Strawberry Graham Dessert

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
• fresh strawberries (optional)
• mint (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl combine cracker crumbs& butter, set aside 1 tbsp.
• 2 for topping.
• 3 press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of greased 8 inch square baking dish.
• 4 bake at 325 for 10-14 mins.
• 5 or until golden.
• 6 cool on wire rack.
• 7 in a bowl dissolve jello in boiling water, stir in strawberries& lemon juice.
• 8 refrigerate until partially set, about 1 1/2 hrs.
• 9 in small mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla& salt until smooth.
• 10 fold in whipped cream.
• 11 spread half over cooled crust.
• 12 cover& refrigerate remaining cream mixture.
• 13 pour jello mixture over filling, refrigerate until firm.
• 14 top with remaining cream mixture.
• 15 sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 16 refrigerate overnight.
• 17 garnish with fresh sliced strawberries& mint if desired.