No Bake Jello Topped Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip strawberry whipped topping, thawed
• 1 large banana, sliced
• 1 cup sliced strawberry
• 1 cup halved seedless grapes
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 (3 ounce) package lemon jell-o gelatin
• 1 cup ice cube

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f mix wafer crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the butter until well blended. press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. bake 5 to 8 minute or until lightly browned. cool completely.
• 2 place cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in separate medium bowl; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. gently stir in whipped topping; spread over crust. top with the fruit.
• 3 stir boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl until gelatin is completely dissolved. add ice cubes; stir until ice is completely melted. pour over fruit. refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. cut into 24 bars to serve. store leftover bars in refrigerator.