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!
If you like this recipe you may also enjoy Cherry Delight, Butterscotch Delight, or Chocolate Spice Cake.
4 Layer Delight 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 Four Layer Pudding Dessert, 4 Layer Delight, Chocolate Lush or Chocolate Yum Yum. Chocolate is definitely the star of the show among all of the layers.
In my husband’s family at a potluck you’ll always find Oreo Dirt Cake or Chocolate Delight on the dessert table. On a good day both of these classics will be there!
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
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
Other Easy Desserts for a Crowd with Pudding Mix
- Smores Dessert Cake
- Orange Cake with Pineapple Icing
- Banana Cream Delight
- Easy Pistachio Pudding Cake
- Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake
- Heath Bar Cake
- Pumpkin Fluff
Printable Chocolate Delight Recipe
Chocolate Delight
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 cup Cool Whip defrosted
Pudding Layer
- 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
Cool Whip Layer
- 1 container Cool Whip defrosted
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
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
Cream Cheese Layer
- Mix together ingredients in cream cheese layer and spread on cool crust
Pudding Layer
- Whisk milk and pudding together and spread over dessert.
Cool Whip Layer
- Spread remaining cool whip over all layers and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Keep refrigerated.
Notes
- 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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