Sunday, August 3, 2008

Lime Philly Freeze

From the Kraft Foods Calendar 2007--August

Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 3 hours 15 minutes (including freezing)

12 Oreo cookies, crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 12-oz can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
1 8-oz tub cool whip, thawed, divided
2 tsp grated lime peel

Line 9 inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Mix crushed cookies and butter; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on meium speed until creamy. Gradually add limeade concentrate, beating until well blended after each additon. Add 2 1/2 cups of cool whip and stire with wire whisk until well blended. Spoon evenly over crust.

Freeze 3 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Life dessert from pan, using foil handles, before cutting into squares to serve. Top each serving with about 1 1/2 tsp of remaining cool whip. Sprinkle evenly with lime peel. Store leftover dessert in freezer.

Substitutions: prepare as directed but use frozen raspberry, lemonade, fruit punch or grape concentrates.

1 comment:

Hayley said...

This was super easy and good but the limeade was really strong. I may tone it down by mixing two juices together.