Dessert – And Then Home http://www.andthenhome.com/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:48:16 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.1 https://www.andthenhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-Watermark-Logo-1-75x75.jpg Dessert – And Then Home http://www.andthenhome.com/ 32 32 Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe https://www.andthenhome.com/easy-easter-cheesecake-recipe/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:30:08 +0000 https://www.andthenhome.com/?p=995 Easter Sunday is fast approaching!  We always enjoy a lovely dinner with our family on Easter, we dress the girls in their pretty Sunday best, which they love and gather for some great food.  This year I’m on dessert duty, so I’m bringing this delicious Easy Easter Cheesecake.  No baking, just creating = fun for the kids and me! This year Easter is in the First week of April, last year it was late April.  Easter is one of those holidays that does not have a specific date attached to it like other popular holidays such as Christmas or New Year’s Day.  Something that I didn’t know is how Easter Sunday is determined – it is the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring.  This means that Easter Sunday could fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25th!  Since we live in Central Ontario this also means that we could be celebrating Easter inside away from a foot of snow, or outside enjoying the warmth of the sun.   The recipe is very simple to make and requires no baking.  You do need a couple of hours to allow it to set, but it’s a simple fact of leaving it in the refrigerator!  The Easy Easter Cheesecake recipe is very simple to make, using only a few ingredients.  It has a light cheesecake flavor and is not heavy like a traditional cheesecake, this is thanks to yummy cool whip! Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe   Ingredients 2 cups whipped topping 1/2 cup sugar 2 pkgs (8 0z each) cream cheese green food colouring (optional) 1 box (400g) chocolate baking crumbs festive decorations (flake bar, speckled egg M&M’s, and marshmallow chicks are used here) Steps: 1.  Prepare crumb shell as directed on package.  Set aside.   2.  Next, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until it is well mixed.  Add the cool whip in slowly, mixing well with each spoonful.  If desired add some green food colouring.   3.  Spoon the mixture into the prepared crust. 4.  Place the cake in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.   5.  Top with festive decorations before serving to friends and family! I hope your family enjoys this Cheesecake as much as mine!!  If you are looking for more easy to make recipes check our recipe page found here.

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Easter Sunday is fast approaching!  We always enjoy a lovely dinner with our family on Easter, we dress the girls in their pretty Sunday best, which they love and gather for some great food.  This year I’m on dessert duty, so I’m bringing this delicious Easy Easter Cheesecake.  No baking, just creating = fun for the kids and me!
Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe
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This year Easter is in the First week of April, last year it was late April.  Easter is one of those holidays that does not have a specific date attached to it like other popular holidays such as Christmas or New Year’s Day.  Something that I didn’t know is how Easter Sunday is determined – it is the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring.  This means that Easter Sunday could fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25th!  Since we live in Central Ontario this also means that we could be celebrating Easter inside away from a foot of snow, or outside enjoying the warmth of the sun.  
Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe
The recipe is very simple to make and requires no baking.  You do need a couple of hours to allow it to set, but it’s a simple fact of leaving it in the refrigerator!  The Easy Easter Cheesecake recipe is very simple to make, using only a few ingredients.  It has a light cheesecake flavor and is not heavy like a traditional cheesecake, this is thanks to yummy cool whip!

Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe

 Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients
  • 2 cups whipped topping
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 pkgs (8 0z each) cream cheese
  • green food colouring (optional)
  • 1 box (400g) chocolate baking crumbs
  • festive decorations (flake bar, speckled egg M&M’s, and marshmallow chicks are used here)
Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe
Steps:
1.  Prepare crumb shell as directed on package.  Set aside.
 
2.  Next, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until it is well mixed.  Add the cool whip in slowly, mixing well with each spoonful.  If desired add some green food colouring.
 
3.  Spoon the mixture into the prepared crust.
4.  Place the cake in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.
 
5.  Top with festive decorations before serving to friends and family!
Easy Easter Cheesecake Recipe
I hope your family enjoys this Cheesecake as much as mine!!  If you are looking for more easy to make recipes check our recipe page found here.

