FIRST YEAR RASPBERRIES QUICK RASPBERRY DESSERT IDEA

USE YOUR FAVORITE BERRY
QUICK DESSERT IDEA

HELLO friends,
Last year we experimented with growing earliglo strawberries and
it was such a success, we decided to branch out (pun intended) and attempt to grow other berries. So far : we have strawberries, raspberries, blueberries & blackberries. From our woods we rescued mulberrries and elderberries. We are cleaning up the area and reclaiming some the bushes / canes for us to eat - instead of leaving them all for a private 'bird berry buffet'.

This is our first year for growing raspberries.
Believe it or not, I have never tasted raspberries.
We were anxiously awaiting the great 'Raspberry Ripening'.

We have specifically been eyeing several juicy raspberries that were so close to being ripe he said he could almost taste them. We noticed 2 dangerous and fierce creatures (a large crow and 1 goldfinch) also waiting for the 'ripening' to occur. I couldn't believe it, you could feel the growing tension in the berry patch. I was totally outraged there were critters that would even dare to compete for our bountiful (at least 10 or 12 berries) raspberry harvest.
;)

There were only a handful that had ripened overnight and ready to be eaten.
Only half of those made it inside to the kitchen.
I didn't have enough to really do anything with, so...
I decided to make something quick and easy for a snack.

*Since we live so far from a grocery when I do get out to grocery shop I am always looking for bargains. I have shared before about going to bread stores and finding great deals to freeze or to make into desserts. I had a tray of those little dessert shells in the freezer. I also knew I had some cool whip. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the tastiest. I used a dessert shell as the base, spread some store-bought raspberry preserves in the middle, topped it off with cool whip and our bountiful harvest of raspberries.






QUICK RASPBERRY DESSERT RECIPE IDEA

Dessert shell
Raspberry preserves
Cool whip
Fresh Raspberries

Layer the items on the shell and you are done !
This would be fantastic with a variety of berries
sprinkled all over the whipped cream.



variations:
e n d l e s s

shave a little chocolate on the top
sprinkle on a few chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds)
sprinkle on a few chocolate chips, peanut butterchips
or maybe white chocolate chips
You could even sprinkle on some sprinkles *G*
You get the idea...
Use Your favorite berry with ANY kind of preserve or jam.

Heck, skip the dessert shell and eat a big bowful of berries and cool whip.
That'll work too.



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