Pineapple Cream Cheese Dessert

Teresa Ambra

Pineapple Cream Cheese Dessert is outstanding. This luscious Hawaiian layered dessert has a graham cracker crust, layered with a cream cheese pineapple layer, then it's topped with Cool Whip topping and fresh pineapple slices. It's creamy, and so delicious you'll be drooling over every bite.

3.84 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine Hawaiian

Servings

Calories 334 kcal

Equipment

1 9x13" glass baking dish
1 electric mixer
2 mixing bowls
2 wooden spoons
measuring cups
measuring spoons

Ingredients

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 envelopes plain gelatin
1 large can crushed pineapple drained really well
16 oz pkg. cream cheese softened (2 blocks)
16 oz. container cool whip non-dairy topping
29 oz. can sliced pineapple for garnish drained really well, or use fresh pineapple
12 maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

Mix graham cracker crumbs, 3 tbsp. granulated sugar and melted butter together and press into a 9x13” glass baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Mix unflavored gelatin and 1 ½ cups granulated sugar together.
Dissolve gelatin and sugar in boiling water.
Drain pineapple and press out excess juice.
Add drained pineapple to boiling water mixture.
Let the mixture cool in freezer about 30 minutes.
Soften cream cheese, then cream the cream cheese with an electric mixer.
Add pineapple and gelatin mixture. It will look a little watery and lumpy.
Place bowl in the freezer until it is just starting to set - about an hour - (don’t wait until it sets completely).
Remove from freezer and beat mixture with mixer.
Pour mixture over crust and place back into freezer for about an hour.
Remove from refrigerator and spread Cool Whip topping on top of the pineapple cream cheese layer.
Garnish with pineapple slices and maraschino cherries, as desired.
Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Slice and serve.

Notes

NOTE: I froze the graham cracker crust while other parts of the recipe were also cooling.

NOTE: Be forewarned: Preparation time does not include time required to freeze recipe in the different stages of preparation.

Recipe adapted from Happy Hodgepodge Home.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 315mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 2gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 306IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 169mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dessert, pineapple, pineapple dessert

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