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]]> Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares https://www.andthenhome.com/recipe/easy-lemon-blueberry-squares/ https://www.andthenhome.com/recipe/easy-lemon-blueberry-squares/#respond Fri, 19 May 2017 11:30:06 +0000 https://www.andthenhome.com/?post_type=recipe&p=1444 I don’t know about you but I’m feeling the need for some lemon in my life!  The warmer weather is bringing a feeling of summer and dessert…and for me that includes lemon.  My husband on the other hand is a blueberry fiend, he will eat blueberries morning, noon and night.  So, I decided to make some Lemon Blueberry Squares for the upcoming long weekend.  I’m not expecting them to last long that’s for sure!       This recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious.  It’s a fresh, light dessert for a warm summer night. You can make your own lemon filling if you’d like, but I chose to take the easy way out and buy pre-made canned lemon pie filling.  I used fresh blueberries to complement the lemon flavour.  The crust and crumble are made with a handful of ingredients, all of which you likely have in your pantry already.  Since the crust and crumble are made at the same time (only a portion is saved with added sugar for the crumble) it cuts on time and the flavour is not over powering.  In fact, it tends to tame the lemon a little.       What makes this recipe different?   This Lemon Blueberry Square recipe is different from other lemon square recipes because it has a the delicious addition of blueberries.  Also, I am a crust/cookie type of person so I tend to make the squares a little thicker on the bottom.  Because the recipe has a thicker cookie bottom it’s able to support the delicious lemon pie filling, not to mention it tastes that much better.  Let me know what you think, do you prefer a thicker crust?     So, whether you’re attending a barbecue or just having a quiet night in with the family try these Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares.  With only a few ingredients, these Lemon Blueberry Squares are easy to throw together and won’t last long.  This recipe is likely going to become your “go to” recipe for quick desserts this summer.  Let’s take a look at the recipe! Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares Ingredients:  1 cup butter 3/4 tsp salt 2 egg yolks 3 cups all purpose flour 1 can lemon pie filling 1 cup blueberries Steps: 1.  Preheat the oven to 325 F.   2.  To make the crust:  Melt the butter then add 3/4 cup of sugar and the salt, mix together.  Beat the egg yolks into the sugar/salt and butter mixture.   Add the flour, slowly mixing until completely blended. 3. Press about 2 cups of this mixture into a 13 x 9 cooking dish, once flattened into the dish poke the crust with a fork.  Bake the crust for about 20 min or until golden brown. 4.  To make the crumble, take the remainder of the crust and add the 1/4 cup of sugar that was placed aside.  Mix together until crumbly with large and small pieces.  5.  Once the crust has finished baking open the can of lemon pie filling and place on top of the crust.  Add the blueberries, spreading them throughout the lemon.  Top with the crumble mixture and bake for an additional 25 min or until the crumble is golden.  6.  Once cooled, place in the refrigerator for about 30min or until the lemon has firmed.      All I can say is YUM!  If you’re looking for more delicious easy recipes take a look at our andthenhome recipe page or check out 10 Copycat Recipes That Will Totally Trick Your Tastebuds for some great summer recipes that will have your friends thinking you went to the restaurant for.   Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares This recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious. It's a fresh, light dessert for a warm summer night. Ingredients 1cup butter 1 cup Sugardivided 3/4tsp Salt 2 egg yolks 3cups all purpose flour 1can lemon pie filling(or make your own!) 1cup blueberries Instructions Preheat the oven to 325 F. To make the crust: Melt the butter then add 3/4 cup of sugar and the salt, mix together. Beat the egg yolks into the sugar/salt and butter mixture. Add the flour, slowly mixing until completely blended. Press about 2 cups of this mixture into a 13 x 9 cooking dish, once flattened into the dish poke the crust with a fork. Bake the crust for about 20 min or until golden brown. To make the crumble, take the remainder of the crust and add the 1/4 cup of sugar that was placed aside. Mix together until crumbly with large and small pieces. Once the crust has finished baking open the can of lemon pie filling and place on top of the crust. Add the blueberries, spreading them throughout the lemon. Top with the crumble mixture and bake for an additional 25 min or until the crumble is golden. Once cooled, place in the refrigerator for about 30min or until the lemon has firmed.

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]]> I don’t know about you but I’m feeling the need for some lemon in my life!  The warmer weather is bringing a feeling of summer and dessert…and for me that includes lemon.  My husband on the other hand is a blueberry fiend, he will eat blueberries morning, noon and night.  So, I decided to make some Lemon Blueberry Squares for the upcoming long weekend.  I’m not expecting them to last long that’s for sure!  

