Chocolate Delight

This layered desert is rich and delicious. It is a real crowd pleaser. I like to use "light" cream cheese and whipped topping to cut down on the calories slightly.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 15-20

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  carton Cool Whip
• 2 (3 1/2ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3  cups milk
•  chopped pecans or   grated chocolate or  chocolate chips, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Combine margerine, flour and pecans.
2. Press into 13x9in.
3. pan.
4. Bake@ 375 for 15 min.
5. Cool.
6. Combine cheese, sugar, and 1 1/2 c.
7. whipped topping.
8. Blend and spread over crust.
9. Chill.
10. Combine pudding mixes and milk.
11. Beat two min.
12. at med.
13. speed.
14. Spread over cream cheese layer.
15. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer.
16. Garnish with pecans and choc.
17. (opt.) Refrigerate.
18. Note: I like to make sure I always garnish with the pecans, especially when I make this dish for a pot luck, since there are nuts in the crust, people with allergies to nuts will avoid it if they see them on the top.