Triple Chocolate Tart

This is a wonderfully rich dessert that my friends and family rave about whenever I make it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Crust

• 30  chocolate wafer cookies
• 1⁄3 cup  melted butter
• 2  tablespoons sugar

• Filling

• 6  ounces  semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
• 2 1⁄2 cups  cold milk
• 2  envelopes  whipped dessert topping mix
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2 (3 ounce) packages chocolate flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
•  chocolate curls (to garnish) (optional)

Directions

1. Crust: Combine cookies and sugar in food processor.
2. Pulse until cookies are finely crushed.
3. Add melted butter in stream and process until crust is evenly moistened and begins to come together.
4. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up side of 9-inch round pan with removable bottom.
5. Filling: Place chocolate in bowl.
6. Heat cream in medium-size saucepan just until simmering.
7. Pour over chocolate; let stand 2 minutes.
8. Stir until smooth.
9. Pour into bottom of prepared crust.
10. Refrigerate 30 minutes or freeze 10 minutes, until firm.
11. Beat together 1 cup of milk and the whipped topping mix in large bowl as per package directions.
12. Stir in vanilla.
13. Top with pudding mix and remaining milk; beat until well blended and consistency of sour cream.
14. Spread into tart shell, swirling top decoratively, if desired.
15. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm to the touch.
16. Garnish with chocolate curls.