Strawberry Dream Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the water and Kool-Aid mix until dissolved. Stir in strawberry topping. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and strawberry mixture until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into crust. Chill for at least 1 hour or until set. , Drizzle hot fudge topping onto dessert plates; top with a piece of pie. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the cream cheese and strawberry preserves. Fold in the whipped topping. Scoop the mixture into the prepared pie crust, and set aside.
• In a blender or food processor, blend the strawberries, sugar, and grenadine syrup until slightly chunky. Spread over the cream cheese mixture. Chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Prepare strawberry puree: Mix quartered strawberries and sugar in a 2-cup liquid measure or bowl. Let sit and macerate for 1 hour, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes. Use an immersion blender to blend into a smooth puree. Pass through a mesh strainer to remove seeds, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Prepare cream mixture: Combine sugar and cream in a saucepan. Set heat to medium-high and bring to a boil while whisking occasionally; be careful, since cream can easily boil over. Once cream just starts to boil, reduce heat to between medium and medium-low and maintain a steady simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in vanilla, lemon juice, and 1/3 cup of the reserved strawberry puree until completely incorporated. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the cream is cooling, pour the remaining strawberry puree evenly into 4 dessert glasses.
• Pour the cooled cream mixture into the glasses. Wrap with plastic wrap and pop in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare topping: Toss diced strawberries and sugar together in a small bowl. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill alongside the strawberry dreams.
• When ready to serve, remove strawberry dreams and topping from the refrigerator. Stir the topping and spoon strawberries and any accumulated juices on top of each dream.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, 1/3 cup oil and 1 1/3 cups water; beating on medium speed until very frothy.
• Add the cake mix; beat on low speed until just blended; beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
• Pour into a greased 13x9 inch cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until wooden tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Dissolve Jell-O in 1 cup of boiling water in a small bowl. Mix in 1 cup of cold water.
• Beat the pudding mix into the 2 cups cold milk. Mix with electric mixer on low for 2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Gently prick cake with a fork by putting the fork in cake about three quarters of the way down and carefully pulling the cake back. While fork is still in cake, spoon about a tablespoon of the Jell-O in the prick mark. (You may find it easier to use a liquid measuring cup or a baster instead of spooning the Jell-O in.) Do this at 1/2 inch intervals over the whole cake.
• Pour remaining Jell-O over the cake.
• Spoon the pudding in the same place as the Jell-O by gently pulling the cake back again with the fork.
• Chill, covered, for 2 hours.
• Frost with cool whip. Chill again for at least 2 hours.
• It is best to make this cake the day before.

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs and butter. Reserve 2 Tbsp. crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Add strawberries; mix well. Gently stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP; spread over crust.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top with remaining COOL WHIP and reserved crumb mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours.