In A Pan

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (almonds, pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, work best)
• 1 cup flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 12 ounces whipped topping
• 2 (3 ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3 cups milk
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate squares or 1 ounce chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine all ingredients and press into a 9 x 13 pan. bake @ 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes. cool crust before spreading cream cheese layer.
• 2 filling:.
• 3 2nd layer -- make this layer first so the pudding can set up and the crust can cool. mix 2 boxes of pudding with the 3 cups of milk. let pudding "set-up" before spreading on top of cream cheese mixture.
• 4 1st layer -- mix cream cheese and powdered sugar together. fold in whipped topping. spread on cooled crust. than apply the pudding layer.
• 5 3rd layer -- top with remaining whipped topping.
• 6 drizzle: melt together butter or water and chocolate slowly in microwave; 20-30 seconds at a time. stir each time. chocolate drizzle should be syrupy in consistency. drizzle over the top of whipped topping layer. chill whole pan for 3 hours.