Chocolate Peppermint Lush: 5 Reasons It's Your Must-Try Holiday Dessert
This Chocolate Peppermint Lush is a layered dessert featuring a chocolate cookie crust, a creamy peppermint filling, a chocolate pudding layer, and a whipped topping, garnished with crushed peppermint candies.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Crust
- 1.5 cups Chocolate Wafer Cookies finely crushed
- 0.33 cup Unsalted Butter melted
Peppermint Layer
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
Chocolate Layer
- 3.9 ounces Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- 3 cups Cold Milk
Topping
- 8 ounces Whipped Topping thawed
- 0.25 cup Crushed Peppermint Candies for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Combine crushed chocolate wafer cookies and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in peppermint extract.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together instant chocolate pudding mix and cold milk until thickened.
- Gently spread the chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer.
- Spread whipped topping evenly over the chocolate pudding layer.
- Sprinkle crushed peppermint candies over the whipped topping.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
For a richer flavor, use dark chocolate pudding. You can also add a layer of chocolate shavings between the pudding and whipped topping.