Tropical Delight

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup honey roasted sliced almonds
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 pint whipping cream
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages french vanilla instant pudding
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl mix flour and brown sugar, add margarine and mix until coarse crumbs.
• 2 stir in coconut and almonds.
• 3 sprinkle evenly in ungreased 9 x 13 baking dish.
• 4 bake 350 degrees for 18 – 22 minutes or until golden brown, stirring twice.
• 5 reserve 1c.
• 6 crumbs for topping.
• 7 press the remaining crumbs evenly in bottom of pan.
• 8 cool.
• 9 in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 10 gradually beat in whipping cream.
• 11 add milk and pudding mix; beat at high speed until thickened.
• 12 stir in drained pineapple, mix well.
• 13 pour over cooled crust.
• 14 sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• 15 cover and refrigerate before serving.