Desserts in a Hurry

Desserts in a Hurry
By Kyle Phillips

In a hurry with no time to worry about dessert? Do you have a sweet tooth to satisfy, or a spouse who seems to love you more if dessert follows a meal? Don’t despair; there is always time for dessert. Try out a few of these really quick ideas.

Clean fresh ripe strawberries. Dip one at a time into sour cream and then into brown sugar. Yum! Yum!
Spread 1/2 teaspoon peanut butter between concave sides of two wheat thins. Dip into melted chocolate covering. Set in freezer for 2 minutes to harden. Tastes like Butterfingers!
Use up leftover frosting by spreading it between graham crackers. These make wonderful dessert sandwiches for little fingers.
A banana sprinkled with brown sugar makes a sweet treat.
Make up some GORP (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts). This stuff isn’t just for hikers. Search your cupboards and see what you can find. GORP is great with cereal, mini marshmallows, dried fruit, small candies, nuts, pretzels,… Combine foods that are crunchy and salty (like nuts) with stuff that’s sweet and chewy (like dried fruit and candy) and you have created GORP.
Any combination of fresh fruits sprinkled with a little sugar is always a treat.
Make your own ice cream sandwiches with cookies and your favorite ice cream.

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