Chocolate Elegance

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1.5 (8 ounce) packages philadelphia cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar (12 oz.)
• 2 1/2 cups thawed cool whip whipped topping, divided
• 6 (1 ounce) squares baker's semi-sweet chocolate, divided
• 1 (4 ounce) package jell-o chocolate instant pudding
• 1/2 cup cold milk
• 1/4 cup planters sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. stir in 1-1/2 cups cool whip; spread 2 cups onto bottom of 8x4-inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap.
• 2 melt 3 chocolate squares. add to remaining cream cheese mixture along with dry pudding mix and milk; beat until well blended. spread over cream cheese layer in pan. refrigerate 4 hours.
• 3 microwave remaining chocolate and cool whip in microwaveable bowl on high 1 min.; stir until blended. cool slightly.
• 4 invert dessert onto platter. remove pan and plastic wrap. top dessert with chocolate glaze and nuts. refrigerate until glaze is firm.