Terrific Fruit Dessert

Refreshing fruit dessert; I haven't found any to compare it to. Got it from my sister-in-law many years ago. You can add orange or lemon peel to the fruit layer before drizzling the glaze.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 330 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup seedless grapes
• water as needed
• ½ cup butter, cut into chunks
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and juice reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk flour and confectioners' sugar together in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat flour-butter mixture into the bottom of a small rimmed baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Step 4

Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup white sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; spread over cooled crust.

Step 5

Arrange bananas, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and grapes on top of the cream cheese spread.

Step 6

Add enough water to reserved mandarin orange juice to equal 1 cup liquid. Whisk orange liquid, 1/2 cup white sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; boil, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Drizzle glaze over fruit. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.