Red, White, and BOOM Dessert Spring Rolls

Community Supported Agriculture - It has been close to or over 100 degrees for days now. I don't want to turn on the oven to bake anything for the fourth of July! Here is a recipe I developed that is a simple and fun twist to an old favorite - and best of all, no baking! Have a "cool" 4th!

What do you do with locally picked blueberries? Create an easy, cool, spicy, fun dessert!

Red, White, and BOOM Dessert Spring Rolls

Blueberry and strawberry spring rolls with a spicy dark chocolate peanut dipping sauce

By: Heather McAnerney

Makes 8

Sauce

½ cup Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter (Peanut Butter & Co. brand – or any other organic chocolate peanut butter)

2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce, or to taste

water

Spring Rolls

16 small organic strawberries

1/2 cup organic blueberries (locally picked at the Berry Patch)

8 Tablespoons honey flavored Noosa yogurt (or any other honey flavored organic yogurt)*

 2 ounces Rice Sticks (1/4 of a package)

8 spring roll wrappers

For sauce:  Whisk dark chocolate peanut butter and Sriracha sauce together. Add water in small amounts, whisking to combine until desired dipping sauce consistency is reached.

For rolls: Boil noodles until tender – 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Using scissors, cut noodles into approximately 3inch lengths. In a bowl combine cooled noodles and honey yogurt. Stir to combine.

Stem strawberries; slice in fourths.

Fill large, flat, round dish with hot water. Immerse wrappers one at a time until soft. Assemble rolls one at a time.

To assemble: Each roll will use approximately 8 strawberry slices, 6 blueberries and ¼ cup noodle mixture. On each wrapper one third from the bottom, place 4 strawberry slices. In between each strawberry place a blueberry (three blueberries total), place half of the ¼ cup noodle mixture, Repeat layers; 4 strawberry slices, 3 berries, and remaining ¼ cup noodle mixture. Roll wrapper up to just cover fillings. Fold in sides. Roll in tight cylinder. Cover with damp paper towels until serving. Repeat to create 8 rolls total. Do not refrigerate. Uncover and serve with sauce.

* Voskos Greek Honey yogurt 5.3 oz. container equals approximately 8 Tablespoons

Optional addition – add .20 pound dark chocolate covered almonds (Whole Foods bulk foods section). Chop and sprinkle inside the rolls with the strawberries and noodle mixture.