Ambrosia Squares
- 1 9-inch graham cracker crust
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1 (250 g) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups milk
- 1 (6 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
- 1 (10 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
- 2 medium bananas, sliced
- 1 envelope prepared dream whip dessert topping
- 2 cups coconut, toasted (I find 1 cup enough)
- Prepare graham crumb crust recipe, adding nuts to mixture.
- Press firmly into 13 x 9" pan.
- Chill.
- Beat cream cheese until soft.
- Gradually add 1/2 c of the milk, beat until smooth.
- In seperate bowl, prepare pudding mix as directed on pkg using the remaining 2 1/2 cups milk.
- Add prepared pudding to cream cheese mixture in three additions, beating on low speed.
- Fold in oranges.
- Layer bananas on crust.
- Spoon pudding mixture over bananas, spread prepared dessert topping evenly over pudding mixture.
- Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
- Chill 4 hours.
- Cut into squares.
- (for toasted coconut, I usually just put under broiler for a minute or 2 and stir a couple of times, others may choose to'bake' it first).
graham cracker crust, nuts, cream cheese, milk, vanilla pudding, orange segments, bananas, dream whip dessert topping, coconut
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ambrosia-squares-78155 (may not work)