Tropical Squares

Name: Tropical Squares
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or chocolate, or vanilla); 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 (250 g) package philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup crushed fruit (strawberries, raspberries, or canned crushed pineapple); 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip Topping; 2 (85 g) packages jell-o orange pineapple jelly powder; 1 (10 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained; 1 banana, sliced; 1 (14 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Such a delicious dessert. I loves this, it is really one of my favorites, I am always trying to make something new for dessert when we have company over for dinner. I don't do the same thing too many times, but this is one of the desserts that we do have often - so good!!!"

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or chocolate, or vanilla)
¹⁄₂ cup butter, melted
1 (250 g) package philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
1 cup crushed fruit (strawberries, raspberries, or canned crushed pineapple)
1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip Topping
2 (85 g) packages jell-o orange pineapple jelly powder
1 (10 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 banana, sliced
1 (14 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained

directions

Combine prepared crumbs with butter.
Press mixture on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish.
Beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in crushed fruit.
Fold in whipped topping. Spread cream cheese filling over crust.
Prepare jelly powder according to 30 minute set method. Stir mandarin oranges, banana slices, and pineapple tidbits in juice.
Pour jelly mixture over cream cheese filling and chill for 3 hours.

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Chef mariajane

I am a 56 year old Gramma that, for the first time in my life, has purchase myself a computer, and I didn't know what i was missing!! I have a husband tha I adore, and 4 grandchildren that of course surpass all others - lol - I am disabled, and am an at home person, so I have a lot of time on my hands, to play with my recipes, and I am enjoying every bit of it - My husband will eat anything that I cook, so I have carte blanche as far as that goes, so I have a great time trying out new recipes. Paula Deen has published some of my favorite cookbooks, her recipes are easy and quick to do. Her sweets are fantastics, especially her pound cakes, Yummm I guess the dish that I am famous for is my Christmas ham - my family all comes home for Christmas, and if i don't have my ham they are dissapointed, and my grandson wants the pistachio squares!!! so I guess that is the dishes that I'm famous for.

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