Patriotic Jello Parfaits

Here's an easy Patriotic festive dessert! Your imagination will let your dessert be the talk of any party!

Add layers of star-cut jello if you have time for the perfect festive look!

All you need is some blue and red pre-made jello made and chilled in sheets, chilled and cut into stars from a small cookie cutter, or make different a trifle bowl of jello cubes chilled with blue then a bowl of red jello.

If you a fan like Patriotic holiday foods you may like to check out our Red, White and Blue Roundup of recipes on our site.

Since this is so basic of an idea guess what? You can change the colors up for Thanksgiving, Easter, or any party events you have during the year!

Top with cut-out watermelon stars for decorations and for Adults we even have substituted water for wine or another liquor you may enjoy.

This Patriotic Jello is festive, easy, refreshing and so delicious.

Just scroll to the bottom and hit print to get all our suggestions and ideas quickly.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

When you need a special occasion cupcake this is one for making memories, Dark Chocolate homemade cupcakes filled with pudding topped with a ganache and fresh red raspberries.

Moist chocolate cupcakes, with a homemade chocolate pudding (or the cooking boxed type, make them extra special) or filled with red raspberry preserves will be a nice surprise inside each one.

The recipe is seriously easy to make and sure to impress whomever they are made for with a huge smile of appreciation.

The cupcakes didn't last long and the creamy filling is so delicious you just can't stop after one chocolatey amazing cupcake.

If you need to make a showstopping dessert that tastes over the top amazing, these cupcakes will be the star of that party or gathering you are hosting.

Just scroll down to the printable recipe card and hit print to get started on these fabulous Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes.

Banana Cake Squares with Mascarpone Frosting Recipe

I think this is a quick easy comforting dessert that no matter when I make this it's a favorite. The mascarpone cheese is a great addition to make ordinary banana cake taste wonderfully decadent. Add some chopped garnishing favorites on top and you

will have something for everyone!

Banana Cake:



1/2 cup butter

2 cups of sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed banana

2 teaspoons of banana rum, or regular rum or banana extract if not available

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

pinch of salt



Optional garnish for topping the frosting: 1/2 cup chopped pecans, diced raisins, flaked coconut, craisins, or miniature chocolate chips



Cream sugar and butter together, beating around 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs and banana's along with flavoring. Mix well. Pour in to a 15x10 inch x 1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees till brown and set around 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost and garnish with whatever your favorites are, suggestions above.





Frosting:



4 ounces Mascarpone Cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Blend in a medium-sized bowl the cheese and vanilla with a fork adding the powdered sugar a little at a time. Add some water if too thick to spread, 1 teaspoon at a time.



Spread over cooled cut into squares banana cake.

Slow Cooker Burgundy London Broil

Slow Cooker London Broil is moist and tender, and super easy to make. It will quickly become your favorite meat recipe with the addition of some side dishes for the perfect meal
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The meat should be cooked for about 8-9 hours on low, or 4-5 hours on high and this will endure the meat is perfectly tender.

With our suggestions below for side dishes, this dish is so versatile so the meat can be over bread, rice, pasta, and much more so don't miss our serving tips!

The liquid from the roast is so flavorful it can even make a fantastic gravy if you're serving this with mashed potatoes, however, you can add vegetables to the slow cooker to have an all-in-one meal ready.

This is mom's Italian version for London broil and usually, in a slow cooker, it's a foolproof recipe although you can slow cook this in the oven if you don't have one on a low temperature of 250 degrees for around an hour per pound.

If you prefer your meat very rare then this isn't the recipe for you the meat will be tough if not slow cooker and London broil would need to be replaced by a good premium cut of meat like a Tri-Tip, Rib eye roast, or Beef tenderloin.

This recipe can be used with any meat or even pork you will just have to adjust the cooking times by the chart on doneness.

Wonton or Tortilla Mini Bowls

These are a simple little bowls you can fill with anything you desire from savory appetizers to mouth watering desserts! I love them sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and then filled with vanilla or coffee flavored ice cream drizzled with some hot fudge sauce, perfect for Cinco de mayo but just use flour tortillas instead of wontons! You can go from salads to desserts all in the same appetizer party frenzy. See some of the suggestions below just to name a few! Get your imagination going you can make a whole lot of different appetizers for your party gatherings and tailor these to all your guests favorites!





Here's how to make them:

1 package of wonton or use flour tortilla (you find these in the produce department at your local grocery store)

1 cupcake pan of 12 openings of medium sized

1 can cooking oil spray



Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray you cupcake tins with cooking oil.

Place a wonton in each cup.

Bake until browned and crispy around 15 minutes on 350 degrees.

Suggestions and Notes: Brush the bottoms with a little rum and melted butter before filling for desserts. For the savory styles, brush with melted butter and a little white wine.



For dessert cups, fill with lemon, chocolate, banana or vanilla puddings add fruits such as bananas, strawberries, blueberries, berries, chopped nuts or chunks of chocolate then topped with whipped cream



Add ice cream of your choice (we love coffee flavored) with a sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar and then drizzled with a little chocolate hot fudge syrup



Fresh fruits on top of a dollop of lemon curd



Nutella and whipped cream on top



For savory filled cup fill with a Mexican refried bean dip, add also lettuce, tomato and top with sour cream, chopped olives and jalapenos.

You can fill with chopped tomato and mozzarella and fresh basil for a great started appetizer as shown in photo.

Black beans, avocado, garbanzo beans, corn, mixed with a salsa for a Tex Mex style.

Use a tuna salad, egg salad or ham salad and chicken salad all great fillings.

Cream cheese mixed with smoked salmon.

Cream cheese mixed with crab meat.

Cream cheese mixed with chopped peppers, olives, tomato, onion and tuna.

Roasted chicken, buffalo sauce, drizzled with blue cheese and sprinkled with shredded cheddar

Sliced corned beef, sauerkraut and then drizzled with thousand island dressing

Chopped steak, sauteed mushrooms, onions and drizzled with steak sauce

Pulled pork with barbecue sauce

I am sure you can come up with hundreds of more ideas!

You can make these bowls ahead of time for company to have on hand freeze them on a cookie sheet then store in a freezer bag laying flat until ready to use!

The skies the limit of imagination! These hold up great with any filling.