Name: Chocolate Delight
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup flour; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1 cup whipped topping (defrosted); 3 cups milk; 4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding; 4 ounce box instant chocolate pudding; 8 ounces whipped topping (defrosted); 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Cool and creamy with a combination of chocolate and vanilla flavors this Chocolate Delight recipe is a favorite at family gatherings.

This simple chocolate pudding dessert is always popular and one of the first pans to be cleaned out at a potluck, carry-in or holiday meal!

Piece of chocolate delight, an enjoyable dessert with layers of rich cream cheese, chocolate pudding and Cool Whip on a buttery crust with a light nutty flavor on a white plate with a fork in the background.

If you like this recipe you may also enjoy our Cherry Delight or Butterscotch Delight.

Chocolate Delight Recipe

Layers of rich cream cheese, chocolate pudding and Cool Whip on a buttery crust with a light nutty flavor makes an enjoyable dessert.

My husband has always known this as the Chocolate Delight, but others call it the Four Layer Pudding Dessert, 4 Layer Delight or Chocolate Lush. Chocolate is definitely the star of the show among all of the layers. Some aunts remember calling it the Robert Redford or Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight.

In my husband’s family at a potluck you’ll often find Oreo Dirt Cake or White Texas Sheet Cake alongside the Chocolate Delight on the dessert table. On a good day several of these classics will be there!

Square piece of a creamy chilled Chocolate Delight pudding dessert with a combination of chocolate and vanilla flavors.

At the family reunion an aunt said that 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 regular chocolate cake.

Ingredients Needed to Make Chocolate Pudding Delight

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

Ingredients to make Chocolate Delight are butter, flour, whipped topping, chopped nuts, cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, instant vanilla pudding and instant chocolate pudding on a wooden counter top.

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.

How to Make Chocolate Delight

Coat a 9 by 13 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

Close up of a Four Layer Pudding and cool whip Dessert called Chocolate 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 church potlucks.

Close up of a fork scooping a delicious bite of Chocolate Delight away from the full piece of four layer dessert with mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top.

Step By Step Instructions

Using a small mixing bowl melt butter and stir in flour. Mix until smooth, then stir in finely chopped nuts.

Press into an even layer in a 9×13″ baking dish.

Flour, chopped nuts and melted butter in a white mixing bowl.

Bake in an oven preheated to 350°F for 20 minutes.

Allow the crust to cool before adding the next layer.

Making The Creamy Layers

Mix together softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 cup of Cool Whip.

Confectioners sugar, softened cream cheese and one cup of whipped topping in a large white mixing bowl.

Spread over cooled crust.

Sweet cream cheese mixture poured in the middle of a baked crust in a 9 x 13" dish.

The use a whisk to mix up pudding and milk. Chill pudding until spreadable, but not set, about 10 – 20 minutes.

Spread over top of cream cheese layer.

Mixture of instant chocolate and instant vanilla pudding being spread over the cream cheese layer in a glass dish.

Then taking remaining whipped topping and spread over the pudding layer.

Large spoon fulls of whipped toppings spread out over top of the chocolate pudding in an four layer dessert.

Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.

Another option is to drizzle chocolate syrup on top like we do on our Cream Puff Cake.

Overhead view of a 9 x 13 pan of chocolate chip cookie delight with mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top of the Cool Whip.

Store leftovers covered tightly in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.

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