blackberry pie. Oh I miss my mom's pie.

Here is a nice EASY dessert and sure to be loved by all. No mixing, you just put seven layers of goodies on in order and bake. http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2012/0...ayer-bars.html

BTW, have a blessed Easter!

Yes, I agree. Baklava is so much easier than people think and it is delicious. It also freezes well IF you have left overs.

There's one in all the magazines I want to try. It's a pineapple upside down cake but it has a filling with cream cheese and lemon jello. Looks yummy and something a little different.

That would backfire in my family. Everyone loves Christmas cookies.

Our standard dessert is sour cream sugar cookiescut out in the shape of a bunny--been making these for nigh on to 50 years. I use Betty Crocker vanilla icing and place a red hot for the eye. ( My niece even wanted me to make them at Christmas (LOL))

However, last year I had extra people and made a pistachio dessert that is very good:

Pistachio Pudding Dessert

CRUST:
1 stick butter
1 c. flour
1 c. chopped walnuts

1. Mix butter, flour, and nuts; press into 9 x 13 inch pan.

2. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.


FILLING:
1 c. powdered sugar
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese1 c. Cool Whip 2 pkgs. instant pudding3 c. milk

3. Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese, and Cool Whip. Spread on cooled crust

4. Beat together pudding mix and milk until thickened. Spread on cream
cheese layer.

5. Top with a layer of Cool Whip and chopped walnuts. Refrigerate
(I use chopped pecans)

For me, lemon pie or coconut pie seem good for Easter. And fresh strawberries seem to say "SPRING!" If fresh berries are in the store, I agree that strawberry shortcake would be great, or strawberries spooned over slices of angel food or pound cake with whipped topping. Let people assemble their own. The suggest of the Strawberry Pretzel Salad is also great...everyone seems to like this! If you google it you'll get lots of recipes.

If you want a finger food dessert that is easy and rich, try this: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Saltine-Toffee-Cookies/
I made these for a Super Bowl party and they were a hit. Super easy. I used a good quality chocolate chip.

Chocolate delight....sometimes called "Fat Man's Pie"...I double the recipe and instead of using all chocolate pudding, I use half chocolate and half vanilla. Very easy but very good.
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1 1/4 c. plain flour
1 stick butter
1/2 c. pecans, chopped

Mix and spread in 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.

FILLING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 lg. Cool Whip
1 c. powdered sugar
3 c. milk
2 pkgs. instant chocolate pudding

Mix well: cream cheese, sugar and 1/2 of Cool Whip. Spread on crust. Mix 2 packages chocolate pudding and 3 cups milk and spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Spread other half of Cool Whip on top.
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How about a trifle made up of angel food cake, cherry pie filling or fresh strawberries layered with vanilla or custard pudding and ending with cool whip ? My family really loves home made trifles: use chocolate pudding with crushed cookies or candy bars like butterfingers, baby ruth or Heath bars. You can use white and yellow and devil food cake mixes and add whatever you like. My family goes nuts over these and I just put together flavors that I think will work.

Why not offer fresh fruit mixture--plain or brandied.