Description
Chocolate lovers rejoice over this layered chocolate delight that blends rich cocoa flavors with silky smooth textures. Delicate chocolate mousse and ganache create a heavenly dessert experience you’ll savor with pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or chocolate cookies)
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cups whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
Sweeteners:
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Fat/Binding Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter (melted)
Instructions
- Craft a robust foundation by blending graham cracker crumbs with sugar and melted butter, pressing the mixture firmly into a 9×13-inch dish to create a compact base.
- Whip cream cheese with powdered sugar until velvety smooth, gently incorporating whipped topping to create a luxurious, airy layer that blankets the graham cracker foundation.
- Vigorously whisk chocolate pudding mix with cold milk for precisely 2 minutes, ensuring a thick, silky consistency that will elegantly drape over the cream cheese stratum.
- Generously spread the remaining whipped topping across the set pudding layer, creating a cloud-like surface that invites indulgence.
- Optional: Dust the dessert with delicate chocolate shavings or a light sprinkle of cocoa powder for an elegant finishing touch.
- Seal the dessert with plastic wrap and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight, enabling the layers to meld and intensify their flavors.
- When ready to serve, slice into clean, precise portions and present the chilled dessert, revealing its tempting, stratified beauty.
Notes
- Make the crust extra crispy by toasting graham cracker crumbs in the oven for a few minutes before mixing with butter.
- Enhance flavor by adding a pinch of cinnamon or vanilla extract to the cream cheese layer for depth.
- Prevent pudding layer from becoming runny by ensuring cream cheese layer is completely chilled before adding pudding.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute graham cracker crumbs with almond flour or gluten-free cookie crumbs to maintain the same texture and crunch.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg