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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Cold Desserts

What's for dessert? Something cold!
Here are two recipes that will cool you down in the summer heat.

Strawberry Chantilly (allrecipes)
1 c flour
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c butter (that is one stick)
1/2 c chopped walnuts or cashews
2 egg whites
1 c white sugar
2 c fresh strawberries finely chopped or whirred in processor for a second
1 small cool whip
If you use frozen strawberries use 2/3 c sugar and 10 ounces frozen strawberries.
Mix flour, brown sugar, and butter until crumbly. Add nuts and place 2/3 of the mix in a 9/13. The other 1/3 put in another oven proof dish and bake at 300 for 20 minutes
In a large bowl whip egg whites, sugar, and strawberries on high for 10 minutes. Then fold in cool whip. Spread over crumb mixture and sprinkle with the crumbs from the other dish. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight.

Lemon Fruit Freeze
2/3 c margarine
1/3 c sugar
7 c rice crispies or rice chex crushed to 3 c
1 14 oz can sweet/condensed milk
1/2 c lemon juice
1 small box lemon pudding
cool whip
Melt marg, stir in sugar than crumbs. Set aside 1/3 c for garnish, pat crumbs in a 9/13. Bake at 300 for 12 minutes, cool.
In a large bowl mix milk, lemon juice, and pudding mix. Pour over cooled crust then top with cool whip and garnish with crumbs. Freeze 4 hours. Remove 20 minutes before serving.

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