Before you start…you may want to make a double batch of these mini Christmas cheesecakes because they won’t last long…no matter how many people there are in your family!

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What do you need to make these cute desserts?

This recipe is made using a regular 12 cup muffin pan, the ones you make cupcakes in. That’s part of the ease with this recipe, we all have muffin tins and it will make delicious individual sized cheesecakes. You’ll also need some cupcake liners, they will be removed before serving.

You can make this dessert recipe in advance easily too. Just keep the cheesecakes in the refrigerator and add the cute strawberry hats just before serving.

How to make Festive and Fun Grinch Mini Cheesecakes

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter together in a small bowl.

Spoon a small amount of the graham base mixture (about 1 tablespoon) into the 12 cup muffin tin, lined with cupcake liners. Be sure to press the base down firmly in each cup.

Bake for 5 min.

Secondly, beat the softened cream cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, and vanilla, sour cream, heavy cream one at a time, and green food colouring in a medium bowl until blended.

Divide the cheesecake filling mixture between each of the 12 graham bases, using a spoon. Bake for about 15-20 min. Allow them to cool.

*Baking tip* place the cooled cheesecakes in the refrigerator to chill overnight. This will allow the cheesecakes to completely set and firm, making them easier to eat and decorate!

Next, beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.

Cut the bottoms and tops of the strawberries off, making flat surfaces on each end.

Carefully remove the cheesecakes from the liners. Top them with some whipped cream, and a strawberry.

We hope you loved this festive and fun Grinch Mini Cheesecake Recipe! If you’re looking for more Christmas recipes certainly check out our delicious Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs.

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Festive Strawberry Grinch Mini Cheesecakes

Delicious single serve mini cheesecakes with a Grinch inspired theme!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword Cheesecake, Christmas, dessert

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Chill overnight 12 hours

Total Time 12 hours 35 minutes

Servings 12 cheesecakes

Calories 257kcal

Equipment

• 12 cup muffin tin
• 12 muffin liners

Ingredients

For the crust

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp butter  melted

For the cheesecakes

• 16 oz cream cheese  softened to room temp.
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp flour all purpose
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 8 drops food colouring gel

For the tops

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 12 strawberries both ends cut flat

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Place paper muffin liners into the muffin tin.
• In a small bowl, combine the graham crumbs with melted butter and sugar.
• Evenly divide mixture among the 12 muffin cups, press the mixture down firmly. Bake for 5min, then set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, sour cream and heavy cream one at a time until smooth. Add in about 8 drops of green food colouring (amount may vary), the mixture should be "Grinch" green!
• Using a medium spoon, pour the mixture evenly over crusts (one heaping spoonful)
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes or until just set in the middles.
• Allow cheesecakes to cool in the tins until they reach room temperature. Then transfer them to the refrigerator to chill overnight, or until chilled through (about 12 hours)
• In a medium bowl, beat the powdered sugar and heavy cream together until stiff peaks form. Place it in the refrigerator until ready to use
• Cut the strawberries on both end to create flat ends
• Carefully remove the cheesecakes from the liners. Place them on a serving dish, top with whipped cream and strawberries! Create the Grinch's hat by adding a whipped cream pom pom on the top of the strawberries.

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Enjoy our list of Amazing New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas

The Best New Year’s Drink Recipes

• This pomegranate mint champagne cocktail is a stunning New Year’s drink that can also be set up as a cocktail bar for parties.  Pomegranate Mint Champagne Cocktail Recipe by Eating Richly
• Get festive with a bubbly Blood Orange Champagne Sangria! A simple and delicious cocktail with fresh blood oranges, orange liqueur, a touch of seltzer and Brut!  Blood Orange Champagne Sangria by Lemons + Zest
• An elegant champagne cocktail with history that goes back to WWI. A perfect drink for parties and celebrations, especially New Year’s Eve!  French 75 Champagne Cocktail by Bitz & Giggles
• Delicious New Year’s cocktail made with champagne and pink whitney, topped with raspberries Champagne Cocktail with Pink Whitney by Champagne and Sugarplums

Mocktails, Cocktails and Coolers!

