Week-end Recipe

At the beach last year, I was given a recipe.

It is a Hawaiian tradition.

~POIPU BANANA PUDDING~

Ingredients

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CRUST

2 cups flour

1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

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MIDDLE LAYER

1 package cream cheese (8oz)

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 container Cool Whip (half of 12-oz)

4-5 bananas

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TOP LAYER

2 packages instant vanilla pudding (3 oz)

3 cups cold milk

remaining Cool Whip

1. Blend flour and butter in mixer. Mix in 3/4 cup of the nuts,

reserving 1/4 cup for sprinkle.

Press into 9X13" pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min till golden.

Let cool.

2.Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until blended and smooth.

Mix in cool whip.

Spread over cooled crust.

Slice bananas evenly over cream cheese mixture.

3. Whip pudding with milk and spread over bananas.

Be sure to seal all edges.

Spread remaining Cool Whip on top.

Sprinkle with reserved macadamia nuts.

Refrigerate several hours to set.

Larry is a huge banana pudding fan, but this single recipe

has become his favorite.

I cannot decide if it is because it is good

or

if because the recipe is from a friend on Kaua'i.

He says that the bottom crust tasts like a cookie....

either way,

it is perfection.

Have a perfect weekend.

Love you,

me