No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Delight
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This No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Delight is the perfect layered dessert recipe for the chocolate peanut butter lovers in your life!
Living on a farm proves there are educational opportunities every where you look and when I made this dessert I thought it was the perfect opportunity to talk with out boys about soil.
First lesson: The difference between dirt and soil. Soil is a natural medium for the growth of plants and dirt is what get’s on your clothes – AKA the nemesis of us moms!
Second lesson: the different layers of the soil. Different types of soil have their own characteristics but for this demonstration I matched the layers in the dessert with bedrock (the crust – even has some “rocks” aka chopped peanuts), parent material (the 2nd layer), subsoil (the 3rd layer) and topsoil (the 4th layer) and I even topped it with some organic material (chopped peanut butter cups).
The boys loved the dessert and loved learning more about soil. As farmers one of our top priorities is taking care of the land and our animals. We know that in order to make a living from farming we need to do our best to make sure the cows are comfortable and continue to improve the way we farm in order to be able to pass the land on to future generations. We do many things working towards this including planting cover crops, soil testing and implementing conservation practices like grass waterways.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Delight
This recipe is as simple as mixing together the individual layers and layering them in a 9×13 inch pan. This dessert is perfect for summer because you don’t have to turn the oven on! Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Delight
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2/3 cup melted butter
- 5 Tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped salted Spanish peanuts
Second Layer:
- 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Third Layer:
- 1 3.4 ounce package instant vanilla pudding
- 1 3.4 ounce package instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
Fourth Layer:
- 8 ounce carton cool whip thawed
- 1-2 cups chopped peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Mix together crust and press into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Mix together the second layer and spoon over the crust with a wet spoon.
- Mix together the third layer and pour over second layer.
- Top with cool whip and garnish with the chopped peanut butter cups.
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Can this recipe be made ahead and frozen?
I haven’t ever done that so if you try it, let us know how it works!
How does this keep? Would you put it in the fridge? Or would it go soggy almost? Also if I made it tonight (Thursday) would it keep until Saturday for dessert?
It keeps but the layers start to bleed. Yes, it would need put in the fridge.
Thank you! I wasn’t sure if the freezer would have been a better option
Do you cook the puddings or just add the packets to the milk and pour?
Make sure you get the instant pudding and then all you have to do is just mix and pour.
Thank you! I’m making it for July 4th
So in the layer with the heavy whipping cream you just add that straight to pb and cream cheese you? It makes it creamy that way. I’ve made cheesecake with cool whip before but not whipping cream.
yes, that is exactly what you do!
Do you cook the bottom layer? I use that for Magic Cookie bars and bake it.
No I didn’t bake it. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks
In the second layer, is the whipped cream regular whipping cream or cool whip.
Hi there,
It is real whipped cream. Hope you enjoy!
Are we suppose to whip the cup of whipping cream (heavy shipping cream I’m guessing) before adding it to the other ingredients or just add the shipping cream from the carton measured to one cup?
Love it when my iPad changes my words. Hopefully you figure out shipping is whipping! Ha!
Gotta love technology! 🙂 Just add the cream, I updated the recipe to make it more clear! Thanks!
What is a substitute for the Spanish peanuts?
You could make it without or just use peanuts. Enjoy!
Do you mix together the chocolate and vanilla puddings
yes, you do!