Description
A delightful dessert combining salty pretzel crust with creamy peanut butter and chocolate layers, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups pretzels, crushed
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1¼ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 2 (3.9 ounce) packages of instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 8 ounces whipped topping (for topping)
- ½ cup pretzels, crushed (for garnish)
- ½ cup chocolate sauce (for drizzling)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Prepare a 13×9 baking dish by lining it with parchment paper.
- Make the pretzel crust by melting the butter and mixing it with the crushed pretzels. Press into the dish and bake for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the peanut butter filling by mixing powdered sugar, cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla. Fold in 1 cup of whipped topping.
- Chill the peanut butter layer in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
- Add the chocolate pudding layer by whisking pudding mix and milk together, then pour over the peanut butter layer.
- Top with remaining whipped topping and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
- Final touches include sprinkling crushed pretzels and drizzling with chocolate sauce before serving.
Notes
Feel free to substitute ingredients based on preferences, such as using light cream cheese or a sugar alternative.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 40mg