Wednesday, February 5, 2003

No-Bake Reddish Yum Yum

No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum is the most classic of the Yum Yum desserts.  With its ii thick creamy layers sandwiching a layer of cherry pie filling, what's non to love?  It's such a tasty Southern creamy comfort nutrient dessert together with this one's extra thick together with creamy for fifty-fifty extra deliciousness!
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Yum Yum desserts are 1 of the all-time favorite dessert-time treats at our house.  Whenever I brand a pan total of Yum Yum's creamy deliciousness, it seems to live gobbled upwardly inwards no time.  You ameliorate hurry fast to larn your fair share!

And this creamy goodness doesn't seem to larn relegated to simply dessert fourth dimension for our family.  No, it has been known to brand an appearance or ii at snack time, together with fifty-fifty at breakfast time, too.  Whether it's Pumpkin Yum Yum inwards the fall, Peach Yum Yum inwards summertime, or this Cherry Yum Yum all twelvemonth circular -- nosotros adore it.

Cherry Yum Yum is such a tasty Southern creamy comfort nutrient dessert together with this one's extra thick together with creamy for fifty-fifty extra deliciousness!

Our family's love of Yum Yum stems from my husband's childhood together with continued love for the stuff.  Growing upwardly inwards the South, he has rattling fond memories of both his Mom together with his Nanny making pans of Yum Yum all the time. -- And cherry was ever his favorite.

Our family's Cherry Yum Yum recipe that I'm sharing amongst you lot is a tweaked version of that master Southern recipe from my husband's Mom together with Nanny.

I tweaked their recipe to fluff upwardly the layers a niggling together with brand them thicker together with creamier.  And I added almond extract to the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture to convey a niggling flavour twist to the Cherry Yum Yum.  Cherries together with almond extract simply couplet together with hence beautifully together with flavorfully together.

My hubby simply adores this version of his love Cherry Yum Yum -- equally evidenced past times the high lay out of cherry-streaked plates I notice on the kitchen counter later on he's had his breakfast.  Yes, he's the 1 who loves to relish Yum Yum deliciousness for breakfast!

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Fortunately, No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum isn't simply creamy together with delicious, it's also rattling slow to make, too.  I simply love it when you lot larn keen gustation together with ease all inwards the same dish.

Just get-go past times making a unproblematic no-bake graham cracker crust.

Simply mix together graham cracker crumbs amongst melted butter, together with press the mixture into the bottom of a baking dish.

 is the most classic of the Yum Yum desserts No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum

Then mix upwardly a large bowl of Yum Yum's quintessential fluffy sweetened cream cheese together with whipped cream mixture that's used to create its fluffy, creamy layers.

Spread a layer on top of the prepared crust, top that amongst cherry pie filling, together with spread on some other layer of the fluffy cream cheese mixture.

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Sprinkle the top amongst some to a greater extent than buttered graham cracker crumbs, together with you're done!

See, actually easy, right?

Cover together with refrigerate the Yum Yum for at to the lowest degree several hours or overnight earlier serving.  This allows the dessert to laid upwardly together with gives the flavors some fourth dimension to meld together.

Once the Cherry Yum Yum has chilled for a while, you're ready to dig into its deliciousness.

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And when you lot exercise dig into the Yum Yum deliciousness together with serve upwardly those slices?

Those overnice contrasting layers volition live in that place beautifully standing tall together with proud.

Now, nosotros exercise love our Yums Yums thick.  And that's simply how this recipe turns out - amongst nice, thick creamy layers.  So nosotros larn inwards in a 9x9-inch foursquare baking dish to larn that fabulous thickness.


Now, nosotros exercise love our Yums Yums thick.  And that's simply how this recipe turns out - amongst nice, thick creamy layers.

If you'd similar to brand a 9x13-inch pan of Cherry Yum Yum, nosotros recommend doubling the recipe.  You could "stretch" the master recipe to a 9x13" pan, but the layers would terminate upwardly pretty sparse past times comparison.  

If you lot exercise larn the road of "stretching" the master recipe for a 9x13-inch pan instead of doubling the recipe, you lot would ask to at to the lowest degree double the crust component for the crust to adequately encompass the bottom of the pan.

That existence said, our family's vote goes for simply going for the thick layers the means the recipe is originally written!  The deliciousness of those layers for certain volition non disappoint.

 is the most classic of the Yum Yum desserts No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum

So catch your mixer together with that cherry pie filling, together with whip upwardly a pan of this creamy classic Southern comfort nutrient dessert.

And hey, if you lot range to relish Cherry Yum Yum's deliciousness for breakfast similar my hubby does?  Don't worry -- nosotros for certain won't judge.

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No-Bake Desserts
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Yield: about 9-12 servings
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No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum

No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum is the most classic of the Yum Yum desserts. With its ii thick creamy layers sandwiching a layer of cherry pie filling, what's non to love? It's such a tasty Southern creamy comfort nutrient dessert together with this one's extra thick together with creamy for fifty-fifty extra deliciousness!
prep time: thirty Mcook time: total time: thirty M

ingredients:

Crust:
Cream Cheese Mixture:
  • 1 (8 oz.) bundle cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 2 c. whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 T. granulated sugar
Cherry Filling:

instructions:

How to develop No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum

Prepare the Crust:
  1. In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs together with melted butter.  Blend amongst a fork until crumbs are moistened. 
  2. Set aside 2 tablespoons of crumbs to sprinkle on the top.
  3. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan that's been sprayed amongst non-stick cooking spray.
Prepare the Cream Cheese Mixture:
  1. With an electrical mixer, cream together softened cream cheese, 1/2 loving cup confectioners' sugar, together with almond extract until smooth.
  2. In a split upwardly bowl, whip the whipping cream, three tablespoons granulated sugar, together with vanilla extract until rigid peaks form.
  3. By hand, mix together whipped cream together with cream cheese mixture until good combined.
Assemble the Yum Yum Layers:
  1. Spread a niggling less than one-half the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture evenly over the crust.
  2. Drop cherry pie filling past times large spoonfuls on top of the cream cheese layer. Gently spread cherry pie filling evenly over the cream cheese layer.
  3. Top cherry layer amongst the remaining cream cheese/whipped cream mixture. Gently spread it evenly over the cherry layer, roofing it completely.
  4. Sprinkle the top amongst the 2 tablespoons reserved graham cracker crumbs.
  5. Cover together with refrigerate for several hours or overnight earlier serving.
TRACEY'S NOTES
  1. I purchase the "premium" cherry pie filling together with hence in that place are to a greater extent than cherries inwards the Yum Yum cherry layer.
  2. 1/3-less fatty cream cheese industrial plant simply fine inwards this recipe.
  3. You tin substitute an 8 ounce container of Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping for the homemade whipped cream inwards the cream cheese mixture if you'd like.
  4. We similar our Yum Yum together with its layers thick! And that's simply how this recipe turns out - nice, thick creamy layers. We recommend doubling the recipe for a 9x13" pan. You could "stretch" this recipe to a 9x13" pan, but the layers volition live rattling sparse (and you lot would belike ask to double the crust component for it to adequately encompass the bottom of the pan).
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Monday, February 3, 2003

Dracula's Blood Cocktail

With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine, this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping.  Drop inward some plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun!
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 With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine Dracula's Blood Cocktail

Are yous getting your ghosts, ghouls, too goblins laid upward for Halloween?  Yes, it's that fourth dimension of twelvemonth to live stocking upward on Halloween candy, picking out costumes, too prepping for whatever Halloween festivities you've got going on.

We're pretty low-key close Halloween some hither at , sticking to exactly some basic trick-or-treating too a pumpkin carving or 2 to celebrate this ghoulish day.  But nosotros produce also bask a fun too festive Halloween potable or two, too!

Drop inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Halloween-inspiring potable garnish doesn't teach much easier than that!

For our 9-year-old Miss H., it's a brightly-orange-colored 2-ingredient orangish creamsicle or orange creamsicle Shirley Temple drink.  Or, if we're feeling similar actually beingness inward the Halloween theme, a jack-o-lantern Mason appal potable amongst an easy orangish spell pumpkin topper.

But for us grown-ups, we'll accept something amongst a piddling to a greater extent than kick!

Like this rum too peach Schnapp's-based Dracula's Blood Cocktail.  With its deep nighttime cherry color conjuring upward the creepy acquit of Dracula, it's simply perfect for Halloween sipping.  

And what could live to a greater extent than Dracula-ish than a laid of vampire fangs?  To build this cocktail fifty-fifty to a greater extent than festive, driblet inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Halloween-inspiring potable garnish doesn't teach much easier than that!

 With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine Dracula's Blood Cocktail

This Dracula's Blood Cocktail gets its deep nighttime cherry color from a combination of dark cherry juice too grenadine.

 With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine Dracula's Blood Cocktail

Grenadine is a sweetness vivid cherry syrup made from pomegranates.  You tin uncovering Grenadine inward a modest bottle inward the potable mixers department of the grocery shop (or club Grenadine from Amazon).

