‘Level up’ this holiday season with Edwards® desserts

Dec. 21, 2022 — Millions of families across the U.S. count on Edwards® desserts not only for their delicious offerings but the convenience too. If you are looking to bring a few fantastic pies home for the holidays, you need to look no further than Edwards desserts.

While an Edwards dessert is just about as perfect as can be, we did want to share a few simple recipe ideas to make it an extra special holiday season.

Working with our culinary team, we’ve created the following recipes using our Edwards Original Whipped Cheesecake and Edwards Strawberry Crème Pie.

For more Edwards desserts, visit the frozen-food section of your local grocery stores as well as www.edwardsdesserts.com.

Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Dessert Jar

Ingredients:

• 1 Edwards® Original Whipped Cheesecake
• ¼ Teaspoon Fresh Nutmeg
• ¼ Teaspoon Ground Ginger
• 1/8 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Directions:

1. Begin by thawing Edwards® Original Whipped Cheesecake in the refrigerator.
2. Remove filling from the Edwards® Original Whipped Cheesecake and place into separate bowl.
3. Crush up the leftover crust into a crumble and set aside.
4. Add pumpkin puree and all spices to cheesecake filling and gently fold together until evenly blended.
5. Fill a pastry bad with the pumpkin cheesecake filling and set aside.
6. Proceed to make the whipped cream filling.

Whipped Cream Filling and Assembling Jar Layers

Ingredients:

• ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Extract

Directions:

1. Whip heavy cream with vanilla bean extract until stiff pipe-able peaks are achieved.
2. Place whipped filling into a pastry bag or a plastic bag with one bottom corner cut off.
3. Begin layering with crumbled crust on the bottom, followed by pumpkin cheesecake cream and then whipped cream filling. (As pictured)
4. Repeat this layering pattern once more with the final layer of whipped cream ending with a swirl and top with a little bit of the crust crumble.

Elevated Edwards® Strawberry Crème Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 Edwards® Strawberry Crème Pie
• Strawberry jam
• Fresh strawberries and other assorted berries
• Sprig of fresh mint leaves

Directions:

1. Begin by thawing the Edwards® Strawberry Crème Pie.
2. Fill the center of the pie with strawberry jam.
3. Dress up with sliced strawberries, other berries of your choice and mint.
4. Eat and enjoy when the pie has thawed.

Schwan’s Company opens new office area at Deer Park facility

Investment includes new onsite R&D lab

Dec. 1, 2022 — This week, Schwan’s Company leaders, community officials and Chamber of Commerce members held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of new offices at our food-manufacturing facility in Deer Park, Texas.

The nearly $5 million investment, which began in April, includes new offices, conference rooms, a research and development test kitchen and an employee break area. The project included demolishing the former office area and rebuilding a new one in its location.

Solid partnerships between our business, area leaders and the community are beneficial to everyone. We were excited to share the opening of our new office area with members of our community. Our Houston-area operations are a critical component to the overall success of Schwan’s Company, and upgrades such as this are investments into our company, our employees and the overall Houston-area communities.

Early next year, the company’s Deer Park facility will begin producing products on a new multi-million-dollar egg-roll skin manufacturing line, significantly expanding the facility’s capability to make eggrolls. The line will also create 16 new jobs.

Schwan’s Company operates two manufacturing facilities in the Houston area, one in Deer Park and one in Pasadena. The facilities produce Asian-style foods such as egg rolls, spring rolls, wontons and potstickers sold under the Pagoda® and Minh® Asian-style food brands. Products are sold in retail stores under the Pagoda® brand and in food-service venues, such as schools and restaurants, under the Minh® brand.

Growth in the Asian-style food category is part of Schwan’s Company’s long-term strategy. Schwan’s has invested more than $35 million dollars into its Houston operations over the past several years to meet the growing demand for its products manufactured at the facility.

Since 2019, Schwan’s Company investments in the Deer Park and Pasadena facilities include upgrades to egg-roll rolling, filling, frying, and packaging equipment as well as the facilities information technology systems, refrigeration systems, and utilities such as water and electrical.

In 2023, the company has plans to begin projects that further improve the facilities refrigeration systems and wastewater treatment.