Description
A decadent, no-bake layered dessert featuring chocolate pudding, crushed wafers, and a glossy chocolate ganache topping, styled to look like a spooky graveyard.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (3.4 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 3 cups cold whole milk
- 1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- 2 packages (14 oz each) chocolate wafer cookies
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 package Milano cookies (for tombstones)
Instructions
- Whisk the instant chocolate pudding mix with 3 cups of cold milk in a medium bowl until thickened and smooth.
- Gently fold the whipped topping into the pudding using a rubber spatula until fully combined.
- Crush 1.5 packages of chocolate wafers into a mix of fine crumbs and small chunks.
- Press a layer of crushed wafers into the bottom of a 9×13 inch glass baking dish.
- Spread the pudding mixture evenly over the base layer of cookies.
- Top the pudding with the remaining crushed chocolate wafers to create the soil effect.
- Heat heavy cream in a small saucepan until simmering, then pour over chopped chocolate and butter.
- Let the ganache sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy.
- Drizzle the ganache over the top of the cookies in a patchy, muddy pattern.
- Press Milano cookies vertically into the filling to create tombstones.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American