Strawberry Dream Squares

Name: Strawberry Dream Squares
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 320 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 2 cups); ⅓ cup butter or margarine, melted; 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ¼ cup sugar; 1 cup strawberries; 3 cups frozen whipped topping, divided; 2 pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix; 3½ cups milk

Potluck no-bake desserts don't get any sweeter than this: creamy vanilla pudding over a strawberry layer and graham cracker crust. It's the stuff that dreams are made of.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings

Ingredient list

12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
⅓ cup butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar
1 cup drained mashed thawed frozen strawberries
3 cups thawed frozen whipped topping, divided
2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) vanilla instant pudding mix
3½ cups cold milk

Directions

Mix graham crumbs and butter. Reserve 2 Tbsp. crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.

Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Add strawberries; mix well. Gently stir in 2 cups whipped topping; spread over crust.

Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 1 hour; top with remaining whipped topping and reserved crumb mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Recipe Tips

Substitute
Substitute 1 cup mashed fresh blueberries or raspberries, or 1 cup drained canned crushed pineapple, for the strawberries.
Special Extra
Top dessert with a layer of sliced bananas just before cutting to serve.