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!
ReplyDeletePlease 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!
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