DREAMY DESSERT

                   

This is a very old recipe.  I’m sure every Southern family has a version of it.  It is served at every church potluck dinner and is always present when food is taken to bereaved families.   After my Grandmother’s funeral I remember going to her house and witnessing the outpouring of food that people had brought over.  Somehow it helped to have this “chocolate dream dessert” there.   There are just certain dishes you expect at gatherings of family and friends---and this is one of them for sure!  I hope you enjoy these 4 dreamy layers!

Ingredients:  First Layer

1 cup flour

¼ cup sugar

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 stick margarine, softened

Instructions for First Layer:

*Mix flour, sugar, walnuts and margarine.

*Press into a 9 x 13 pyrex baking dish.

*Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Let cool.

Ingredients:  Second Layer

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 cup Cool Whip (from a large container)

Instructions for Second Layer:

*Blend cream cheese, sugar and cool whip.

*Spread on top of cooled first layer.

Ingredients:  Third Layer

2 cups milk

1 small box vanilla instant pudding

1 small box chocolate instant pudding

2 t. vanilla

Instructions for Third Layer:

*Blend milk with both boxes of instant pudding.

*Add vanilla

*Spread over second layer.

Ingredients:  Fourth Layer

Cool Whip (large container with 1 cup used in second layer)

Grated chocolate

Instructions for Fourth Layer:

*Spread remainder of Cool Whip on top of third layer.

*Sprinkle grated chocolate over Cool Whip.

*Cover and refrigerate dessert until firm.