Fluffy Cream Cheese Dessert Recipe
This fluffy cream cheese dessert layers crushed vanilla wafers, a sweet pineapple-cream cheese filling, and fresh berries.
Serving10 servings
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 ½ cup crushed vanilla wafers
- ½ cup butter (unsalted)
Filling
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter (unsalted), 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 497 kcal · Carbohydrates: 60 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 28 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 65 mg · Sodium: 237 mg · Potassium: 180 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 45 g · Vitamin A: 761 IU · Vitamin C: 5 mg · Calcium: 73 mg · Iron: 1 mg