You exclusively demand a splash of 2 teaspoons of Grenadine for each Dracula's Blood Cocktail, exactly to mix inward a piddling hint of sweetness.  We tested the potable amongst dissimilar amounts (1, 2, too three teaspoons) too similar 2 teaspoons best.  But if you'd similar a sweeter drink, suit the amount of Grenadine to suit your personal taste.

If yous can't uncovering Grenadine, maraschino cherry juice tin live used instead inward a pinch.  Just pour off a piddling of the juice from a appal of cherries.  Be aware the finished potable won't live quite every bit darkly colored, though.  Grenadine actually helps lift the deep cherry color of this cocktail.
This Dracula's Blood Cocktail gets its deep nighttime cherry color from a combination of dark cherry juice too grenadine. 

Dark cherry juice tin live constitute inward the juice aisle of the grocery store.  There aren't many brands that build it, too typically nosotros exclusively uncovering 1 build of it inward our local grocery store. -- R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry juice, which is what nosotros use.

We also tested this potable amongst both cranberry juice too cran-strawberry juice -- too nosotros exactly didn't similar either one.  The flavor exactly wasn't great, too the color definitely wasn't every bit dark.

We highly recommend looking for too sticking amongst the dark cherry juice to whip upward your Dracula's Blood Cocktails for Halloween.

 With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine Dracula's Blood Cocktail

When it comes to garnishing this fun too festive cocktail, a laid of plastic vampire teeth are exactly perfect for Halloween.  The white color of the teeth actually popular against the nighttime cherry of the cocktail itself.

Just only driblet a laid of the teeth on the transcend of the cocktail too they'll float there, perching ghoulishly on top.

If yous can't uncovering fresh cherries for garnish, role jarred maraschino cherries instead.

We dear the combination of both vampire teeth too a fresh cherry every bit garnish.  But yous could skip the vampire teeth too exactly role a cherry if you'd like.

Fresh cherries may live hard to uncovering some Halloween every bit it's non cherries' peak season.  If yous can't uncovering fresh cherries, role jarred maraschino cherries instead.

 With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine Dracula's Blood Cocktail

But balance assured no affair how yous garnish it, amongst its deep nighttime cherry color this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping.

Whip some upward to bask for the Halloween festivities you've got going on.  Or, whip some upward to exactly teach into the Halloween spirit. 

Happy Halloween!

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Dracula's Blood Cocktail

With its deep nighttime cherry color from dark cherry juice too grenadine, this Dracula's Blood Cocktail is only perfect for Halloween sipping. Drop inward some plastic vampire teeth to add together to the Halloween cocktail fun!
prep time: v Mcook time: total time: v M

ingredients:

For each cocktail:

instructions:

How to create Dracula's Blood Cocktail

  1. Place rum, peach schnapps, black cherry juice, too Grenadine inward a cocktail shaker amongst ice.  Shake for close 10 seconds to mix too chill.
  2. Strain into a martini glass.
  3. Drop inward a laid of plastic vampire teeth too garnish amongst a fresh or maraschino cherry, if desire.
  4. Enjoy!
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Saturday, February 1, 2003

Crab Crescent Bites

Crab Crescent Bites are loaded alongside a creamy in addition to delicious imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese filling.  They're super slowly to brand and just perfect for enjoying every bit a political party pick-up or game twenty-four hours snack.  Seriously, if yous can chop, stir, in addition to plough on an oven, yous tin whip upwardly a batch of these crowd-pleasing tasty piffling bites!
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When it comes to political party in addition to game twenty-four hours food, i of our favorite things to exercise is whip upwardly some cast of creamy, cheesy filling in addition to bake it upwardly betwixt 2 layers of crescent whorl dough.  I mean, it's difficult for something non to live tasty when it's made alongside buttery, flaky crescent rolls!  Right?

It all started alongside our always-popular 3-Ingredient Crescent Sausage Bites.  They were the kickoff version of crescent bites nosotros shared hither at , in addition to are i of the overstep most pop recipes nosotros select on the site.  And whenever nosotros select them anywhere (or brand them for ourselves at home), they're gobbled upwardly inwards no fourth dimension flat, I say you.

Since that kickoff sausage crescent bites post, we've experimented alongside in addition to shared some other variations on the crescent seize alongside teeth subject -- alongside our favorites existence Spinach Dip Crescent Bites in addition to creamy Bacon Crescent Bites.

These creamy piffling beauties are but perfect for enjoying every bit a political party pick-up or game twenty-four hours snack.  Or hey, cutting the squares a piffling bigger for a quick in addition to slowly dinner or brunch.

