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Cool Creamy Light Chocolate Dessert Recipe


Cool Creamy Light Chocolate Dessert Recipe
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I found this recipe and photo in Cooking Light recently....great low fat way to enjoy a cream chocolate dessert 268 calories Prep time does not include cooling and chilling time

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Ingredients
  • Crust
  • 1 ¼ C all purpose flour
  • ¼ c confectioners sugar
  • 6 Tbl chilled butter, cut into small pieces
  • ¼ finely chopped pecans, toasted
  • Cooking spray
  • Filling
  • 1 c confectioners sugar
  • ½ C (4 oz) Neufchatel, softened
  • 1 (8 oz) light whipped topping, thawed and divided
  • 3 c 1 % milk
  • 3 (329 oz) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
  • Unsweetened cocoa (optional)

Directions
  1. Crust
  2. Combine flour and sugar in a processor; pulse until combined
  3. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles corse meal
  4. Stir in pecans
  5. Frimly press into the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray
  6. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned; cool completely
  7. Filling
  8. Place I C of milk and cream cheese ina medium bowl, beat with mixer at medium until fluffy
  9. Fold in half of the whipped topping
  10. Spread cream cheese mixture on cooled crust; cover loosely and refrigerate I hour
  11. Combine milk and pudding mix in a large bowl; beat on medium 2 minutes
  12. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until set
  13. Spread pudding mixture over cream cheese layer
  14. Spread remaining half of whipped topping over pudding layer; sprinkle with cocoa, if desired
  15. Can be made up to a day ahead and refrigerated; spread final whipped topping layer and dust with cocoa just before serving

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Comments


Yummy and hits the spot.



I've had this, it's really good. Great post Pat, thanks for sharing, you have my 5 and I'll hold my fork please.


Looks wonderful!


Sounds luscious, and looks mouthwatering!


Delicious can't wait to try :)


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