4 Layer Cream Cheese Pudding Dessert

Ocean~Ivy's Note:

This is a WONDERFUL recipe. It is so easy and no one would ever know! The great thing is you may use any flavor you like for the pudding. I would use chocolate or vanilla 8)

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, divided
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant pudding mix (any flavor is fine)
• 3 cups milk
• toasted coconut, to sprinkle (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine the flour, nuts and margarine.
3. Press mixture into a 13x9-inch pan.
4. Bake 10-15 minutes.
5. While cooling, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 cup Cool Whip.
6. Spread over first layer.
7. Mix the pudding and milk; pour on creamy layer.
8. Chill.
9. Spread with remaining Cool Whip.
10. You may sprinkle with toasted coconut if you like.

Reviews

[Mona]

This stuff is totally addictive and never fails to please.Our favorite flavor to use in this is pistachio.Yummy yummy!!!!!!!!

[Christi W]

I make this all the time everyone always loves it, I use 1 cup of nuts in the crust and only add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar to the cream cheese layer. I use chocolate and vanilla pudding mixed together while in powder form and only add 2 1/2 cups of milk, I also add 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the pudding mixture.

[vbak]

What I'm rating here is the crust. I should have doubled or 1 1/2x the crust ingredients. When I spread the cream cheese layer over the crust, it just fell apart and crumbled. No one will see it, but when one is putting in time, effort, and $$ for ingredients, it should be good looking in appearance besides tasting good. I used lemon pudding and grated lemon zest into it.