Dessert to take to a dinner
 

I have to make a dessert for at least four people to take to British friends' house. Would like it to be something popular in/representative of the US. Pie comes to mind, but I I'm not particularly good at pie crust. Any suggestions?


It will have to stay in a cooler in the car for a couple of hours.

I have a neighbor who makes dump cake and it is always requested at any event she goes to.

Ingredients
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

8 ounces chopped walnuts
1/2 cup butter
Directions
In a 9x13 inch pan mix cherries and pineapple. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pineapple, and cherry mixture stir until just combined. Then sprinkle walnuts over top. Drizzle top with melted butter or margarine.
Bake in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 35 or 40 minutes or until golden brown.

What fruit is in season?

Peaches. I can buy blueberries loose (scoop up however many you want). They will still be available. Cherries are gone and the super good strawberries are over.

Cherry Crisp.

Stop at a store "next to" their house for ice cream.

Make it for five, I'll join.

Hmm, crisp... not a bad idea for a poor piecrust maker.

[QUOTE=CFrance;1563589]Peaches. I can buy blueberries loose (scoop up however many you want). They will still be available. Cherries are gone and the super good strawberries are over.[/QUO
oooo i got carried away and missed that you can't get strawberries----can you get frozen

Don't make the cake from scratch. Go to a bakery and pick out little sweet cakes or a pound cake [maybe gluten free] and just fuss with the fruit and whip cream or buy whip cream.


I like everything. If someone showed up with peaches, blueberries, cooked strawberries, whipped cream and split the little cakes or pound cake everyone could try a little of everything or just their favorite.

If you do want to tackle a cake this looks fairly easy. Simple Blueberry Shortcake - One Little Project?



Blueberry Short Cut Cake with Strawberry Sauce---Red, White and Blue-----Fresh Blueberries and whip cream layered in a pound cake or on top of sweet rolls [gluten free?]

Don't make the cake from scratch. Go to a bakery and pick out little sweet cakes or a pound cake [maybe gluten free] and just fuss with the fruit and whip cream or buy whip cream. Slice the pound cake in layers and put it together when you get there.

If you do want to tackle a cake this looks fairly easy. Simple Blueberry Shortcake - One Little Project

Strawberry Sauce Recipe [i'll bet you can substitute fresh peaches [get the soft ones]

Ingredients
3 cups strawberries, finely chopped
1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries break down, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the vanilla.

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing against the solids; let cool completely. To store, cover and refrigerate up to 4 days.


or buy frozen in their syrup and use it as a topping.

The dessert would be red, white and blue---

Peaches would work too with the cake and whip cream. What could you sprinkle on top that goes with peaches? raisins, craisons, chopped prunes

Sweet Potato Pie
 

Get the Patty Labell sweet potato pie at Walmart in the bakery section. It's not fancy but it is good. The cobblers are good too!

Cheesecake.

Buy six peaches. Blanche, peel and cut them up. Add one cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour and two tablespoons butter cut up in little pieces. Place in Allready Pillsbury Pie crust and cover with same. Bake for fifty minutes or until bubbly and golden brown at 350 degrees. Try not to eat it yourself.

Whatever it is I volunteer to be security for the Cooler. I’m bonded but a little untrustworthy for this mission. I can’t lie to you.

Frosty Margarita Pie - No Bake!
 

Frosty Margarita Pie

Crust:
1/2 cup finely chopped strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs

Filling:
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (can be sugar free, fat free, or frozen yogurt) softened
1 Tablespoon grated lime peel
1/3 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
2 to 4 Tablespoons tequila, if desired.

Topping:
Whipped cream
Lime and strawberry slices.

In small bowl combine all crust ingredients, mix well. Press in bottom of pie pan (spray lightly with Pam before) or 9 inch baking pan. Place in freezer.

In large bowl with electric mixer, combine all filling ingredients. Mix until just combined. Spoon into crust. Freeze overnight. Cover with foil after frozen. This will not have to be taken out of the freezer before cutting. The tequila prevents it from freezing hard. Serve topped with whipped cream and garnished with thin lime and strawberry slice .

Is the crushed pineapple drained?

Thank you, everyone. I have not been getting the email alerts to updates on this thread until today. I thought no one was responding! Good ideas. I have until August 10. I like tomwed's idea of buying a cake and fancying up the toppings since there's a heat wave coming. Whatever I bring will have to sit in the car for 1.5 hours while we attend a tour. Cooler and ice packs, of course.

Hmm. There's wonderful pre-made pie crust here. And great peaches. Hmm...


Could I do this in advance and freeze before baking?

Another thought was Key lime pie. Very American. The recipe I use is from Bon Appetit's best key lime pie ever. BA'''s Best Key Lime Pie Recipe | Bon Appetit if you're interested. The whipped cream topping is stabilized with Greek yogurt, and you can make this pie all at once or in three stages. No graham crackers over here, but I think I could find a substitute. No Key Lime juice either, though. I don't remember seeing limes. Key Lemon Pie?

Gracie's peach pie and dewilson's suggestion to buy ice cream are looking good. Also very American, and these folks are very inclusive and internationally oriented, obviously. I should take a flag too Bwahaha!

How about individual strawberry shortcakes. Buy the individual round sponge cakes. Cut up 1 qt of strawberries and mix with 1/4 cup sugar. Put in a container. Buy a can of whip cream. Put all in cooler. Assemble when you reach your destination.

Americans appreciate wine and cheese for dessert. At least this one does. You should be able to get some very good Sauternes and blue cheese to fill the bill.

My first thought was a dump cake but since someone already mentioned it may I suggest GOOEY BUTTER cake? (or is that just a St Louis dessert!?)

No it is not

I bought the most fabulous peach cobbler the other day at Publix. It is Marie Callendar in the frozen pie section. You could bake it that morning. It has the best crust and filled with wonderful tasting peaches. We served it luke warm with vanilla ice cream. I'm not normally one to buy desserts but this is better than I could make. I did bake for the full amount of time on the package directions. If you are serving four people you may want to buy two as I would serve a large portion or even seconds. It keeps for a couple of days and is almost as good the next day.

I'm not sure that everyone realizes that the OP, CFrance, is posting from Europe.

Thanks for clarifying..unless the OP tells us that info, how on earth would we know???? I am posting this response from under my bed because I am afraid of thunderstorms! Sent from my SM-N920R4 using Tapatalk

Oh I wish I could transfer my enjoyment of thunderstorms to you. I think of them as exiting and dramatic.

Thunderstorms/ dessert
 

Gracie, I share your love of Thunderstorms. I love to watch them come in from across the preserves. Fascinating!!

Dessert: I love the dump cake recipe mentioned early on. It’s delish!

I also like doing a sheet cake, from a mix of course and decorating it like an American Flag. Whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries. Serve chilled. Cool and refreshing!

All of the ideas sound great. Just make it easy on yourself!! And ENJOY!!

And is a very good cook

People seem to love Jello Poke Cake. I make it with 2 French Vanilla Mixes, 1 small box of Strawberry Jello add 1/2 cup less water to it. Poke holes in the cake with a fork. Pour the cool Jello on top of it. Decorate with cool whip. You can put fresh strawberries on top or buy the frozen strawberries and drizzle the juice on top.