Simple Kitchen: Cool, easy dessert

By Errin Stevenson

May 30, 2008 | Summertime is full of parties, barbecues and family reunions. Planning food can be hard and stressful, but not this summer. Over the ten weeks, I am going to give you some great recipes for all your big events. Light, cool and healthy meals are my motto. So lets get ready to go on a cooking and baking extravaganza.

Desserts are among summertime's favorites, and they need to stay light. For, we all are trying to look our best in a swimsuit! To start my top 10 summer recipes off, I am going to introduce you to one of my favorite desserts.

Moosa Light

Crust:
1 c. flour
1 sq. margarine (melted)
1 c. nuts, chopped well (I prefer just the regular peanut)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a 9 x 13 pan mix together peanut and flour. Then pour melted margarine over and mix. Form a crust by pushing mixed ingredients onto bottom of pan. In preheated oven, cook crust for 20 minutes. Once crust is baked, let cool.

Filling 1:
8 oz. cream cheese (you can do fat-free)
2 c. powdered sugar
2 c. cool whip

Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Then simply fold in your cool whip.

Filling 2:
1 4 oz. package instant chocolate pudding powder
1 4 oz. package instant vanilla pudding powder
3 c. milk

Add pudding powder into a medium size bowl. Pour milk in and beat with whisk until the mixture thickens.

Once the crust is cool, simple add the filling 1 mixture on top. Then, follow with filling 2. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to let cool.

Topping:
Small tub of Cool Whip
1 bar of Hershey’s chocolate

Remove from refrigerator and top with a small tub of Cool Whip and grated chocolate. A quick and easy way to grate chocolate is by simple using a vegetable peeler.

Enjoy!

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