Dessert

Creamy Layered Squares

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113

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prep time

15 min

total time

4 hr 15 min

makes

24 servings, 1 square (73 g) each

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What You Need

1-1/2 cups graham crumbs

1/2 cup sugar, divided

6 Tbsp. butter, melted

2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

3 cups cold milk, divided

2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Jell-O Lemon Instant Pudding

3 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

Make It

MIX graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter until blended; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining sugar and 1/4 cup milk with whisk until blended; spread over crust.

BEAT pudding mixes and remaining milk with whisk 3 min. Pour over cream cheese layer in pan. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened; cover with Cool Whip. Refrigerate 4 hours.

kraft kitchens tips

Size-Wise

Dessert can be part of a balanced diet but remember to keep tabs on portions.

Make it Easy

To make the dessert easier to cut into squares, place chilled dessert in freezer for 1 hour before cutting into squares.

Variation

Prepare using non-hydrogenated margarine, Philadelphia Light Brick Cream Cheese Spread and Cool Whip Light Whipped Topping.

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I am extremely dissappointed with this recipe as I just wasted over $15 in ingredients because the "crust" would not stay put. No where on the directions does it say anything about letting it set, freezing it or baking it. I baked it because of reviews and it still moved as soon as the cream cheese mix went on it. Ruining the entire dessert and leaving me with nothing.
posted by hjdickinson | on 11/28/2012

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Made this for the first time a few weeks ago. Have made it twice since. Company comes over just for Coffee and a "snack"!!! These squares are my Company's version of a "snack"!
posted by a cook | on 11/28/2012

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Delicious dessert, however I did also have problems with the cream cheese layer and the graham crumbs layer. I recommend baking the crust first, or just mixing the layers together. Would make it again for sure.
posted by PurplePriscilla | on 10/9/2012

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Had trouble with the cream cheese layer pulling up the crust and found this dessert a little on the rich side, but I'd make it again and just have smaller portions at a time!
posted by krystelp | on 6/30/2012

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Prepared this for our Easter dessert. A perfect combination of our favorites layered for our guilty pleasures. Delicious!!
posted by gemini9gem | on 4/12/2012

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so easy, light & scrumptious
posted by a cook | on 10/15/2011

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Should you cook the Graham Wafer bottom first?
posted by a cook | on 9/15/2011

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A simple, delicious dessert!
posted by pfkupfers | on 9/10/2011

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I recently made this dessert for a family gathering, and everyone had seconds. It was very good; the only thing I would say something about is that the bottom graham-cracker crust didn't set very well, so when I tried to spread the cream cheese layer over top, it came apart, so I ended up combining the two layers.
posted by The-Kitchen-of-Kaeley | on 8/28/2011

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I have made this dessert many times over the past few months for various get togethers and each time I am asked for the recipe.
posted by a cook | on 6/22/2011