Heavenly Cream Squares Recipe

Heavenly Cream Squares Recipe

  • 40 NILLA Wafers, finely crushed
  • 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
  • 1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Cook & Serve Pudding
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cut up
  • 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
  • 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
  1. Mix wafer crumbs and margarine. Remove 1/4 cup of the crumb mixture; reserve for later use. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of 9-inch square baking pan.
  2. Prepare pudding mix as directed on package for pudding, using the 1-3/4 cups milk. Add cream cheese, pecans and extract; cook on low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Pour over crust; sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
  3. Refrigerate several hours or overnight until firm. Cut into 9 squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.