Cool, Creamy Chocolate Dessert-Cooking Light
- Crust
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped and toasted
- Filling
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cream cheese 1/3 less fat, softened
- 1/2 cup fat free cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed and divided
- 3 cups 1% low-fat milk
- 2 (4 ounce) boxes chocolate instant pudding
- unsweetened cocoa (optional)
- Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
- Crust: Combine flour and powdered sugar in a food processor. Pulse 2 times or until combined.
- Add butter and pulse 10 times or until it resembles coarse meal.
- Stir in pecans then firmly press into the bottom of a 13x9" pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Filling: Place sugar and cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy.
- Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture on the cooled crust. Cover loosely and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Combine pudding and milk in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Spread the pudding mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer.
- Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cocoa if desired.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cool-creamy-chocolate-dessert-cooking-light-419189 (may not work)