This cheesecake fruit salad is awesome for a side at a potluck or BBQ or even as a dessert! Plus it’s so easy it’s foolproof! The perfect summer salad!
Ummmmm I could eat this berry cheesecake salad recipe for the rest of my life and die happy. Seven years ago we posted this recipe and I’ve been waiting all winter for berry season to hit so we could bring this recipe back to the front for everyone to enjoy.
It’s sweet deliciousness. It seems a little wrong to take all of those healthy berries and turn them into a calorie fest with everything you put in this dish, but guess what, WORTH IT!!
Seriously, you should all make this on a perfect sunny day and eat outside with the family. Or maybe take it to a BBQ so everyone can ask you what the amazing recipe is.
Cheesecake Fruit Salad Ingredients
This fruit salad recipe is so versatile. I’m going to list out the ingredients that we love, but know from the start that you can totally swap out different fruits or flavors of yogurt. Here is what you will need:
- Instant Cheesecake Pudding: You want just the pudding powder to add that yummy cheesecake flavor.
- Cool Whip: adds sweetness and creaminess
- Strawberry Yogurt: adds more fruity flavor and creaminess to the salad
- Bananas: cut into 1/2 inch slices
- Strawberries: stem removed and sliced
- Raspberries: left whole but rinsed
- Optional: Blueberries, Blackberries, Peaches, Cherries or Grapes
- Graham Crackers: If you really want to make this salad taste like a true cheesecake, add crushed up graham cracker.
PRO TIP: After trying many different combinations of fruit in this recipe, I’ve decided my favorite concoction is fresh bananas, fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, fresh raspberries and fresh blackberries. So fresh! Haha!
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
How to Make Cheesecake Fruit Salad
One of my favorite things about this side dish is that it couldn’t be easier! Just two quick steps and you have a delicious fruit salad.
- In a large bowl, mix the pudding powder, whipped topping and yogurt together.
- Add the fruit and carefully fold it into the creamy cheesecake mixture. Then let it chill in fridge until it’s ready to serve (at least 30 minutes).
These instructions can also be found in the recipe card below where you can also print or save the recipe.
Watch How This Fruit Salad is Made…
Indulge in this delicious no-bake banana pudding pie with a crunchy Nilla wafer crust. It’s the perfect dessert for any occasion and requires minimal effort to make.
I know it’s kind of a long title, but I wanted you to know that’s it not a graham cracker crust (which you can totally use instead if you want). And technically it’s not no bake pie either because you do have to bake the crust. Well, no you don’t. Oh gosh, this no bake banana cream pie with Nilla wafer crust is getting confusing let’s just shoot through a few facts (I’m channeling my inner Dwight Schrute from The Office)…
- Fact~ I’ve never seen all of The Office, but I have seen episodes and it was hilarious.
- Fact~ This crust uses Nilla Wafers not Graham Crackers.
- Fact~ I have called them Vanilla wafers my whole life until I made this recipe and realized that is not the name on the box.
- Fact~ You totally do not have to bake the crust. It just won’t be as hard on the bottom but it’s still wonderful.
- Fact~ The rest of the pie is no bake and I mean it. It just whisking and stirring and folding.
- Fact~ I actually made, photographed and wrote this post in December, but I’m posting in spring because I couldn’t justify one more treat during the already full schedules of desserts.
- Fact~ I love pie. And the number 7.
Ingredients for a Banana Pudding Pie
It’s surprising how few ingredients you need to make this super easy banana pudding pie recipe. Here is what you will need:
Crust
- Nilla Wafer Crumbs: I like to grind the cookies in a blender. A food processor would work great too.
- Sugar: adds a little sweetness to the crust
- Butter: binds the cookie crumbs and sugar all together to form the crust
Filling
- Banana Cream Instant Pudding: grab the 3.4 ounce box of instant pudding mix and make sure it isn’t the sugar free kind
- Milk: helps create the banana pudding
- Cream Cheese: adds richness and creaminess
- Sweetened Condensed Milk: adds sweetness and creaminess to the filling
- Cool Whip: feel free to use sweetened whipped cream if you prefer not to use Cool Whip
- Bananas: adds natural banana flavor to the pie
- Nilla Wafers: adds texture to the filling and looks pretty scattered on top
If you are looking for a traditional banana cream pie with everything made from scratch, we have that recipe for you too
A soft, buttery, flaky roll stuffed full of chopped up apples in an incredible caramel sauce. But what’s the secret to Apple Empty Tomb Rolls?
If you’ve been following us for a while now you know that there’s a recipe that almost broke our site, do you know which one it is?
Actually, I lied.
There are a few recipes that continue to bring in millions of views, but we can chat about those later if you’d like. But Empty Tomb Rolls is the one I’m talking about right now. And it’s what inspired this version or Apple Empty Tomb Rolls which I think blows the original out of the water.
Our original recipe calls for roll dough, butter, cinnamon sugar and marshmallows.
Crazy, crazy easy.
You’ve got to go check out the recipe and watch the video. It’s a really delicious one.
All summer the idea kept coming to my mind that it would be really delicious if I could make a new version. That’s kind of hard though because there’s literally nothing to the recipe, but the idea came to my mind so many times I knew it was inspiration.
I kept pondering and pondering over what new idea could be used when I asked a question on Instagram about fall and what flavor you all prefer, apple or pumpkin.
