Pina Colada Squares
Author: Charlene
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 servings
- 60 Vanilla wafers, crushed (about 2⅓ cups whole cookies)
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup cream of coconut
- 8 ounces whipped topping, thawed
- 15 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
- 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained and diced
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- Drain juice from cherries and spread out on paper towel to dry until needed later.
- Place wafers in sturdy gallon zipper bag and smash to crumbs. Pour into medium mixing bowl.
- Melt butter and add to wafer crumbs. Mix well and then pat into bottom of 9x13 pan
- Beat together cream cheese and cream of coconut until smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- Dice cherries, pat with paper towel to absorb any excess moisture.
- Add pineapple and cherries and fold into mixture.
- Spoon evenly over cookie crust and spread carefully.
- Top with coconut and refrigerate for at least three hours or overnight.
Recipe by A Pinch of Joy at https://www.apinchofjoy.com/2014/07/pina-colada-squares/
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