Category Archives: Fruit Desserts

Buttery Blueberry Cobbler

I thought I was done but found a more reasonably sized recipe, so here goes….

 

 

Prep. 15 Min./ Bake 40 Min.

     

    Ingredients

  1. 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  2. 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  3. 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
  4. 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  5. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  6. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  8. 3/4 cup milk
  9. 1 egg, lightly beaten
  10. Whipped cream or whipped topping
  11. Directions

  12. In a saucepan, combine the berries, lemon juice and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Set aside. Place butter in a 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish; melt butter in a 350° oven.
  13. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar with flour, baking powder, salt, milk and egg. Pour over melted butter. Do not stir. Spoon reserved berry mixture over batter. Do not stir.
  14. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream or whipped topping. Yield: about 10-12 servings.

 

 

Blueberry Squares

Think I’ve run the gamut on blueberries for today.

 

 

Prep. 25 Min./ Bake 10 Min. +chilling

     

    Ingredients

  1. 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
  2. 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  3. 3/4 cup sugar
  4. 1/4 cup cornstarch
  5. 1/4 cup cold water
  6. 3 cups fresh blueberries, divided
  7. 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  8. 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  9. 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  10. 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
  11. 1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  12. Directions

  13. In a small bowl, combine wafers and butter. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  14. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually whisk in water until smooth. Stir in 1-1/2 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice, peel and remaining blueberries. Cool completely.
  15. In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners’ sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Fold in marshmallows. Spread over crust. Top with blueberry mixture. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes. Yield: 9 servings.
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Blueberry Cobbler

I bought some fresh blueberries and went hunting for a good recipe.  I think this one fills the bill.

 

Prep. 20 Min./ Bake 40 Min.

     

    Ingredients

  1. 6 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  2. 1-1/2 cups sugar
  3. 1/4 cup water
  4. CRUST:
  5. 3/4 cup butter, softened
  6. 1-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
  7. 3 eggs
  8. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  9. 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  10. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  11. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  12. 1/4 cup butter, melted
  13. Vanilla ice cream, optional
  14. Directions

  15. Place blueberries in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over berries.
  16. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Spread over berry mixture. Drizzle with melted butter; sprinkle with remaining sugar.
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    Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream if desired. Yield: 15 servings.

     

 

Strawberry Delight

    Prep./Total Time 15 MIn.

    Ingredients

  1. 2 cups frozen whole strawberries, thawed or fresh strawberries sliced.
  2. Red food coloring, optional
  3. 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
  4. 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  5. 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches) or chocolate crust
  6. 1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted or chocolate burls
  7. Directions

  8. In a bowl, crush strawberries. Add food coloring if desired. Beat in pudding mix until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and fresh berry slices. Pour into crust; sprinkle with coconut or chocolate curls. Chill until ready to serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Fresh Fruit Bruschetta

Prep. Time: 20 min.   Total Time: 20 min

Servings 8 (2 slices each)

Ingredients:

  1. PAM® Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
  2. 1 prepared round angel food cake (10 inch), cut into 16 slices
  3. 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  4. 3 large fresh nectarines, peeled, chopped (about 2 cups)
  5. 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  6. 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
  7. 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  8. Reddi-wip® Original Dairy Whipped Topping
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    Directions
      1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Place cake slices in single layer on baking sheet. Spray each slice evenly with cooking spray. Sprinkle each evenly with cinnamon. Bake 7 minutes, or until lightly browned.
      2. Combine nectarines, blueberries, sugar and juice in medium bowl. Spoon mixture evenly onto toasted cake slices. Bake 5 minutes, or until fruit is hot.
      3. Top each slice with a serving of Reddi-wip, just before serving.

     

 

Fruit Bruschetta

     

    Ingredients:

    1 package (10.75 oz) frozen pound cake loaf, cut into fourteen 1/2-inch slices
    2/3 cup soft cream cheese with strawberries, raspberries or pineapple
    1 can (11 oz) mandarin orange segments, well drained
      Assorted bite-size pieces fresh fruit (kiwifruit, strawberry, raspberry, pear, apple)
      Chocolate-flavor syrup, if desired
      Toasted coconut or sliced almonds, if desired

Directions:

  1. Set oven control to broil. Place pound cake slices on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops 4 to 5 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until light golden brown.
  2. 2 Spread each slice with about 2 teaspoons cream cheese. Cut slices diagonally in half to make 28 pieces. Top with orange segments and desired fruit. Drizzle with syrup; sprinkle with coconut. Arrange on serving platter.

 

You can drizzle the fruit with caramel topping instead of the chocolate syrup.

Toast the pound cake up to a day ahead of time. You can assemble the bruschetta up to 4 hours before your party. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

 

Inside-Out Chocolate Strawberries

 

Ingredients

 

 

Directions

REMOVE stems and part of inner parts of strawberries to form a small bowl. Cut a sliver off of bottom of each strawberry so that strawberry will stand on end; discard slivers.

 

PLACE morsels and cream in small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100%) power for 30 seconds; stir until creamy. If necessary, microwave at additional 10-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Let cool slightly.

 

PLACE cream cheese and powdered sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat until creamy; beat in chocolate mixture.

 

PLACE cream cheese mixture in large pastry bag with star tip or spoon into gallon-size heavy-duty plastic bag with a 1/4-inch-wide opening cut at one corner. Pipe mixture into strawberry cups, filling cups completely and then mounding mixture on top of each strawberry. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. For best flavor, consume within 24 hours.

 

Prep: 25 mins/Cooking: 1 min

Level: Easy/ Cooling: 60 mins

Yields: 24 to 36 strawberries

Strawberry Cream Freeze

Total time 6hrs. 20min. Prep.time 20 min.
Servings  8  

What You Need

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup  cold milk

1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

1-1/2 cups  thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

20 NILLA Wafers, coarsely broken

1 cup  sliced fresh strawberries

1/2 cup strawberry ice cream topping

Make It

MAKE THE FILLING:

BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP, wafers and berries. Swirl in ice cream topping.

SERVE IT YOUR WAY!

PIE: Spread filling into 6-oz. OREO Pie Crust. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Garnish with additional berries, if desired. Makes 8 servings.

MINI PIES: Spoon filling into 12 cupcake liners. Freeze 4 hours. Remove paper linings. Garnish desserts with additional berries, if desired. Makes 12 servings.

WAFFLE BOWLS: Freeze filling 6 hours or until firm. Let stand 15 min. before scooping into waffle bowls. Makes 8 servings. >

 

 

Angel Lush Pineapple Cake

 

1 can (20 oz.) Crushed Pineapple, undrained 1 pkg. (3-4 oz.) Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 C. Thawed Cool Whip 1 pkg. (10 oz.) Round Angel Food Cake cut in 3 layers

 

Mix pineapple and dry pudding mix in medium bowl.  Gently stir in whipped topping.

Stack cake layers on plate, spreading pudding mixture between layers and on top of cake.

Refrigerate  1 hour or until ready to serve.

Garnish with your favorite seasonal berries.

Serves 10