New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas

• If you are looking for a crisp and refreshing seasonal low carb cocktail, this is it! This Keto Tart Cranberry Cooler is easy to make, and completely delicious.  Tart Cranberry Cooler by Peace Love and Low Carb
• A beautiful and delicious non-alcoholic cocktail (mocktail) to ring in the New Year, serve at parties, or celebrate a special event. This drink is fun, refreshing, and healthy!  An Elegant Non-Alcoholic New Year’s Drink by My Chefs Apron
• Fun and fizzy Raspberry Fizz cocktail for New Year’s Eve!  Easy to make and very delicious.  Raspberry Fizz by Bitz & Giggles
• Celebrate New Years with this fun and festive champagne cocktail!  Pomegranate Kir Royale by Zestful Kitchen

Orange Creamsicles, Milky shots and Cranberry Cocktails!

• Cranberry Lemon Drops are a drink you’ll want to make this New Year’s Eve!  New Year’s Eve Drink – Cranberry Lemon Drops by Scrappy Geek
• Take your favorite brunch cocktail and level it up to make these Orange Creamsicle Mimosas. Imagine the Orange Julius of your childhood, in a fun, adult boozy version, perfect for New Year’s Day brunch!  Orange Creamsicle Mimosas by Peace Love and Low Carb
• No matter where you are watching the ball drop on New Year, you will want to have our delicious New Year’s Milk Shot drink in your hands!  New Year’s Milk Shots Recipe by Ottawa Mommy Club
• This non alcoholic Cranberry Cosmo Mocktail is really fun, festive and the perfect holiday drink for kids!  Cranberry Cosmo Mocktail: A Festive Non Alcoholic Holiday Drink! By Food Meanderings

The Best New Year’s Appetizer and Dinner Ideas

• Prosciutto Fig Crostini is a great appetizer to serve at your New Year’s Eve party. These fancy looking bites are so easy to make!  Prosciutto Fig Crostini by Appetizer Addiction
• Festive, easy, cranberry brie bites make the best appetizer that tastes and looks fancy! Gooey melty cheese with tart cranberry sauce wrapped in a golden, buttery, and flaky puff pastry, to make these bite-sized snacks or appetizers for New Year’s!  Easy Cranberry Brie Bites by Little Sunny Kitchen
• This homemade crab rangoon can be baked or fried! It’s filled with an easy cream cheese Crab Rangoon filling. Plus, they’re easy to make ahead of time for seamless entertaining!  Homemade Crab Rangoon by The Cozy Cook
• Perfect appetizer for New Year’s Eve.  This Cheesy Hot Crab Dip tastes delicious, is decadent and a little bit elegant!  Cheesy Hot Crab Dip by From Valerie’s Kitchen

Appetizers Galore! New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas.

• These Olive Stuffed Cheese Ball Bites are the perfect appetizer for the New Year’s! They are not only easy to make but taste delicious and can be served on their own, with crackers or part of a cheese board.  Olive Stuffed Cheese Ball Bites by Appetizer Addiction
• Bruschetta is an easy Italian appetizer made with bread that is grilled then rubbed with cloves of garlic. It is often topped with olive oil, juicy and bright tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves. A simple and quick appetizer that you can throw together in just 20 minutes!  Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil by Little Sunny Kitchen
• This perfect cheese board is a great appetizer for New Years’. It is super classy and easy to make for any event. A cheese board is always a yummy crowd pleaser!  How to Make a Cheeseboard by It Is a Keeper
• Black eyed peas are traditionally eaten on New Year’s eve as they’re said to bring luck and prosperity for the new year. This cowboy caviar is a fantastic way to enjoy the tradition!  Oil Free Cowboy Caviar Dip by This Healthy Kitchen

Keep Reading for more of The Ultimate List of New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas

• These homemade Chinese chicken fingers are JUST like from a restaurant. Crispy and golden on the outside and filled with juicy chicken on the inside. Perfect finger food for New Year’s!  Chinese Chicken Fingers by The Cozy Cook
• These Air Fryer Egg Rolls are delicious and easy to make!  A perfect appetizer for New Year’s Eve.  Instant Pot & Air Fryer Egg Rolls by Recipes From a Pantry 
• The beauty of a well-made charcuterie plate is that there are no rules. Making a keto charcuterie board is the perfect low carb appetizer a New Years Eve celebration. How to Build an Epic Keto Charcuterie Board by Peace Love and Low Carb.
• Delicious and easy Crock-Pot Meatball recipe, perfect for New Year’s Eve!  Crock-Pot Cocktail Meatballs by From Valerie’s Kitchen

Bacon, Meatballs and Mangos!

• Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies use our delicious spiced sugar to add tons of extra flavour. These cocktail weenies are easy to make and SO tasty!  Bacon Wrapped Smokies by Cincy Shopper
• Bring the New Year in Style with my Lobster stuffed with crab imperial. It will definitely be a highlight of the festivities!  Lobster Stuffed with Crab Imperial by Ask Chef Dennis
• With only three ingredients these delicious meatballs are the perfect New Year’s Eve party food!  Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs by Recipes from a Pantry
• Delicious brie and mango appetizer. Easy to make and flavours that will have you going back for more! Brie Bites with Mango Chutney Appetizer by Champagne and Sugarplums

There are still more delicious recipes!

• An easy meal to put together, meat fondue (called fleischfondue in Germany) can include any variety of meat, and cater to a multitude of tastes. The perfect party food for the holidays!  German Meat Fondue (Fleischfondue) by Earth Food and Fire
• Vegan Spinach Artichoke Cups ~ a crowd favorite tucked inside a crispy and flaky shell. Perfect for New Years Eve celebrations!  Vegan Spinach Artichoke Cups by Vegan Huggs
• Instant Pot Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas recipe with tomato and spinach or Indian Spinach Lobia is easier to make than you think! It’s a nutritious vegetarian dish you can make in less than 15 minutes.  Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Recipe by Two Sleevers 
• This may look a little like bruschetta, but it isn’t. It’s actually cooked, sliced and griddled polenta, topped not with tomatoes but peppers and carrots.  Thyme Vegetables on Polenta Toast (vegetarian, gluten-free starter) by A Mummy Too

Keep reading for more New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas!

The Best New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas

• These Prosecco Sugared Grapes have only 3 ingredients and are super easy to make. Sweet, crunchy, boozy and addicting! They are the perfect lucky treat for New Year’s or any other day of the year! Prosecco Sugared Grapes by Lemon Blossoms
• Perfect for New Year’s Eve, these Sprinkle Dipped Fortune Cookies are fun and easy to do!  Sprinkled Dipped Fortune Cookies by My Joy Filled Life 
• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are a scrumptious party nibble that can be thrown together in minutes! Creamy chocolate and peanut butter combine with a cereal puff crunch in this one bite cookie treat.  No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies by The Monday Box
• Chocolatey goodness without eggs, milk or butter!  A tasty cake for a night of fun and celebration, bring in the New Year with a delicious chocolate cake.  Crazy Cake by Crayons & Cravings

Bring on the desserts! New Year’s Eve Recipe Ideas

• Fun and easy to make New Year’s Eve Countdown Cupcakes will be the hit of the party!  New Year’s Eve Countdown Cupcakes by Moore or Less Cooking
• Dessert for New Year’s eve! These easy cookies are an excellent way to bring in the new year!  New Year’s Eve Cookies by Scrappy Geek
• Creamy eggnoggy pudding layered with vanilla wafers and topped with creamy chocolate…yes please! You’ll be the hit of the party or get-together with this fabulous Eggnog Eclair Dessert.  Eggnog Eclair Dessert by Tshanina Peterson
• These small chocolate cake balls are the perfect New Year’s dessert.  Filled with sweet and delicious booziness, they are easy to make and look fun too!  Irish Car Bomb Cake Balls by Barth Bakery

We hope you like The Ultimate List of New Years Eve Recipe Ideas! Enjoy your New Year’s celebration this year, eat great food, drink great drinks and be happy! Looking for some New Year’s crafts? Certainly check out our New Year Countdown Clock or our fun Shooting Stars Kids Craft!

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Setting the jello on an angle is key to making this dessert look stunning! We do this by placing the dessert glass into a muffin tin and leaning it against a dish towel. Be sure to clear some room in the fridge in advance so you can transfer the tray easily. Once the jello is set and the custard has been added, finish with a delightful cherry and slice of lime on top.

What ingredients do you need to make a Custard Cup Dessert?

• 85g Box of Lime Jelly
• 400g (14oz) Can of Custard
• 4 Maraschino Cherries
• 1 Lime, sliced

How to make a Custard Cup Dessert

• Make the lime jelly, following the directions on the package.
• Pour the prepared jelly into dessert glasses.
• Get an angled finish by using a muffin tin and dish towel to lean the glasses onto their sides and then place into the refrigerator to set.
• When jelly is ready, top with custard. If you prefer to use fresh custard, check out Savory Experiments Creamy Vanilla Custard recipe.
• Finally, garnish with cherries and lime slices.

Easy and Delicious Custard Cup Tutorial and Recipe

Make the lime jelly, following the directions on the package.

