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Rhubarb Cream Dessert Squares

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 5, 2012
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Enjoy these dessert squares filled with cream cheese, and topped with rhubarb and berries.

Rhubarb Cream Dessert Squares

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 5 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (60 wafers)
  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted

Filling

  • 1 (3-oz.) pkg. vanilla pudding and pie filling mix (not instant)
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cut into pieces

Topping

  • 2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In 13x9-inch pan, combine crust ingredients; press in bottom of pan. Bake at 350°F. for 10 minutes. Cool 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, prepare pudding with milk as directed on package. Stir in cream cheese with wire whisk until smooth. Cool 20 to 30 minutes. Pour over baked crust.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium saucepan, combine rhubarb and sugar; mix well. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until rhubarb is tender, stirring frequently.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, combine orange juice and cornstarch; blend well. Add to rhubarb mixture; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Cool 15 minutes. Stir in strawberries and raspberries. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
  • Step 
    5
    Carefully spoon and spread topping over filling. Cover; refrigerate 4 hours or until set and completely chilled.

Nutrition

290 Calories
13g Total Fat
3g Protein
40g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
200mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
40g
13%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
28g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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