Layered Chocolate Delight

Layered Chocolate Delight has been a family favorite for years.  It’s fluffy, lightly sweetened, creamy and delicious. I have never seen another dessert that my family and friends have enjoyed so much.  It’s easy to please the gang with its rich fabulous chocolate taste.  If you are a chocolate lover I’m sure you would feel the same.

Layered Chocolate Delight is the perfect chocolate dessert made up of four layers of luscious pillowy goodness.  Starting with a light buttery pecan crust, baked to a golden brown.   Next, topped with a cream cheese layer followed by rich chocolate pudding.  Now, to finish off the dessert, a final layer of whipped topping is added.  Then the absolute final step is to garnish the dessert with mini chocolate chips to truly make this dessert a Layered Chocolate Delight.

Who knew four layers of lusciousness could taste so wonderful.  Layered Chocolate Delight is not a heavy dessert, you could eat two or three servings easily, so be careful and don’t overindulge.

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Layered Chocolate Delight
 
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A scrumptious make-ahead dessert that is the perfect ending to a great meal. Layered Chocolate Delight is fluffy, lightly sweetened, creamy and delicious.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 Servings
Ingredients
Crust
  • 1-1/3 cup flour
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • ½ cup pecan, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • Cooking spray
Layered 2
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 large container Cool Whip
Layer 3
  • 2 (3-3/4 ounces) chocolate instant pudding
  • 3 cups of milk
Garnish
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips
  • strawberries (optional)
Instructions
Crust
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9-inch pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter until crumbly. Stir in pecan; pat crust into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 25 minutes or until golden brown; Cool.
Layer 2
  1. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Fold in ¾ cup Cool whipped topping;
  2. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cool crust.
Layer 3
  1. In a medium bowl, combine pudding mix and milk; beat thoroughly. Use a large spoon to evenly proportion the pudding onto the cream cheese. Then, use a spatula to gently spread the pudding over the cream cheese.
Layer4
  1. Spread the remainder of the Cool Whip over the dessert.
  2. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
Notes
Garnish the dessert with miniature chocolate chips and strawberries (optional) just before serving.