Chocolate Pudding Dessert

Name: Chocolate Pudding Dessert
Prep time: 8 h 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 45 min
Yield: 12 (9×13 pan)
Ingredients: LAYER 1 — CRUST; ¼ cup butter, melted; ¾ cup chopped pecans; 1 cup flour; 2 Tbsp sugar; LAYER 2 — CREAM CHEESE; 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup Cool Whip; LAYER 3 — CHOCOLATE PUDDING; 2 cups chocolate pudding (prepared per box instructions); LAYER 4 — TOPPING; Cool Whip, to cover

Marye Other Desserts

Serves 12 (9×13 pan) Prep 30 min + 8 hr chill Cook 12-15 min at 350°

Marye's handwriting — page 31 of her spiral recipe notebook.

From Marye's spiral recipe notebook — page 31 of the notebook she kept with grape-cluster illustrations on each page.

Ingredients

LAYER 1 — CRUST
¼ cup butter, melted
¾ cup chopped pecans
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar

LAYER 2 — CREAM CHEESE
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup Cool Whip

LAYER 3 — CHOCOLATE PUDDING
2 cups chocolate pudding (prepared per box instructions)

LAYER 4 — TOPPING
Cool Whip, to cover

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. LAYER 1: Blend together the crust ingredients. Press into a 9×13 pan. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely.
3. LAYER 2: Beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and Cool Whip until smooth. Spread over the cooled crust.
4. LAYER 3: Spread the prepared chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer.
5. LAYER 4: Cover with Cool Whip.
6. Refrigerate for 8 hours before serving.