Not Your Grandma's Ambrosia Salad

 

I love quick and simple desserts, and this one couldn't be simpler!  Our family loves fruit salad and once they tried ambrosia salad they liked the concept, not the marshmallows.  My family doesn't care for marshmallows in dessert salads so I came with my own recipe.  There's only five ingredients so you could even consider this one of those Five Cup Salads!  This makes a large batch which is perfect for my family, however you can always use the smaller cans of fruit and it will be creamier...which we sometimes do too!

No Bake Candy Bar Pie

 

Now that the warmer weather is here it's time to be outside playing soccer, baseball, or even football.  You don't want to be worrying about dinner or dessert and with Game-Day Fan Fare you don't have to!  This new Gooseberry Patch cookbook is filled with Kick-Off Brunches; Major League Munchies; Souper-Bowl Soups, Salads & Sandwiches; Slam-Dunk Mains & Sides; Touchdown Treats; and Stadium-Sized Recipes for a Crowd.  The first recipe I tried is this no-bake candy bar pie.  It only took a few minutes to make and it turned out delicious; I can't wait to try it with other candy bars.  Game-Day Fan Fare has over 240 recipes, tips and inspiration to make sure your game day celebration is a home run!  I'd love for you to own a copy and now you can.  Gooseberry Patch is graciously offering a book to one of you and I'm adding a few goodies with it too...make sure you enter the contest below!

Watergate Salad made with Cream Cheese

 

I wanted to make a green dessert for this weekend and while I was looking through some cookbooks I found a recipe for Watergate Salad.   I don't recall ever having this salad, but it sounded interesting so I decided to come up with my own version!  I'm not too fond of marshmallows being in dessert salads so I omitted those as well as the nuts.  I figured the marshmallows added a creaminess and since I took them out I needed something to replace it.  Being that I have an obsession with cream cheese, I figured that would be perfect.  I made this with low-fat cream cheese and lite cool whip and you can't tell at all!  I love the color of this salad, how simple it is to prepare and how it ended up tasting...I hope you enjoy!

Mocha Cheesecake Parfaits #LightIcedCoffee

 

If you ask my family they'll say I'm a coffee addict! I literally drink coffee from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed...and no, the caffeine doesn't keep me up!   There's just something about coffee that I love so much. I love having it piping hot in the morning, then I switch to iced coffee in the afternoon and then back to a hot cup or two before I go to bed.  I make my own iced coffee so I can control the calories and sugar...then I saw that International Delight made an Iced Coffee Light with 1/3 fewer calories.  I couldn't wait to try it!  Let me tell you, this is divine; it's rich, creamy and not too sweet.  Now all I have to do is go to the fridge, pour a cup and enjoy! 

Foodie Fake Out: Sand Dessert

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I'm posting a day earlier this week because I was invited to participate in a Foodie Fake Out!  Stephanie from Back for Seconds asked a few of us bloggers to come up with a recipe that looks like something else.  I was so excited because I love stuff like this...especially those little hamburgers that are made out of cookies :)  I decided to make Sand Dessert...a dessert that looks like sand, however it's made with cookies, cream cheese, pudding and cool whip!  It's a snap to put together since it doesn't need to bake and it makes quite an impression at parties...I hope you enjoy!

Strawberry Shortbread Trifle

 
 

Shortbread is the perfect little treat; it's light, flaky and buttery.  It tastes great by itself, but even better when you layer it with some sweetened cream cheese, frozen whipped topping, jello and fresh strawberries.  Repeat the layers and you have a dessert that's simple to prepare, tastes delicious and looks beautiful.  Perfect to take to all those summer picnics!