| Pasta is one of the best staples because you can | | | | people. |
| make so many recipes with it, but did you know that | | | | What you will need: |
| you can also use pasta to make dessert recipes? | | | | - 12 lasagna noodles |
| Perhaps you are more familiar with traditional recipes | | | | - 1 cup sugar |
| like chocolate mousse or jello, but pasta is fun to work | | | | - 4 cups raspberries |
| with, for both savory and sweet dishes. | | | | - 4 cups pineapple chunks |
| Pasta has actually been used to make desserts in | | | | - 4 cups ricotta cheese |
| Eastern Europe since the 1800s, when sugar was | | | | - 1/2 cup toasted, sliced almonds |
| available. Only the rich could afford sugar, but desserts | | | | - 6 peeled peaches |
| like flat noodle pudding with raisins, cinnamon, sugar and | | | | - Chocolate ice cream syrup, to garnish |
| cottage cheese were very popular when served after | | | | How to make it: |
| dinner during that era. | | | | Cook the lasagna noodles. Combing half the sugar with |
| Using Jello for Dessert Pasta Recipes | | | | the ricotta cheese. Puree half the peaches with 2 |
| There are various desserts you can make with pasta | | | | tablespoons of the sugar. Clean the bowl and puree |
| and you might even like to combine pasta with jello. | | | | half the pineapple chunks with 2 tablespoons of the |
| What about cooking some pasta and making jello | | | | sugar. Clean the bowl and puree half the raspberries |
| salad recipes? Simply make up some jello and stir it | | | | with 2 tablespoons of the sugar. Chop the remaining |
| with the pasta and some cream or cottage cheese, | | | | fruit into small chunks. |
| fruit and nuts. | | | | Use 3 lasagna noodles to cover the base of a 13 x 9 |
| Another option is to make some kind of chocolate | | | | inch baking dish. Spoon 1/3 of the cheese on top and |
| fettuccine dessert or sweetened fruity pasta and | | | | spread it over. Pour the peach puree on top, and then |
| have a layer of jello either underneath or on top. Use | | | | arrange the chopped peaches on it. Top that with 3 |
| your imagination and you will come up with some really | | | | more lasagna noodles and half the remaining ricotta. |
| creative jello ideas for pasta desserts. | | | | Pour the raspberry puree over the ricotta, followed by |
| An Easy Recipe for Dessert Lasagna | | | | the chopped raspberries. Top that with 3 more |
| This delicious recipe is so simple to make. You can use | | | | lasagna noodles and the rest of the ricotta. |
| different fruit if you want. Strawberries, blackberries | | | | Pour the pineapple puree on top, followed by the |
| and melon also work well, as do kiwi and banana. This | | | | pineapple chunks. Top with the rest of the lasagna |
| sweet lasagna recipe proves that pasta is just as | | | | noodles. Cover the dessert lasagna with plastic wrap |
| good for making desserts as for making savory Italian | | | | and chill it overnight in the refrigerator. Serve with the |
| recipes. | | | | toasted almonds and remaining sugar sprinkled over |
| This dessert lasagna needs to chill overnight so make | | | | the top and the chocolate sauce drizzled over. |
| it the day before serving. It makes enough to serve six | | | | |