Cooking with BingoT Favorite Recipes for all to make

I guess one of my friends wants me to make the two here for the 4th Of July.
Happy 4th Of July Everyone.
Enjoy you're day America.
God Bless
~T~

RED, WHITE AND BLUE DESSERT BARS
1 can (15 ounces) wild blueberries in light syrup
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 cups low-fat granola cereal with raisins and nuts
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 package (8 ounces) low-fat cream cheese
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in its own juice, drained
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream*
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup strawberries, stemmed and cut in half
* 1 1/2 cups non-dairy, whipped topping may be substituted for the whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
Drain blueberries over a medium saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into blueberry juice. Cook juice until it comes to a simmer and thickens. Add blueberries and cook until mixture returns to a simmer. Cool.
In work bowl of food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse cereal until crushed. Add butter, and pulse until combined. Press granola mixture into bottom of an 11x7-inch baking dish. Chill.

In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and ginger until light and fluffy. Add pineapple and beat until combined. In separate bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Fold whipping cream into cream cheese mixture and stir until combined. Pour over crust. Spoon blueberries on top of cream cheese mixture in three diagonal lines. Garnish with strawberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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4TH OF JULY CAKE
1 pkg. Duncan Hines fudge marble cake mix
1 sm. pkg. strawberry Jello
3/4 c. boiling water
1/2 c. cold water
1 tub vanilla frosting
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 tsp. lemon juice
20 fresh strawberries
Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add cold water. Set aside at room temperature.
Prepare and bake cake as directed on box for 13"x9" pan. Cool cake in pan about 1/2 hour. Poke deep holes through top of cake about 1" apart (I use handle of wooden spoon). Slowly pour Jello over cake, filling all holes. Set in refrigerator while preparing frosting. Mix lemon juice, cream cheese until well blended. Stir in vanilla frosting. Spread on cake and decorate with strawberries.

When cut and served, cake will look red, white and blue. NOTE: Cake must be kept in refrigerator and served cold.