Chocolate Quad Dessert

Also known as Quad Cake tweaked slightly to lower calorie and fat

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  cup pecans, chopped
• 8  ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioner's sugar)
• 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip Lite, thawed (divided)
• 3 (3 1/2ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix (fat free preferred)
• 3  cups 1% low-fat milk

Directions

1. Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in pecans. Press mixture onto bottom of a 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
2. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 cup of the Cool Whip at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread mixture over cooled crust.
3. Whisk together instant pudding mix and milk 2 minutes, or until smooth. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Chill 10 minutes. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding mixture. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
4. Cut into squares.