Cool, refreshing dessert recipe

[Philagoofy]

What is your favorite recipe for a nice, light, cool, refreshing dessert for 4th of July picnic (or anytime)?

 

[mom2travel]

I have a recipe for a key lime cheesecake pie that is pretty light and served cold, and tastes refreshing. Ice cream is my favorite though - thinking of being a kid on the beach with a drippy cone watching fireworks

 

[kaytieeldr]

Jello parfait: Blue jello on the bottom, Cool Whip or whipped cream or white cake in the middle, and any red jello on top.

 

[NMAmy]

Lemonade pie--but it's an ice cream pie so would have to be kept frozen. It's not very practical if you're outside all day. It's one of my family's favorites and always requested during the summer months. It tastes almost like frozen cheesecake.

Lemonade Pie

One small can regular lemonade or pink lemonade frozen concentrate (thawed)
2 cups vanilla or french vanilla ice cream (softened)
1 tub Cool Whip (thawed)
1 ready made graham cracker pie crust

Pour about half to ¾ of can of lemonade in medium bowl. (I use half but you might like it a bit stronger.) Add ice cream. Use mixer just until blended. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into graham cracker crust. Freeze for about 2 hours or until solid.

 

[TaraPA]

Angel Food Tunnel Cake

Prepare (or buy) an angel food cake. With a long serrated knife, slice 1-2 inches off the top of the cake & set aside (keep in one piece). Dig a "tunnel" out of the center of the cake - keeping sides in tact - put pulled pieces of cake aside. In a bowl mix cool whip with any fruit you like - I love strawberries, blueberries & pineapple. Add the pulled cake pieces to the fruit/cool whip mix. Scoop the mixture into the tunnel you dug out, then replace the top of the cake. Use Cool Whip to frost the entire cake. Garnish with fruit on top if you like.

It's very light & refreshing - everyone loves this - but very hard to transport. It has to be refridgerated - so be sure you have a tall cake keeper!

 

[princesspiglet]

I always make my Ambrosia salad which everyone loves, but I modify it a little for the taste and color depending on when I am serving it. For the 4th of July I use this version:

2 cans pineapple chunks, drained
2 cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 cup wild blueberries
2 jars maraschino cherries, drained
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 can coconut flakes
1/2 bag mini marshmallows
4 oz. sour cream
16 oz. Cool Whip

Combine sour cream and Cool Whip. Fold in all other ingredients. Chill covered for at least 2 hours.

 

[JessicaR]

I like making this Chocolate Refrigerator Roll.

1 tsp. vanilla 1 pt. (2 cups) whipping cream, whipped 1 pkg. (9 oz.) FAMOUS Chocolate Wafers Make It
ADD vanilla to whipped cream; stir gently until well blended.

SPREAD 1-1/2 tsp. of the whipped cream mixture onto each wafer. Stack wafers together, then stand on edge on serving platter to make a log. Frost with the remaining whipped cream mixture.

REFRIGERATE at least 4 hours or overnight. Cut dessert diagonally into 14 slices to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

 

[Kim&Chris]

Jello Poke Cake:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/jell-o-poke-cake-69006.aspx

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/gelatin-poke-cake-53184.aspx

 

[bonybroad]

I love jello/yougrt salad.
Graham cracker crust
Cream chees layer
Yougrt/jello layer
Cool whip.
If you really want the recipe, I will post it.
It is just so darned good!

 

[Pooh67_68]

A fruit salad or just fruit with dip.


Fruit dip that my family uses, they also stir in a little bit of cool whip.

8 oz. softened cream cheese
7 oz. marshmallow creme

Stir them together in a bowl. Serve with any fruit you like.

 

[mom2travel]

Lemonade pie--but it's an ice cream pie so would have to be kept frozen. It's not very practical if you're outside all day. It's one of my family's favorites and always requested during the summer months. It tastes almost like frozen cheesecake.

Lemonade Pie

One small can regular lemonade or pink lemonade frozen concentrate (thawed)
2 cups vanilla or french vanilla ice cream (softened)
1 tub Cool Whip (thawed)
1 ready made graham cracker pie crust

Pour about half to ¾ of can of lemonade in medium bowl. (I use half but you might like it a bit stronger.) Add ice cream. Use mixer just until blended. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into graham cracker crust. Freeze for about 2 hours or until solid.

sounds yummy! think I'm going to try it this weekend
thanks!

 

[mishasmom]

This is from the culinary mystery author Dianne Mott-Davidson. It is fabulous! I've also made it with blueberries, raspberries and blackberries mixed together and it was even better than with strawberries! You could do blueberries and strawberries and with the whipped cream mixture you'd have your red white and blue for the 4th!

