APRIL FOOLS: FAUX LASAGNA

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My son when he was 3 thought this was dinner. He got mad at me when I took it away from him. When I got married, I played the joke on my husband. He told me that I forgot to cook dinner and I started laughing.

Provided by Melanie Campbell

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 15

LASAGNA
1 box instant vanilla pudding
1 loaf of pound cake
40 vanilla wafers
TOMATO SAUCE
3/4 c strawberry jam
5 crushed oreo cookies
CHEESE
3/4 c ricotta cheese
2 tsp sugar
FRUIT
2 bananas
MISC
shaved white chocolate
mint, dried

Steps:

  • 1. Make a box of instant vanilla pudding.
  • 2. Cut a loaf of pound cake into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange half of the slices in a 7-by-11-inch baking dish, then press 20 vanilla wafers into the cake.
  • 3. Make fake tomato sauce: Mix 3/4 cup strawberry jam with 5 crushed Oreo cookies and dollop half of the mixture over the wafers.
  • 4. Sweeten 3/4 cup ricotta cheese with 2 teaspoons sugar; dollop half over the jam.
  • 5. Top with 1 sliced banana and half of the pudding. Repeat with the remaining cake, 20 more wafers, the remaining jam and ricotta mixtures, another sliced banana and the remaining pudding.
  • 6. Top with shaved white chocolate, crushed vanilla wafers and mint; chill.

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