Quick and Easy Four Layer Delight

Four Layer Delight is great dessert for any time of year, but it’s natural choice for summer family entertaining. You can easily change the flavor by substituting a different pudding in place of the butterscotch (we also like chocolate a lot).” Each of the layers needs only two to three ingredients and you can take advantage of shortcuts like ready-made whipped topping and instant pudding and pie filling.

There can be lots of variation with the pudding flavors, our family likes the coconut cream and chocolate version, but you can substitute the pudding layer for just about anything, including lemon pudding or curd, cherry pie filling, blueberry pie filling, or whatever flavor you really like.

This dessert does have four layers (obviously!) so it looks like it’s hard to prepare but don’t let that scare you because it really doesn’t take that much time!

This timeless recipe has been around such a long time, not just because it s easy and versatile but because it s awesome good. It’s a time-tested favorite …check it out!

Quick and Easy Four Layer Delight

Quick and Easy Four Layer Delight

Kejsy

Four Layer Delight is great dessert for any time of year, but it's natural choice for summer family entertaining.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 15

Calories 343 kcal

Equipment

• Oven

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/8 cups chopped pecans
• 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
• 1 container (8 ounce) frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 packages (3.4 ounce) instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 3 cups milk

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Coat a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, cream together margarine with 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar. Mix in flour and 1 cup pecans. Press into prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, until very lightly browned. Cool completely.
• In a bowl, cream together cream cheese with remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Fold in half the whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust.
• Stir together pudding mix and milk and allow to set up slightly. Spread over cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping and sprinkle with remaining nuts. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

You can easily change the flavor by substituting a different pudding in place of the butterscotch.

Keyword Cake, Cake Recipe, Dessert, Dessert recipe

Tip

You need to bake and cool the crust before assembling Four Layer Delight. Plus, it tastes even better after several hours in the fridge so I usually whip it up in the morning for dinner that night or, better yet, start a day ahead.

If you are looking for more Easy Dessert Ideas, check out this recipes too:

• New York Style Cheesecake Recipe
• Coconut Poke Cake Recipe
• Eclair Cake Recipe

Nutrition Facts:

Per 1 Serving

• 343 calories
• 20.6 g fat
• 35.2 g carbohydrates
• 4.4 g protein
• 20 mg cholesterol
• 333 mg sodium

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Recipe by: JTEXAS