Four Layer Dessert
This easy Four Layer Dessert Recipe is to-die-for good. Layers of shortbread, creamy filling, and your favorite pudding flavor make the perfect combination.
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Ingredients
Crust:
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 cup flour
Layer 2:
- 8 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 large container Cool Whip
Layer 3:
- 2- 3 oz. packages instant pudding
- 3 cups cold milk
Layer 4:
- 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- a few extra nuts to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Combine crust ingredients, and press into a buttered 9x13baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes, then let cool.
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth, and then add the powdered sugar. Fold in the Cool Whip until it’s completely incorporated, then spread the mixture on top of the cooled crust.
- Mix pudding and milk until thick, and then spread on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Beat the heavy cream until it reaches a soft peak stage, then add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread on top of the pudding layer. Sprinkle with nuts.
- Refrigerate until time to serve.
Servings: 12
