Mystery Dessert

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Cakes, Chocolate, Other Desserts
Serves:	8-9

Ingredients

CRUST
1 stk	butter, unsalted, melted
1 c	all purpose flour
1/2 c	nuts, chopped fine
8 oz	cream cheese, room temperature
1 lg	cool whip, thawed
1 c	powdered sugar
2 sm	instant chocolate pudding mix
3 c	milk
1/2 c	semi-sweet chocolate chips, mini for topping

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Marsha Gardner

Cooked to Perfection

Florala, AL (pop. 1,980)

mrdick1950

Member Since Aug 2012

Marsha's Notes:

I like to change this dessert up by substituting the chocolate pudding with butterscotch or banana pudding. Use your imagination.

Directions

Mix together the first 3 ingredients; press into 8 or 9 inch square pan and bake at 350-degrees for about 15 minutes; cool.

Combine the cream cheese, 1 cup cool whip and the confectioners sugar.

Chill for several hours or overnight.

Mix until smooth and spread gently over crust.
Mix chocolate pudding and milk; spread over cream cheese mixture.

Cover pudding with the remaining cool whip and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

Comments

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Cassie Long 1lovetocook1x

Oct 11, 2012

I love this made with coconut, or chocolate, any flavor you really can't go wrong..

Deborah... LadyLuvs2Cook

Oct 12, 2012

This sounds sinfully delicious! Can't wait to try it...

Marsha Gardner mrdick1950

Oct 12, 2012

It is and everyone in your family will love it as well.

Jeanne Wise Bluejeanz

Oct 13, 2012

I'm new here and was navigating and came upon this. When I saw the photo I thought, "Oh, this looks like our 'Dreaded Chocolate Pudding' recipe." I got the recipe from my sister, it had to be about 25-30 years ago. Everyone loved it so much we made it constantly and on one occasion when my youngest daughter offered to make it she said, "Okay, I'll make the dreaded chocolate pudding dessert" and I guess it stuck cause that's what we've called it ever since. We've made it in all flavors but our favorite is still the chocolate.

Marsha Gardner mrdick1950

Oct 13, 2012

My sister and her family call this dessert Layered Delight another friend calls it Chocolate Lasagna. I guess we call it Mystery Dessert because until they cut into it, it was a mystery what flavor it would be. I have been using this recipe for 40 something years. My grandkids love it as much as the kids did. I love the "Dreaded Chocolate Pudding' name. Like my Cheater Cookie Dough--7 Virgins , check it out, funny how names stick.

Jeanne Wise Bluejeanz

Oct 13, 2012

My sister called it "Chocolate Delight" but then we ran wild with it and made it with other flavors. I'm glad you said your recipe is 40 years old because I was thinking mine was older than I'd said but, with my bad memory, I couldn't remember how long ago they starting selling Cool Whip, LOL. I guess this is one recipe that stands the test of time and we'll keep making it till they stop selling Cool Whip.

Judy Steward outinthecountry

Oct 13, 2012

this is just like my friends lemon lush, you just use one box lemon, and one vanilla instant pudding mix and it's delishious! yours looks delishious to, can't wait to try with the chocolate!

Marsha Gardner mrdick1950