Chilled Desserts
July 1999 – It’s summertime, and the weather is fine.
So we don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen preparing meals. And we also want to spend more time with family and friends. I know in my family we have a lot of excuses for getting together during the summer months, and barbecue or picnic potluck meals are the order of the day. And what would a big get together be without dessert?
Here are a lot of tried and true recipes for special chilled or frozen desserts (at least a summer’s worth). They are all really easy to prepare, relying on convenience foods like store bought angel food cake, packaged cookies, Jello, frozen or canned fruit, marshmallows, chocolate bars, and of course whipped cream or whipped topping. But the ease of preparation and pantry ingredients belie the impressive appearance and outstanding taste of any of these desserts.
So pick one, get the ingredients, spend a few minutes whipping it up, refrigerate or freeze, go out, have fun, then at serving time wait for the compliments to pour in!

Creamy Lime Pie

Aloha Pineapple Squares
Enjoy the tropical flavor of pineapple in this light tasting summer dessert.

Lemon Dessert Cake
So easy and so delicious – prepared angel food cake layered with a creamy lemon filling and frosting.

Lime Chiffon Pie
Unbaked chilled pie recipe flavored with lime juice and topped with whipped cream.

Mandarin Orange Pie
Creamy dreamy chilled pie with mandarin oranges.

Cherry Cha-Cha Pudding
Chilled dessert layers cherry pie filling with a mixture of marshmallows and whipped cream over a graham crumb crust.

Raspberry Torte
Simple recipe combines raspberries, frozen whipped topping and graham wafers.

Strawberry Dessert
Attractive and tasty summer dessert.

Mocha Nut Tortoni
Frozen Italian style dessert recipe.

Frozen Coffee Souffle
Frozen coffee flavored dessert assembled to resemble a souffle.

Khalua Mousse Torte
Quick and easy dessert recipe includes Chips Ahoy cookies and Dream Whip topping.

Mocha Angel Dessert
This Canadian specialty includes crushed Coffee Crisp chocolate bars.

Crispy Crunch Torte
Easy dessert recipe for prepared angel food cake frosted and filled with a whip cream and candy bar mixture.

Chocolate Chip Trifle
Quick and easy dessert recipe combines Dad’s Cookies with chocolate pudding and whipped cream.

Oreo Ice Cream Pie
Recipe for ice cream pie with crushed Oreo cookies, in an Oreo cookie crumb crust.