How do you make something as good as fresh berries taste even better? Make delicious deviled berries!

Just like deviled eggs the key to success is all about the filling!

The filling is made with whipping cream, cream cheese, sour cream and a bit of lemon juice. The final touch is created by sprinkling crushed graham crackers over the filling and berries. The hint of lemon in the filling is the perfect companion with to any berry. My family DEVOURED every berry in one sitting! Thank you Teri and Jenny from Spoon Fork Bacon for the awesome recipe.

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Deviled Berries

Author Adapted by Made From Pinterest

Ingredients

• 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 lemon zested
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
• 16 large strawberries tops cut and split in half lengthwise
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Instructions

• Place room temperature cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer, until smooth.
• Scrape down sides of the bowl and set aside.
• In another chilled mixing bowl with use an electric mixer to beat the cream until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated.
• Slice the backs of each strawberry, every so slightly, so they sit up straight. Using a small measuring spoon or melon baller, carefully hollow the inner center of each strawberry.
• Fill a piping bag or Zip Loc bag (fitted with a star tip) with the cream cheese mixture and pipe into each cut strawberry, raspberry and blueberry.
• Finish each with a sprinkle of crushed graham cracker crumbs and serve.

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Thanks for participating in the Best Recipes and DIY Projects Party last week!  We’re thrilled to share some of our favorite links from last week’s link party with you.

It’s peach season!  If we weren’t already enjoying these golden, sweet, juicy fruits ourselves, we’d know based on the number of delicious peach recipes that were linked up over the weekend.  Here are several that we are dying to try.  Yum!

Grilled Peaches and Cream Cake from I Dig Pinterest

Peach and Blueberry Pizza from Simply Stacie

Grilled Peach Ice Cream from About a Mom

Five Ingredient Peach Cobbler from Marty’s Musings

Peach Pie Smoothie Bowl from Spoonful of Flavor

Now, let’s get this party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

1. When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project and pictures on our blogs and social media with a link back to you.
2. We’ll feature our favorite projects from this weekend’s party at the beginning of next week’s link party.
3. Weekly favorites will also be pinned to our Link Party Favorites Board on Pinterest!
4. Add a text link back to the host blog.
5. You can link up any post you’ve created during this past week.
6. We’re excited about your handmade items, but this link party is limited to blog posts only. Please don’t linkup your Etsy shop.
7. Share the love and comment on two or more of the other projects that are linked up. We all love comments!

This party starts every Friday at 5 P.M. MST, and keeps going until the following Tuesday evening. Feel free to invite others to join in the fun!

Thanks for participating! Your Hosts,

Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jeni from Bakerette, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, and Deb, Tracy, and Sherri from Made From Pinterest

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We noticed quite a few recipes linked up that made good use of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Summer has such an abundance of those, we were happy to see that you are taking advantage of seasonal bounty.  Check out some of our favorite ways to Use Fresh Produce from our recent link party.

Crab, Tangerine, and Fresh Herb Salad from  Simply Fresh Dinners

Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread from Tastes of Lizzy T

Frozen Fruit Bars from The Pin Junkie

Fresh Cherry Monkey Bread from Bakewell Junction

Creamy Lemon Berry Tartlets from This Silly Girl’s Life

Stewed Zucchini & Summer Squash from The Kitchen is My Playground

Triple Berry Salsa from Three Kids and a Fish

Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam from Life in My Empty Nest

Blueberry Cobbler Bars from Kleinworth & Co.

Raw Spinach Hummus from Whole Food Love

Thanks again for sharing your projects and recipes with us during Super Saturday #51!  We hope you were as inspired by these featured links as we were.   Please come back  for our next Super Saturday Link Party, starting at 7 P.M. EST on Friday night!  And keep an eye on your social media over the weekend, too.  We like to showcase links that catch our eye during the party via Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.  You might see your links featured there!

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We can tell from your links that many of you are getting ready to celebrate America’s birthday this week, on the 4th of July.  Hooray!  We’d like to join you in showing American pride by featuring projects this week that have things in common with Old Glory, the American flag: stars and stripes forever!

American Flag Donuts from The First Year Blog

Aluminum Can Dimensional Star from Crafty Journal

Coffee Filter Fireworks from The Suburban Mom

Red, White, and Blue Toast from Spaceships & Laser Beams

Summertime Star Wreath from Vintage Zest

Firecracker Craft for Kids from About a Mom

Naked for the 4th Cake from Ooh La Lovely Blog

American Flag Ribbon Wreath from Weekend Pursuits

4th of July Chocolate Covered Fruit from Life with the Crust Cut Off

Summer Velvets Parfait from Bitz & Giggles

Thanks again for sharing your projects and recipes with us during Super Saturday #50!  We hope you were as inspired by these featured links as we were.   Please come back  for our next Super Saturday Link Party, starting at 7 P.M. EST on Friday night!  And keep an eye on your social media over the weekend, too.  We like to showcase links that catch our eye during the party via Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.  You might see your link featured there!

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Lemon Berry Trifle with Lemon Curd Whipped Cream

Author Adapted by MadeFromPinterest.net

Ingredients

• 1 box lemon cake mix prepared according box direction baked in a sheet pan
• 1 1/2 cup strawberry jam - freezer jam or best quality jam
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 cup lemon curd - keep cold in the refrigerator
• 2-4 Tablespoons powdered sugar
• strawberries
• blueberries

Instructions

• Chill bowl for whipping cream while baking the cake.
• After cake is baked about 15 minutes and cooled completely, spread jam evenly over entire cake. Do not spread jam on cake while warm, it will get runny and make a mess.
• Whip 2 cups whipping cream to 1 cup lemon curd with 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar in a chilled bowl. Add more powdered sugar to taste.
• Cut small rounds to fit in your mason jars. Layer one slice of cake, berries, whipped cream and more berries to top.
• If using larger jars, layer again.
• Makes 30-40 small (4 ounce) jars and 15-20 medium (8 ounce) jars.
• To take to a picnic or cookout, put lids and bands on, place and cooler and you are good to go!

Notes

For a quick and easy presentation you can layer the whipped cream and berries on top of the cake right in the pan!

If you love lemon as much as Mom, don’t miss these recipes: Lemon Curd Tarts Lemon Rice Krispie Treats Frozen Raspberry Lemonade

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