Strawberry Super Pie

Crust:
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar
¾ cup chopped pecans

Topping:
2 lbs. strawberries, divided
½ cup water
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Filling:
1 ¼ cups whipping cream
¼ lb. cream cheese, softened
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. For crust, mix melted butter with flour, confectioner's sugar, and pecans. Press into a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Bake for 25 minutes or until light brown. Allow to cool completely.

Start topping by mashing enough strawberries to make 1 cup. Cut tops off rest of strawberries and set aside. Place mashed berries in a saucepan and add water. Mix sugar and cornstarch into crushed berry mixture and bring to a boil on top of stove, stirring. Boil about 1 minute or until clear and thickened. Set aside to cool.

For filling, whip cream until stiff. In another bowl, beat cream cheese with vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Carefully fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Spread in cooled crust and refrigerate.

When crushed berry mixture is cool, pie can be assembled. Stand whole (or halved, if you prefer) strawberries on top of cream filling, cut side down. When entire filling is covered with whole berries, carefully spoon cooled crushed berry mixture over all. Cream filling should not be seen between whole berries. Once the crevices have been filled, do not overload the pie with the crushed berry mixture, as it will just drip over the sides. Any leftover crushed berry mixture is delectable on toast or English muffins. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

[MomofKatie]

I make a Lemonade Pie that is similar to mom2travel's Key Lime Pie or NMAmy's Lemonade Pie. It is nice and cool, refreshing, and yummy.

1 pkg lemon instant pudding mix
1 5 oz can evaporated milk
2 8 oz bricks cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
graham cracker pie crust

1-In small bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk together. Beat for 3 mins- mixture will be very thick. Set aside in fridge.

2- In bowl, with mixer, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in lemonade mix. Gradually add in pudding mix, beating well until thoroughly mixed.

3- Pour mixture into pie shell and chill for at least 2 hours. Serve with Cool Whip, if desired.

 

[3boymthr]

We love Cut Glass Pie

Okay, really, there's no glass in it - just 5 different colors of jello.

When you cut into it, it looks like a piece of stained glass. It's very pretty.

It's made with a graham cracker crust, whip cream, pineapple juice, knox gelatin and the afformentioned 5 colors of jello. (oh and sugar, lots of sugar )

Unfortunately, the directions are kind of complicated.

The good news is it feeds a crowd. You can make two or three pies with it depending upon how high you want the pie to be.

If interested PM me and I will send.

 

[KyraS]

I have two similar to the Lemonaide Pie,


First is a Sour Lemonaide Pie,

One 12oz can of Frozen Lemonaide Concentrate
2 Regular one serving size containers of Lemon Yogurt
One Large Cool Whip,

Mix all together, put in a ready made pie crust and chill for a few hours. It's soooo good but sour!

The next one is a Fruit and Yogurt Pie (Makes Two Pies)

One drained large container of Fruit Cocktail
Two any flavor single serving Yogurts
One Large Cool Whip

Mix all together, put in 2 ready made pie crusts and chill.


Oh, here's another,

Pina Coloda Cake

One White Cake Mix
One Large Can Crushed Pineapple (Drained)
One Can Cream of Coconut (Usually found by the mixed drink isle)
One Container Sweetened Condensed Milk
One Large Container Cool Whip
Shredded Coconut (optional)

You make this in a long cake pan and do not remove it.
Cook the cake according to the directions
Mix the Cream of Coconut and Sweetened Condensed Milk Together

While the cake is still hot punch holes in the cake (don't be liberal, punch holes everywhere!!!!!) Pour the Coconut/Milk mixture all over the cake. It should rise up on the sides as well. Then put the cake in the fridge and let it get really cool. Overnight is good but for at least 2-3 hours.

Drain the pineapple and spread over the top of the chilled cake and then top with the Cool Whip. Put Shredded Coconut on the top if you want.

This is soooo good but very very rich!

 

[Jenvenza]

These all sound so good! I really want to try the lemonade pie though!

 

[bookgirl]

Make a white cake, when it has cooled about 50% poke holes in it with a fork take cut up strawberries and thier juice (or one large tub of frozen strawberries thawed) pour this over the cake. Let it set in then take one large container of whipped topping and put it over the top. Keep in the fridge. I'ts very light textured (can also be made with splenda and fat free topping) and cool and it never has much in the way of leftovers. We make it every summer for forth of July and everyone likes it so much we've started taking it to most of the holidays year round.

 

[Terry36]

I always make the Wave your Flag cake. Its soooo good:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/wave-your-flag-cake-50205.aspx

 

[TimeforMe]

I always make the Wave your Flag cake. Its soooo good:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/wave-your-flag-cake-50205.aspx

Me, too, and it's always gone before I even get a piece!Thanks for posting all these yummy recipes. I'm definitely going to try a couple this weekend!

 

[Disfan1]

Frozen Hot Chocolate:

1 package hot chocolate mix
1 cup milk
Place in a blender and mix. Add 2 cups ice and blend until smooth. Add a dollop of whipped cream if desired. Mmmmm...I just finished one.