JELL-O Beach Dessert

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 20 servings ice cubes 
• 6 oz jell-o berry flavor gelatin blue
• 0.3 cup sprinkles blue
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 2.3 cups vanilla wafers divided crushed finely
• 0.8 cup water cold
• 1.5 cups water boiling
• 12 oz cool whip whipped topping divided thawed
• 6 sticks suggested decorations miniature
• 6 sticks suggested decorations miniature

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Combine 2 cups wafer crumbs and butter in 13x9-inch dish; press onto bottom of dish.
2. Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over crust.
3. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in separate medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
4. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups; stir into gelatin until ice is melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until gelatin is slightly thickened. Spoon over cream cheese layer.
5. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Just before serving, spread remaining COOL WHIP over dessert.
6. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs and sprinkles to resemble sand and water.
7. Add decorations as desired to resemble photo.