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Layered brownie pudding dessert is the most amazing decadent brownie pudding dessert I think I’ve ever made. When you think of the best chocolate dessert recipe, that isn’t cake, this one will come to mind.
This a delicious box brownies recipe that you can make up and bring to your next party or get together. It’s guaranteed to be gone before the party is even done. I think brownies are my favorite to make because they are so versatile with flavors and texture. And of course, no one can so no to a brownie.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our layered brownie pudding dessert, you need the following ingredients:
- Brownie Mix
- All brownie mix ingredients on the box
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Cool-whip
- Instant chocolate pudding
- Instant vanilla pudding
- Milk
- Hot fudge or chocolate syrup
- Chocolate candy bar (like a Hershey’s bar will work!)
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Layered Brownie Pudding Dessert
- Mix brownie mix according to directions and bake in 9×13 inch greased and floured pan.
- Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 container whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture on top of the cooled brownies.
- Blend puddings and milk together and carefully spread on top of the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with second container of whipped topping. Put chocolate shavings and chocolate syrup on top.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve (we also like to throw this in the freezer for a yummy summer dessert and it is sometimes easier to cut and serve when it’s been in the freezer).
Recipe Notes
- Storage Suggestions: Place the Layered Brownie Pudding Dessert in the fridge covered and store for up to 3 days.
- If you are not a big chocolate lover, you could easily substitute chocolate pudding for other flavors. We have seen this recipe made with pistachio pudding and lemon pudding. You can replace the chocolate curls on top with white chocolate, or a cookies and cream bar. So many options to make this dessert to your liking.
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Layered Brownie Pudding Dessert Recipe
This layered brownie pudding dessert features a chewy brownie base topped with cream cheese, pudding, and chocolate shavings.
Serving servings
Ingredients
- 1 brownie mix, (for a 9×13 pan)
- Ingredients called for on brownie mix, (oil, water, eggs)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 package, softened (light cream cheese works great)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces Cool-Whip frozen whipped topping, (2) 8 ounce containers, divided
- 3 ounces instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 package
- 3 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 package
- 3 ½ cup milk
- hot fudge or chocolate syrup
- 1 plain chocolate candy bar, (like a Hereshey's bar)
Instructions
- Mix brownie mix according to directions and bake in 9×13 inch greased and floured pan.
- Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 container whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture on top of the cooled brownies.
- Blend puddings and milk together and carefully spread on top of the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with second container of whipped topping. Put chocolate shavings and chocolate syrup on top.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve (we also like to throw this in the freezer for a yummy summer dessert and it is sometimes easier to cut and serve when it's been in the freezer).
Notes
Place the candy bar in the freezer at the beginning of your recipe prep, and by the time you make the chocolate curls it will be frozen for the perfect curls. It melts quickly in your warm hand.
Nutrition
Calories: 136 kcal · Carbohydrates: 19 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 17 mg · Sodium: 133 mg · Potassium: 98 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 218 IU · Calcium: 71 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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Ooh, tasty! This looks like chocolate cream pie, in cake form. Definitely something that would go over well with kids. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Looks good! Can’t wait to try the recipe.
Wow, looks so tasty! Its always nice to have an easy recipe like this in your back pocket.
This recipe is a family heirloom in my family !!! My hubby’s aunt made this every family holiday gathering during the 70’s, 80’s , 90’s. and on up until very recently (she is elderly now) and she gave me the recipe in her own handwriting when I first got married in 1977. I just tried to pin this recipe and got a pop-up window saying it is a copyrighted recipe…and would not let me pin it. Not sure why it is copyrighted because I have had it for going on 4 decades now. . Still delicious, and a classic!
p.s. Her name for it is simply Four Layer Dessert.
How cool to see this recipe! We have one that is pretty similar in my family and we call it Chocolate Yummy, it was a staple at our house on birthdays. Your picture brought on all sorts of nostalgia, thank you so much for sharing this, I’ll have to try your version out soon!
I’ve been looking for this recipe!!!! !y grandmother used to make this but it was called piggy pudding
can you use any kind of nuts(like peanuts) for the crust?
My aunt called this “Better than Sex Cake”
We have used pecans and walnuts.
I’ve, also, had this recipe for approximately 35 years. Although, it was called Pistachio Dessert, because of using pistachio pudding rather than chocolate. So delicious!!! No topping sprinkled on it in my recipe. Although, ground pistachios would be yummy!!!
This is what my recipe is called too. It’s very yummy!
My only problem is 5/8 cup butter is not 10 tablespoons.
Hi Diane. There are 10 tablespoons in 5/8 cups. 1 tablespoon equals 1/16 of a cup. 5/8 = 10/16. So you will need 10 tablespoons. Hope this helps. 🙂
Hi. I’m from New Zealand. What is cool whip? Thanks so much
Cool whip is a non dairy whipped topping. It is found in the freezer section of the grocery store in the US.
I got the same recipe from my mother-in-law 30 years ago. She called it “Girdle Buster” delicious made with any type of pudding. The recipe is definitely an old one and well past copyright protection laws.
I grew up on this. Now I make the crust out of pecan sandies cookies and butter. In the spring/summer I use lemon pudding for a brighter flavor. Yum!
I too have had this recipe for about 35 years. We made it either with lemon pudding or chocolate.
Both so delicious!
Do you think this could be made with whipped cream(homemade) instead of the cool whip?
Hi Celeste, a lot of people don’t like cool whip. Here is a recipe that you can use in place of cool whip. This Stabilized Whipped Cream uses cream cheese and powdered sugar for thickening so you can use it as a replacement for Cool Whip!
Ingredients
4 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/3 powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until soft and creamy.
In another mixing bowl beat the heavy whipping cream just until soft peaks form.
Add the cream cheese and beat until stiff peaks are formed.
Too much butter. Should only use 8 tablespoons (half cup).
I tried making this and my cream cheese layer kept taking the crust up. I had a big mess of mixed cream cheese and crust. Do you think my cream cheese was still too cold or what did I do wrong? It still tasted amazing but not beautiful layers.
This recipe is one of our most popular dessert cakes. The crust needs to be completely cooled before adding the cream cheese layer. We like to put spoonfuls of the cream cheese layer all over the whole crust, then gently and carefully spread it around to cover the crust.
Do you make the pudding before hand? Or put the instant powder mix in with the milk and vanilla?
Hi Emma, mix the 2 pudding mixes with the milk and vanilla listed in the recipe ingredients.
You are AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you so much for this.