Name: Chocolate Delight
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup flour; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1 cup Cool Whip (defrosted); 3 cups milk; 1 small package instant vanilla pudding (3.5 - 4 ounce box); 1 small package instant chocolate pudding (3.5 - 4 ounce box); 1 container Cool Whip (defrosted); 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Delight is made with layers of chocolate and vanilla pudding, cream cheese, and Cool Whip on a graham cracker and nut crust. This basic chocolate pudding dessert is always a winner and always one of the first pans to be cleaned out at a potluck, carry-in or holiday meal!

4 Layer Pudding Dessert

This four-layer pudding dessert has many names. Some aunts remembered first making it when it was called the Robert Redford. They tried to think of what movie star to rename it after now, but we didn’t come up with an answer. My husband has always known this as the Chocolate Delight, but others call it the 4 Layer Pudding Dessert, Chocolate Lush or Chocolate Yum Yum.

The good news is that regardless of what you call it this dessert tastes GREAT! An aunt said that the extra cream cheese layer makes this easy dessert for a crowd extra special. Her grandson told me that the mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top make it extra special to him. Another grandchild shared that they would rather have this pudding, cool whip, and cream cheese dessert for their birthday than a cake.

My husband would disagree because he has always asked for his mom’s Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake for his birthday, that is until we made this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake and now that’s all he thinks about. So genetics and family can differ, but at the end of the day, any of the desserts that we share here on the website are delicious and make people happy!

If you enjoy this recipe and are looking for variations of Jello pudding recipes with Cool Whip be sure to try our Easy Banana Cream Delight.

What is the Most Famous Dessert in America?

Chocolate delight has got to be a strong contender for being a famous and well-loved American dessert. I made this dish for a family reunion and a young family member was grateful because his branch usually brings it, but they had been too busy to make it. This is an easy pudding dessert that is very common at holiday parties, picnics, parties, family reunions and potlucks.

Ingredients Needed to Make Chocolate Pudding Delight

Butter
Flour
Chopped Nuts
Cream Cheese
Confectioners Sugar
Cool Whip
Milk
Instant vanilla pudding
Instant chocolate pudding

How to Make Chocolate Delight

Crust – spray 12″ by 12″ pan with non-stick cooking spray and preheat oven to 350°F. Mix crust ingredients, press into pan and bake for 20 minutes.
Cool crust before adding the next layer
Mix together cream cheese, confectioners sugar, 1 cup of Cool Whip and spread on cool crust
Whisk milk and pudding together and spread over dessert
Spread remaining cool whip over all layers and sprinkle with chocolate chips
Keep refrigerated

Chocolate delight is a basic chocolate pudding dessert is always a winner and always one of the first pans to be cleaned out at a potluck, carry-in or holiday meal!

Tips for Making Chocolate Delight

Defrost Cool Whip and soften cream cheese before making chocolate pudding delight
Allow crust to cool before adding layers
Two boxes of instant chocolate pudding can be used instead of one vanilla and one chocolate
Dessert can be partially frozen before serving if desired
Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips or sprinkles to make the dessert more fun
Since there are a lot of dairy products in this recipe store in the refrigerator

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Printable Chocolate Delight Recipe