Chocolate Peanut Torte
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.
YIELD: 20 servings.
A crust of vanilla wafer crumbs and crushed peanuts provides this cool and creamy dessert with an extra tasty base. It's almost guaranteed that I'll bring home an empty pan when I take it to a potluck.
-Ardyce Piehl, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 60 wafers)
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1/3 cup butter, melted
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1 cup salted peanuts, finely chopped, divided
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/2 cup peanut butter
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4 cups whipped topping, divided
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3 cups cold milk
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2 packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding mix
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1 milk chocolate candy bar (1.55 ounces), grated
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, butter and 2/3 cup peanuts. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
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2.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and peanut butter until smooth. Fold in 2 cups of whipped topping. Spread over crust.
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3.
In a another large bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes on low for 2 minutes. Carefully spread over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
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4.
Just before serving, carefully spread remaining topping over the pudding layer. Sprinkle with grated chocolate and the remaining peanuts.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 314 calories, 20g fat (9g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 263mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.
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