Summer Fruit Cream Cheese Dessert

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 5 cups chopped rhubarb (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream, whipped, divided
• brown sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350; grease a 13x9 pan; set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine crust ingredients; press into prepared pan; bake for 18-20 minutes (golden brown); cool.
• 3 in a large sauce pan, combine sugar & cornstarch; stir in rhubarb; bring to a boil (medium heat), stirring often; reduce heat, cook & stir for 4-5 more minutes --thickened; remove from heat, cool.
• 4 stir in strawberries; set aside.
• 5 in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar (smooth); fold in one cup of the whipped cream; spread over crust; top with rhubarb-berry mixture; spread with with remaining whipped cream.
• 6 chill for 3-4 hours before serving.
• 7 garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar if desired.