Now today we've got a novel season to portion alongside you!  Our newest improver to the crescent bites line-up are these creamy in addition to delicious Crab Crescent Bites.  And nosotros honey them but every bit much every bit their tasty predecessors.

With their creamy filling that's a mixture of imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese, these Crab Crescent Bites are reminiscent of those super-tasty fried crab rangoon bites yous larn at Chinese restaurants.  Oh, how I honey me some crab rangoon!

The filling season of these bites is similar to crab rangoon, it's but to a greater extent than crab-filled in addition to baked upwardly inwards crescent rolls instead of fried within won ton wrappers.

And these creamy piffling beauties are but perfect for enjoying every bit a political party pick-up or game twenty-four hours snack.  Or hey, cutting the squares a piffling bigger in addition to twain them alongside a some fresh fruit for a quick in addition to slowly dinner or brunch.

creamy in addition to delicious imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese filling Crab Crescent Bites

Now but similar the crescent bites we've shared earlier them, these Crab Crescent Bites are really super slowly to make.  If yous tin chop, stir, in addition to plough on an oven, yous tin brand a batch of these crowd-pleasing tasty piffling bites.

Start past times finely chopping virtually iii or 4 cups of imitation crab meat.

Imitation crab tin live institute inwards the refrigerated fish/shellfish department of the grocery store, in addition to typically comes inwards a sealed plastic pouch-type package.  You'll involve virtually xiv to sixteen ounces for this recipe.

If yous tin chop, stir, in addition to plough on an oven, yous tin brand a batch of these crowd-pleasing tasty piffling bites.

When chopping it, larn that crab meat chopped pretty modest -- nosotros tried this recipe alongside but coarsely chopping the imitation crab, in addition to the chunks are pretty prone to but falling out of the crescent bites when yous consume them.  It was form of annoying.

When chopped small, the crab meat improve mixes inwards alongside the other filling ingredients in addition to stays position within the crescent bites when yous seize alongside teeth into them.

I mince mine upwardly pretty small, virtually similar this:

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Then mix the finely chopped imitation crab alongside a block of softened cream cheese, a flake of mayonnaise, in addition to some chopped light-green onion.

Unroll a metro of crescent whorl dough on a baking sheet, in addition to spread the crab mixture on overstep of the dough. 

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Top the crab mixture alongside some other whorl of crescent dough in addition to gently press the edges together to adhere them.

Pop the pan inwards the oven in addition to bake it all upwardly until the crescent rolls are golden brown.

Then cutting the whole matter into modest squares in addition to serve upwardly the creamy crabby deliciousness!

I role a pizza cutter to cutting my squares - it  makes actually quick in addition to slowly function of the cutting.

 creamy in addition to delicious imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese filling Crab Crescent Bites

So whether you're planning your side past times side political party menu, making some game twenty-four hours snacks, or desire to laid upwardly a quick in addition to slowly household unit of measurement dinner or brunch, locomote along these tasty piffling Crab Crescent Bites inwards mind.  They're a cracking recipe selection for in addition to hence many occasions.

Because these are i crowd-pleasing creamy piffling bite, for sure!

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creamy in addition to delicious imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese filling Crab Crescent Bites

Crab Crescent Bites

Crab Crescent Bites are loaded alongside a creamy in addition to delicious imitation crab meat in addition to cream cheese filling. They're super slowly to brand in addition to but perfect for enjoying every bit a political party pick-up or game twenty-four hours snack. Seriously, if yous tin chop, stir, in addition to plough on an oven, yous tin whip upwardly a batch of these crowd-pleasing tasty piffling bites!
prep time: 10 Mcook time: eighteen Mtotal time: 28 M

ingredients:

  • 3 - 4 c. (about xiv - sixteen oz.) finely chopped imitation crab meat
  • 1 (8 oz.) parcel cream cheese, softened
  • 3 T. mayonnaise
  • 3 light-green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper

instructions:

How to create Crab Crescent Bites

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, light-green onion, salt, in addition to pepper. Stir together until good mixed.
  2. Add imitation crab; crimp into cream cheese mixture until good combined.
  3. Unroll i parcel of crescent rolls in addition to identify on a baking sheet. With your fingers, gently press the seams together to seal them. Spread the crab mixture evenly over the crescent whorl dough, leaving virtually a 1/2-inch border along the edges.
  4. Unroll the remaining parcel of crescent rolls in addition to identify on overstep of the crab mixture. Press the edges together to seal. Gently press the seams together.
  5. Bake at 375℉ for virtually 18-20 minutes, or until crescent whorl dough is golden brown.
  6. Cut into modest squares in addition to serve. (A pizza cutter makes actually quick in addition to slowly function of the cutting.)
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