Striped Delight

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 cups thawed whipped topping, divided
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages lemon flavor instant pudding and pie filling
• 3 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 for crust: combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter.
• 2 press firmly into bottom of 13-by-9-inch pan.
• 3 chill 15 minutes.
• 4 for filling: beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth.
• 5 fold in 1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping.
• 6 spread mixture over prepared crust.
• 7 prepare instant pudding and pie filling mixes as directed on package, using 3 1/2 cups milk.
• 8 pour over cream cheese layer.
• 9 chill several hours or overnight.
• 10 before serving, spread 1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping over pudding.
• 11 note: a layer of chopped fruit that complements the pudding flavor can be placed on top of the crust before adding the cream cheese mixture.