Black Forest Dream Dessert

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) carton cool whip, thawed and divided
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/2 cups cold milk
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• chocolate curls (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. stir in coconut and walnuts. press into an ungreased 9x13 baking dish. bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. cool on a wire rack.
• 2 in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. add confectioner's sugar; beat until smooth. fold in 1 cup of the cool whip. spread over crust. top with pie filling; cover and chill.
• 3 in a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. in a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes or until soft set. whisk a small amount of pudding into melted chocolate. return all to the pudding, whisking constantly. pour over cherry filling. chill for 2 hours or until set.
• 4 just before serving, spread remaining cool whip over dessert. garnish with chocolate curls if desired.