Strawberry Dream Squares Food

STRAWBERRY DELIGHT SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat Neufchatel, remaining sugar and milk with whisk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use. Meanwhile, add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened. Stir in oranges. Spoon over Neufchatel layer.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

CREAMY STRAWBERRY DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the inside bottom of a jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Mix sugar cookie mix, butter, and egg together in a large bowl until a soft dough forms; press evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is light golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese using an electric mixer on medium speed in a bowl until smooth. Add whipped topping and stir until smooth; spread over crust. Refrigerate.
• Mix sugar and cornstarch together in a 2-quart saucepan; add 1 cup strawberries, water, and vanilla extract. Cook and stir strawberry mixture, mashing strawberries with spoon while cooking, over medium heat until strawberries are softened and mixture is thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir food coloring into strawberry mixture and remove from heat; cool for 10 minutes. Gently stir remaining 3 cups strawberries into strawberry mixture; spoon over cream cheese filling. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Serve within 4 hours.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix pretzel crumbs and butter in 13x9-inch pan; press onto bottom of pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Combine condensed milk, puréed strawberries and lime juice in large bowl. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread over crust.
• Freeze 6 hours. Remove from freezer about 15 min. before serving; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Serve topped with sliced strawberries.

STRAWBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven 350°F.
• Combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Press into 8-inch square baking tin.
• Bake until a very light golden colour about 15 to 20 minutes.
• In a medium saucepot place two cups crushed fresh or thawed strawberries.
• Add 1/2 cup white sugar, and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat; add Jello powder and stir well until dissolved.
• Chill until slightly thickened.
• Prepare Dream Whip dessert topping according to the package directions using the 1/2 cup milk and teaspoons vanilla which it calls for.
• Fold half of the prepared Dream Whip into the slightly thickened strawberry mixture and pour into cooled crust.
• Chill in fridge until set. (This should be about one hour or so).
• Beat the icing sugar into the remaining dessert topping and spread over the set layer.
• Chill until serving time.

STRAWBERRY DREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs and butter. Reserve 2 Tbsp. crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Add strawberries; mix well. Gently stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP; spread over crust.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top with remaining COOL WHIP and reserved crumb mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours.

STRAWBERRY DREAM

Steps:

• Prepare strawberry puree: Mix quartered strawberries and sugar in a 2-cup liquid measure or bowl. Let sit and macerate for 1 hour, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes. Use an immersion blender to blend into a smooth puree. Pass through a mesh strainer to remove seeds, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Prepare cream mixture: Combine sugar and cream in a saucepan. Set heat to medium-high and bring to a boil while whisking occasionally; be careful, since cream can easily boil over. Once cream just starts to boil, reduce heat to between medium and medium-low and maintain a steady simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in vanilla, lemon juice, and 1/3 cup of the reserved strawberry puree until completely incorporated. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the cream is cooling, pour the remaining strawberry puree evenly into 4 dessert glasses.
• Pour the cooled cream mixture into the glasses. Wrap with plastic wrap and pop in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare topping: Toss diced strawberries and sugar together in a small bowl. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill alongside the strawberry dreams.
• When ready to serve, remove strawberry dreams and topping from the refrigerator. Stir the topping and spoon strawberries and any accumulated juices on top of each dream.

STRAWBERRY DREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Press into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Chill in refrigerator until needed.
• In a mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and sugar until well blended.
• Stir in the strawberries.
• Gently stir in 2 cups of Cool Whip and spread over chilled graham cracker crust.
• Beat together 2 packages of vanilla pudding mix with cold milk until thicken (2 to 3 minutes)
• Spread over cream cheese filling and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top with remaining Cool Whip (1 cup)
• Sprinkle a few graham cracker crumbs over top and chill 3 to 4 hours.
• Keep refrigerated.

STRAWBERRY COBBLER SQUARES

Steps:

• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Add the strawberries, granulated sugar, cornstarch and lime zest and juice to a bowl. Toss to combine and set aside.
• For the crust and crumble: In a food processor, combine the flour, butter, brown sugar and baking powder. Pulse until a loose crumb forms; continue to pulse as you add the cream.
• Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter. Dump two-thirds of the flour mixture onto the prepared pan and press flat. Top with the strawberry mixture, spreading it into an even layer. Sprinkle over the remaining flour mixture, followed by the turbinado sugar.
• Bake the bars until the top is golden and the strawberry layer is thick and bubbling, 28 to 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
• For the icing: Whisk together the powdered sugar and lime juice until smooth.
• Cut the cobbler into small squares and drizzle with the icing. Add to a platter and serve.

STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Tear angel food cake into small pieces.
• Press firmly in 9x13 glass dish.
• Mix pudding with milk, folded in sour cream.
• Place on top of cake. Cover with sliced strawberries, folded into glaze.
• Place cool whip on top of strawberries.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
• Better the second day!

DREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• BASE: Melt 3/4 cup margarine. Add graham crumbs. Press half the mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Bake for10 minutes at 350°F Cool completely.
• FILLING: Combine icing sugar, cocoa, margarine and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Pour over first mixtue.
• MIX: Combine melted margarine, beaten eggs and cocoa. Mix well. Pour over top of filling and put the rest of the crumbs on top.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours and serve.

STRAWBERRY CREAM SQUARES

Steps:

• In large bowl dissolve jello in boiling water.
• Add frozen berries and stir until thawed.
• Stir in remaining fruit.
• Pour 1/2 of the mixture in 9x13 pan and chill.
• When firm, spread sour cream on first layer and then pour remaining jello-fruit mix on top and chill until firm.
• Note: To save time you could just put the sour cream on top.

STRAWBERRY DELIGHT SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter.
• Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and milk until smooth.
• Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spread over crust and refrigerate.
• Meanwhile, stir boiling water into gelatin until completely dissolved.
• Stir in cold.
• Refrigerate 1 1/2 hours or until slightly thickened.
• Stir in orange segments and spoon over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• Cut and top with additional whipped topping if desired.
• If you have a third can of the orange segments (drain) place a segment along side the whipped topping.