Strawberry Ladyfinger Dessert Squares Food

STRAWBERRY LADYFINGER ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix strawberries and vinegar. Let stand 30 minutes. Line bottom of a 9-in. ungreased springform pan with parchment. Trim 1/2 in. off 1 end of each of 22 ladyfingers. Arrange ladyfingers, rounded sides up, along sides of prepared pan. Line bottom of pan with 8 ladyfingers, trimming to fit if necessary., In a large bowl, beat mascarpone cheese on low speed until fluffy. Add cream, sugar and vanilla; beat on medium until stiff peaks form. Spread 1-1/2 cups cheese mixture evenly over cookies. With a slotted spoon, spoon half of the sliced strawberry mixture over top. Repeat layers. Layer with remaining ladyfingers, trimming to fit if necessary. Spread remaining cheese over top., Carefully cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove rim from pan; arrange fresh strawberries over top.

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.

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.

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.

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.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM DESSERT SQUARES (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom only of 15x10x1 or 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms.
• Press evenly in bottom of pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds or until chips are melted and can be stirred smooth.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Stir in melted chips until blended.
• Spread mixture over crust.
• Refrigerate while making topping.
• In small bowl, crush 1 cup of the strawberries.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch.
• Stir in crushed strawberries and 1/3 cup water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• Stir in food color.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Gently stir in remaining 3 cups strawberries.
• Spoon topping over filling.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until set; serve within 4 hours.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

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.