French Vanilla Delight Dessert

"One of my favorite desserts---a real comfort food. My Grandma made this for most family get-togethers and this is her recipe. A great dessert to bring for a buffet meal or potluck. Cook time does not include time to let the dessert chill and set in the refridgerator."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 9X13 pan of dessert
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • For crust: Mix flour and softened butter.
  • Add pecans and mixture should be crumbly and a bit dry.
  • Press into a 9X13 greased pan and bake at 325 for 10-15 minutes until very lightly brown.
  • Let cool.
  • Mix 2 packages of pudding with 3 cups milk.
  • Let set.
  • Mix together 8 oz.
  • cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tablespoon milk.
  • Fold in 1 cup cool whip and spread mixture onto cooled crust.
  • Add pudding for the next layer and spread evenly over cream cheese layer.
  • Add remaining cool whip on top and chill before serving for at least 2 hours.

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Reviews

  1. This is an old family favorite that my grandma always made for holidays and everyone loves it. It is so light and refreshing. I made it with walnuts instead of pecans and lemon pudding instead of vanilla. I chopped the nuts very fine and sprinkled some extra chopped walnuts on top and it looked so pretty. I cut it into 24 squares. Another reviewer said it was sloppy; you have to make sure you let the pudding set first before spreading it on. And the cool whip has to be nice and soft. I didn't allow the 2 hour chill time at the end but just stuck it in the freezer for 20 minutes and it was perfect. My guests all loved it and were so excited when I sent some home with them.
     
  2. I made this recipe yesterday for a potluck. I am not sure what went wrong. The pudding never really set. By the time I added the cool whip on top, the pudding wanted to swirl into the topping. When I arrived at my destination. The dessert was very soupy. I respread the topping and refrigerated again for over 2 hrs. I then tasted and did not like the cookie texture. So, my friends thought we should put in the freezer. This helped a little. Freezing did help the cookie bottom somehow. But as the dessert sat out it became soupy again. Today I tasted the left-overs and I think its good. It just dosen't look pretty.
     
  3. Easy to make, hubby loved it. Was a great addition to our July 4th get together.
     
  4. I made this last night,it is del,I put peaches on top. Thanks
     
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  1. This is an old family favorite that my grandma always made for holidays and everyone loves it. It is so light and refreshing. I made it with walnuts instead of pecans and lemon pudding instead of vanilla. I chopped the nuts very fine and sprinkled some extra chopped walnuts on top and it looked so pretty. I cut it into 24 squares. Another reviewer said it was sloppy; you have to make sure you let the pudding set first before spreading it on. And the cool whip has to be nice and soft. I didn't allow the 2 hour chill time at the end but just stuck it in the freezer for 20 minutes and it was perfect. My guests all loved it and were so excited when I sent some home with them.
     

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