Pour the prepared jelly into dessert glasses.

Get an angled finish by using a muffin tin and dish towel to lean the glasses onto their sides and then place into the refrigerator to set.

When jelly is ready, top with custard. If you prefer to use fresh custard, check out Savory Experiments Creamy Vanilla Custard recipe.

And garnish with cherries and lime slices.

We hope you enjoy this refreshing layered lime custard cup recipe! For a complete summer meal, check out our Ultimate List of Summer Dinner Ideas and our Peach Moscato Cocktail, delicious ideas for an awesome summer long weekend BBQ from start to finish. We have you covered!

Need some decorating ideas? Try our Easy Breezy Pineapple Garland or our poolside Flip Flop Hangers!

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Refreshing Layered Lime Custard Cups

Jelly and custard cups – one of the easiest and most nostalgic of all 80’s desserts. This combination is still popular for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it’s insanely easy to make. It takes just 10 mins – the hardest part is waiting for the jelly to set because let’s be honest, waiting for dessert is hard! And secondly, jello and custard tastes awesome together. These flavours are sure to delight your taste buds!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword custard, dessert, lime, summer

Prep Time 10 minutes

Jelly setting time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 135kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 box Lime Jelly 85g box
• 400 g Canned Custard
• 4 Maraschino Cherries
• 1 Lime wedged

Instructions

• Make the jelly according to the package instructions.
• Pour into dessert glasses.
• Using a muffin tin and dish towel, lean the glasses to the side and put into the refrigerator to set.
• When jelly is ready, top with custard.
• Garnish with cherries and wedged lime slices.

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What do you need to decorate Campfire Cupcakes?

• Chocolate Cupcakes
• Buttercream Icing
• Food Colouring
• Stick Pretzels
• Mini Marshmallows
• Toothpicks
• Cupcake Liners
• A Lighter
• Piping Bags
• Large Star Icing Tip
• Plastic Wrap

How to decorate Campfire Cupcakes:

• First, make cupcakes using your favourite chocolate cake recipe.
• Once the cupcakes have cooled, break pretzel sticks in half and push them into the cupcakes, creating logs for the fire. Six pretzel pieces look great.
• Using a delicious buttercream icing (our recipe is at the end of this page), create three equal portions of icing.
• Add food colouring to each portion to make one red, one orange and finally, one yellow.
• Place the colours in a single line on top of a piece of saran wrap. One line per colour, side by side.
• Carefully roll the icing into a log shape.
• Place the rolled icing into a prepared pipping bag with a large star tip.
• Carefully pipe the icing onto the cupcake and pretzels. Using a circular motion, starting wide and ending in a pointed tip.
• Now for the charming part! Place a mini marshmallow onto the end of a toothpick and then carefully toast them to create a roasted marshmallow look. Perfect for making tiny s’mores!
• Finally, stick the cute mini marshmallow sticks into the campfire cupcakes to complete these adorable long weekend cupcakes!!

Amazing Campfire Cupcakes

First, make cupcakes using your favourite chocolate cake recipe. We like this one from Vegan Huggs. While they are baking and cooling, let’s begin to make the fiery icing!

Using a delicious buttercream icing (our recipe is at the end of this page), create three equal portions of icing. Add food colouring to each portion to make one red, one orange and finally, one yellow. We strongly recommend using gel colouring over the liquid type. The gel will give more vibrant colours and will not change the consistency of the icing.

Place the colours in a single line on top of a piece of saran wrap. One line per colour, side by side.

Carefully roll the icing into a log shape.

Place the rolled icing into a prepared pipping bag with a large star tip.

Getting back to the cupcakes! Once the cupcakes have cooled, break pretzel sticks in half and push them into the cupcakes, creating logs for the fire. Six pretzel pieces look great.

Once the pretzel sticks are in place, carefully pipe the icing onto the cupcake. Using a circular motion, starting wide and ending in a pointed tip.

Now for the charming part! Place a mini marshmallow onto the end of a toothpick and then carefully toast them to create a roasted marshmallow look. Perfect for making tiny s’mores!

Finally, stick the cute mini marshmallow sticks into the campfire cupcakes to complete these adorable long weekend cupcakes!!

Do you love these Charming Campfire Cupcakes as much as we do? Need more camping ideas, certainly try our Campfire Rotini Pasta, perfect for making at the campsite.

