Pineapple Ladyfinger Delight Food

PINEAPPLE LADYFINGER DELIGHT

Steps:

• Line the sides an attractive glass bowl or an 8" or 9" spring form pan with ladyfingers. If there are any remaining, put on the bottom.
• Skip this step if using a pie crust.
• Beat confectioners sugar into softened cream cheese until fluffy.
• Beat whipped topping into this mixture, reserve 2/3 C at this point if you plan to decorate the top.
• Fold in pineapple pie filling.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• If decorating use star tip or put dollops of topping on with a spoon.
• Add a single layer of cherry pie filling in the center of the dessert.
• Chill at least four to six hours or over night.

LADYFINGERS

Steps:

• Position 2 racks in the middle of the oven; preheat the oven to 325. Generously grease 2 baking sheets with butter (about 2 tablespoons) and dust with flour; tap off the excess flour.
• Measure out the flour and put in a fine-mesh strainer set in a bowl. Beat the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until thick and pale, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the vanilla and beat until just combined. Transfer the egg yolk mixture to a large bowl. Clean out the mixer and dry.
• Put the egg whites and salt in the mixer; beat with the whisk attachment on medium speed, adding the remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoonful at a time, until combined, about 3 minutes. Increase the speed to medium high and continue beating until the egg whites are shiny and stiff, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add one-third of the egg white mixture to the yolk mixture, then sift about one-third of the flour over the eggs. Gently fold the ingredients together with a rubber spatula. Repeat 2 more times, folding in one-third each of the egg white mixture and flour each time. (Do not overmix or the batter will deflate.) Put the confectioners' sugar in the mesh strainer.
• Transfer the batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe 3-inch ladyfingers onto the prepared baking sheets, about 11/2 inches apart. Dust the ladyfingers with some of the confectioners' sugar to coat and set aside until the sugar starts to dissolve, about 5 minutes. Dust with another coating of confectioners' sugar. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through the cooking time. Remove the ladyfingers with a spatula and transfer to a rack to cool.

LADY FINGER DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese, powdered sugar together, start with just one cup of powder sugar and add more if needed, add the juice of the crushed pineapple and about 1 tablespoon of the pineapple, mix well and set aside.
• Mix pudding as package directs in separate bowl and set aside.
• Take 2 lady fingers at a time and spread the middle of one with about 1/2 teaspoon or more of cream cheese mixture and top with second lady finger, continue this till all the lady fingers are used.
• In a loaf pan or square dish put 1/3 of the pudding.
• Top with 8 of the lady fingers. spoon more of the cream cheese mixture on top and sprinkle 1/2 the crushed pineapple.
• Spoon 1/3 pudding on top and repeat with the lady fingers, cream mixture and pineapple.
• Put remaining 1/3 pudding on and top with remaining lady fingers.
• My husband said this was wonderful but bananas would make it better so instead of just pineapple try adding some bananas when you put on the pineapple.
• Oh, refrigerate 1 hour before serving and any leftover. Really good. enjoy!

PINEAPPLE-YOGHURT LADYFINGER DESSERT

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and reserve juice.
• Whip cream with icing sugar and vanilla essence until firm peaks form.
• Fold yoghurt into cream - it should be a stiff, thick cream.
• Place ladyfinger biscuits on the bottom of a 20cm x 30cm baking dish or rectangular tupperware container.
• Pour 1 tablespoon of pineapple juice from can over each ladyfinger biscuit soaking them well.
• Cover biscuits with half of the cream and cover with pineapple rings. ( I prefer to chop the rings and then scatter them over the cream layer, as it makes it easier to slice).
• Add another biscuit layer over the pineapple and soak with the remaining pineapple juice.
• Cover with the remaining cream and smooth the layer well.
• Arrange pineapple rings over the top and insert the glace cherries into the holes of the rings.
• Allow to soften and absorb flavours in fridge for at least 4 hours,preferably overnight.
• Edited to add: I recently made this with one tin sliced pineapple and one tin peach halves. I mixed the juices from the tins and decorated the layers and the top with both types of fruit. Personally I liked this version even better than the original one I posted and encourage anyone interested to try different combinations of fruit.

PINEAPPLE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Combine melted butter and crushed wafers.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp for topping.
• Spread remainder in a 9x9-inch pan.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for 8 minutes.
• Filling:.
• Beat softened butter, icing sugar, and eggs.
• Spread on crumb layer.
• Spread pineapple over top.
• Cover with whipped cream.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Decorate with maraschino cherries.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Can be made the day ahead or can be frozen.
• Tip: Use egg beater instead of real eggs.
• Try using chopped peaches to replace pineapple.

PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Stir in pineapple. Fold in whipped topping. , Place ladyfingers around the sides and on the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Pour filling into pan. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Carefully remove sides of pan. Top with strawberries.