watermelon instead of strawberries, and you can use banana strips as well for the white lines.

What can I use instead of cream cheese?

You could also try using vanilla yogurt in place of cream cheese.

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toast with cream cheese, blueberries and strawberries on a plate.

Easy American Flag Toast

Make this easy toast in under 10 minutes to kick off your Fourth of July celebration!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 4 mins

Total Time 9 mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings person

Calories 157 kcal

Equipment

1 toaster
1 knife

Ingredients

1 piece of bread toasted
2 tbsp cream cheese
2 strawberries cut into strips
6 blueberries

Instructions

Toast your bread. Spread a layer of cream cheese over the toast.
Spread a layer of cream cheese over the toast.
Make a square or rectangle of blueberries in the upper left corner to be the blue part of the flag.
Cut strawberries into strips and halve lengthwise to make long pieces of strawberries to make red stripes on the rest of the flag.

Notes

You could also use blackberries in place of blueberries. If you don’t want to use cream cheese, try vanilla yogurt.

Tip for the bread: Toasted bread works better than untoasted since it keeps the bread flat under the weight of all the toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 0.3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 341mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.2mg

Keyword 4th of july, toast

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