Buttercream Icing

July 9, 2023

by Vicki Tharakan

Cuisine Dessert

Category Summer Long Weekends

Prep Time

15 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Butter
• 2 Tsps Vanilla
• 4 Cups Icing Sugar
• 3 Tbsps Milk

Instructions

• Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add the vanilla flavour and mix well.
• Add the icing sugar, one cup at a time.
• Add milk and mix until thoroughly combined.

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The Ultimate List of Summer Dessert Recipe Ideas

• Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake – Bits & Giggles
• Passion Fruit Mousse – Simple Living Recipes
• Frozen Pineapple Mocktail (non-Alcoholic) – Always Use Butter
• How to Decorate Amazing Campfire Cupcakes – Champagne & Sugarplums

Strawberries, Bananas and Oreos!

• Vegan Strawberry Trifle (Gluten-Free) – Rhian’s Recipes
• No-Bake Pineapple Pie Recipe – The Endless Appetite
• Easy Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe – Home Cooking Memories
• Deep Fried Oreos – Cooked by Julie

Pies, Cobbler, Tarts and Bars!

• No-Bake Vegan S’mores Pie (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free) – Strength and Sunshine
• Blackberry Cobbler – Southern Food and Fun
• Mini Strawberry Tarts – Baked by Clo
• Easy Blueberry Crumble Bars – The Endless Appetite

• Clean & Healthy Banana Split Boats – A Hundred Affections
• Coconut Milk Popsicles with Sprinkles – Sustain My Cooking Habit
• Easy Mango Cake (Whole Wheat) – Veg Recipes of India
• Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (No-Churn) – Moms Who Save

• Easy Tofu and Berries Cheesecake – Champagne and Sugarplums
• Homemade Rainbow Ice Cream – Bits & Giggles
• Mango Cheesecake, No Bake Eggless Mango Cheesecake – Veg Recipes of India
• Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Shortcake – Rhian’s Recipes

• Berry Yogurt Popsicles with Granola – Pass Me Some Tasty
• Easy No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake – Delicious On A Dime
• Summer Fruit Crisp in 3 Easy Steps – Salty Lemon Sister
• Easy Homemade Almond Ice Cream – Champagne & Sugarplums

The Ultimate List of Summer Dessert Recipe Ideas

• The Secret to Perfectly Delicious Grilled Watermelon – Pink Fortitude
• Instant Pot Peach Cobbler – Corriecooks
• Strawberry Frozen Greek Yogurt Bark: Easy & Loaded – A Hundred Affections
• Pink Lemonade Ice Cream – Well If She Can Do It

• Chocolate Italian (Genoise) Sponge Cake with Berries – Food Meanderings
• Blueberry Lemon Bars Recipe – The Mini Chef
• Instant Pot Japanese Cheesecake – CorrieCooks
• Easy Lemon Bars with Early Grey Tea – Slumber & Scones

There’s still more SUMMER RECIPES!

• Blueberry Biscuits with Lemon Glaze – Saving Talents
• No-Churn Papaya Mango Ice Cream – Powered by Mom
• Coconut Blue Raspberry Popsicles – Food Meanderings
• Grandma Mildred’s Summer Pecan Pie – Huckleberry Life

• Chick-Fil-A Copycat Frosted Lemonade – Easy Budget Recipes
• Summer Berry Meringue Roulade – Christina’s Cucina
• Vegan Parfait Cups – Strawberry Banana Chia Seed Parfait – Yum Vegan
• S’mores Ice Cream Cake – Gluten Free and Vegan – Pink Fortitude

We hope you loved The Ultimate List of Summer Dessert Recipe Ideas as much as we do. If you’re looking for some fun summery decorations certainly check out our Easy Breezy Pineapple Garland or our Beach Decor – Flip Flop Hanger.

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Holidays and baking go hand in hand and part of the fun is sticking to the “theme” by using some of our favourite ingredients. Lucky for us, berries are in season during the Fourth of July, so they’ll be full of flavour. Freshly picked strawberries and blueberries with vanilla cream certainly make for a tasty and festive dessert!

Above all, this recipe is very easy to make, which is always important when holiday planning.  The longest part is waiting for the gelatin to set. Once the gelatin is firm all you need to do is layer the ingredients, one after the other creating those amazing red and white stripes. The tricky part…putting the cream in the glass without touching the sides! Whether or not you succeed, these parfaits will look great in a tall clear glass, or if your hosting a group, try to triple the recipe and fill a trifle bowl!

Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Cream Parfait Dessert Recipe

Did you find this Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Cream Parfait Dessert Recipe simple to make? We love how it turned out, perfectly festive, easy and delicious!! Need more for your Fourth of July celebration? Check out our Favour Boxes. Happy Fourth of July and as always, Happy Crafting!

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Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Dessert

This week we are bringing you a delicious, easy to make strawberry parfait. As a holiday blog we love everything festive and this recipe certainly checks all the boxes – the strawberries, jello, cream and blueberries give it the perfect red, white and blue look.

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Keyword berries, dessert, Parfait, summer

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Jello Setting 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Calories 145kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

Jelly layer

• 1 pkg Hartley’s Strawberry Jelly
• 250 mls boiling water
• 250 mls cold water

Pudding layer

• 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups whipped topping

Fruit layer

• fresh strawberries sliced
• fresh blueberries

Instructions

Jelly layer

• In a bowl, add boiling water to the jelly, stir until dissolved, add the cool water, stirring until well mixed.
• Place in the fridge for 45min or until set.

Pudding layer

• With the electric mixer, prepare the instant pudding by adding 2 cups of water to the powder and mix until small peaks develop (about 5min).
• Add in 2 cups of whipped topping, mix with the electric mixer until well blended, set aside.

Layering

• Begin to layer the ingredients, two-three spoonfuls at a time into a tall clear glass.
• Start with some of the firm jelly, then add the pudding layer, finally add the sliced strawberries. Continue to alternate until the glass is full.
• Top with blueberries!

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Of course, we love anything and everything holiday so it was a delight to put this list together and discover all the creative ways red, white and blue can be used in recipes. Do you have a favourite Fourth of July recipe? Take some pics and then share it with us in the comments below.

• Patriotic Devilled Jello-O Eggs – Loving Home School
• Red White & Blue Layered Fruit & Ice Cream Treat –  In the Kitch
• Red, White and Blue Cherry Almond Sugar Cookies – Sustain My Cooking Habit
• Easy and Quick Fourth of July Strawberry Parfait Dessert Idea – Champagne and Sugarplums

• 4th July Brownie Flag with Peanut Butter Fruit – A Mummy Too
• Easy 4th of July Cupcakes – Recipes From A Pantry
• Chocolate Covered Pretzels Recipe + Tutorial – Recipes From a Pantry
• Red White and Blue Frozen Sangria – The Fitchen

• American Flag Tart – Cooking on the Front Burner
• Cute Fourth of July Patriotic Marshmallows on a Stick – Honey and Lime
• Red White and Blue Trifle – Bitz n Giggles
• Patriotic Surfboard Cookies – Well If She Can Do It

The Best Fourth of July Recipe Ideas

• Old Glory Fruit Pizza – Huckleberry Life
• Patriotic Snack Cakes – Dancing Through the Rain
• Easy Patriotic Snack Mix Dessert – Dear Creatives
• Low Carb Protein Cake Recipe (Low Carb Patriotic Cake) – Mind Body and Spirit Wellbeing

• 4th of July Red White and Blue Tofu and Berry Cheesecake – Champagne and Sugarplums
• Patriotic Bark – Loving Home School
• Fourth of July Snack Mix – Champagne and Sugarplums
• Red White & Blue M&M’s Cookie Tart – Dancing Through the Rain

We hope you like our list of The Best Fourth of July Recipe Ideas for Dinner, Dessert and more! If you’re looking for some festive decorating ideas we also have these Fourth of July Favour Boxes or our Dollar Store Upgrade Celebration Candles.

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Our Blueberry Lemon Bars have the perfect crust that can actually be used to make some yummy shortbread cookies! This crust makes these bars easy to handle while complementing the lemon and blueberry flavours.

The centre of these bars is a delicious, blueberry flavoured cheesecake. Made with creamy blueberry flavoured greek yogurt, this cheesecake is delightfully fresh and light!

The topping is made with lemon pie filling and fresh blueberries. You can make your own lemon filling if you’d like, we took the easy way this time and bought pre-made canned lemon pie filling.

Easy Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars

What ingredients do you need to make Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars?

Crust

• 1 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup sugar and some to sprinkle
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Cheesecake Filling

• 225 g cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 150 g Greek blueberry yogurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Topping

• 1 cup lemon pie filling or make your own!
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries

How to make lemon blueberry bars:

Crust

• Line an 8×8″ pan with foil.
• In a medium bowl stir the melted butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Add the flour and stir until well combined.
• Reserve about 3/4 cup of the crust. Place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Press the remaining mixture evenly into the prepared pan
• Bake the crust for about 15 min or until golden brown.

