{"id":4536,"date":"2023-05-20T22:11:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/?p=4536"},"modified":"2023-05-20T22:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T15:11:24","slug":"pineapple-dream-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/pineapple-dream-dessert.html","title":{"rendered":"Pineapple Dream Dessert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to make Pineapple Dream Dessert<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4537\" src=\"http:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1479\" height=\"1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n.jpg 1479w, https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/346667513_215056177966214_4352390581539639394_n-1190x1536.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1479px) 100vw, 1479px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>For the crust:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>113 grams 1\/2 cup butter<\/p>\n<p>357 grams 2 1\/2 cups graham cracker crumbs<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>113 grams 1\/2 block cream cheese, softened to room temperature<\/p>\n<p>113 grams 1\/2 cup butter, room temperature<\/p>\n<p>226 grams 2 cups powdered sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 container 227 grams frozen whipped topping (COOL WHIP), thawed<\/p>\n<p>567 grams 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained well<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 150\u00b0C (300\u00b0F).<\/p>\n<p>For the crust: Crush the graham crackers and drain the crushed pineapple.<\/p>\n<p>Melt the butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl in the microwave.<\/p>\n<p>Add the graham cracker crumbs to the melted butter and stir until combined.<\/p>\n<p>Measure out 2 cups of the crumb mixture and press it firmly into the bottom of an 8&#215;8-inch or 9&#215;9-inch square baking dish.<\/p>\n<p>Bake the crust for 8-10 minutes and then allow it to cool completely.<\/p>\n<p>For the filling: In a stand mixer (or using an electric mixer), beat the cream cheese and butter until creamy.<\/p>\n<p>Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add in the powdered sugar until it is all incorporated and smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Add a heaping tablespoon of the drained crushed pineapple and give it a good stir.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the cream cheese mixture over the baked and cooled graham cracker crust.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate bowl, combine the frozen whipped topping with the remaining drained crushed pineapple. Stir well until it gets thick and clumpy.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the whipped topping mixture over the cream cheese layer.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle the rest of the graham cracker crumb mixture on the top.<\/p>\n<p>Cover the whole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before slicing and serving.<\/p>\n<h2>Notes:<\/h2>\n<p>You can use a food processor to crush the graham crackers for the crust.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to drain the crushed pineapple well, so the dessert doesn&#8217;t become too watery.<\/p>\n<p>You can use light cream cheese and light butter to make a lighter version of this dessert.<\/p>\n<p>For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free graham cracker crumbs or substitute with gluten-free cookies.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to add some chopped nuts or coconut flakes to the topping for extra crunch and flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make Pineapple Dream Dessert Ingredients: For the crust: 113 grams 1\/2 cup butter 357 grams 2 1\/2 cups graham cracker crumbs For the filling: 113 grams 1\/2 block cream cheese, softened to room temperature 113 grams 1\/2 cup butter, room temperature 226 grams 2 cups powdered sugar 1 container 227 grams frozen whipped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4538,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4536\/revisions\/4538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samyenlinhchi.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}