On one post it was overwhelmingly APPLE and on another, PUMPKIN! Seriously? How does that help me know what to make?! LOL, it was awesome. And then it hit me, Apple Empty Tomb Rolls. They are even kind of like our Apple Pie Bombs, but no frying needed!
You see, Empty Tomb Rolls, or as some people call them, Resurrection Rolls (there’s a whole story that you tell your kids as you make them, it’s pretty cute) end up with a caramel-y sauce inside of the roll and it’s so good! What goes better with apples than caramel?!
The Secret to Apple Empty Tomb Rolls
Do you know the secret to apple empty tomb rolls?
Marshmallows!!!
Let’s dive in to the recipe.
What to Serve with Apple Empty Tomb Rolls
Actually, hold on a second! Do you know what would be really good? These hot, saucy apple empty tomb rolls are reminiscent of apple pie. In fact, if you made them with two crescent rolls and more filling it would totally look like mini hand pies. But listen, I’m getting too far off here, the point is, it’s like apple pie, so what would really be good is to serve them up with a cold, creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream!
How to Make Apple Empty Tomb Rolls
It’s probably one of the easiest desserts you’ll ever make and it all starts with the apples.
You will need to microwave the apples for about a minutes so that they are beginning to turn tender. The bake time isn’t longing enough to soften them up, so the microwave is going to help out with that.
Next, toss the apples with melted butter and mini marshmallows. As you know, large marshmallows are used in the o
This lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting has a soft crumb and is packed with delicious lemon flavor. The cream cheese frosting is sweet and tangy, making it the perfect pairing for the lemon cake!
Easy Lemon Cake Recipe (From Scratch!)
I absolutely love lemon desserts. Lemon tastes bright and sunshine-y, and I think the slight tang is so delicious in cakes and cupcakes.
So today I’m sharing this lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting. It’s a moist lemon cake made in a 9×13-inch pan that’s frosted with a tangy lemon cream cheese frosting. It’s an easy lemon cake recipe, and it takes much less effort than making lemon cupcakes or a lemon layer cake.
What I loved so much about this homemade lemon cake recipe is that the lemon flavor tastes bright and fresh, without being tart or bitter. It’s deliciously sunny, and flavorful without being overpowering. If you love lemon desserts, this lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting is the perfect recipe for you.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
What’s Needed to Make Homemade Lemon Cake?
To make the lemon cake from scratch, you’ll need:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Sour cream
- Buttermilk
- Lemon juice and zest
And to make the lemon frosting, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- Milk
You can find the measurement for each ingredient in the recipe card at the end of the post.
How to Make Lemon Cake with Lemon Frosting
This homemade lemon cake with lemon cream cheese frosting is a cinch to make! Here are the basic steps to mastering this recipe:
- Prep: Preheat the oven and grease a 9×13 pan.
- Dry Ingredients: Sift or whisk together all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt).
- Rub: In a small bowl, combine the sugar with the lemon zest and rub the sugar and zest together with your fingers. This activates the oils in the zest creating bigger and bolder flavor.
- Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl with an electric mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment), beat together the sugar and lemon zest mixture with the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Stir: Turn the mixer to low speed and add the sour cream, lemon juice and buttermilk and mix until combined.
- Combine: Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until a few streaks of flour remain.
- Bake: Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and bake as
The best lemon bars are a classic spring recipe made with a buttery crust and gooey lemon filling. Top this lemon bar recipe with powdered sugar and you’ll have an easy and delicious spring dessert!
When April and May hit is just means lemon desserts like iced lemon cake, lemon meringue pie, lemon cheesecake cookies and these lemon bars! There’s nothing better than a sweet and tart lemon recipe to finish of a party or dinner as we head into the summer months.
Lemon bars are one of those classic recipes that you probably think of when you think lemon treats. For good reason! They’re delicious.
The trick to a good lemon bar? Lots of fresh lemon juice and lemon zest.
You’ll also want a soft and buttery crust for your lemon bar recipe. All that gooey filling has to top something!
Ingredients for the Best Lemon Bars
You will need a few basic baking ingredients to make these bars along with a few fresh lemons. Here is what you will need to make this delicious recipe:
Crust:
- Sugar: just regular granulated white sugar
- Unsalted Butter: needs to be softened to room temperature
- Flour: all purpose flour is all you need
- Salt: cuts through the sweetness and tartness and enhances all the flavors
- Lemon Juice: the juice of about 1 lemon
Filling:
- Eggs: creates the richness and creaminess of the filling
- Sugar: adds sweetness and balances the tartness of the lemons
- Flour: helps thicken the filling and gives it structure
- Salt: enhances all the flavors
- Lemon Juice: fresh lemon juice is preferred and you’ll need 3-4 large lemons
- Lemon Zest: you’ll need the zest from about 1 lemon
- Powdered Sugar: used for garnish to balance out the tartness and to make the bars look extra pretty
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post. BONUS: If you want a gluten free lemon bar, check out our gf lemon bar recipe.
How to Make Lemon Bars
There are two parts to this recipe – the crust and the filling. Both parts are super simple! Here are the steps:
Crust:
Start by creaming 2 sticks of softened butter and sugar in a large bowl with a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. This will be the base of your really tender crust. Then you’ll add the flour and sugar to bring it all together to form a dough.
The dough will likely be a little crumbly at this point so add in a bit of lemon juice unti