Sweet Treat Bouquet
Medically reviewed by Christiana George Updated Date: January 6, 2026
I had put this basket together for the 4th of July picnic I attended this year. I wanted something fun and different. It ended up being very popular and was all eaten by kids as well as adults. The project was a little time consuming, but I didn’t do it all in one day.
The stars are Rice Krispie treats cut out with cookie cutters and decorated with candy coating and sprinkles like I did here. I made them a few days ahead of time. They keep well in the fridge.
I also found star shaped marshmallows that worked well with this project. But I could have just as well used regular or mini marshmallows or colored mini marshmallows.
The round and cone shaped pops at the bottom are made with Oreo/cream cheese mixture dipped in candy coating and decorated with sprinkles like I made here, here, and here. They also keep well in the fridge once made. I used My Little Cupcake molds to get the shapes.
On the day of the party I put together the bouquet. I used wooden skewers (like you use for shish kabos) for the Rice Krispie treat stars and added blueberries and star marshmallows to keep it together. The Oreo pops I had already put on popsicle sticks before I dipped them in candy coating. My plan had been to put them all on the wooden skewers, but soon learned that the Oreo pops just fall right off the skewers. Lesson learned. I put a piece of styrofoam at the bottom of my basket to poke all the skewers and lollipop sticks into and just covered it with tissue paper.
This project is easily adaptable to any party. With a change of color accents or a change of shape in Rice Krispie treats the possibilities are endless. Even if you don’t want to make the Orea pops, you can replace them with candy coated fruit like strawberries or melon balls on sticks.
I think I may have to make one for a Halloween party. Picture this, pumpkin oreo pops with Rice Krispie treats shaped like skulls or monster faces. I can use the cone shapes to make witches hats. See what I mean, the possibilities are endless.
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Blueberry Yum Yum Smoothie
I had never heard of a Blueberry Yum Yum dessert until one of my neighbors suggested I make it. Of course I did. It’s super easy and oh my, it is so delectable. It’s a no bake layer cake made with crushed Lorna Doone shortbread cookies, blueberry pie filling, whipped topping, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and pecans. What’s not to like about that? I thought it would be perfect to make as a dessert smoothie. Yeah, I know it’s not a healthy smoothie, but sometimes you have to be bad. You can use low fat whipped topping and cream cheese if it makes you feel better. Me, I’m sticking to the good stuff.
Williams-Sonoma contacted me to be a part of their Smoothie Week with their first installment being “Not Your Typical Smoothie”. I think this fits the bill. I am a dessert girl, so of course I had to make a dessert smoothie.
I used my Blentec to make this, but in all fairness it should work in any blender. If you don’t have a blender you should check out Williams-Sonoma, they have a sale on blenders and free shipping going on right now.
The cookies crumble fairly easy and I had pre-chopped the nuts, so it all worked smoothly. As for the pie filling, my neighbor had given me an industrial sized can of blueberry pie filling that I ended up freezing because I hadn’t used it all. Now, I had a good excuse to use it.
I left the frozen whipped topping for last and the milk. I added 1/4 cup because I like my smoothies thick, but you can add more if you like.
And that’s it. You can add more cookie crumbles or pecans to the top if you want. It makes one 12 oz. serving or two 6 oz. servings. Depends how greedy you are. It is really good though, so I would keep it all to myself. It tastes just like the dessert, except in a drinkable form. Enjoy!
Blueberry Yum Yum Smoothie
by The Sweet Chick
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Keywords: blender dessert snack beverage blueberry pie filling Lorna Doone Cookies whipped topping shake American
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 10 Lorna Doone shortbread cookies
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup blueberry pie filling
- 2 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping
- 1/2 cup milk (or less, if you want a thicker smoothie)
Instructions
Add the cookies and pecans to your blender and pulse until cookies become crumbs.
Then add pie filling, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Pulse until smooth.
Lastly, put in the whipped topping and milk. Pulse until well blended.
Pour and serve immediately.
Notes
This recipe makes one 12 oz. serving or two 6 oz. servings.
Although Williams-Sonoma contacted me to participate in their Smoothie Week, this is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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