Sunday, July 13, 2008

Red White and Blue No-Bake Frozen Cupcakes

When I think of the perfect summer dessert, it's something cool and fresh. I love fresh blueberries and strawberries in the summer time. Add a big dollop of whipped cream and maybe some angel food cake and the dessert reminds me of summertime.

When the Cupcake Hero theme was announced to be Red White and Blue, I immediately thought of strawberry and blueberry. I'm not a huge fan of berries baked into cakes. SO when I saw this recipe in my Google Reader, I thought it could be a great in the form of a cupcake.
I adjusted the recipe by adding blueberries and making it into cupcakes instead of a loaf. Check out all those chunks of strawberry and blueberry!!

Red White and Blue Frozen Cupcakes - Adapted from Megans Cookin (originally from Cool Whip) - makes 12
2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
1 cup fresh blueberries, chopped
1 can (14 oz.) Sweetened Condensed Milk (I used low fat)
1/4 cup lemon juice (I forgot it, but use it if you have it)
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
8 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. butter, melted

Line muffin tin with foil cupcake papers. Mash the berries in large bowl (I used a food processor). Add condensed milk, juice and 2 cups of the whipped topping; mix well.

Mix chopped cookies and butter. Spoon 1 Tbsp of the cookie mixture into the bottom of the cupcake liners. Fill cupcake tins to the top with the berry mixture (I filled mine really full).

Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Spread or pipe remaining whipped topping onto top of the cupcakes. Decorate with more fresh berries or cookie crumbs, or even some fresh mint. Store leftovers in freezer.

11 comments:

CB said...

Oh that looks so yummy for summer! I can't wait to try it! Thanks for entering :)
/Clara

Nikki57 said...

Those look absolutely delicious!!

Joelen said...

Looks fabulous with all the color! Thanks for sharing :)

Janna said...

Was the consistency like ice cream? It sounds cool and summery. Plus you probably get super brownie points for submitting so early!

Mara said...

YUM this is perfect for the sweltering summer months! i am all about frozen desserts right now!

Jen said...

The texture isn't quite as creamy as ice cream... It's more frozen than that(?) They are really good though!

Ivy said...

Oh wow! I like these. What a cool idea and they look so good for the hot days of summer. Where do you live? Can I come pick some up? :)

Martha said...

Jen, these look yummy!

Nikki57 said...

CONGRATS ... You are the Cupcake Hero!!

KimboSue said...

I know this post is like a year old, but I followed a link from another page and found it. Question - do you have to keep them frozen until serving? We're going to a pool party, so they might be outside for a while. Will they melt?

Jen said...

If I remember correctly, they will melt. They might be fine for a little while, but not all afternoon. Sorry I can't be more help!

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