Strawberry Kiwi Ladyfinger Dessert Food

STRAWBERRY-KIWI LADYFINGER DESSERT

Steps:

• Crush 12 ladyfingers; mix with butter. Press on bottom of 9-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray. Cut remaining ladyfingers crosswise in half; stand, cut sides down and rounded sides out, around rim of pan.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice; stir until melted.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in gelatin. Whisk in COOL WHIP; pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Peel, then slice mango and kiwi; cut into shapes with flower-shaped cookie cutter. Slice strawberries; cut into shapes with small heart-shaped cookie cutter. Garnish dessert with fruit cutouts just before serving.

STRAWBERRY LADYFINGER DESSERT

Steps:

• Place ladyfingers in a single layer in a 13-in. x 9-in. dish; set aside. In a saucepan, bring dessert mix and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Cool for 4-5 minutes; fold in strawberries. Spoon over ladyfingers; spread gently. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. Spread with whipped topping. Garnish with additional strawberries if desired.

STRAWBERRY-LADYFINGER DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Arrange ladyfingers, cut sides up, on bottom of 13x9-inch dish, completely covering bottom of dish; spread evenly with jam.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over jam layer. Top with layers of the remaining ladyfingers, strawberries and remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

LADYFINGERS WITH STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• On parchment paper, draw lines 4 inches apart for rows if you want a guide. The rows should have 1 inch between them. Pencil side down, line a sheet pan with the parchment paper.
• In a mixer, whip the yolks and the granulated sugar until light, fluffy, and ribbony; then mix in the vanilla extract.
• In a separate clean dry bowl, whip the egg whites on low until foamy, then whip on medium, adding the powdered sugar gradually. Increase the speed to high and whip until stiff. Sift half the flour over the yolks and fold in. Fold in the whipped egg whites then fold in the remaining sifted flour.
• Place a large plain tip in a pastry bag and fill it with the batter. Pipe thick stripes of batter, 4 inches long, at a diagonal in finger shapes, leaving 1 1/2 inches in between them to allow for expansion. Sift or sprinkle powdered sugar heavily over the top surface and bake until golden brown, about 8 to10 minutes. Let cool and then peel them off the paper.
• Serve with whole strawberries hit with a little whipped cream.