Cool Creamy Dessert Recipes

COOL, CREAMY CHOCOLATE DESSERT-COOKING LIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Crust: Combine flour and powdered sugar in a food processor. Pulse 2 times or until combined.
• Add butter and pulse 10 times or until it resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in pecans then firmly press into the bottom of a 13x9" pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely.
• Filling: Place sugar and cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy.
• Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture on the cooled crust. Cover loosely and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Combine pudding and milk in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Spread the pudding mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
• Spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cocoa if desired.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE DREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread over crust. , In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping and additional pecans if desired. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

COOL CREAMY DESSERT

Steps:

• Peel and slice the bananas, put them in the blender.
• Add remaining ingredients and blend together on high speed until thick and creamy.
• Scrape mixture into a container, or individual small bowls, and freeze.
• Before serving, move the ice cream from the freezer to refrigerator for 20 minutes to soften it slightly.

COOL AND CREAMY KEY LIME DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through flour in opposite directions), until evenly mixed. Stir in walnuts and 1 teaspoon lime peel. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix condensed milk, lime juice and 2 teaspoons lime peel; set aside. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and food color with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
• Fold lime mixture into whipped cream just until blended. Pour over crust. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled but no longer than 48 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.