May the Fourth Be with You: These Are the Galaxy-Inspired Treats You’re Looking For

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…" Since 1977, these words have sparked our imaginations and fanned our love for the stories of the Star Wars universe. And thanks to a pun, the internet has given us #StarWarsDay. Whether you’re dressing up as your favorite spacefaring hero (as Cutthroat Kitchen judge Simon Majumdar once did, donning the white garb of Princess Leia) or sitting through a 20-hour movie marathon today, here are some space-inspired treats worth enjoying.

Chocolate Tart From Another Planet
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The galaxy tastes like chocolate, at least according to Raiza Costa on The Sweet Side of Life. Watch her build a tart, with a rich chocolate ganache and buttery chocolate shortcrust (with the help of a few droids and time travel), inspired by the solar system.

An easier take on galaxy cake decoration than a mirror glaze, Food Network Magazine’s recipe calls for store-bought frosting, colored in shades of blue and purple, and speckled with white food coloring to represent stars in the vastness of space.

Want more galactic eye candy? Watch this clip to see how Creme Macarons makes her otherworldly Galaxy Macarons.

A sandwiched cookie shaped like a half moon

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A sandwiched cookie shaped like a half moon

©Hearst Communications Inc., 2009 food stylist: Stephana Bottom

Hearst Communications Inc., 2009 food stylist: Stephana Bottom

You don’t have to go all out like a Cake War contestant to pay homage to Star Wars. Moons and stars make easy and delicious bite-size treats. Bake these moon-shaped chocolate-and-peanut butter sandwich cookies and remember that Angels are said to live on the moons of Iego (as uttered in an infamous pick-up line by a 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker).

As impressive as it looks, this sun-shaped pastry takes just three ingredients – store-bought puff pastry, one egg and chocolate-hazelnut spread – and a few knife cuts to make.

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Use star-shaped cookie cutters on some puff pastry, sprinkle on some parmesan and bake for these easy, cheesy bites.

Marcela Valladolid's Galaxy fruit props

Marcela Valladolid's Galaxy fruit props

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Adrian Mueller, FOOD NETWORK: Â 2012, TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P. COOKING CHANNEL: Â 2012, Cooking Channel LLC

If you’ve got cookie cutters, don’t just use them on dough. Use the cutters to turn fruit into a colorful, galactic treat.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with sitting back and admiring the work of professionals. Watch Pies Are Awesome create a pie version of the partially built but just as menacing Death Star II, seen at the end of the original trilogy.

Or watch the Millenium Falcon takes it's place in the crust and among the fruit-flavored stars.

May the Force be with you!

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