Four Layer Delight

Four Layer
Delight



My sister Shirley and my Sister in Law Sheila make this for family gatherings.
It is delicious, they usually make it with chocolate, my favorite is Lemon Merang Pie filling. Shirley will split the filling with chocolate and lemon.
(I Love You, Sister!)

Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
pinch salt
1 cup chopped pecans (reserve 2 Tbsp. for top)
1 stick butter
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large cool whip (divided)
1 large chocolate instant pudding mix Or
1 small chocolate and 1 Jello Lemon Pie filling
If just using only instant pudding 3 cups milk

Mix flour, salt, pecans together. Melt butter, and pour into flour mixture. Stir until well blended. Press into botton of pyrex 9x13 greased pan.
Bake at 375 for 12-15minutes. You do not want this to brown. Cool.
 In mixing bowl on low speed,Blend cream cheese, powdered sugar, when creamy, slowly add 1/2 cool whip. Spread on baked crust. Set in refrigerator to chill while you prepare the flavored layer.

Mix pudding with milk and stir for 1 minute, as soon as it starts to thicken spoon filling over cream cheese layer and let set a few minutes for the pudding to set up.
spoon cool whip over, and smooth to the edges, sprinkle reserved pecans over.

I have seen this with  fresh strawberries, it was wonderful.
Use your imagination and your families favorite fillings and make your own 
creation.
 Let me know what you come up with!