Caramel Apple Dessert

By punk

Ingredients

• 60 nilla wafers
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 8 oz. pkg. philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 1/4 cups milk, divided
• 1 8 oz. tub cool whip, divided
• 2 pkgs. vanilla or pumpkin spice instant pudding
• 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
• 1 each red and green apple, chopped
• 1/4 cup cocktail peanuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Mix wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9" pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar and 1/4 cup milk with mixer until well blended. Stir in 1 cup cool whip; spread over crust.
Beat pudding mixes and remaining milk with whisk 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup caramel topping. Spoon over cream cheese layer; top with remaining cool whip.
Refrigerate 5 hours or until firm. Top with apples, nuts, and remaining caramel topping just before serving.

To keep apples from browning. After cutting the apples, dip them in 1 cup water mixed with 1 Tbsp. lemon juice before adding to dessert.