Fluffy Cream Cheese Dessert Recipe

A light and delicious treat your whole family will love!

Prep Time4 15

Total Time4 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy cream cheese dessert recipe, Favorite family dessert, Fruit and cream cheese dessert, Summer desserts with cream cheese

Servings:

Calories: 497kcal

Equipment

Microwave Bowl
9x9-inch baking pan
beaters
Mixing Bowl
Rubber spatula

Ingredients

Crust

2½ cups crushed vanilla wafers
½ cup unsalted butter

Filling

2 cups powdered sugar
½ cup unsalted butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
8 ounces cool whip
20 ounces crushed pineapple 1 can, drained well
fresh berries optional topping

Instructions

Melt butter in the microwave and allow to cool.
Combine the cookie crumbs and butter and toss together until incorporated. Press 2 cups of the crumb mixture firmly into an 9×9 square pan.
Beat the cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Turn the mixer down to low and add the powdered sugar one cup at a time until it is all mixed together.
Next add the can of pineapple and cool whip and stir in with a rubber spatula.
Spread the pineapple mixture over the crust.
Sprinkle the remaining cookie crumb mixture on top. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
Feel free to top with fresh berries when serving, if desired.

Notes

We would not suggest replacing cool whip with whipped cream. Cool whip has a stability to it that whipped cream does not. Cool whip stays full and fluffy, while whipped cream is airred and will release the air quickly, making the whipped cream drop and become runny.

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