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Grandma's Chocolate Ribbon Dessert

My Grandma's chocolate ribbon dessert is a near no-bake dessert that is also very simple to make. This tried and true is rich, creamy and chocolatey too!
Makes One 9x13 pan
Course: Dessert
Author: Mindee's Cooking Obsession

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 Cup Flour
  • ½ Cups Ground or very finely chopped Pecans
  • ½ Cup Butter

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 8 Ounces Cream Cheese softened
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Cool Whip

Chocolate Layer

  • 2 ½ Cups Milk
  • 1 (3.9 oz) pkg. Instant Chocolate Pudding
  • 1 (3.9 oz) pkg. Instant Vanilla Pudding

Top Layer

  • 8 oz. Tub Cool Whip
  • 1 Chocolate Bar

Instructions

Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a food processor, pulse the flour, pecans, and butter together until well combined.  Or use a fork and mix these ingredients until well combined.
  • Sprinkle evenly in the prepared 9x13 pan.  Pack down with you fingers and bake at 350 for 17 minutes.  Cool completely before proceeding.

Cream Cheese layer

  • Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until well combined and smooth.  Fold in the 1 cup of Cool Whip.  Spread across the cooled crust.

Chocolate Layer

  • Beat the milk and two pudding mixes until thickened.  Pour and evenly spread across cream cheese layer.  Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Final Layer

  • Spread the 8 oz of Cool Whip on top of the chocolate layer.  Grate the chocolate and garnish with the chocolate shavings.