Berried Delight (No bake!)
If you enjoy cool and creamy desserts, this is a winner! Don’t judge it by my poor picture! I tell you, I sure have a renewed appreciation for food photographers; sometimes getting an image of food that does it justice is really a challenge (as you can see here!) In any event, this dessert tastes far better than my amateur photo says, so give this a try.
Berried Delight
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
3-1/2 cup Cool Whip
2 pints strawberries, hulled and halved
2 packages (4 serving size) Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
3 cups cold milk
Directions:
Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter. Press firmly into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Chill.
Beat cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons milk. Fold in half of the whipped cream. Spread over crust. Arrange strawberries in an even layer over the whipped cream/cream cheese mixture.
Using 3 cups cold milk, prepare pudding as directed. Pour over berries. Chill several hours or overnight.
Shortly before serving spread remaining whipped topping over pudding. Chill.
Notes: To de-fat this, I use skim (fat-free) milk, Lite or fat free Cool Whip and if you wish, you can also use the sugar free instant pudding mix. I didn’t use that this time around, but have in the past. Also, if you find yourself sensitive to lactose, just use lactose free milk, which can also be purchased in a fat -free version.
