Description
A delightful layered dessert featuring red shortbread, cream cheese, and green pudding, perfect for festive occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- red food coloring
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip (thawed)
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 (3 oz) boxes white chocolate instant pudding
- 3 cups milk
- green food coloring
- 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- red and green sprinkles
- M & M candies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, salt, and cocoa powder.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Add red food coloring and mix well (I used 1 tablespoon food coloring to get intense red color). Turn your mixer on low speed and gradually add the flour mixture. Mix until combined.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- To make the cream cheese layer, beat softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip and peppermint extract and mix to combine. Spread over the cooled shortbread layer. Place in the freezer to firm while preparing pudding.
- To make the green pudding layer, whisk together 2 boxes of white chocolate instant pudding mix with 3 cups milk. Add green food coloring (add a few drops at a time, to desired color) and whisk until smooth. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Set in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Spread 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip over the pudding layer and top with mini marshmallows and sprinkles. Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours until set.
Notes
- Make sure to adjust the food coloring to your desired intensity.
- This dessert can be prepared a day in advance for convenience.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg