No-Cook Frozen Srawberry 'Cheesecake'

Frozen Strawberry 'Cheesecake'

This dessert was inspired by a recipe I found on the Taste of Home website. I used sweetened strawberries and omitted the sugar from the original recipe. Also, instead of making a blueberry sauce, I served it with the juices from frozen strawberries. It's one way to satisfy a craving for cheesecake without having to heat up the whole house by baking in the oven for 2 hours. Transfer the frozen dessert from freezer to fridge a couple of hours before serving and slice with a serrated knife.

Peach Jello Blancmange

Peach Jello Blancmange

This recipe was inspired by one on the Taste of Home website. Blancmange (blah-manjh) is a French dessert that is made with milk and gelatin, akin to Italian panna cotta. This is made with Cool Whip instead and orange jello. It's very quick and easy to assemble, tastes divine, transports well and is a cool, velvety dessert for these dog days of summer.

Pineapple Ambrosia

Pineapple Ambrosia

Any flavour of jello will do. The ambrosia pictured above used dark cherry jello. To cut down on the sugar, use one regular jello, one sugar-free jello and sugar-free Cool Whip.

Ingredients

   1 (14-16 oz.) can crushed pineapple

   2 pkgs. pineapple jello 

   2 cups boiling water

   2 cups cold water

   1 tub vanilla Cool Whip

   2 Tbsp. sour cream

   2 Tbsp. shredded sweetened coconut

   Maraschino cherries for garnishing

Method:.

1. Drain crushed pineapple and set juice aside.
2. Pour reserved pineapple juice into a measuring cup and add enough cold water to make 2 cups. 
3. Dissolve the two packages of jello in boiling water, add cold water and refrigerate until set.  
4. Using a fork, scramble jello, add all the remaining ingredients including the crushed pineapple.
5. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
6. Serve in individual ramekins and top each with a maraschino cherry.