Cheesecake Filling

• In a medium bowl beat cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in eggs. Add sugar, yogurt, salt and beat until well blended. Add flour and beat again.
• Pour the filling onto the prepared crust.
• Bake for 40 min.

Topping

• Prepare lemon pie filling.
• Add blueberries and gently fold in.
• Pour lemon-blueberry filling over cheesecake layer.
• Crumble reserved crust over the top layer. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
• Bake for an additional 15 min or until the crumble is golden.
• Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
• When cooled, move the bars to the refrigerator for about 1 hour

Tutorial – See how to make these yummy cheesecake bars!

In a medium bowl stir the melted butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Add the flour and stir until well combined. Reserve about 3/4 cup of the crust. Place in the refrigerator until needed.

Press the remaining mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Bake the crust for about 15 min or until golden brown.

Next, the cheesecake filling the yummiest part.

In a medium bowl beat cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in eggs. Add sugar, yogurt, salt and beat until well blended. Add flour and beat again.

Pour the filling onto the prepared crust. Bake for 40 min.

Prepare lemon pie filling. Add blueberries and gently fold in. Pour lemon-blueberry filling over cheesecake layer. Crumble reserved crust over the top layer. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.

Bake for an additional 15 min or until the crumble is golden. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature on a wire rack. When cooled, move the bars to the refrigerator for about 1 hour, this will help make cutting easier.

We hope you and your mom loved these delicious Easy Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars! With only a few ingredients, this Lemon Blueberry dessert is easy to throw together and won’t last long. If you’re serving this bar recipe for brunch, certainly check out our amazing, Mother’s Day Brunch Tea Sandwiches, they are a fan favourite. We also have a great Mother’s Day kids craft idea, our Easy Garden Markers are sure to please the gardening mom!

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Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Delicious, Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, perfect for a Mother's Day brunch or dessert!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bars, Blueberry, Cheesecake, dessert, easy, lemon, Mother’s Day

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Cooling/Chilling Time 3 hours 25 minutes

Total Time 5 hours

Servings 12

Calories 250kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup sugar and some to sprinkle
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Cheesecake Filling

• 225 g cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 150 g Greek blueberry yogurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Topping

• 1 cup lemon pie filling or make your own!
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Crust

• Line an 8×8" pan with foil.
• In a medium bowl stir the melted butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Add the flour and stir until well combined.
• Reserve about 3/4 cup of the crust. Place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Press the remaining mixture evenly into the prepared pan
• Bake the crust for about 15 min or until golden brown.

Cheesecake Filling

• In a medium bowl beat cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in eggs. Add sugar, yogurt, salt and beat until well blended. Add flour and beat again.
• Pour the filling onto the prepared crust.
• Bake for 40 min.

Topping

• Prepare lemon pie filling.
• Add blueberries and gently fold in.
• Pour lemon-blueberry filling over cheesecake layer.
• Crumble reserved crust over the top layer. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
• Bake for an additional 15 min or until the crumble is golden.
• Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
• When cooled, move the bars to the refrigerator for about 1 hour

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There are so many tried and true recipes that are an annual must make. But every year we try a couple new recipes and this year we picked Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs to try out. In our homes we use natural peanut butter, so we used that to make these treats – and it worked perfectly – which gave us the natural title. They could really be considered more of a candy than baking really, but that doesn’t make them any less fun or tasty! The result? Amazing! A contender to be added to the yearly bake list.

What you’ll need:

• Powered sugar
• All natural peanut butter (we used one that has honey mixed in which worked perfectly!)
• Butter, melted
• Graham cracker crumbs
• Honey
• Salt
• White chocolate or dark chocolate, melted
• Grapeseed oil
• Sprinkles
• Parchment or wax paper
• Mixer

Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs

Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, natural peanut butter, melted butter graham crackers crumbs, honey, and salt. Mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.

Use a tablespoon and your hands to form the dough into balls and place them onto the prepared baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, mix together melted chocolate and oil, stirring until smooth.

Working fairly quickly, use two forks to dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate, turning until fully covered. Drip excess back into the bowl and then transfer back onto the baking sheet.

Top with sprinkles as you go. Decorating as you work will allow for the sprinkles to stick to the chocolate before it begins to harden.

Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 20 minutes until the chocolate is fully set.