 

Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares

 

This recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious.  It’s a fresh, light dessert for a warm summer night. You can make your own lemon filling if you’d like, but I chose to take the easy way out and buy pre-made canned lemon pie filling.  I used fresh blueberries to complement the lemon flavour.  The crust and crumble are made with a handful of ingredients, all of which you likely have in your pantry already.  Since the crust and crumble are made at the same time (only a portion is saved with added sugar for the crumble) it cuts on time and the flavour is not over powering.  In fact, it tends to tame the lemon a little.

 

 Lemon Blueberry Squares

 

What makes this recipe different?

 

This Lemon Blueberry Square recipe is different from other lemon square recipes because it has a the delicious addition of blueberries.  Also, I am a crust/cookie type of person so I tend to make the squares a little thicker on the bottom.  Because the recipe has a thicker cookie bottom it’s able to support the delicious lemon pie filling, not to mention it tastes that much better.  Let me know what you think, do you prefer a thicker crust?

 

Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares

 

So, whether you’re attending a barbecue or just having a quiet night in with the family try these Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares.  With only a few ingredients, these Lemon Blueberry Squares are easy to throw together and won’t last long.  This recipe is likely going to become your “go to” recipe for quick desserts this summer.  Let’s take a look at the recipe!

Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares

Ingredients:
  •  1 cup butter
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 can lemon pie filling
  • 1 cup blueberries
Steps:
1.  Preheat the oven to 325 F.  
2.  To make the crust:  Melt the butter then add 3/4 cup of sugar and the salt, mix together.  Beat the egg yolks into the sugar/salt and butter mixture.   Add the flour, slowly mixing until completely blended.
3. Press about 2 cups of this mixture into a 13 x 9 cooking dish, once flattened into the dish poke the crust with a fork.  Bake the crust for about 20 min or until golden brown.
4.  To make the crumble, take the remainder of the crust and add the 1/4 cup of sugar that was placed aside.  Mix together until crumbly with large and small pieces. 
5.  Once the crust has finished baking open the can of lemon pie filling and place on top of the crust.  Add the blueberries, spreading them throughout the lemon.  Top with the crumble mixture and bake for an additional 25 min or until the crumble is golden. 
6.  Once cooled, place in the refrigerator for about 30min or until the lemon has firmed. 

 

Lemon Blueberry Squares

 

All I can say is YUM!  If you’re looking for more delicious easy recipes take a look at our andthenhome recipe page or check out 10 Copycat Recipes That Will Totally Trick Your Tastebuds for some great summer recipes that will have your friends thinking you went to the restaurant for.

 

Easy Lemon Blueberry Squares
This recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious. It's a fresh, light dessert for a warm summer night.
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 F.
  2. To make the crust: Melt the butter then add 3/4 cup of sugar and the salt, mix together. Beat the egg yolks into the sugar/salt and butter mixture. Add the flour, slowly mixing until completely blended.
  3. Press about 2 cups of this mixture into a 13 x 9 cooking dish, once flattened into the dish poke the crust with a fork. Bake the crust for about 20 min or until golden brown.
  4. To make the crumble, take the remainder of the crust and add the 1/4 cup of sugar that was placed aside. Mix together until crumbly with large and small pieces.
  5. Once the crust has finished baking open the can of lemon pie filling and place on top of the crust. Add the blueberries, spreading them throughout the lemon. Top with the crumble mixture and bake for an additional 25 min or until the crumble is golden.
  6. Once cooled, place in the refrigerator for about 30min or until the lemon has firmed.

