This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IUP chapter.
Summertime is almost here! Whether you’re having a cookout with friends and family or you just want to try out your dessert-making skills, here are five delicious desserts to make this summer:
Puppy Chow
(Photo via Blog Chef)
Ingredients
- 9 cups of crispy rice cereal squares (Chex)
- ½ cup of peanut butter
- ¼ cup of butter
- ¼ teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups of powdered sugar
Instructions
- Put cereal in separate bowl
- Melt chocolate on low heat in a sauce pan
- Add peanut butter mix until smooth
- Remove from heat
- Stir in vanilla
- Pour over chex cereal
- Pour powdered sugar into a large plastic bag
- Add coated cereal and shake until coated
- Store in an airtight container
Funnel Cakes
(Photo via Taste of Home)
Ingredients
- 4 cups of flour
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 2 cups of milk (more if needed)
Instructions
- Mix ingredients as you would for pancakes
- Pour batter through funnel into deep hot cooking oil
- Turn over when lightly browned
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar
No-Bake Cookies
(Photo via Genius Kitchen)
Ingredients
- 2 cups of sugar
- ½ cup of milk
- ½ cup of butter
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 3 tablespoons of cocoa
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 3 cups of dry oatmeal
- ½ cup of peanut butter
Instructions
- Boil the first five ingredients for one minute
- Remove from heat
- Add vanilla, oatmeal, and peanut butter
- Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper and store in a cool dry place
Oreo Truffles
(Photo via Tip Buzz)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 18 ounce package of Oreos, crushed
- 2 cups milk chocolate or white chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon of shortening
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy
- Add the crushed Oreos and beat on high until well mixed
- Chill for at least 2 hours in the freezer
- Roll the Oreo mix into 1 inch balls
- Melt the chocolate chips and shortening with a double boiler or microwave
- Dip Oreo balls completely into the melted chocolate using tongs or toothpick
- Put on wax paper
- Keep in refrigerator after they harden
Pineapple Angel Food Cake
(Photo via Cooking Mamas)
Ingredients
- 1 store bought angel food cake
- 1 container of cool whip
- 1 can of crushed pineapple
Instructions
- Slice cake horizontally
- Mix cool whip and pineapple together
- Spread mixture on top of bottom later
- Replace top layer
- Ice the rest of the cake
All recipes are from my family’s cookbook.
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