Wave-Your-Flag Cake

June 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
Wave-Your-Flag Cake

Wave-Your-Flag Cake

One of the Summer BIG celebrations is July 4th.  I was looking through my recipes, and I found Wave-Your-Flag Cake, it’s perfect for July 4th, which is right around the corner.

Wave-Your-Flag Cake Recipe

Wave-Your-Flag Cake

1 qt. strawberries (4 cups), divided

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 pkg. (8 serving size) Jell-O Strawberry flavor Gelatin

Ice cubes

1 cup cold water

1 pkg. (12 oz.) pound cake, cut into 10 slices

1 1/3 cups blueberries, divided

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed

 

Slice 1 cup of the strawberries.  Halve the remaining strawberries; set aside.

Stir boiling water into the dry gelatin mix in large bowl minutes until completely dissolved.  Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups.  Add to gelatin; stir until ice is melted.  Refrigerate 5 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).

Meanwhile, line bottom of 13×9 inch dish with cake slices.  Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently.  Spoon over cake slices.

Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.  Spread whipped topping over gelatin.  Arrange strawberry halves on whipped topping for “stripes” of the flag.  Arrange remaining 1/3 cup blueberries on whipped topping for “stars”.  Store in refrigerator.

(Recipe for Wave-Your-Flag Cake was in my recipe folder.)

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Watermelon Pops

June 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
Watermelon Pops

Watermelon Pops

Summer will be here before you know it (6/21/13).  These Watermelon Pops are very easy to make, your kids (and adults) will love them.

 

Watermelon Pops Recipe

Watermelon Pops

1 cup sugar, divided

1 pkg.  (3 oz.) JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin

2 cups boiling water, divided

Ice cubes

1 cup cold water, divided

1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin

3 Tbsp. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

4 oz. ( ½  of 8 oz. pkg.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened

1 ½ cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Mix 1/3 cup sugar and dry lime gelatin mix in medium bowl.  Add 1 cup boiling water; stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved.  Add enough ice to ½ cup cold water to measure ¾ cup.  Add to lime gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted.  Refrigerated 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, repeat step 1 using dry strawberry gelatin mix and omitting the refrigeration step.  Pour into 16 (3 oz.) paper cups.  Freeze 20 minutes.  Stir ½ tsp. chocolate chips into gelatin in each cup.

Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer in medium bowl until well blended.  Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over gelatin in cups.

Pour lime gelatin over cream cheese mixture.  Insert wooden pop stick into gelatin in center of each cup.  Freeze 3 hours or until firm.  Remove pops from cups just before serving.

How to easily remove frozen pops from cups:  Dip cups in warm water fir 15 seconds.  Peel off cups.  (Do not twist or pull pop sticks.)

(Recipe for Watermelon Pops was in JELL-O & COOL WHIP Summer Desserts, Display until June 25, 2013)

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Triple-Layer Lemon Pie

June 1, 2012 Leave a Comment

 

Triple-Layer Lemon Pie

This Triple-Layer Lemon Pie Recipe is a good one to make in the summer months, because you don’t bake it.  You can use any flavor you like, such as banana cream, chocolate, etc.

Triple-Layer Lemon Pie

Triple-Layer Lemon Pie

2 cups cold milk

2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Jell-O lemon flavor instant pudding & pie filling

1 Honey Maid graham pie crust (6 oz.)

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip whipped topping, thawed, divided

POUR milk into large bowl.  Add dry pudding mixes.  Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.  (Mixture will be thick.)

SPREAD 1 ½ cups of the pudding onto bottom of crust.  Gently stir half of the whipped topping into remaining pudding; spread over pudding layer in crust.  Top with remaining whipped topping.

REFRIGERATE 3 hours or until set.  Garnish with lemon peel, if desired.  Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Makes 8 servings

(Recipe for Triple-Layer Lemon Pie was from a ladies magazine)

 

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Summer Berry Pie Recipe

May 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

Summer Berry Pie

I have always looked in ladies magazine for recipes, and this Summer Berry Pie Recipe came from the Redbook magazine in June, 1994.   It’s so easy to make, and it’s good too.  One thing I like, is you don’t have to put the oven on.  Why don’t you try it…then let me know how you liked it!!!

 Summer Berry Pie Recipe

Summer Berry Pie

1 ½ cups raspberries

1 ½ cups strawberries, sliced

1 cup blueberries

1 baked pastry shell (9 inch), cooled

¾ cup sugar

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 ½ cups water

1 package (4 serving size) JELL-O brand Strawberry flavor gelatin

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping, thawed

Mix all berries in large bowl .  Pour into pastry shell.  Mix sugar and cornstarch in medium  saucepan.  Gradually stir in water until smooth.  Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat until  mixture comes to boil; boil for 1 minute.  Remove from heat.  Stir in gelatin until dissolved.  Cool to room temperature.  Pour over berries in pastry shell.

Refrigerate 3 hour.  Spread whipped topping over pie before serving.  Garnish with additional berries, if desired.

Makes 8 serving.

(Recipe is from Redbook Magazine, June 1994)

 

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