Summer Fruit Cream Cheese Dessert
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Ready In: 3 hrs 20 mins
Serves: 12
Yields: 1 13x9 pan
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
Topping
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 5 cups chopped rhubarb (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups whipping cream, WHIPPED, divided
Garnish
- brown sugar (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350; grease a 13x9 pan; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients; press into prepared pan; bake for 18-20 minutes (golden brown); cool.
- In a large sauce pan, combine sugar & cornstarch; stir in rhubarb; bring to a boil (medium heat), stirring often; reduce heat, cook & stir for 4-5 more minutes --thickened; remove from heat, cool.
- Stir in strawberries; set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar (smooth); fold in one cup of the WHIPPED cream; spread over crust; top with rhubarb-berry mixture; spread with with remaining whipped cream.
- Chill for 3-4 hours before serving.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar if desired.
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