Blueberry Ambrosia Salad | Fresh Fruit Pineapple | Jello Fluff

When I went to my niece's baby shower here in Connecticut, for the brunch, I brought along an easy favorite Jello Fluff Ambrosia Salad of fresh fruit.  What's nice about Ambrosia Fluff is that it can double as a dessert too. Make is with cranberries for Thanksgiving, Pineapple for Easter - use your imagination! 

It was a perfect day and lunch was served on the lovely Veranda porch in a historic home in one of Connecticut's oldest towns.

Ambrosia Salad Jello Fluff Dessert

It was quite warm for a New England day in spring, and at the baby shower we enjoyed a luncheon buffet of grilled eggplant, fresh spring asparagus and zucchini along with the most yummy chicken salad made  with cranberries and walnuts.

My Jello Ambrosia recipe is an easy yet simple, elegant brunch trifle dessert or side dish made from Jello, fresh fruit, marshmallows and whipped cream or Cool Whip - perfect for baby or bridal shower luncheons, buffets, picnics or a get-together on the deck!  Serve it or take it in a pretty clear glass Trifle Bowl or Punch Bowl! I made this sweet dessert with fresh blueberries and pineapple.

For any holiday such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas , family gathering, party or cookout, you can make this with dried cranberries, strawberries, strawberry, orange, pistachio or raspberry Jello or use your imagination and add the berries or nuts of your choice!

If chocolate is your thing, check out my other Pudding Trifle Bowl Dessert recipes ~

Easy clean-up with my crochet handmade Dish Cloths Wash Cloths from my Moomettes Shops !

Ambrosia Jello Fluff Holiday Dessert - Jello Delight

1 pint whipping cream or 2 containers of Cool Whip Topping
2 large packages of Lime Jello (or flavor of choice)
2 large cans of Pineapple chunks, drained
2 containers of fresh Blueberries

Thicken jello according to package directions until jellied.

If using fresh whipped cream, whip chilled whip cream.

Add 1/4 cup of confectioner's sugar to sweeten.

Drain juice from Pineapple.

After Jello has reached jelly stage, using electric beaters, whip until fluffy. Either fold in whipped cream, or fold in Cool Whip (whichever you are using.)

Fold in Pineapple, Blueberries and Walnuts.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. 

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Cool Whip Peanut Butter Treat | No Bake Dessert | Diet Frozen Dessert

I learned about this delicious diet-friendly no-bake frozen dessert made from Cool Whip and Peanut Butter Treats on a recent trip to visit my friend in New Hampshire.  Made from only two ingredients, it's Weight-Watcher friendly, low in points!

This head cook in the Frugal New England Kitchen has decided it was nigh time to loose a few pounds, hence, not too many homemade ice cream recipes appearing on the blog at the moment. Last year I was giving you my recipe for homemade Chocolate ice cream and Heath Bar Crunch ice cream. I still may do that. What you will start to see are healthy food choice alternatives that are diet friendly.

Diet Friendly Desserts

I've started up again on the Weight Watchers Online program.  Since April I've lost about 12 pounds.

I've been making these satisfying, sweet treats almost every other night, they are THAT good! They're like crack for dieters!

On my mini-vacation, my best friend and I took a side trip to King Arthur Flour in Vermont - but that's another blog post!

We both have an interest in crafts and like to crochet.  We shared patterns, discussed our Pinterest Boards, and talked about our crochet projects.

Here's a few of my recent handmade crafts - I make crochet soap saver bags, spa wash cloths for baby and bath, along with crochet dish cloths 




Now here's that yummy frozen dessert treat recipe I was telling you about that my friend gave me and turned me on to!

Cool Whip Peanut Butter Frozen Dessert Treats

1. 25 serving(s) Cool Whip Lite   (I use an 8 oz. container of Fat Free store brand dairy whipped topping)
2. 1/3 c. Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter
3. 3 Tbsp Hershey's Chocolate Syrup 

Either by hand, or with a mixer, mix entire tub of Cool Whip Lite and 1/3 cup of reduced fat peanut butter until smooth.
Spoon into 12 lined muffin baking sheet.
Drizzle with Hershey's Chocolate Syrup (sugar-free would cut down points, but hard to find).
Freeze, ideally overnight.

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