Strawberry Dessert

Submitted by Brookes Kitchen

"Old family recipe from Grandma Maxine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) box strawberries, frozen
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 (2 5/8 ounce) packets Dream Whip

directions

1. Cook strawberries, sugar and cornstarch until thickened. Let cool.
2. Mix 2 sticks butter, brown sugar, flour & pecans. (Do not cream). Press out on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-20 minutes. Cool and crumble up. Save one cup for topping. Pat the rest in a long cake pan for the bottom crust.
3. Spread the cooled strawberry filling on the crust.
4. Mix cream cheese and 1 Cup powdered sugar. Whip 2 packages of dream whip as directed on box with 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Blend the cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture. Spread on top of strawberries. Sprinkle the one cup topping saved on top.