Macadamia Berry Dessert
Valentine's Day is coming up.
Whooo-peeeeee.
As you might imagine, I'm not a big fan of "Hallmark Holidays" and "Contrived Affection."
Yes. Yes. Feel sorry formy husband my family the whole world around me.
I'm one of those wives who had to convince the Hubs to not give me flowers on Valentine's Day. That flowers offend me. They cost money! And die! And are endlessly uncreative!
Well.
I can see I've not only ruined Valentine's Day for me, I've ruined it for you as well.
You're welcome.
But alas, I will share with you one of my favorite special occasion desserts. It is pink, which automatically qualifies it for a perfect Valentine's Day Treat. You can also make it ahead of time, thus giving you time to dream up a more meaningful lovey-dovey expression for that day.
XOXO.
Macadamia Berry Dessert
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (about 32 wafers)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
10 ounces raspberries, frozen (sweetened), thawed
8 ounces cool whip , thawed
fresh raspberries, for garnish
whipped topping, pressurized, for garnish
raspberry jam, for garnish
Combine the wafer crumbs, nuts and butter. Press into the bottom of a greased 9" springform pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. In a mixing bowl, beat the milk, orange juice and lemon juice on low speed until well blended. Add raspberries; beat on low until blended. Fold in whipped topping. Pour over the crust. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Drizzle dessert plate with melted raspberry jam and top with slice of dessert. Finish garnishing with whipped topping and fresh raspberries, if desired. 12 servings.
Whooo-peeeeee.
As you might imagine, I'm not a big fan of "Hallmark Holidays" and "Contrived Affection."
Yes. Yes. Feel sorry for
I'm one of those wives who had to convince the Hubs to not give me flowers on Valentine's Day. That flowers offend me. They cost money! And die! And are endlessly uncreative!
Well.
I can see I've not only ruined Valentine's Day for me, I've ruined it for you as well.
You're welcome.
But alas, I will share with you one of my favorite special occasion desserts. It is pink, which automatically qualifies it for a perfect Valentine's Day Treat. You can also make it ahead of time, thus giving you time to dream up a more meaningful lovey-dovey expression for that day.
XOXO.
Macadamia Berry Dessert
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (about 32 wafers)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
10 ounces raspberries, frozen (sweetened), thawed
8 ounces cool whip , thawed
fresh raspberries, for garnish
whipped topping, pressurized, for garnish
raspberry jam, for garnish
Combine the wafer crumbs, nuts and butter. Press into the bottom of a greased 9" springform pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. In a mixing bowl, beat the milk, orange juice and lemon juice on low speed until well blended. Add raspberries; beat on low until blended. Fold in whipped topping. Pour over the crust. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Drizzle dessert plate with melted raspberry jam and top with slice of dessert. Finish garnishing with whipped topping and fresh raspberries, if desired. 12 servings.
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4 comments:
This sounds so yummy and healthy! What a great V-day tradition to start. I am with you I love flowers but I think its so cheesy to get them on V-day!
How is it that we barely know one another and you so perfectly echo my feelings about 99.9% of the time?! Both Mitchell and I totally rebel against Hallmark holidays, too... but I will admit that it is a little hard to COMPLETELY ignore them when there are children running about.
This looks really good! I'm with you about V-day. The Mr and I both agree that we don't need a card company telling us which day we need to proclaim our love for each other. ;-)
Valentine's Day? Is that something to be celebrated?
You should tell your spouse EVERY DAY how you feel about him or her.
After 41-1/2 years, that makes me an EXPERT, right? Of course, having two great kids, two great children by marriage, and the FIVE BEST GRANDKIDS IN THE WORLD helps, too. Just more to love.
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