Jeweled Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve raspberry gelatin in 1 cup boiling water; stir in 1/2 cup cold water. Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Repeat with lime and black cherry gelatin, using two more loaf pans. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Cut each into 1/2-in. cubes. , In a saucepan, combine the pineapple juice and sugar. Bring to a boil. Add strawberry gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add remaining cold water. Transfer to large bowl. Refrigerate until thickened but not firm, about 1-1/4 hours. , In a large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into strawberry gelatin mixture. Gently stir in cubed gelatin. Spoon mixture into crust. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Steps:

• Put flour, almonds, butter, orange zest and sugar in a food processor and whizz into crumbs. Add the egg yolk and a teaspoon of cold water and pulse to form a dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6.Roll out the dough thinly and, with an 8-9cm plain cutter, stamp out 18 rounds - they need to be larger than the bun tin holes. Use to line one and a half 12-hole bun tins, pinching and fluting the dough edges above the level of the tins with your fingers.
• Put a heaped teaspoon of mincemeat in each case. Quickly knead the trimmings and roll out. Use a star cutter to make 18 stars.
• Put a star on top of each pie. Brush stars and pastry edges with egg white and dust lightly with caster sugar. (The pies can be frozen at this stage in the tins, then removed, packed into freezer bags and frozen for up to 3 months.) Bake the pies for 12-15 minutes (18-20 minutes from frozen) until the pastry is crisp and golden. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar before serving.

Steps:

• Throw the chocolate and coconut oil into a heat-resistant bowl and set over a pan of simmering water. Let them melt, about 3 minutes. Give them a stir, then add the bashed sea salted pretzels and 1.5 ounces of the chopped toasted hazelnuts and give it another stir.
• Pour the chocolatey goodness onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread the mixture out as thin as possible, scatter over the snapped pretzels, pistachios, freeze-dried strawberries and remaining 0.5 ounce hazelnuts.
• Then all you have to do is chill it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
• Chop the bark into shards and serve on a platter.

Steps:

• Prepare cherry, lime, and orange gelatin according to package directions. Chill each flavor in an 8x8- or 9x9-inch square pan until firm.
• In a medium bowl, mix lemon gelatin with sugar and pineapple juice. Chill until partially set. In a large bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold in lemon gelatin mixture. Cut cherry, lime, and orange gelatin into 1-inch cubes, and gently fold into whipped cream mixture.
• Line a 9x13-inch pan with lady fingers. Spread gelatin mixture into pan. Chill overnight.

Steps:

• Mix pineapple, sugar, and eggs together in a saucepan; bring to a slow boil. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking until mixture thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir gelatin mix into pineapple mixture. Set aside to cool.
• Line a pie dish with enough vanilla wafers to cover bottom.
• Beat milk in a large bowl using an electric mixer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir gelatin mixture into whipped milk and pour over vanilla wafers. Refrigerate until set, about 8 hours.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium-high speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. On medium-low speed, beat in apple juice, flour, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Stir in nuts and fruit until incorporated (mixture will be stiff and sticky).
• On cookie sheet, drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool 10 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat all glaze ingredients to boiling; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Brush over tops of cookies.

Steps:

• 1. In small bowl toss together cookie crumbs, coconut and margarine or butter. Press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool completely.2. In small mixing bowl beat cream cheese and honey on medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Carefully spread in crust. Arrange fruit on top.3. In small saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in apple juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling and thickened. Cool slightly. Spoon over fruit. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.4. Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator.*NOTE: Soften cream cheese in microwave at high for 15 to 20 seconds.

Steps:

• prepare the three flavors of gelatin separately, using l cup boiling water and 1/2 cup cold water for each.
• Pour each flavor into an 8 inch square pan.
• Chill until firm or overnight.
• Then combine the lemon gelatin, sugar and remaining l cup boiling water; stir until gelatin and sugar are dissolved.
• Stir in pineapple juice.
• Chill until slightly thickened (about l hr. l5 minutes.) Meanwhile mix the crumbs and melted butter; press into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan (I buy ready made graham crusts).
• Cut the firm gelatins into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Then prepare whipped topping mix as directed on package,blend with lemon gelatin.
• Fold in gelatin cubes.
• Pour into pan.
• Chill at least 5 hours or overnight.
• If desired, spread additional prepared whipped topping or whipped cream on top and sides.
• (This makes two if you use store bought crusts).
• ---------CROWNJEWEL CHEESE DESSERT----- Prepare Crown Jewel dessert, subsituting cream cheese for the whipped topping.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Whisk in COOL WHIP until blended.
• Refrigerate 15 to 20 min. or until mixture is thick enough to mound.
• Spoon gelatin mixture into crust. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.