Raspberry Delight

Raspberry Delight

A really cold and cool dessert for a hot day. This is not the healthiest, so we make it sparingly, but it always hits the spot. We can always use it to get rid of all of our summer berries stored up in the freezer.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 1 box Vanilla Wafers
• 3½ cups Powdered sugar
• 8 oz Butter or 2 sticks
• 3 Eggs optional
• 2 8 oz. tubs Cool Whip
• 1 can Crushed Pineapple drained
• 12 oz Frozen Raspberries slightly crushed
• 2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

 

• Butter or grease a 9×13 pan, then crumble or crush vanilla wafers (1 box) and line the pan with them.
  
• Beat together powdered sugar, butter, and eggs, until creamy.
• Then pour the mixture over the vanilla wafers.
• Next, mix together 2 tubs cool whip, drained pineapple, raspberries, and vanilla.
• Then spread over previous mixture.
  
• Then top with crumbled vanilla wafers.
• Chill for 2-4 hours before serving. 

Notes

**If the eggs are a concern, you can omit them from the second layer and use 1 block cream cheese instead.  We’ve used both but like the eggs better.  Do what works best for you. 

Keyword Dessert

Raspberry Delight is really something that is really simple to make, can feed a crowd, or satisfy your sweet tooth. It’s something that you can easily make with kids, and is super simple for any potluck, BBQ, or any crowded function. It’s perfect for, your weekday dessert, or a last-minute side dish.

Ingredients

1 box Vanilla Wafers

3½ cups Powdered sugar

8 oz Butter or 2 sticks

3 Eggs optional – We use 3 eggs. If that is a concern, we’ve also used a block of cream cheese in its place. We enjoy it with the eggs.

2 8 oz. tubs Cool Whip

1 can Crushed Pineapple drained

12 oz Frozen Raspberries slightly crushed

2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Butter or grease a 9×13 pan, then crumble or crush vanilla wafers (1 box) and line the pan with them.

Beat together powdered sugar, butter, and eggs, until creamy. (Or substituted cream cheese)

Then pour the mixture over the vanilla wafers.

Next, mix together 2 tubs cool whip, drained pineapple, raspberries, and vanilla.

Then spread over previous mixture.

Then top with crumbled vanilla wafers.

Chill for 2-4 hours before serving. 

Other options that can be used in place of the raspberries:

Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Peaches, Mixed Berries.

If you still have leftover berries, try the Banana Parfait. Or you can try Strawberry Twinkie Trifle for another cool dessert.