Dessert Recipes - Prepare For the Holidays
71Easy Black Cherry Brownies with Cherry Frosting
Having a good dessert recipe especially easy recipes for summer treat are appreciated by family and friends.
You can make this delicious dessert in 15 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1 (19.5) package Duncan Hines family-style Chewy Fudge Brownie mix
- 2 cups frozen dark, sweet pitted cherries
- 1 (16.2 oz.) container Duncan Hines Fluffy White Frosting
- 1/2 cup black cherry preserves (Stir preserves in small bowl after measuring to smooth consistency.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350²
- Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Pour into a lightly greased 13" X 9" pan. Sprinkle Batter with frozen cherries.
- Bake for 27-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few crumbs.
- Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 45 minutes).
- Spread frosting over cooled brownies.
- Spoon preserves over frosting gently swirl with a long wooden skewer or knife.
- Cut into squares.
Frozen Strawberry Salad
This is a light delicious dessert that can be served as a salad or as a dessert.
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar and mix with cream cheese
- 1 pkg. (10 oz) frozen strawberries -light syrup
- 12 oz. Cool Whip
- 2 bananas, diced
Directions:
- Mix together and freeze in individual cup cake liners.
- You may also add nuts of your choice.
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Brownie Bites
Peanut Brittle Brownie Bites
Ingredients:
- 1 (19.95-02.) package DUNCAN HINES Family-Style Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix
- 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
- 3 Tbsp. whipping cream
- 3/4 cup chopped peanut brittle
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º
- Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for fudgy brownies, stirring peanuts into batter.
- Pour into 2 (24-cup) lightly greased miniature muffin pans.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes.
- MICROWAVE chocolate morsels and cream in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 30 to 45 seconds or until melted and smooth, stirring at 15-second intervals.
- Spread chocolate mixture over brownies, and sprinkle with peanut brittle.
White Chocolate Blondies - Dessert Recipes - Rachel Allen
cranberry salad
Frozen Cranberry Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cranberry sauce
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts ( pecans or walnuts)
Mix and freeze in paper cupcake cups.
Yield: 12 cups
How to Cake Make Molten Chocolate
Mint Brownie Ice-Cream Pie
Mint Brownie Ice-Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 (4.67-oz.) package thin creme de menthe chocolate mints
- 1 (17.6-02.) package DUNCAN HINES Chocolate Lover's Walnut Brownie Mix
- 4 cups vanilla ice cream
- Chop chocolate mints; reserve 3 Tbsp. chopped mints.
Directions:
- Preheat over to 350º
- Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for cake-like brownies, stirring remaining chopped mints into batter.
- Pour batter into a lightly greased l0" spring form pan.
- BAKE for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
- Meanwhile, LET ice cream stand at room temperature 20 minutes or until slightly softened.
- Spread over cooled crust in pan. Freeze 3 hours or until firm.
- Remove sides of pan. Let pie stand at room temperature 10 minutes before serving.
- Top with reserved chocolate mints.
Hands-on Time: 15 min., Total Time: 4 hr., 50 min
Yield: 10-12 servings
Summary
It s always fun to try new deserts and of course, our families love when we are motivated to do this. The strawberry (my favorite) and cranberry frozen desserts are delicious, especially in the summer heat. The other recipes all have some chocolate and there is no bad time for chocolate. These are each a bit different and I hope you will find one you will enjoy. These easy dessert recipes for summer treats should keep everyone satisfied.
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Breakfast on the Mac... well love what I see, could you pass a fork pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.
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They all sound good to me. I especially like the frozen strawberry salad.
Wow! I was hungry for breakfast, but these look a lot better than scrambled eggs! Nice job
Thanks for the nice Recipe's - the instructions are pretty straight forward. I hope mine look as nice as yours.
Good luck with 60dc.
Yummy! These look mouthwatering!
I do love most deserts and these look delicious. Always prefer something that is made with icecream.
That peanut brittle is what made me look twice a brownie with peanut brittle? You can't go wrong with that!
What delicious-looking easy-to-make desserts, Pamela. They look like the kind of sweets that if you eat them very fast, they just slide right down without sticking to you anywhere. True???
Hey Pamela, more great recipes. This is cool. You know, you'll have me getting fat. LOL! If I make everything you have written and then some. I'm just kidding. It wouldn't do anything to my weight. I watch her make the blondies and it was pretty cool by itself. I'm the cooker in my home, so between a few here and a couple on your other hub. I guess I'll be busy for awhile. LOL! Another vote up too. :) Thank you for sharing again too. :)
These recipes look and sound delicious. Can't wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, these are really somthing to think about seriously. Who cares about my wasteline? hahaha
They all sound delicious. Now all I have to do is decide what to try first!
Your frozen cranberry salad sounds like something great to make with leftover cranberry sauce, which I always have after Thanksgiving. So that's my plan for this year.
Yum - it must be lunch time and I probably should not be looking at these but they sure look and sound delish!
These all look so yummy!
Every recipe looks and sounds delicious. Which one whould I try first?
The brownie pie looks scrumscious I have to try it thanks for sharing. Cheers.
MMMMMMM!!! I may just have a day of baking tomorrow! Or this weekend maybe. You're making me feel like throwing an entire baking party! :D
I think I gained 3 pounds just reading these recipes! I thinkyou hit all of my favorite foods at once! Wonderful article, thanks.
I'm hungry now! These recipes look delicious :)
You have me quite peckish, could you send me some around?
I can feel myself gaining weight just looking at them. Delicious! Voted/rated.
These recipes sound and look so good. I can't wait to try the black cherry brownie recipe.








































Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 17 months ago
Pamela,
Thanks for the great compilation of recipes. I have to try the black cherry brownies with cherry frosting. It sounds to die for.