BERRIED TREASURE
Crust:
1.5 cups graham crackers crumbs (1.5 sleeves of graham crackers crushed)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter - melted
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Press firmly in a 9x13 baking dish and bake for 8 minutes at 350. Cool (you can stick it in the fridge to speed up the process)
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| Put the graham crackers into a large ziploc bag. Use a rolling pin or wine bottle to crush. |
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| I mixed the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl then spread and pressed into the baking dish. |
Filling:
One 8 oz. cream cheese - softened
1/4 cup of sugar
2 T plus 2.5 cups of cold milk
16 oz. cool whip - thawed
1 pint of strawberries – halved
1 pint blueberries (you can use any kind of berry you want)
6.8 oz vanilla instant pudding (I used two packages of the 3.4 oz boxes)
Beat cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 2 T of milk until smooth; fold in 1/2 of Cool Whip.
Spread this over the already baked and cooled crust and arrange the strawberries (and other berries if you want) on top as the picture below.
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| I've found that using a plain old spoon works best. |
Mix the pudding packages (6.8 oz total) and 2.5 cups of milk; beat 1-2 minutes, or until pudding consistency.
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| Use two 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding packets with 2.5 cups milk. |
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| If can you notice here, the mix is still very liquidy. Just keep stirring until it is a pudding consistency. This could take anywhere from 1-4 minutes. |
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| A nice, thick pudding consistency. |
Pour the pudding mixture over the strawberries/berries and chill for several hours or overnight.
Spread with remaining Cool Whip before serving. Garnish with berries if desired.
You can print off the recipe here.
Thank you, Kari, for making my life better by introducing me to this recipe. Click here to see where I love to share my recipes and creations each week!
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I just pinned this to my Pinterest board....I'm suppose to bring dessert for a Memorial Day gathering....this would be so perfect! Thanks for sharing. New follower from Made by You Monday link-up.
ReplyDeletelooks like a good recipe - if I do say so myself!
ReplyDeletelooks so good and fresh...perfect for memorial day or the 4th...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteso this picture shows the berries on top, do you then top with berries at the end or is the coolwhip at the top?
ReplyDeleteread the directions...
DeleteHi there! This picture with the berries is about halfway through the process. I forgot to take a picture of the final product probably because its so good that everyone just wants to dig in right away! The pudding then cool whip go on top of the berries, but you can always garnish with berries for some extra color.
ReplyDeleteDo you add an additional 2 1/2 cups milk to the already prepared instant pudding, or does the 2 1/2 cups milk refer to what you use to make the pudding itself?
ReplyDeleteI mixed the 2.5 cups of milk with the prepared pudding and mixed it, its very watery and not thick like pudding....is this correct?
ReplyDeleteYou want to add the 2.5 cups of milk with the 6 oz of instant pudding powder not a pudding that's been prepared yet. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteHi! You had mentioned in the recipe that you poured the vanilla pudding over your fruit then chilled it, but your picture has the berries on top. Do you put more berries on top of the pudding or pour in all the filling before putting berries on the top..?
ReplyDeleteI just had this at my daughters and it is delious I am anxious to make it myself!!Was made with light or fat free coolwhip and cream cheese..so it can be made somewhat low fat!
ReplyDeleteI made this for father's day and I used all light/fat free indgrents. Everyone loved it! People had two or three helpings..I did buy an already made crust.
ReplyDeletePerfect meal for summer lunch!
ReplyDeleteIt's a dessert, but I suppose you could eat it for a "lunch".
DeletePlease help... I made this for father's day. Looked great until I mixed the pudding powder and the 2.5 cups of milk. Placed in fridge overnight and it never gelled. Had to throw it out.
ReplyDeleteHi there. I'm sorry that this didn't turn out for you. Did you use 2 boxes of instant pudding? Each box is 3.4 oz, so you need 2. I made the mistake once of only getting one box then had to run back to the store in the middle of the process. Ugh! It is also important to mix the pudding powder and milk until its a pudding consistency. Let me know if you have anymore questions. You can always email me too: matt.amy.kruska@gmail.com
DeleteI had bought one big box instead. I will try it again! Thanks;)
ReplyDeleteI had put 7oz of already made pudding in a bowl and mixed it with the milk and it never thickened, I drained it out and was so nervous that I ruined it but it still tasted great! Im going to try it again also....hoping this time it works cuz people want me to share the receipe!
