SMART-CHOICE PEANUT BUTTER CUP SQUARES

Smart-Choice Peanut Butter Cup Squares image

Creamy peanut butter may be the headliner, but semi-sweet chocolate and sweetened Neufchatel cheese also have prominent roles in these no-bake squares.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 4h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

25 peanut butter sandwich cookies, divided
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 pkg. (1 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Pudding
1 cup cold fat-free milk
2-1/2 cups (about 2/3 of 8-oz. tub) thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, divided
3 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Steps:

Line 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving ends of foil hanging over sides of pan. Reserve 1 cookie for later use. Finely crush remaining cookies; mix with butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat Neufchatel and peanut butter in medium bowl with whisk until blended. Add dry pudding mix and milk; beat 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.
Spread chocolate mixture over pudding layer in pan. Chop reserved cookie; sprinkle over chocolate mixture. Refrigerate 4 hrs. or until firm. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g