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]]> https://www.andthenhome.com/recipe/easy-lemon-blueberry-squares/feed/ 0 Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats https://www.andthenhome.com/recipe/cute-strawberry-brownie-santa-hats/ https://www.andthenhome.com/recipe/cute-strawberry-brownie-santa-hats/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:30:54 +0000 https://www.andthenhome.com/?post_type=recipe&p=487 What do you think of these Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats? I think they are adorable, and both my friends and kids agree! The best part…they are simple to make and delicious to eat. They are basically made with only 3 ingredients – brownies, icing and strawberries. Now you can always substitute your favourite homemade brownie mix and icing recipe for my store bought bite-sized brownies and prepared icing BUT that would make them a little more time consuming, and this momma doesn’t have a lot of time floating around 😉  These Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats will be my first Christmas recipe this year so I’d like to start with a quick and easy one. Before we dive in, let me highlight my favourite aspects of this recipe… 1. They are SO very easy to make! 2. It’s a chocolate and strawberry combination…what’s not to love? 3.  They are freaking cute!  They are sure to finish your Christmas spread off nicely, trust me, people will love them. Need I say more? Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats Ingredients: –  1 pkg of bite-sized brownies (or your favourite brownie recipe) – about 8 oz vanilla icing (homemade or store bought) – strawberries Intructions: Step 1. Place the brownie on your serving tray. Using a piping bag, pipe some icing around the top of the brownie. Step 2. Prepare your strawberries by cutting the leafy end off in a straight cut. Step 3. Place the strawberry down on top of the icing on the brownie. Add a small dab of icing on the tip of the strawberry to complete ‘Santa’s hat’. These Strawberry Santa Hats are sure to add tons of character to your Christmas spread. Can I mention that turning food into tiny Santa hats may be my favourite thing to do right now… If you need some more Holiday spirit in your life, check out these easy DIY projects First Home Gingerbread Home and Joyeux Noel Snowflake Wreath. Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats Reasons to make this recipe: It is SO very easy to make! It's a chocolate and strawberry combination...what's not to love? And they are very cute! CourseDessert Servings10-12 Brownies Prep Time10 minutes Ingredients 1pkg bite-sized brownies(or your homemade recipe) 8oz vanilla icing 10-12 strawberries Instructions Step 1. Place the brownie on your serving tray. Using a piping bag, pipe some icing around the top of the brownie. Step 2. Prepare your strawberries by cutting the leafy end off in a straight cut. Step 3. Place the strawberry down on top of the icing on the brownie. Add a small dab of icing on the tip of the strawberry to complete 'Santa's hat'.

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]]> What do you think of these Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats? I think they are adorable, and both my friends and kids agree! The best part…they are simple to make and delicious to eat. They are basically made with only 3 ingredients – brownies, icing and strawberries. Now you can always substitute your favourite homemade brownie mix and icing recipe for my store bought bite-sized brownies and prepared icing BUT that would make them a little more time consuming, and this momma doesn’t have a lot of time floating around 😉  These Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats will be my first Christmas recipe this year so I’d like to start with a quick and easy one. Before we dive in, let me highlight my favourite aspects of this recipe…

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

1. They are SO very easy to make!

2. It’s a chocolate and strawberry combination…what’s not to love?

3.  They are freaking cute!  They are sure to finish your Christmas spread off nicely, trust me, people will love them.

Need I say more?

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

Ingredients:
–  1 pkg of bite-sized brownies (or your favourite brownie recipe)
– about 8 oz vanilla icing (homemade or store bought)
– strawberries

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

Intructions:

Step 1. Place the brownie on your serving tray. Using a piping bag, pipe some icing around the top of the brownie.

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Step 2. Prepare your strawberries by cutting the leafy end off in a straight cut.

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

Step 3. Place the strawberry down on top of the icing on the brownie. Add a small dab of icing on the tip of the strawberry to complete ‘Santa’s hat’.

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats

These Strawberry Santa Hats are sure to add tons of character to your Christmas spread. Can I mention that turning food into tiny Santa hats may be my favourite thing to do right now…

If you need some more Holiday spirit in your life, check out these easy DIY projects First Home Gingerbread Home and Joyeux Noel Snowflake Wreath.

Cute Strawberry Brownie Santa Hats
Reasons to make this recipe: It is SO very easy to make! It's a chocolate and strawberry combination...what's not to love? And they are very cute!
Servings10-12 Brownies
Prep Time10 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Step 1. Place the brownie on your serving tray. Using a piping bag, pipe some icing around the top of the brownie.
  2. Step 2. Prepare your strawberries by cutting the leafy end off in a straight cut.
  3. Step 3. Place the strawberry down on top of the icing on the brownie. Add a small dab of icing on the tip of the strawberry to complete 'Santa's hat'.

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