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Pineapple dream dessert

The easy pineapple dream dessert should be chilled for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. Cook it the night before serving and enjoy it the next day. Cream cheese, Cool whip, pineapple, and cracker crumbs - can't that be delicious?
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 2 1/2 cups graham crumbs 2 sleeves
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter

Layers:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 8 oz Cool Whip fat-free
  • 20 oz crushed pineapple drained well

Instructions

  • Combine melted butter and cracker crumbs in a bowl and stir until uniform. Pour 2 cups of the mixture into a 9 * 9 "square baking dish, tamp the layer down with the flat bottom of the cup. Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven to 300F.
  • Beat cream cheese and softened butter with a mixer until creamy. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, and beat gently on low speed, then on high speed for 1 minute. Add 1 heaping spoonful of dried and chopped pineapple to the cream, mix. Place the creamy layer over the crust, spread with a spatula.
  • Combine the Cool Whip with the remaining pineapple, stir gently, place on top of the creamy layer, and spread with a spatula. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Notes

  • If you don't have graham crumbs on hand, make your own by grinding a cracker in a blender to a gritty state.

  • Do not beat cream cheese, butter, and icing sugar for more than 1 minute, otherwise, the butter may begin to flake.
 
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