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Pumpkin Delight

This dessert needs at least 3 hours to chill before serving. Use a 9 x 13 pan (like a glass lasagna pan).
Course Dessert
Keyword pumpkin delight, pumpkin dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Jo-Anna Rooney

Ingredients

The Crust:

  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter

Cream Cheese Layer:

  • 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup icing sugar powdered sugar
  • 1 cup whipped cream

Pumpkin Fluff Layer:

  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 3 3.5 ounce packages of instant white chocolate or vanilla pudding
  • 1 398 mL can pure pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup whipped cream

Whipped Topping:

  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • chopped pecans for garnish

Instructions

Whipped Cream:

  • This recipe requires whipped cream for 3 out of the 4 layers of the dessert. I like to use real whip cream for all of my desserts, so for this recipe I used a 1L container of heavy cream and whipped it up so it was ready to use when I needed it.

The Crust:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a mixer combine the chopped nuts, flour, sugar and butter.
  • Press the nut mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish (I like to use a glass lasagna pan).
  • Bake for about 15 minutes. Don't overcook it or the crust will be too hard.
  • Once the crust is done baking, set it aside and let it cool completely.

Cream Cheese Layer:

  • Using a mixer, cream together the cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth.
  • Add the 1 cup of whipped cream and mix.
  • Transfer to another bowl, and set aside.

Pumpkin Fluff Layer:

  • Using a mixer cream together the milk and pudding mix until smooth.
  • Add the pumpkin puree, spices and whipped cream. Mix completely.
  • Set aside.

Putting it all together:

  • Once the crust is cooled, spread on the cream cheese layer.
  • Then spread on the pumpkin fluff layer.
  • Spread on the remaining whipped cream.
  • Garnish with chopped pecans or dust with ground cinnamon.
  • Chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight is best.

Notes

This recipe requires using a mixer for each layer, but don't worry, you don't need to clean the mixer between each step.