Making the Holidays Sweet with Cool Whip

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Whenever I think of desserts, I think of Cool Whip. So when I’m in the kitchen baking my family’s favorite cakes, pies, or my famous Chocolate Trifle, I always make sure I have some Cool Whip on hand. I love that it can be frozen and stored for a longer period of time and yet it’s quick to defrost whenever I need it. And with the holidays fast approaching, I know I’ll be baking more than ever.

Recently, I received an amazing gift basket filled with everything I need to make some wonderful desserts this holiday season courtesy of Kraft Foods and Cool Whip.

Of course, the first treat that came to mind was something chocolate. So I selected the Oreo cookie pie crust, instant Jell-O chocolate pudding, a tub of Cool Whip, holiday shaped mini marshmallows, and a handful of those red & white peppermint candies.

Here’s what I did:

Prepared the chocolate pudding filling by whisking (2) 3.9 oz. boxes with 2 cups of milk.

Mixed in half a tub of Cool Whip.

Place half the mixture into the pie crust and then put down a layer of holiday marshmallows. Chilled pie for (3) hours.

Spread the rest of the Cool Whip on top of the chilled pie. Sprinkled crushed peppermint candy on top.

Enjoy!

Now that I satisfied my chocolate craving, I’m looking forward to making even more delicious desserts with recipes I found on the Cool Whip website. Check these out!

Berry Cheesecake Parfaits

Chocolate Mouse Torte

Caramel Apple Dessert

How can anyone resist a dessert that looks this gorgeous? So, stop by the Cool Whip website and check out these and more cool recipes for your holiday entertaining. They’ll be the hit of the party!

WIN IT!

How would you like to win the very same Kraft Foods gift basket that I received? To enter:

• Just stop by Cool Whip before midnight, Nov 29th and check out their recipes.
• Then come back and mention which one is your favorite (excluding those mentioned above). That’s it!
• A random winner will be selected and notified via email shortly thereafter.
• The winner will then have 2 days to claim their prize.

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This giveaway is open to US addresses. Good luck!

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