Paddy's Pumpkin Delight
- 16 ounces whipping cream, well chilled
- 1 12 cups flour
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups milk, cold
- 4 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding (may substitute butterscotch instant pudding for some or all of the packages for a stronger flavor)
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (NOT pie filling)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon ground ginger
- 14 teaspoon ground cloves
- Place chilled whipping cream into a chilled stainless steel bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream, on high speed, until cream is fairly stiff (do not over beat).
- Place in refrigerator until ready to use.
- Crust: Place flour, pecans and butter in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Stir until all ingredients are moist.
- Press mixture into 9" X 13" dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
- Cool on baking rack.
- Second Layer: Mix together cream cheese, 1 cup of reserved whipped cream, and powdered sugar.
- When mixture is smooth, spread over cooled crust.
- Place in refrigerator.
- Third Layer: Mix together canned pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
- Set aside.
- Whisk together 2 cups cold milk and packages of instant pudding mix (mixture will be stiff).
- To pudding mixture, add pumpkin mixture, stirring until well blended.
- Spread pumpkin filling over cream cheese layer.
- Place in refrigerator and allow to set up.
- Fouth Layer: Spread remaining whipped cream over top of pumpkin layer.
- Garnish with a slight dusting of ground nutmeg.
- Refrigerate until serving.
whipping cream, flour, pecans, butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, instant vanilla pudding, pumpkin, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/paddys-pumpkin-delight-332663 (may not work)