NWR - Summertime desserts

cupcait927

FI and I have a dinner date with another couple tomorrow night and we've been tasked with bringing wine (easy) and dessert (not so easy). Anyone have any easy summertime dessert recipes they'd like to share? Preferably any without a lot of processed ingredients - FI has a corn allergy and while it's nearly impossible to avoid all together, I like to make the best effort possible.

TIA!

chibiyui

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE! I usually use the bisquik shortcake, which isn't unprocessed by any means, but shortcake doesn't HAVE to be all. processed.

cupcait927

@chibiyui I was tossing around the idea of strawberry shortcake! Easy and tasty, particularly for hot summer days (and tomorrow's high is supposed to be near 90)

climbingsingle

A fruit tart 

Strawberry shortcake 

Homemade ice cream sandwiches 

Blueberry crumble 

No-bake cheesecake w/ fruit 

Fruit Trifle 

beethery

Key lime pie! 

3 egg yolks, 2 14oz cans of sweetened condensed milk, and the contents of 1 whole lime-shaped squeezy bottle of lime juice. Mix together, and put it in a pre-made graham cracker (or oreo!!!) crust. Bake for 20 minutes at 300, let cool, and freeze overnight.

chibiyui

I mean, shit. I eat strawberry shortcake for supper in the summer. 

I actually have a fuckton of strawberries in the fridge. 

Hmm.

ashley8918

I'm partial to just sticking a bottle of vodka in a watermelon and being done with it. But i guess this isn't exactly a "dessert".

theartistformerlyknownas

My fave is trifle with lemon curd, angel food cake and fresh berries. Like this, but with store bought lemon curd because ain't nobody got time for tempering egg yolks.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/lemon-curd-trifle-with-fresh-berries-recipe.html

lkristenj

I have a non-strawberry shortcake dessert that my family calls strawberry shortcake. It may be too processed for you, though.

It has angel food cake (from a grocery bakery), frozen strawberries, strawberry jello, vanilla instant jello pudding, milk, and cool whip. It is served cold and is light and refreshing.

AprilH81

Strawberry Pizza (can be made with other fruit). Short bread crust Topping: 8 oz light cool whip, 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, whip together until smooth. Spread topping on top of the short bread crust (after it is fully cool), then spread a mixture of cut up strawberries and strawberry glaze on top of the cool whip mixture and chill before serving. Can be served in a pizza pan or a rectangular pan. I find the rectangular pan easier to cut pretty.

cupcait927

Hmmm sounds like strawberries (in some form) are the winner!

@beethery FI will be so happy that you posted that key lime pie recipe. It's his fav and he keeps asking me to make it for him.

beethery

@cupcait927 try it with the oreo crust and put some double stufs in the bottom of the crust before you pour the filling in. Shit's AMAAAAAAZING.

blabla89

I absolutely love this recipe for blackberry lime bars

alpacalunch

If you have a little time, pavlova looks incredibly impressive but is freakin easy. 

Whip up some egg whites til firm then sweeten that shit. 

Bake the living hell out of it.

Put on some MFing whipped cream and berries and chow down.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-pavlova/ works nicely, obv omitting the cornstarch

Best part? Not heavy at all, so you don't accidentally nap at the table. 

jenna8984

This is not one I'd bring somewhere but just to have around your house: cool whip & graham cracker sandwiches kept in the freezer are amazing!

loveislouder

Kahluah Cake!  Mr. Christie chocolate chip cookies, whipped cream (the kind you whip yourself - add sugar) and kahluah.  Lawyer of whipped cream, layer of cookies, sprinkle some kahluah on the cookies and repeat. Put it in the fridge (should set over night) and you're good to go.

cupcait927

jenna8984 said:

This is not one I'd bring somewhere but just to have around your house: cool whip & graham cracker sandwiches kept in the freezer are amazing!

My BFF makes those all the time! She'll also makes ones with chocolate frosting as well.

sarawifenow

If there is a grill available, I LOVE to grill peaches then drizzle them with honey while they are still hot and put a scoop of frozen yogurt/ice cream on them. Add a sprig of mint and you are good to go!

ElcaB

This will change your life. 

Strawberry Pretzel Salad [link]

cupcait927

ElcaB said:

This will change your life. 

Strawberry Pretzel Salad [link]

Ohmygaaaaaawd that looks fantastic!

BlackLace2015

I'm a big fan of "fluffy salad" (AKA ambrosia)

 

pinkshorts27

My favorite desert is no-bake cookies. Easy to make and you can make them with or without peanut butter, but I don't know if it fills all of your requirements. 

cupcait927

pinkshorts27 said:

My favorite desert is no-bake cookies. Easy to make and you can make them with or without peanut butter, but I don't know if it fills all of your requirements. 

Those sound fantastic! I'll have to file those recipes away, since we both love peanut butter and chocolate and FI can eat everything in the ingredients.

Inkdancer

lolo883 said:

My fave is trifle with lemon curd, angel food cake and fresh berries. Like this, but with store bought lemon curd because ain't nobody got time for tempering egg yolks.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/lemon-curd-trifle-with-fresh-berries-recipe.html

I have made this several times and there is no such thing as leftovers.

pinkshorts27

cupcait927 said:

pinkshorts27 said:

My favorite desert is no-bake cookies. Easy to make and you can make them with or without peanut butter, but I don't know if it fills all of your requirements. 

Those sound fantastic! I'll have to file those recipes away, since we both love peanut butter and chocolate and FI can eat everything in the ingredients.

The peanut butter ones are the best! The trick is the amount of time to boil them, which determines how they harden. If you get them too dry they crumble and if they don't boil enough then they don't set. If they don't set, don't panic, just freeze them. Still delicious  

Also there is a recipe that involve coconut that is delish.  I sometimes use a different recipe with crunchy peanut butter which are amazing too.  Clearly I make too many cookies.

arrippa

I need to bookmark this thread because I want to try all the desserts.

 

My favorite summer dessert is yogurt pie. I mix one big cartoon of strawberry yogurt with one slightly melted carton of cool whip. I put in premade pie crust and freeze. If I am feeling fancy, I will mix in some strawberries before freezing.

theartistformerlyknownas

@chrisandcait your siggie pic is my favorite right now. Cracks me up every time I see it!

alpacalunch

Happy to oblige.

I have bookmarked this page. This WILL be the year I start having grownup dinner parties that aren't just Arbor Mist and tacos.

beethery

@chrisandcait and @lolo883 you both might enjoy this page Bob's Gifs

lyndausvi

DH calls it Ice Box Cake graham crackers, chocolate pudding, cool whip. in a pan put down a layer of graham crackers then a layer of pudding then repeat the process a few times ending with the pudding. Serve with Cool Whip.

ShellD13

Summer Berry Pudding - A little messy to serve but absolutely delicious and easy to assemble.  You can also use the berry sauce to accompany vanilla ice cream, shortcake, or pound cake.  This recipe makes my H very happy.  :-)