TREND: COMFORT FOODS
DEE HARDY
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
This dessert, made with pudding, whipped cream and cookie crumbs, evolved into a tradition in our college dining program. It originated through a Recipes from Home contest, sent in by a mother from New Jersey as her child’s favorite, and it’s been on the menu ever since.
Ingredients
3 1/4 oz. creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookie chunks
2 2/3 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/3 oz. unsalted butter
3 oz. powdered sugar
2 cups 2% milk
5 1/3 oz. vanilla pudding mix
5 1/3 oz. vanilla extract
1 cup whipped topping
Steps
Put half of cookie chunks in bottom of a serving pan.
Blend cream cheese, butter and sugar. Add milk, pudding, vanilla and whipped topping and blend well.
Pour blended mixture over cookies in pan and top with remaining cookies.