Friday, July 26, 2013

PIE IN THE SKY- simple ideas with PIE & PUDDING

Here are just some of the yummy things we did with PIE & PUDDING:

PUDDING PARFAITS:


We decided to create our parfaits- throwing together some of the items we had on hand. We got rave reviews about these parfaits.... you pretty much can do this with anything- fruit, cake, pudding, ice cream..... and you can't mess it up.  We used a clear cup to show the layers- and a lid to make it transportable. You can even stick the back of the plastic spoon where a straw would go on the lid.

Here are the layers we used:-going from bottom to top
  • vanilla wafers
  • chocolate instant pudding
  • mini marshmallows
  • cheesecake sugar free instant pudding
  • a mixture of crushed vanilla wafers and Twinkies
  • instant chocolate pudding
  • crushed graham crackers
  • a splash of magic shell
  • dollop of whipped topping

OTHER VERSIONS- VERY CUTE....

Candy Cane Pudding Parfaits -
taken from
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 6 large parfaits
Pudding, cream cheese, and cookie crumbs make up a fancy but easy dessert parfait.
Ingredients

3/4 c. Candy Cane Oreo crumbs
1 pkg. cream cheese, softened (8 oz.)
1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
2 c. vanilla Cool Whip frosting
1 box Jello candy cane instant pudding mix (3.4 oz)
1 1/2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. crushed candy cane pieces

Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Stir in the milk. Fold in 1 1/2 c. cool whip frosting and set aside. Whisk together the pudding mix and milk. Let set for 5 minutes in the fridge.
  2. Layer the crumbs, cream cheese mix, and pudding in parfait glasses. Top with the extra cool whip and sprinkle with candy cane pieces. Serve within an hour of making. They will keep in the refrigerator, but the layers will start to run together.
Notes
*Add a little bit of pink food color to increase the pink color of the pudding. *Use icing bags and tips to prepare the parfaits with clean edges.

KOOL AID PIE:

This very simple, fast and surprisingly full of flavor (and sweet) pie was a piece of cake- or pie.......

You can pick ANY flavor of KOOL AID- just make sure you get the small single serve packette that is UNSWEETENED..... and DO NOT ADD SUGAR. The sweetened condensed milk is the sweetener in this pie and it is PLENTY SWEET.

The recipe can be found at the link below:


Here are some other really FUN KOOL AID ideas:

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PUDDING PIE


(you can also can use this as a fruit dip- to make it low calorie- get sugar free instant pudding mix)
You can't go wrong with a pudding pie-
Simply follow the directions on the box and add to your favorite pie shell.

Another great idea is to take:
  • 1 box-Instant pudding mix- (any flavor)I love Pistachio- it reminds me of almond cookies (delicious topped with a couple of maraschino cherries)
  • 1 regular sized tub of Whipped Topping
  • Pie Shell of your choice
  • mix ingredients together
  • put in pie shell
  • refrigerate (or freeze) until firm