Firecracker Bites

Name: Firecracker Bites
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cup milk; 1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix; 1½ cups frozen whipped topping, divided; 1 pkg. NILLA Wafers; ½ cup sprinkles; 42 pieces licorice (1 inch)

Oooh! Ahhh! Everyone will have a blast with these frozen gems that explode with a creamy center of pudding, whipped topping and cream cheese.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 14 servings, 3 wafer sandwiches each.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix
1½ cups thawed frozen whipped topping, divided
1 pkg. (11 oz.) NILLA Wafers
½ cup red, white and blue sprinkles
42 pieces red string licorice (1 inch)

Directions

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Whisk in 1 cup whipped topping.

Spoon about 1-1/2 Tbsp. pudding mixture onto each of half the wafers; cover with remaining wafers to make sandwiches. Freeze 2 hours or until filling is firm.

Spread tops of wafer sandwiches with remaining whipped topping. Dip in sprinkles. Insert licorice piece in top of each for the fuse. Freeze until ready to serve.

Recipe Tips

Size-Wise
Sweets can be part of a balanced diet but remember to keep tabs on portions.
Variation
Omit sprinkles. Divide 3/4 cup sweetened coconut into thirds. Place 2 portions in separate resealable plastic bags. Add 2 drops blue food coloring to coconut in one bag and 2 drops red food coloring to coconut in second bag. Seal bags; shake until coconut is evenly tinted. Dip tops of wafer sandwiches in remaining whipped topping, then dip in one of the colored coconuts. Insert licorice piece in top of each.
Note
If you have any pudding mixture left over or choose to not make all 42 wafer sandwiches, layer remaining pudding mixture in parfait glasses with fresh fruit, such as strawberries and blueberries. Top each parfait with a dollop of the remaining whipped topping.