Creamy Tropical Dessert

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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
15
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ingredients

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directions

  • Prepare pastry: Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Beat flour, butter, and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.
  • Beat on high speed about 2 minutes until creamy.
  • Stir in almonds.
  • Spread into ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
  • Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
  • Cool.
  • Mix cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar and the vanilla in large bowl.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup pineapple.
  • Stir remaining pineapple into cream cheese mixture.
  • Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
  • Fold whipped cream and marshmallows into cream cheese mixture.
  • Spread over crust.
  • Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, but no longer than 48 hours.
  • Gradually stir reserved 1 cup pineapple juice into cornstarch in 2 qt saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
  • Boil and stir 1 minute, cool.
  • Fold in reserved pineapple and the strawberries.
  • Cut dessert into about 2 1/2-inch squares.
  • Serve with fruit mixture.

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