Picnic Dessert Recipes To Go
Picnics are supposed to be fun and relaxing. They are a great time to bond with friends and family and the food should be simple to prepare and easy to serve at the event, to keep the event relaxed and enjoyable. Easy picnic food includes sandwiches, fruit and salads but what about easy picnic dessert recipes? What kind of sweet treats make great picnic food?
Forget frozen food like ice cream or anything else, which goes gooey or melts. Foods like cookies, brownies, caramel apples, and cupcakes are good for picnics because these taste good at room temperature as well as chilled and they do not melt.
There are lots of different brownie and cookie recipes that you can make for picnics and then you can freeze the leftovers and thaw them out the next time you have a picnic or get together.
Easy Picnic Food Using Jello
Perhaps you never considered jello to be a picnic food because it can be messy to eat but this is only if you make it up according to the directions on the back of the package. Finger jello, for example, is a great easy dessert recipe.
When you make jello, you normally mix the jello powder with hot water, then stir in cold water and then leave it to set in the refrigerator. With finger jello, you add the amount of hot water it says on the back of the package and then you simply do not add the cold water.
Doing this means, you will end up with a non-sticky, thick jello, which you can cut into cubes or slices and eat with your fingers. Finger jello is simple to make, easy to transport in a picnic basket and delicious to eat. You can even use sugar free jello to make a sweet, calorie free snack.
Other Jello Recipes for Perfect Picnics
If you want to make something tasty for your next picnic, how about making a lemon cheesecake recipe with jello?
You might not want to serve cheesecake on a very hot day because the cheese layer might melt but if you can keep it cool and upright, cheesecake can be great. If it is someone’s birthday, for example, and you are having a picnic to celebrate, you might want to reach into the picnic basket and be able to produce something more exciting than a sandwich or a banana. Using jello in a cheesecake recipe helps to set the topping and keep everything firm and held together.
Perhaps you would like to make individual jello desserts and little plastic containers with lids are the ideal way to transport these. Add some fruit to the jello before it sets, to make a fruity jello dessert, or throw in some pretzels, nuts, marshmallows, or chocolate chips to make a delicious jello salad. These jello desserts hold their shape even if the plastic containers roll on their sides or turn upside down in the picnic basket.
Jello recipes are a great thing to have in your recipe collection. They are easy, taste great, and are suitable for any occasion. Jello has long been a kitchen staple and there is no reason not to buy a few boxes once in awhile for salads or desserts. Try some… your family will love them!
