Monday, June 14, 2010

Strawberry Cream Dessert

*photo from Taste of Home

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 36 squares)
6 Tablespoons sugar
10 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2 cartons (one 16 oz, one 8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz) strawberry gelatin
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup (8 oz) strawberry yogurt

Topping:
2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons butter, melted


DIRECTIONS:
In a bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into an ungreased 13 x 9 x 2 inch dish. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioner's sugar until smooth. Whisk in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread over the prepared crust.

In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Whisk in yogurt and 6 cups of whipped topping until blended. Pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Spread remaining whipped topping over strawberry layer. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over the whipped topping. Yield: 12-15 servings.
**submitted by Nancy Jackson. It was served at our Visiting Teaching Conference.

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