#454 - Strawberry Pizza Dessert

(by Shirley McNevich)

Crust: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup Parkay margarine, 1/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Filling: 1 - 8oz. package Philly cream cheese, 1 - 8oz. container Cool Whip (thawed), 3/4 cup Domino's powdered sugar

Topping: 1 - 3oz. package strawberry Jell-O, 1 cup water OR strawberry juice, 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries, a dash of salt, 4 TBSP corn starch, 1/2 cup white sugar

Mix crust ingredients and spread the dough on a pizza pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and cool completely. Filling: in a mixer, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar--remove from mixer and using a spoon, fold in the Cool Whip. Spread the filling evenly over the cooled crust. Topping: in a bowl, mix Jell-O mix, white sugar, salt, and 1/2 cup water. In a separate bowl, mix corn starch and add the other 1/2 cup water (slowly so it doesn't get lumpy). In a saucepan, add the Jell-O mixture and the cornstarch mixture together and turn heat on medium--heat and stir mixture until it thickens. Remove from heat, add strawberries to the mixture and stir--cool completely. When cooled, spread topping over the cream cheese layer. Chill for a few hours before serving.