Old-Fashioned Ice Box Dessert

Name: Old-Fashioned Ice Box Dessert
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 7½ HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, broken in half (15 squares); 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 2 cups milk; 1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix; 1 tub frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided; 1 cup strawberries; 4 kiwis, chopped; ⅓ cup flaked coconut, toasted

Ripe fruit and toasted coconut top this iconic graham-cracker-and-creamy-pudding dessert for a fresh take on a classic. And it's just as delicious now as it always was.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 15 servings.

Ingredient list

7½ HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, broken in half (15 squares)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
2 cups cold milk
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix
1 tub (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 cup quartered strawberries
4 kiwis, chopped
⅓ cup flaked coconut, toasted

Directions

Cover bottom of 13x9-inch pan with grahams.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually add milk, mixing until well blended after each addition. Add dry pudding mix; beat 1 min. Gently stir in half the whipped topping; spread over grahams. Cover with remaining whipped topping and fruit.

Refrigerate several hours. Top with coconut just before serving.

Recipe Tips

How to Toast CoconutSpread coconut evenly into thin layer on baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 7 to 12 min. or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
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