When you layer a cookie crust with cream cheese filling and fresh berries, a little fanfare is required. If you don't have a pedestal, be ready with a hearty "Ta-da!"
A rich, chocolaty brownie crust is a perfect partner to refreshing peppermint ice cream. Holiday guests have come to expect this make-ahead dessert.—Carol Gillespie, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
My coworker Debbie treated the office to these spectacular mini apple pies. Everyone fell in love with the warm filling and flaky, buttery crust. —Ginny Alfano, Canastota, New York
My kids love chicken potpie, and I really like that this is so quick and easy to put together with frozen veggies and store-bought gravy. To make it even simpler, my friend and I decided to top it with a biscuit crust instead of homemade pastry.
Marinated tofu slices acquire a golden crust when grilled; the olive-garlic mayonnaise on the sandwich adds a Mediterranean flavor. Serve with grilled asparagus.
This Rocky Road No-Bake Cheesecake recipe contains philadelphia cream cheese, oreo pie crust, baker's semi-sweet chocolate, cool whip whipped topping, planters cocktail peanuts and more.
[Photographs: Elizabeth Barbone] I think of tarts the same way I think of sandwiches: you can fill them with almost anything and they taste great. And just as a good sandwich requires good bread, a tart needs a good crust....
A layered casserole with a jalapeno-spiced ground beef filling topped by a cheddar mashed sweet potato crust. This packs a great blend of southwest flavors to help elevate the classic to a whole new level of deliciousness.
"A coconut crust and pretty fluffy filling make this dessert special," notes field editor Kathryn Anderson of Wallkill, New York. "When he strawberries ripen here in our Hudson Valley, Many churches feature them at festivals."
This Flat-Bottom Fruit Pie recipe contains half-and-half, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding, cool whip whipped topping, ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust, peach and more.
Purchased sugar cookies make a sweet "crust" for these colorful fruit pizzas. Make them throughout the year with a variety of fresh and canned fruits. —Marge Hodel, Roanoke, Illinois
This Banana Cream Pie with Caramel Drizzle recipe contains jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding, honey maid graham pie crust, cool whip whipped topping, milk, banana and more.
This Sunshine Pie recipe contains eagle brand sweetened condensed milk, philadelphia cream cheese, honey maid graham pie crust, cool whip whipped topping, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding and more.
