Week 33

Welcome to Week 33 of Mmm Mondays, where we turn Monday woes into Monday whoas!

Last week had 10 delicious posts with some summer holidays, summer fun and summer sun. We also saw a priest find his calling, nothing turn to everything, and a reflection in a rearview mirror. You can see all those and more here.

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Week 33 Recipe

Chocolate Lust

INGREDIENTS

For crust:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup chopped nuts (any you like is fine)

For cream cheese layer:

• 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups whipped cream, with stabilizer added to prevent separation

For chocolate pudding layer:

• 2 packages (3.4 ounce each) instant chocolate pudding mix (or use fresh)
• 3 cups milk (omit if using fresh)
• ½ cup chopped nuts, for topping
• Chocolate syrup, for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

To make crust:

1. Preheat the oven to 375F
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, butter, nuts and mix well
3. Press into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish and bake about 15 minutes until browned
4. Allow to cool completely

Cream cheese layer:

1. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer until smooth
2. Fold in half of the whipped cream and mix until combined. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly onto crust

Chocolate layer:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk chocolate pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes, spread over cream cheese layer
2. Top with remaining Whipped Cream onto chocolate layer and sprinkle with chocolate syrup and chopped pecans
3. Chill dessert until ready to serve
4. Enjoy!