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No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert

June 18, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert Recipe

Let’s leave the oven off for this one. Enjoy the classic Oreo cookie crust with a chocolaty cream cheese layer. The middle has a sweet layer of cherry pie filling, all topped with Cool Whip. A few extra crushed Oreos and some quartered maraschino cherries decorate the top. Even a few blueberries made it on top of this No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert…what can I say, I was feeling patriotic.

All this chocolaty goodness next to that sweet delicious cherry pie filling should be the official definition of scrumptious. It’s cool, it’s rich, and it’s a pleasure to serve. Those layers make a beautiful presentation, and you can …

Sugar Cookie Lemonade Crumble

April 22, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal 21 Comments

Sugar Cookie Lemonade Crumble – Recipe

Sugar cookie meets lemonade and it’s love at first bite. Before you know it, Sugar Cookie Lemonade Crumble is born and taste buds are happy. Easy to make using a sugar cookie mix, the tart lemony filling of lemonade and cream cheese is a perfect match for the delicious sugar cookie crust.

Any time of year lemonade is good, and well…let’s face it, so are sugar cookies. Paring these two is simply crowd-pleasing, kid approved, and year-long gimme some.

Added to all that, you have the ease of an easy-to-make recipe that fits nicely in a…

No Bake Lemon Blueberry Dessert

March 11, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal 11 Comments

No Bake Lemon Blueberry Dessert Recipe

How about let’s NOT turn the oven on today. No bake desserts are fantastic and No Bake Lemon Blueberry Dessert is no exception. Tart lemon meets sweet blueberry with added goodness of cream cheese and a graham cracker crust. Easy to make (easier to eat) and fun to serve with the pretty layers.

Let’s face it, it’s always more fun to serve and eat something that’s pretty. No Bake Lemon Blueberry Dessert is definitely pretty. The buttery golden graham cracker crust, the soft yellow of the …

Chocolate Raspberry Trifle

February 16, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Chocolate Raspberry Trifle Recipe

Imagine your taste buds experiencing the smooth creaminess of chocolate pudding, cream cheese mixed with Cool Whip, and the always tasty Oreo Cookie. Now imagine the POP of raspberry mixed in. It’s a party in your mouth with special guest Chocolate Raspberry Trifle.

This delicious Chocolate Raspberry Trifle has everything you need in a dessert. It comes in one container (called a trifle dish), the taste is amazing, and it looks even more amazing. When I serve trifles at my local rescue mission, the dinner guests don’t even …

Lemon Oreo Cheesecake

January 5, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Lemon Oreo Cheesecake recipe

Enjoy the heavenly bliss of a cheesecake fused with the refreshing tartness of lemon in this Lemon Oreo Cheesecake. Lemony, but not so much to make you pucker, this cheesecake is simply decadent.

Perfect for any celebration like Mother’s Day or a birthday…or because it’s Monday…this cheesecake is always a hit. The crust is made using Lemon Oreo Cookies, which can also be used to…

Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Tart

October 27, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

What goes better together than Granny Smith apples and caramel? Well…Granny Smith apples, caramel, AND cream cheese. This is a take off my Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart, but with the added goodness of caramel baking chips, sans the pears. Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Tart is a delicious combination of childhood flavors wrapped up in a sugar-cookie-like crust that you’ll just love.

A dear friend of mine, Pastor Jim, said he loved caramel apples as a kid. That gave me the idea of pairing the Granny Smith apples with caramel baking chips. He said it was his favorite, so I was determined to find a way to bring the two together in a delicious dessert. Thus, Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Tart was born. The tartness of the apples and the sweetness of the caramel…

Harvest Dirt Trifle

October 24, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Harvest Dirt Trifle Recipe

Celebrate this year’s harvest with a delicious Harvest Dirt Trifle. It’s a take off a classic Dirt Cake, which has been dolled up in a pretty trifle bowl. Don’t worry, though, it has the same crushed Oreo cookies in it to make the “dirt.” Cream cheese and vanilla pudding are mixed with Cool Whip to make up the other layers. Cool and scrumptious!

Happy harvest, y’all! It’s that great time of year when the leaves change color and the nights cool off and finally let me sleep. Help me celebrate with a Harvest Dirt Trifle; my version of a…

Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart

October 5, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

Be the hit of any party by bringing an Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart. A Fall favorite, sweet pears complimenting a tart apple, like Granny Smith or McIntosh, this dessert is delicious. The crust is like a sugar cookie, then you have the smooth cream cheese center to hold it all together. Simply yummy!

Making Your Apple Pear Cream Cheese Tart

Get out your 9″ spring form pan and prepare yourself to fill it with tasty goodness. Mix your crust ingredients and press into the bottom of the pan plus about 1 inch up the sides. The smooth cream cheese filling goes in next. Peeling and slicing (or chopping) the pears and apples is what takes the most time. I sliced the apples and pears for this recipe, but I’ve also chopped them for…

Olive Ranch Cheese Spread

December 26, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Olive Ranch Cheese Spread Recipe

Try this addicting spread as a dip for chips, crackers, or veggies, spread it on your bagel, use it in a deli-meat sandwich, or top your baked potato with this delicious Olive Ranch Cheese Spread. Make it ahead so all of the flavors blend together beautifully in the refrigerator while it’s waiting for you.

The bold flavors of the cream cheese together with the ranch dressing mix create a creamy base for this spread. Add to that the colorful and tasty bell pepper, green chilies, ripe black olives, and sweet corn, …