Key lime … tarts?

Okay, so we’re not off to the best start here, since key limes aren’t too easy to find in Australia. But that’s why this key lime tart (minus the ‘key’) is the official alternative to the official state pie of Florida.

Banana split: BBQ-style

No one really knows for sure where the banana split originated, most stories involve a college professor playing with soda fountains and bananas. Better to leave that one alone. But Ben O’Donoghue is to the banana split what Thomas Edison was to going to the bathroom at night – revolutionary. Summed up: a snickers bar, inside a banana, cooked on a BBQ, smothered in ice cream.

Cornbread but with extras

Nothing says 4th of July celebration like cornbread. A staple dish of the South, this recipe for grilled cornbread stuffed with cheese fails to mention within its title a fundamental addition: the avocado sauce.

Mac’n’cheese please

At the end of a day of July 4th celebrations, this truffle macaroni and cheese is your go-to dish for a midnight feast. As buffalo mozzarella and black turn this dish on its head, this is the traditional mac’n’cheese but if the team at Pimp My Ride had had a go at cooking it.

Celebratory crab cakes

Both Maryland and Virginia claim crab cakes as their own invention, but our favourite Margaret Fulton got the recipe from a restaurant in New York and brought it home. Her recipe is perfect for entertaining as it makes crab cakes that are deliciously light and bite-sized.

Hot-dawg!

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This probably should have been first. In fact this article could have just been this one recipe six times. These gourmet hotdogs with braised red cabbage and apple are definitely worth your time. Apart from a group of American fans at the Olympics, nothing shouts out USA harder than these hotdogs.

Check out Cooked.com.au’s collection of all-American recipes.