Best Veras Lady Finger Dessert Recipes

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SPECIAL LADYFINGER DESSERT



Special Ladyfinger Dessert image

Folks will swear you fussed over our Test Kitchen's party-pretty dessert, but it couldn't be much easier or quicker to whip up. Best of all, who'd believe such a sweet finish to the meal could be so light?

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 10m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 ounces fat-free cream cheese
1 tablespoon Mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
6 ladyfingers, split
2 tablespoons reduced-sugar strawberry preserves
1/4 teaspoon baking cocoa
2 fresh strawberries

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the cheeses and confectioners' sugar. Split ladyfingers; spread cheese mixture over top halves and preserves over bottom halves. Sandwich halves together. Dust with cocoa. Garnish with strawberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 307mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

VERA'S LADY FINGER DESSERT



Vera's Lady Finger Dessert image

This is an old recipe from my mother in law....very simple and elegant looking...her size of dish is vague but what I always used was a 11 X 7 pyrex dish and it worked out well.. She also used sliced pound cake if she could not find lady fingers.

Provided by CIndytc

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 8h25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1.5 (3 ounce) packages ladyfingers
1 (16 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Steps:

  • Whip whipping cream and almond extract together and set aside.
  • Line the bottom and the sides of pan with your lady fingers.
  • Cream together powdered sugar and cream cheese, fold in shipping cream mixture into cream cheese mixture.
  • Spread mixture into the pan lined with lady fingers. Smoother top.
  • Pour can of cherry pie filling over mixture.
  • Cover with saran wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 391, Fat 21.5, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 117, Sodium 105.8, Carbohydrate 45.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 15.8, Protein 4.2

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