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Chocolate Delight is a sweet, creamy, layered treat that is easy to make and the perfect dessert to make and share. Try making this treat for your next potluck.
It is Monday and I am back on schedule...I told you I would get it together.
Anywho...Cooking was certainly going to be part of my future because I was surrounded by so many women that believed in cooking for family, friends, church functions, and the neighborhood. Yes...I said the neighborhood...because if I did not have anything to eat, then I knew exactly which house to go to get a hot plate that was made with love.
I am also willing to bet that you may know a special someone that cooks a Sunday meal any night of the week, but if not that is the neighborhood and family that I grew up in. I remember church potlucks were filled with so many goodies that you hardly knew where to begin and after it was all over you would be headed home with a full belly and a to go plate...if you were lucky.
If you have been following me then you know by now that I love sweets and church potlucks gave me a chance to try so many different sweets and one of my all-time favorites to whip up when I am short on time actually came from a church potluck. That was another one of the great things about those potlucks...if you liked the dish...then you could ask the chef for the recipe so that you could make it later.
Chocolate Delight Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped pecans, divided
- Pinch of salt (unless you use salted butter, then skip this step)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces Cool Whip, divided
- 2 3.9-oz. boxes instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
Directions:
Combine flour, butter, 1 heaping cup of finely chopped pecans and salt and press into the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish.
Bake at 300 degrees F. for 20 to 25 minutes...until light golden brown. Cool completely.
Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in half (8 oz.) of the Cool Whip and mix until combined.
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly onto cooled crust.
Mix instant pudding and milk with an electric mixer until combined then mix on medium speed for two minutes until soft set, then spread the pudding mixture evenly on top of the cream cheese layer.
Lastly spread the remaining Cool Whip (8 oz.) on top of the pudding layer, then sprinkle with the remaining chopped pecans.
Chocolate Delight
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped pecans, divided
- Pinch of salt (unless you use salted butter, then skip this step)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces Cool Whip, divided
- 2 3.9 ounce boxes instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
Instructions
- Combine flour, butter, 1 heaping cup of finely chopped pecans and salt and press into the bottom of a 13×9 inch baking dish.
- Bake at 300 degrees F. for 20 to 25 minutes…until light golden brown. Cool completely.
- Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in half (8 oz.) of the Cool Whip and mix until combined.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly onto cooled crust.
- Mix instant pudding and milk with an electric mixer until combined then mix on medium speed for two minutes until soft set, then spread the pudding mixture evenly on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Lastly spread the remaining Cool Whip (8 oz.) on top of the pudding layer, then sprinkle with the remaining chopped pecans.
- Serve immediately and store any leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Got any comments, questions, or other ideas for Chocolate Delight? Share them in the comments below!
Angela Gilmore
Oh my! This looks so good! I could see eating it with some fresh fruit. I haven't been to a potluck in so long, but you are right that it is the perfect place to get new recipes and you have the convenience of asking the chef how to make it!
admin
Thank you! It would be good with some fruit...that's a great idea. I love pot-lucks for that very reason.
Lara
Stopping by to leave some comment love!
This looks delicious! And I think that I have had the pleasure of munching on this at one of my church functions. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
#SITSBlogging
admin
Thank you so much! It is pretty good and doesn't take much to be a success.
Keri
Lakita, I have not had Chocolate Delight in ages. My MIL makes Strawberry Delight often as my husband loves it, but I much prefer Chocolate Delight. Pinning and hope to make soon! #SITSBlogging
admin
Thanks Keri...Strawberry Delight sounds great! I will have to give that a try next time.
Lauren F
This. Looks. Amazing. That's pretty much all I have to say about that. Too bad it's midnight right now...or this would be happening in the kitchen. Until tomorrow...
admin
Thank you! Midnight is a little late, but you can make these any other time 🙂
Nelda Sue Ludwig
I make this with vanilla pudding, but the chocolate is a five star and my family likes both of these.
LaKita
Thank you! I agree and it is delicious with vanilla pudding as well!!
Joanne L Marcuson
Thank you for the receipe! I used lemon pudding and cant wait until tonight for our neighbors to come over for game night and this yummy dessert!
LaKita
I have never had it with lemon pudding, but that sounds amazing! Will definitely give it a try soon! Thanks for sharing.
Joanne L Marcuson
Thank you for the recipe! My Mom used to make it years ago and I misplaced her receipe. I Google it and yours came up.
Cant wait for our neighbors to come over tonight for game night and eat this yummy looking dessert! Thanks again!
LaKita
Thank you and welcome Joanne, glad you found this recipe for chocolate delight. Enjoy!