Easy desert recipe for the frugal minded?

Question

Something yummy and preferably homemade and not out of a box.

Answer 1

Ok, this is homemade, but all the ingredients come in a box or a carton!

Chocolate Eclair Cake:

2 small boxes INSTANT french vanilla pudding
1 box honey graham crackers
1 small tub cool-whip
1 canister of chocolate fudge cake icing (NOT the "fluffy or whipped kind!!! It needs to be regular old-fashioned icing!)
3 1/2 cups of milk.


In large bowl, mix milk and pudding mix. Mix thoroughly.
As the pudding sets, place a layer of graham crackers in the bottom of a 9x13 pan (preferably glass)
Add 3/4 of the tub of cool whip to the pudding. Mix very well!

Pour half of pudding mixture onto graham crackers.
Add another layer of grahams on top of pudding.
Pour remaining pudding on grahams.
Place another layer of grahams on top of pudding. Try to make this layer even and "pretty".

Open frosting, remove foil. Place in microwave for approx 25 seconds. Remove carefully, stir until smooth. (Frosting should be liquidy.) Pour over top layer of grahams, using a spoon to smooth and push to edges.

Chill until frosting has hardened (approx 2 hours).

Ok, the finished product should be grahams, pudding, grahams, pudding, grahams, frosting.
You can use ALL generic brands and it is just as good.

Also, you can make this in two smaller pans and freeze half for later, but thaw it slowly (in the fridge).


This is a VERY simple dessert that tastes wonderful and rich! I am always asked for this recipe!

Good luck!

(P.S.- if this is too rich, use regular vanilla pudding instead of french vanilla and use regular milk choc. icing instead of choc. fudge! The variations are endless!)

Answer 2

Nana's Bananas 3 bananas 2 a million/2 cups chilly milk 2 (3.5 ounce) programs on the spot vanilla pudding blend 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed Slice bananas. Pour chilly milk right into a medium bowl. upload pudding blend and whisk till thoroughly mixed. Fold in a million/2 cup of the whipped topping. relax. Garnish with last whipped topping and slices of the bananas. ---------------- Applesauce Spice Cake a million/2 cup (a million stick) butter 2 cups all-purpose flour a million cup granulated sugar a million teaspoon baking soda a million/2 teaspoon baking powder a million/2 teaspoon floor cinnamon a million/2 teaspoon floor cloves a million/2 teaspoon floor nutmeg a million/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups applesauce a million/2 cups raisins a million/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed Preheat oven to 350°. soften the butter in a 9x13 pan in the oven. Sift at the same time the flour, sugar, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Stir the flour combination into the pan. upload the applesauce and raisins. Stir the batter till all components are nicely mixed. Sprinkle the precise with brown sugar. Bake for half-hour or till toothpick or cake tester inserted in the midsection comes out sparkling. SO stable! And the fragrance is heavenly! observe: The applesauce retains it extremely moist and flavorful, and the brown sugar on precise supplies a crunchy style. Have some heat with a mug of apple cider!

Answer 3

Lemon Squares
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, well beaten
1 heaping tablespoon grated lemon rind
1/4 cup lemon juice
PREPARATION:
Sift flour and powdered sugar together. Cut in butter until well blended. Press mixture over bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan. Bake about 25 minutes at 300° until lightly browned. Combine remaining ingredients and spread on top of the baked crust. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

***ENJOY!!!!

Answer 4

Very Good & Very Easy
A fruit cobbler:
Melt 1 stick butter in 9x11 pan or 11x13
Mix 1 cup flour(SR), 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk - Pour in the pan with the melted butter
Add 3-4 cups of fruit(Strawberries, Raspberries, or Peaches)
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes & it is Done

Answer 5

Here's a recipe from my favorite website.
http://www.betterbudgeting.com/frugalrecipelist.htm

Dream Salad
Ingredients:
1 large container of small curd low-fat cottage cheese
1 large pkg. (or 2 small) gelatin (use orange for Thanksgiving; raspberry for Christmas)
1 large can crushed pineapple
2 small cans of mandarin oranges
1 large container of Cool Whip® whipped topping
Directions:
Mix cottage cheese and DRY gelatin mix. Drain off all the juice from the crushed pineapple and the mandarin oranges and add them to the cottage cheese mixture. Fold in Cool Whip® and chill 1-2 hours (you can also make this the night before) before serving.
If you want to add chopped nuts or mini-marshmallows, you can. It's soooo good and takes 5 minutes to make!

Answer 6

Here you go. Easy and quick. Rice Krispie Treats. Half of stick of butter- melt it , dump in a bag of marshmallows-melt it, dump in a bunch of rice krispies, not too many though they need to get coated by the marshmallow coating. Mix it all to gether. Spoon this mixture into a buttered dish, cut into squares. Let cool a bit. Eat it! It's yummy! Kid's like it too.

Answer 7

Pick up some strawberries and some short cake. Then some spray whipped cream. Then make your own homemade ice cream just google "homemade ice cream" for some recipes.

Answer 8

Prepare carrot cake recipe as carrot cup cakes! Yummy and cheap!

Answer 9

vanilla pudding is good...here's a recipe which is delicious and very easy......in a sauce pan add 4tbsp castor sugar and 2tbsp leveled corn flour....heat for 2minutes....add 2 cups milk...keep stirring....till it thickens....to a paste....move it from
the flame...take some mixutre and mix it with 2 egg yolks....then pour this yolk mixture to the suace pan...and cook for 2 mintues while stirrring....cool to room temperature....add in 3 tsp butter.....1tsp vanilla......make a base in a dish of cake or crushed biscuits with butter....and pour this custard on top and refrigerate......vanilla pudding is ready to eat!....do try this!...its yummmmmyy

Answer 10

Fruit salad. Very frugal indeed, disguising healthy food as dessert. I tend to find one apple, one orange and one banana per person, then throw in whatever else is around.