Pineapple Dream Dessert Food

PINEAPPLE DREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 F.
• Melt butter in the microwave and allow to cool. Combine the crumbs and butter and toss together until incorporated. Press 2 cups of the crumb mixture firmly into an 9×9 square pan and bake for 8-10 minutes. Place on wire rack to cool.
• Beat the cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Turn the mixer down to low and add the powdered sugar one cup at a time until incorporated. Turn up and beat well for a minute or so. Add a heaping tablespoon of the drained pineapple and stir in with a rubber spatula. Spread the cream cheese and pineapple mixture over the crust.
• Fold the remaining pineapple into the Cool Whip and spread on top of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the remaining graham cracker crumb mixture on top. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

PINEAPPLE DREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press the remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom of a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 10-14 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in a small amount of hot filling into egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool for 30 minutes, stirring several times., Stir in pineapple. Pour over crust. Top with whipped cream (pan will be full). Sprinkle with marshmallows and reserved crumb mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

PINEAPPLE ANGEL FOOD DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Pour cake mix into large bowl. Pour crushed pineapple into cake mix and stir gently until just combined. (it will puff up and look frothy)
• 2. Pour batter into lightly greased 13x9 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. (I'm going to try this with diced canned peaches and maybe cherries too but haven't yet) :)
• 3. Note: It is not recommended to use a bundt type pan for this cake as it will brown too much on the outside before it cooks in the center.

FROZEN PINEAPPLE DREAM

Steps:

• Crush graham crackers into 1 1/3 cups crumbs and combine them with sugar & butter.
• Press evenly across bottom of a 9x13" glass baking dish.
• Bake graham crust at 350°F for 8 minutes then set aside to cool.
• Drain pineapple and reserve the juice.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin powder over pineapple juice and allow to stand for 2 minutes until dissolved, then microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and let stand another 2 minutes until slightly thickened, then stir back into the pineapple.
• In a large bowl, cream together mascarpone cheese & Splenda until smooth and fold into pineapple.
• Add sherbet & food coloring to pineapple and stir until evenly mixed (You may place mixture into the freezer for a few minutes if it seems too thin - My sherbet was too soft and so I put my pineapple/sherbet mixture in the freezer for about 15 minutes at this point until it was just about as thick as the whipped topping).
• Gently fold in whipped topping and pour evenly over cooled graham crust.
• Cover and freeze for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until you are ready for dessert.
• Remove from freezer 5-10 minutes in advance of cutting into individual squares which may be decorated with optional pineapple ice cream topping and additional whipped cream.

PINEAPPLE DREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix melted butter and crushed graham wafer crumbs together in 8x8-inch baking pan; reserve 2 tablespoons for top of dessert.
• Spread remaining crumb mixture evenly in pan. Bake at 350F 10-15 minutes; cool.
• Mix softened butter, icing sugar and egg yolks together in bowl; mix until smooth and creamy. Spread evenly over cooled crumb base.
• Mix together pineapple and whipped cream. Spread over above layer. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top of dessert.
• Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour before serving.