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6/9/08 8:48 P

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Layered Dessert serves 8
From Make A Joyful Table.

12 (2 1/2 inch) peanut butter or chocolate graham crackers (divided)
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Philadelphia fat free cream cheese
1/4 cup peter Pan reduced fat peanut butter
3/4 cup Cool Whip Free (divided)
2/3 cup Carnation n/f dry milk powder
1 (4 serv) pkg. Jello s/f instant chocolate pudding mix
1 1/4 cups water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tabl. (1/2 oz.) chopped dry roasted peanuts

Arrange 9 peanut butter graham crackers in bottom of 9 x 9 cake pan. In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a spoon until soft. Add peanut butter and 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free. Mix well to combine. Carefully spread mixture over graham crackers. In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, dry milk powder and water. Mix well using a wire whisk. Blend in vanilla extract and remining 1/2 cup Cool Whip Free. Evenly spread pudding mixture over cream cheese mixture. Refrig. for 10 min. Crush remaining 3 graham crackers. Evenly sprinkle cracker crumbs and peanuts over top. cover and refrig. for at least 2 hours. Cut into 8 servings.

HINT: a self seal sandwich bag works great for crushing graham crackers.

Each serving equals:
HE: 1 protein, 2/3 fat, 1/2 bread, 1/4 skim milk, 1/4 slider, 10 opt. calories

144 calories, 4g fat, 9g protein, 18g carb, 441mg sodium, 70mg calcium, 1g fiber

Diabetic: 1 meat, 1 starch/carbo, 1/2 fat

From Ann: Wow, I never heard of peanut butter graham crackers and can't even find the chocolate ones any more. Safeway brand may still have some but they aren't as good as Nabisco's were.