Description
Peanut Butter Layered Delight is a decadent dessert made with layers of peanut butter sandwich cookies, cream cheese, and a creamy peanut butter mixture topped with whipped topping and peanut butter chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces peanut butter sandwich cookies (approximately 22 cookies)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1.5 cups whole milk
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups whipped topping
- 0.5 cup peanut butter chips
- 8 reserved whole peanut butter cookies, chopped
- 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter, melted
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13 inch glass baking dish and set aside.
- Arrange a single layer of peanut butter sandwich cookies evenly across the bottom of the prepared dish; reserve remaining cookies for topping.
- Beat together softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 cup whipped topping until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cookie base, then chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Whisk instant vanilla pudding mix with whole milk until it begins to thicken.
- Fold creamy peanut butter and 1 cup whipped topping into the pudding mixture using a whisk or hand mixer.
- Spread the peanut butter mixture over the chilled cream cheese layer and return to the freezer for an additional 15 minutes.
- Gently layer the remaining 2 cups whipped topping on top, then sprinkle with peanut butter chips, chopped reserved cookies, and drizzle with melted peanut butter.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or freeze for 15 minutes prior to serving for optimal texture.
Notes
- For a firmer dessert, freeze longer before serving.
- Feel free to substitute gluten-free cookies if desired.
- Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 30mg