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Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs

An easy, no bake treat made with natural peanut butter that is sure to become a family favourite!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword Chocolate, Christmas, dessert, peanut butter, sweet

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Fridge Time 15 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 24 Snowballs

Calories 220kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Mixer
• Baking tray
• Parchment or wax paper
• Mixing bowls

Ingredients

• 2 cups Powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Natural peanut butter
• 1/3 cup Butter melted
• 2/3 cup Graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tbsp Honey
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 pkgs White and/or dark chocolate melted
• 2 tsp Grape seed oil coconut oil or nut oils can be used instead
• Sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
• In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, natural peanut butter, melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, honey and salt. Using a mixer, mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
• Use a spoon and your hands to form the dough into balls about the size of a ping pong ball and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the melted chocolate and oil and stir until smooth.
• Use two forks to dip the balls into the chocolate and roll to cover completely. Place the covered snowballs back onto the baking sheet.
• Top with sprinkles and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

We hope you love these Natural Peanut Butter Snowballs! If you’re looking for some more fun activities for the whole family check out our list of the best Christmas Kids crafts and our ultimate Christmas movie checklist with free printable!

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What ingredients do you need to make an easy Valentine’s Dessert?

• 36 Golden Oreo cookies
• 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
• Pink gel food colouring
• Dark chocolate melts
• Pearly pink sprinkles

How do you make Easy No-Bake Valentine’s Truffles

• You will need a food processor and a microwave to make this dessert.
• Simply put the golden Oreo cookies into a food processor and pulse them until they are crumbs (don’t remove the cream).
• Then, in a separate bowl, add the softened cream cheese and mix until smooth.
• Next, add pink gel food colouring to the dough. Blend until the colour is solid.
• Keep reading for the final touches!

This recipe is so easy to make, only requires a few ingredients and it’s no-bake!

Firstly place thirty six whole Oreo cookies into a food processor (the whole cookie). Pulse the cookies until they become fine crumbs.

Secondly, place the crumbs into a medium mixing bowl and add the softened cream cheese, mix with a hand mixer until well blended. Next, add in two-three drops of food colouring to the dough. Blend with a spatula.

On a piece of parchment paper chill the pink dough in the refrigerator for 5 min. This will make the next step easier.

Remove from the fridge and scoop the mixture into balls, a tablespoon works great for this! Roll the mixture into a ball shape and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Continue until all of the mixture is used.

Place the rolled balls into the freezer for 15min.

While the balls are chilling, melt the dark chocolate in the microwave. Melting times may vary, be sure to follow the melting instructions on the chocolate you have.

Once the Oreo balls have chilled, remove them from the freezer. Using a fork, dip each ball into the melted chocolate. Top with the sprinkles immediately as the chocolate will dry quickly!

Set them aside to set completely.

Viola! A FUN and EASY Valentine’s Truffles

We hope you loved this Valentine’s Dessert Recipe as much as we do! So easy and delicious…we recommend doubling this recipe because they won’t last long! Looking for more Valentine’s Day recipes? Certainly check out these favourites:

• Pink Amaretto and Cream Cocktail
• Cherry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
• The Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

Some Valentine’s Day crafts and ideas:

• Easy Valentine’s Day Treat Bags
• FREE Printable Valentine’s Cards
• Valentine’s Kids Craft: Popsicle Stick Frame

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Easy Valentine’s Day No Bake Dessert

A bite size, delicious dessert that is easy to make! Perfect for your Valentine.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy, Oreo, Valentine’s Day

Prep Time 25 minutes

Chill time 10 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 25 balls

Calories 152kcal

Equipment

• Food processor
• Microwave

Ingredients

• 36 Golden Oreo cookies
• 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 2-3 drops gel food colouring pink
• 16 oz dark chocolate
• pink sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put 36 Oreos into a food processor. Use the whole cookie, do not remove the cream filling. Pulse the cookies until they become fine crumbs.
• Place crumbs into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the softened cream cheese and blend until mixed.
• Add pink gel food colouring to the mixture and mix with a spatula.
• Roll the mixture in parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for 5 min.in refrigerator.
• Remove from the fridge and unroll. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and form 1 inch balls. Continue until all of the dough has been used.
• Place the pink Oreo balls in the freezer for 15 minutes. While the desserts are chilling, melt the dark chocolate according to directions on package.
• Once chilled, remove the Oreo balls from the freezer and dip them into the melted chocolate using a spoon. Coat each ball completely with chocolate and return to the baking sheet.  The chocolate will dry quickly so sprinkle pink sprinkles immediately, then allow chocolate to set. 
• Store in an airtight container.

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