“The exact recipe I’ve had in my recipe box for decades! I call it Texas Delight”

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This Chocolate Pecan Delight is a throwback to classic comfort desserts, elevated with rich chocolate and crunchy pecans. It’s the kind of treat that brings back warm memories and creates new ones, perfect for sharing with loved ones around the table.

Ingredients:

Crust Ingredients:

Ingredient	Quantity
Flour	1 cup
Butter, room temp	½ cup
Brown sugar	1 tablespoon
Pecans, finely chopped	1 cup

Filling Ingredients:

Ingredient	Quantity
Cream cheese, room temp	8 oz (1 package)
Powdered sugar	1 cup
Cool Whip, thawed	1 cup
Instant chocolate pudding mix	3.9 oz box
Instant vanilla pudding mix	3.4 oz box
Milk	3 cups

Topping Ingredients:

Ingredient	Quantity
Cool Whip, thawed	2 cups
Pecans, chopped	3 tablespoons

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup of finely chopped pecans and work the mixture with your hands until it forms a crumble.

Press the crumble mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. Let crust cool completely.
In a large bowl, whisk together the instant chocolate pudding mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, and milk until smooth.
Add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 cup of Cool Whip to the pudding mixture and whisk until everything is fully combined and smooth.

Pour the pudding mixture evenly over the cooled crust.
Evenly spread 2 cups of cool whip over the pudding layer.
Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons of chopped pecans over the Cool Whip topping.