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This weekend we will be celebrating Memorial Day weekend – we hope surrounded by nice weather, great food and our family and friends.
Last week, I provided two delicious side dish recipes. This week, we exercise Natalie’s sweet tooth. These are two delicious dessert recipes to make your Memorial Day picnic just a tad bit sweeter.
Peach Crumb Bars
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 large egg
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
9 medium peaches, peeled and chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond extract
Dash of cinnamon
4 tsp. cornstarch
1 cup shortening
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; cut in shortening until crumbly. In another bowl, whisk egg and vanilla until blended; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork until crumbly.
Reserve 2-1/2 cups crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9 pan. Toss peaches with almond extract. In another bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining sugar; add to peaches and toss to coat. Spread over crust and then top with remaining crumb topping.
Bake until lightly browned and filling is bubbly, 40-45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert
Ingredients:
20 Oreo cookies, divided
2 Tbsp. butter, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 carton Cool Whip
15-20 mini Reese’s PB cups
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) instant chocolate pudding mix
Instructions:
Crush 16 cookies; toss with the butter. Press into an ungreased 9-inch square dish; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in half of the whipped topping; spread over crust.
Sprinkle with chopped peanut butter cups. In another large bowl, beat the milk, pudding mix, and remaining powdered sugar on low speed for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes. Fold in remaining whipped topping. Spread over peanut butter cups.
Crush remaining cookies; sprinkle over the top. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
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