Chocolate Lasagna (No-Bake Dessert)

 This dessert was made popular by Olive Garden’s Chocolate Lasagna. If you like chocolate cake but don’t like to bake, you have found yourself a new favorite dessert recipe. The dessert comes together so quickly. The crunchy Oreo crust with a cheesecake layer and chocolate pudding makes for a phenomenal combination of flavors.

We love make-ahead crowd-pleasing desserts like Panna Cotta and Baklava. This chocolate pudding layer dessert is a winner for parties and potlucks and loved by kids and adults alike.

Ingredients

Crust Layer:

14.3 oz pack of Oreos

6 Tbsp unsalted butter melted

Cheesecake Layer:

12 oz cream cheese room temp

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup powdered sugar

8 oz cool whip refrigerated (whipped topping)

Chocolate Pudding Layer:

7.8 oz instant chocolate pudding (two 3.9oz packages)

3 1/4 cup cold whole milk

Top Layer:

8 oz cool whip refrigerated (whipped topping)

Instructions

Prepare Oreo crust:

In a food processor or blender, crush the whole pack of oreos with their cream until fine crumbs form. Set aside about 3 Tbsp of crushed oreos for the topping. Transfer to a bowl and combine with melted butter.

In a 9”x13” baking dish, press the Oreo mixture into the bottom of the pan with a spatula to create a crust. Refrigerate while preparing the cheesecake layer.

Prepare cheesecake layer:

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with vanilla and powdered sugar. Fold in the Cool Whip. Evenly and carefully spread the crust. Refrigerate while preparing the pudding layer.

Prepare chocolate pudding layer:

In a bowl, beat together the pudding mix and milk until the pudding thickens.

Spread the chocolate pudding evenly over the cheesecake layer. Refrigerate until pudding sets.

Top layer:

Top with a cool whip as the final layer and sprinkle with reserved crushed Oreos then cover and chill at least 2 hours and keep chilled until ready to serve.

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