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Thanksgiving dessert my mom used to make. Can I get some help?
Posted on 11/10/24 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 11/10/24 at 7:38 pm
Does this ring any bells?
Usually in a square Tupperware or Pyrex dish.
Graham cracker crust, cream cheese(?) layer, jello chocolate pudding layer and then maybe cool whip and crushed pecans?
Served chilled, does this sound like something you've heard of?
I may have some of the ingredients wrong.
Definitely a 70s kind of dessert.
Usually in a square Tupperware or Pyrex dish.
Graham cracker crust, cream cheese(?) layer, jello chocolate pudding layer and then maybe cool whip and crushed pecans?
Served chilled, does this sound like something you've heard of?
I may have some of the ingredients wrong.
Definitely a 70s kind of dessert.
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Posted on 11/10/24 at 7:47 pm to CAD703X
Mississippi mud. Google it
Posted on 11/10/24 at 7:48 pm to DR93Berlin
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Mississippi mud
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Posted on 11/10/24 at 7:59 pm to Trout Bandit
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Posted on 11/10/24 at 8:01 pm to CAD703X
Four layer delight
Posted on 11/10/24 at 9:24 pm to CAD703X
I would bet good money that recipe is either on the cool whip label or the pudding box
Posted on 11/11/24 at 12:19 am to CAD703X
Known as layered delight, 4-layered delight, or chocolate delight. My mother has been cranking this out for decades. Good stuff.
Posted on 11/11/24 at 12:34 am to Twenty 49
Thank you everyone!!
Looks like it's also called Chocolate Sin or "better than sex"
or Layer Dessert.
chocolate delight
I think that last one is closest to what she used to make.
Maybe it was a pecan shortbread crust instead of graham cracker now that I think about it.
Looks like it's also called Chocolate Sin or "better than sex"
or Layer Dessert. chocolate delight
I think that last one is closest to what she used to make.
Maybe it was a pecan shortbread crust instead of graham cracker now that I think about it.
This post was edited on 11/11/24 at 1:27 am
Posted on 11/11/24 at 5:03 am to CAD703X
Yep. That’s it. Mom made it,too.
FWIW,Mississippi Mud is a very different dish.
FWIW,Mississippi Mud is a very different dish.
Posted on 11/11/24 at 7:46 am to CAD703X
Four Layer Delight
Crust: 1 stick butter; 1 cup flour; 2 cups pecans chopped very fine (use food processor).
Melt butter; mix butter, pecans and flour in oblong pan and Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.
Filling: 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese; 1 cup powdered sugar; ½ of 12 oz. Cool Whip.
Combine all ingredients and beat until well mixed.
1 Large Package of INSTANT chocolate pudding; 2 cups milk. Mix together for 2 minutes
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Spread the pudding over the cream cheese mixture and top with remaining cool whip. Garnish with pecans; Refrigerate; maybe frozen.
Crust: 1 stick butter; 1 cup flour; 2 cups pecans chopped very fine (use food processor).
Melt butter; mix butter, pecans and flour in oblong pan and Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.
Filling: 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese; 1 cup powdered sugar; ½ of 12 oz. Cool Whip.
Combine all ingredients and beat until well mixed.
1 Large Package of INSTANT chocolate pudding; 2 cups milk. Mix together for 2 minutes
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Spread the pudding over the cream cheese mixture and top with remaining cool whip. Garnish with pecans; Refrigerate; maybe frozen.
Posted on 11/11/24 at 9:06 am to TigerAlum1982
quote:
Four Layer Delight
Crust: 1 stick butter; 1 cup flour; 2 cups pecans chopped very fine (use food processor).
Melt butter; mix butter, pecans and flour in oblong pan and Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.
Filling: 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese; 1 cup powdered sugar; ½ of 12 oz. Cool Whip.
Combine all ingredients and beat until well mixed.
1 Large Package of INSTANT chocolate pudding; 2 cups milk. Mix together for 2 minutes
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Spread the pudding over the cream cheese mixture and top with remaining cool whip. Garnish with pecans; Refrigerate; maybe frozen.
dang there you go!
my mom was a 'simple cook' so the simpler the recipe and prep, the more likely this is going to replicate what she made.
thanks everyone!
Posted on 11/11/24 at 9:11 am to CAD703X
Looks like you found it.
There's a restaurant in Little Rock (Trio's) that makes a banana version and it's one of my favorite desserts. Shortbread crust, cream cheese and pudding layer, bananas, covered with a yummy whipped cream layer topped with pecans and toasted coconut. Here's the recipe (the strawberry addition mentioned is something they do during strawberry season).
banana delight recipe
There's a restaurant in Little Rock (Trio's) that makes a banana version and it's one of my favorite desserts. Shortbread crust, cream cheese and pudding layer, bananas, covered with a yummy whipped cream layer topped with pecans and toasted coconut. Here's the recipe (the strawberry addition mentioned is something they do during strawberry season).
banana delight recipe
Posted on 11/11/24 at 10:25 am to CAD703X
CAD - a staple for us growing up was something similar but with blueberry pie filling. It was so good.
Here is a recipe that is similar to what mom made. She did add some topping that had pecans in it though.
Blueberry Delight
Here is a recipe that is similar to what mom made. She did add some topping that had pecans in it though.
Blueberry Delight
Posted on 11/11/24 at 1:22 pm to CAD703X
Donald Link has a version in one of his cookbooks, it's called Chocolate Yummy.
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My daughter loves it and I make it for her several times a year. I cut the cream cheese with about half whipped cream to lighten it up.
Anybody from Lafayette will remember this as Imonelli's signature dessert back in the day.
LINK
My daughter loves it and I make it for her several times a year. I cut the cream cheese with about half whipped cream to lighten it up.
Anybody from Lafayette will remember this as Imonelli's signature dessert back in the day.
Posted on 11/11/24 at 8:33 pm to Twenty 49
quote:MiL makes this every TG and it's the first dessert to disappear.
chocolate delight
Posted on 11/11/24 at 8:38 pm to coolpapaboze
This is what I grew up with in SW La. This was 40 + years ago. But that’s where Donald Link is from. Kids would just say we want Yum Yum. We have tried other crusts but the pecan one is the best.
This post was edited on 11/11/24 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 11/11/24 at 8:55 pm to lsuwins3
Lime Jello Mold
Large lime Jello package
Small bag of marshmallows (small)
8 oz cream cheese
Crushed pineapple (drained)
Whipping cream
Lime Jello in mixing bowl, pour boiling water in & dissolve all lime crystals
Quickly add marshmallows to dissolved lime Jello in an equal amount – constantly stirring
Add drained pineapple and stir
Breakoff small amounts of cream cheese & drop into mix
After all cream cheese is added stir to thoroughly mix all ingredients
Refrigerate 2 – 3 hours until ALMOST set up
Fold in whipping cream with spatula & let set up in refrigerator until firm
Large lime Jello package
Small bag of marshmallows (small)
8 oz cream cheese
Crushed pineapple (drained)
Whipping cream
Lime Jello in mixing bowl, pour boiling water in & dissolve all lime crystals
Quickly add marshmallows to dissolved lime Jello in an equal amount – constantly stirring
Add drained pineapple and stir
Breakoff small amounts of cream cheese & drop into mix
After all cream cheese is added stir to thoroughly mix all ingredients
Refrigerate 2 – 3 hours until ALMOST set up
Fold in whipping cream with spatula & let set up in refrigerator until firm
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