Chocolate Dessert Lasagna
A decadent layered chocolate dessert, today’s Chocolate Dessert Lasagna (or Chocolate Lush if you prefer the non-pasta connotation) is an incredibly indulgent no-bake chocolate dessert with 4 layers of pure bliss.
Chocolate Dessert Lasagna Recipe
OK so let’s just get this out of the way – I found it super weird when this layered dessert trend somehow ended up with the moniker of a dessert lasagna.
It took me a long time to think of a dessert lasagna without having weird visions of pasta mixed with chocolate, but I’m here now and I embrace it.
A dessert lasagna is so named because it’s a layered dessert (much like how lasagna is a layered pasta dish) but that’s basically where the similarities end.
Today’s chocolate dessert lasagna skips the noodles in favor of layers of a buttery, chocolate cookie crust, followed by a no-bake cheesecake layer, then a chocolate pudding layer and finished off with a final layer of whipped topping. (Oh, and a hefty sprinkle of chocolate sprinkles.)
It’s decadent, it’s uber chocolatey and it’s the absolute perfect no-bake dessert for chocolate fans.
How to store chocolate dessert lasagna: this layered dessert should be covered and kept in the fridge until serving. (This is why I make the recipe in a Pyrex dish that comes with a lid.) It can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
How to freeze chocolate dessert lasagna: cover and freeze in a freezer-safe container for up to one month. You can thaw in the fridge prior to serving, although this chocolate dessert lasagna also makes a great frozen treat.
Check out our quick recipe video to see how to make our Peanut Butter Chocolate Dessert Lasagna before scrolling down to grab your free printable recipe card for today’s chocolate dessert lasagna:
Chocolate Dessert Lasagna Ingredients
- OREO cookies
- Butter, melted
- Cream cheese, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Cold milk
- Vanilla extract
- Cool Whip, divided
- Chocolate Instant Pudding
- Chocolate jimmies, optional
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.
Tip: the type of Oreos you use change the amount of butter needed. Go based on whether it sticks together more than worrying if you’re adding too much butter.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- Measuring cups and spoons
- 8″ x 8″ casserole dish
- Food Processor
- Electric mixer <– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
- Offset spatula
How to Make Chocolate Dessert Lasagna
Crush 26 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs, using a food processor.
Add in the melted butter and process again until a dough forms. (If the cookie crumbs are still slightly dry, add more butter 1 Tablespoon at a time.)
Press the cookie crust into a lined 9×9 casserole dish.
Place the casserole dish in the fridge as you prepare the cream cheese layer.
Combine the cream cheese, milk, vanilla and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 cup of cool whip.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cookie crumb layer and return to the fridge.
Prepare the chocolate pudding by combining the milk and instant pudding powder. Whisk for 4 minutes until the pudding starts to thicken.
Pour the chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer and then spread the remaining Cool Whip overtop.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2-4 hours before serving.
Just prior to serving, sprinkle chocolate jimmies or add crushed cookie crumbs as an optional garnish.
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Chocolate Dessert Lasagna
Ingredients
- 26 Oreo cookies
- 6 Tablespoon butter, melted
- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cold milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounce tub Cool Whip, divided
- 3.9 ounce packages chocolate Instant Pudding
- 3 cups cold milk
- Chocolate jimmies, optional
Instructions
- Crush 26 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs, using a food processor.
- Add in the melted butter and process again until a dough forms. (If the cookie crumbs are still slightly dry, add more butter 1 Tablespoon at a time.)
- Press the cookie crust into a lined 9x9 casserole dish.
- Place the casserole dish in the fridge as you prepare the cream cheese layer.
- Combine the cream cheese, milk, vanilla and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 cup of cool whip.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cookie crumb layer and return to the fridge.
- Prepare the chocolate pudding by combining the milk and instant pudding powder. Whisk for 4 minutes until the pudding starts to thicken.
- Pour the chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer and then spread the remaining Cool Whip overtop.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2-4 hours before serving.
- Just prior to serving, sprinkle chocolate jimmies or add crushed cookie crumbs as an optional garnish.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
9Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 591Total Fat: 39gSaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 379mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 2gSugar: 41gProtein: 8g
Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.
I hope your family loves this easy chocolate dessert lasagna as much as mine does!
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