No Bake Jello Topped Cheesecake Bars
- 40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed
- 1/2 cup sugar, divided
- 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 2 (8 ounce) packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip strawberry whipped topping, thawed
- 1 large banana, sliced
- 1 cup sliced strawberry
- 1 cup halved seedless grapes
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1 (3 ounce) package lemon Jell-O gelatin
- 1 cup ice cube
- PREHEAT oven to 350u0b0F Mix wafer crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the butter until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 5 to 8 minute or until lightly browned. Cool completely.
- PLACE cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in separate medium bowl; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping; spread over crust. Top with the fruit.
- STIR boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add ice cubes; stir until ice is completely melted. Pour over fruit. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Cut into 24 bars to serve. Store leftover bars in refrigerator.
vanilla wafers, sugar, butter, cream cheese, cool whip strawberry whipped topping, banana, strawberry, grapes, boiling water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/no-bake-jello-topped-cheesecake-bars-160438 (may not work)