When the idea of cooking just One More Thing doesn’t appeal, here are three cheater recipes for desserts you can make at the last minute for a holiday.
CHOCOLATE CHERRY BARS
1 package chocolate fudge cake mix
21 ounces cherry pie filling
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs, beaten
Grease and flour 10×15″ or 9×13″ pan. Mix remaining ingredients and pour into pan. Bake at 350 degrees 20-30 minutes, testing in center. Cool in pan on wire rack. Doesn’t even need to be frosted.
Source: What’s Cooking in Lewes
FROZEN YOGURT FRUIT PIE
16 ounces fruit-flavored yogurt
8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed
1 baked 9″ graham cracker crust
Fold yogurt into whipped topping, blending well. Spoon into crust. Freeze until firm, four hours or overnight. Remove from freezer 30 minutes (or longer for softer texture) before cutting; keep chilled in refrigerator. Store in freezer
Source: “Family Circle 6/24/80; Birds Eye”
Notes: Can add 1/2 cup mashed fruit to complement fruit-flavored yogurt. Everyone, no matter how sophisticated, likes this unless they don’t like sweet things.
LIME COOL WHIP PIE
15 ounces Cool Whip
1 can sweetened condensed milk
6 ounce can frozen limeade, thawed
prebaked pie shell
Mix 3 ingredients and pour into shell. Chill.
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