Yankee Doodle Dandy Squares

Yield: 15 servings

Ingredients

• 3 (3 ounce) boxes blue Jell-O
• 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels or Graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) box red Jell-O
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Make jiggler Jell-O by combining two packages blue Jell-O with 1 1/4 cups boiling water. Stir to dissolve Jell-O.
2. Pour Jell-O into lightly oiled 9 x 13 inch pan.
3. Cover and refrigerate until firmly set.
4. Combine graham cracker crumbs or crushed pretzels with melted butter and 2 tablespoons sugar; mix well.
5. Press into the bottom of a second 9 x 13 inch pan. Set aside.
6. Completely dissolve red Jell-O in 1/2 cup boiling water.
7. Stir in 1/2 cup ice water and undrained crushed pineapple.
8. Allow Jell-O to thicken, but not set.
9. In a separate bowl, completely dissolve remaining package blue Jell-O in 1/2 cup boiling water; place unthawed blue berries in measuring cup and fill with water to the 1 1/2 cup fill line.
10. Stir blueberries and cold water into dissolved blue Jell-O.
11. Allow Jell-O to thicken, but not set.
12. Add sugar to softened cream cheese and beat until smooth.
13. Partially whip cream, add approximately 1/3 cup cream to cream cheese and beat well. Continue to whip cream until stiff peaks form.
14. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese.
15. Spread approximately 1/3 whipped cream mixture carefully over crust.
16. Spoon thickened blue Jell-O over whipped cream and gently spread. Spoon 1/3 whipped cream mixture over blue Jell-O and gently spread.
17. Spoon thicken red Jell-O over whipped cream and gently spread.
18. Spoon remaining 1/3 whipped cream over top of red Jell-O and gently spread.
19. Cut star shapes from jiggler Jell-O and garnish top of dessert.
20. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or until well set.

Notes

It is helpful to spoon 15 small spoonsful of Jell-O or whipped cream mixture over each layer before attempting to spread.