Why Not Make A Jello Beach Dessert For Your Kids?

2-1/4 cups finely crushed NILLA Wafers, divided

1/2 cup  (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup  sugar

1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

1-1/2 cups  boiling water

1 pkg. (8-serving size) or 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin

ice cubes

3/4 cup cold water

1/4 cup  blue colored sprinkles

6 sticks colored chewing gum

6 pieces  chewy fruit snack roll (2 inch)

6 miniature paper umbrellas

2   jawbreakers

COMBINE 2 cups of the Nilla wafer crumbs and butter in 13×9-inch baking dish. Firmly press onto bottom of dish for crust, cover. Set aside. Mix sugar and softened*cream cheese in medium bowl until well blended.  Stir in half of the Cool Whip topping.   Spread evenly over crust.

STIR boiling water into Jello gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups and stir into gelatin. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until gelatin is slightly thickened.  Spoon over cream cheese layer.

REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until firm. Just before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over Jello gelatin.  Sprinkle with Nilla wafer crumbs and sprinkles to resemble sand and water.  Bend gum into “s” shapes to resemble beach chairs and place on Nilla crumbs (sand). Place fruit roll pieces near chairs to resemble towels. Insert paper cocktail umbrellas into dessert behind the chairs.  Place jawbreakers on the sand for the beach balls. Cut dessert into 20 squares to serve.  Leftover dessert can be stored in refrigerator.

Photo Credit and Recipe:  Krafts Food

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