Strawberry Delight

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed
• 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons dry strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 1 cup water
• additional cool whip, thawed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for the crust: combine the 1-1/2 cups flour and the melted butter; stir in pecans.
• 2 pat evenly in the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.
• 3 bake in the oven at 350 for about 20 mins or until crust is golden brown around the edges.
• 4 cool on a wire rack.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat powdered sugar and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined and smooth.
• 6 add the 8 ozs thawed cool whip; beat until smooth on low speed.
• 7 spread this mixture over the cooled crust.
• 8 arrange strawberry slices evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
• 9 cover and chill in the refrigerator while preparing the top layer.
• 10 for the top layer: in a medium saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, the 1/4 c.
• 11 flour, and the dry strawberry jello; stir in water.
• 12 cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• 13 remove from heat, cover and set aside to cool (about 30 mins.).
• 14 spoon cooled gelatin mixture over berries and spread evenly to cover berries.
• 15 cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hrs.
• 16 cut into squares to serve.
• 17 garnish with additional cool whip, if desired.