Pina colada lasagna

Pina colada lasagna

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Ingredients:

  • Two cups of crumbs from Graham Crackers
  • One cup of divided toasted coconut flakes
  • Three teaspoons of granulated sugar
  • One-third tsp kosher salt, separated
  • 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
  • Two 8-oz room-temperature slabs of cream cheese
  • One cup of sweetened coconut cream
  • 1/4 cup sour cream - 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup lime juice, fresh
  • A packet of unflavored gelatin, 1 1/4 ounces
  • 8 little square shortbread cookies, 3/4 oz.
  • 1/4 cup juice from pineapple
  • One 3-oz bottle of pineapple Jell-O
  • One 20-oz container of crushed pineapple
  • Eight ounces of homemade whipped cream or store-bought whipped topping
  • To serve, maraschino cherries

Instructions:

  1. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, half a cup of coconut, and half a teaspoon of salt in a big basin.
  2. Pour in butter and mix to blend it in.
  3. Fill bottom of 13" x 9" baking dish with crumb mixture; freeze for about 20 minutes or until set.
  4. Combine the cream cheese, coconut cream, confectioners' sugar, sour cream, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a big basin and whisk until smooth.
  5. Microwave lime juice in a small, heatproof bowl for about 30 seconds, or until it is thoroughly warmed.
  6. After adding the gelatin to the lime juice, mix it in until it dissolves.
  7. Blend by whisking into the cream cheese mixture.
  8. Cover the frozen crust with lime mixture and chill for one and a half to two hours, or until the layer is set.
  9. Place an even layer of shortbread biscuits on top of the coconut-lime layer; some gap between the cookies is acceptable.
  10. Microwave pineapple juice in a large heatproof bowl for approximately 30 seconds, or until it is thoroughly warmed.
  11. Mix liquid and Jell-O powder until dissolved.
  12. Include the crushed pineapple and mix well.
  13. Cover cookies with pineapple mixture and chill for approximately one hour and thirty minutes, or until set.
  14. Spread whipped topping over pineapple layer, add remaining 1/2 cup coconut, and top with cherries.