ReplyDeleteMade this for 4th of July and everyone loved it so much! We're going to my in-laws tomorrow and my husband has requested it again- twice this week!
ReplyDeleteBringing this to a family reunion... Will keep you posted... Looks yummy !!
ReplyDeleteI hope they love it! Keep me posted! :)
DeleteMade it last week - substituted Oreo Cookie crumbs for graham cracker crumbs and raspberries for blueberries and it turned out great - thanks for a fab recipe - making it again this week due to popular demand!!!
ReplyDeletei jist made this and when i mixed the 7 oz of pudding mix with 2.5 cups of milk it came out cake like....was i supposed to make the pudding first then add another 2.5 cuos of milk?
ReplyDeleteHi there. I'm sorry to hear that you had some trouble with this. You are supposed to mix 2 pudding packets (3.4 oz + 3.4oz) with a total of 2.5 cups of milk. You don't need to make the pudding and then add 2.5 cups of milk. I imagine that would make it very soupy. I hope you try this again, because once you've perfected the pudding part, it's such a delicious dessert!
DeleteI am really surprised by all the people that used the wrong pudding. You posted 2-"instant" boxes and showed the box. WOW!
ReplyDeleteThis really is DELICIOUS!! But I have to say these directions aren't very good...they are all over the place...I highly suggest printing this out, then putting it into a step by step format. Otherwise you'll unecessarily spend a lot of frustrating time trying to decipher the above directions
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you enjoyed this! There is a link that you could have clicked on that already has the recipe typed up and put together for you in Word format without the photos. Hopefully that will help you (and others) the next time around!
DeleteIt's not hard to follow, the directions are fine. Some of these people have no business even trying to cook if they can't even "decipher" simple instructions.
DeleteI agree! It seems clear to me. READ, people, READ!!
DeleteI thought the directions were great! Tried it and it looks like it is going to turn out. Havent eaten it yet---tomorrow. I was wondering if you could use already prepared vanilla pudding and forget the milk and preparing the pudding mixture? When you mix the boxes with the 2.5 cups of milk, it comes out in pudding consistency so it seems like that would work. Just thinkin. Thanks for the recipe. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful sounding dessert, will definitely be trying!
ReplyDeleteWould love to have this linked up at our SUPER SUNDAY Link Party
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I made (or attempted) to make this recipe for the 4th and while I screwed it up (forgot the top layer), it was still DELICIOUS! I featured the recipe along with your blog on my blog this week. Check it out! http://www.khaosinthekitchen.com/2013/07/a-berry-happy-4th-of-julya-week-later.html I will definitely be attempting the recipe again! T
ReplyDeleteCould you put this into individual dishes and freeze to thaw and eat later?
ReplyDeleteHi Sara! I've never tried freezing this but I would be hesitant to do so. I feel like the graham cracker crust would get soggy when it was thawed out. It never hurts to try it, but I recommend making it and eating it within a day or two!
DeleteThis was DELICIOUS! If you want a hit dish at a party, make this dish. My boyfriend and I ate the first batch in a couple of days and the second batch was a huge hit at his family party.
ReplyDeleteThe sugar content did gave me a stomach ache, though. (For an altered recipe, continue reading.) Next time, instead of mixing sugar, cream cheese, and cool whip for the middle layer, I will simply mix cream cheese and marshmallow fluff (a dip recipe my mom makes for strawberries). The extra 1/4 cup of sugar is definitely not needed. I'll probably have to cut the sugar in the crust as well by half. Other than that, I could not get enough of this stuff!
The pudding didn't become the right consistency because the milk wasn't cold enough. This can be remedied quickly by using a cold metal bowl to mix the pudding. Two more options are to put the mixers in the freezer to make them cold and/or submerge the container with the 2.5 cups of milk in a bowl filled with ice.
ReplyDeleteI made this on two occasions. It was so tasty and everyone ate it up!! Thanks for the recipe! :)
ReplyDeleteMade this for Memorial Day and everyone enjoyed it. Usually I make a truffle using similar ingredients but everyone seemed to like the slight crunch graham of the cracker crust. I will be making this again. :)
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