Toasted Coconut Pineapple Cream Cheese Delight

Close up of a refrigerator layered dessert made of graham cracker crust, cream cheese , pineapple and toasted coconut.

5 from 28 votes

Toasted Coconut Pineapple Cream Cheese Delight

Coconut Pineapple Delight is a tropical dessert not to be missed. Loaded with cream cheese, crushed pineapple, whipped cream, and buttery Graham crackers!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Chill in the Refrigerator4

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 488kcal

Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

1¾ cups Graham Crackers Crushed plus 1 Tablespoon for garnish
1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
9 Tablespoons Butter melted
1¾ cups Powdered sugar
4 ounces Cream Cheese softened
8 Tablespoons Butter softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract clear
8 ounces Cool Whip
20 ounces Pineapple Crushed in heavy syrup and drained
1 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut toasted (for topping)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325℉.
Lightly spray an 8X8 inch baking dish (metal or glass is okay).
In a small bowl combine the 1¾ cups of crushed graham crackers, 8 Tablespoons of melted butter, and 1 Tablespoon of sugar. *see notes on how to make graham cracker crumbs and how many full sheets you'll need.
Transfer the graham cracker crust mixture to the baking dish. Firmly press the crackers to the bottom of the baking dish.
Bake 10 minutes. Allow the crust to completely cool.
Using either a stand mixer or a hand held one, cream together the softened butter, cream cheese, and vanilla. Gradually add the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time.
Mix until the cream cheese mixture is smooth.
Evenly spread the cream cheese filling over the cooled crust.
Using the same bowl as the one you used for the filling, gently fold the crushed pineapple into the whipped topping.
Dollop the topping over the cream cheese filling and gently spread the whipped topping evenly over the layer.
Add the remaining 1 Tablespoon crushed graham crackers over the top.
Sprinkle the toasted coconut over the top. **see notes on toasting coconut.
Place the baking dish in the refrigerator for 4 hours to insure the dessert is firm and set.
Keep the dessert refrigerated until time to serve.

Notes

* Graham Cracker Crumbs: to make your homemade crumbs you'll need 14 full sheets of graham crackers to make 2 cups of crumbs. It's easiest to make the crumbs in a food processor or blender. You may also place the crackers in a Ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin.

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