Light and Creamy Tropical Dessert

Name: Light and Creamy Tropical Dessert
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 355 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 kiwifruit, peeled, cut into pieces; 1 papaya or mango, peeled, seeded and cut into pieces; 473 milliliters miniature marshmallows; 567 grams can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained, 1 cup juice reserved; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 118 milliliters finely chopped slivered almonds; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 355 milliliters whipping (heavy) cream

Light and Creamy Tropical Dessert might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 15. One serving contains 423 calories, 4g of protein, and 28g of fat. A mixture of marshmallows, slivered almonds, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400F. In large bowl, beat flour, butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until creamy. Stir in almonds. Press mixture evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.

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Powdered Sugar

Almonds

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Oven

Frying Pan

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Oven

In large bowl, mix cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla with spoon. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pineapple. Stir remaining pineapple into cream cheese mixture.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Pineapple

Vanilla

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Bowl

In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream and marshmallows into cream cheese mixture.

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Whipping Cream

Whipped Cream

Cream Cheese

Marshmallows

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Spread over crust. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours until set but no longer than 48 hours.

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Crust

In 1-quart saucepan, place cornstarch. Gradually stir in reserved 1 cup pineapple juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Fold in reserved 1/2 cup pineapple, the papaya and kiwifruit. For servings, cut dessert into 5 rows by 3 rows.

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Pineapple Juice