Chocolate Lasagna is the recipe that Maria makes every potluck and every most celebrated family occasion and every time she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely legendary individual no-bake layered dessert that consistently produces the most enthusiastic and the most genuinely disbelieving individual reaction from every single person who takes the very first bite and discovers that this most dramatically chocolate-layered and the most spectacularly multi-textured individual dessert required absolutely no oven, no baking skill, and only 20 minutes of the most joyful active preparation.
Because the most brilliantly layered sequence of the most satisfyingly crunchy crushed Oreo cookie crust, the most luxuriously smooth and the most deeply tangy cream cheese and Cool Whip individual filling layer, the most silky and the most deeply chocolatey chocolate pudding layer, the most billowy Cool Whip cloud topping, and the most gorgeous chocolate shaving and crushed Oreo garnish creates the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely spectacular individual cross-section that makes every single slice look like the most laboriously crafted individual layer cake while requiring nothing more than layering, covering, and refrigerating.
Chocolate Lasagna is the most easy and deeply extraordinary 20-minute no-bake potluck dessert made by pressing crushed Oreo butter crust spreading cream cheese powdered sugar and Cool Whip filling over topping with chocolate pudding milk layer then Cool Whip cloud and chocolate shaving Oreo garnish and refrigerating minimum 4 hours. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful no-bake dessert recipes and easy potluck favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
This Chocolate Lasagna recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely legendary individual no-bake layered potluck dessert that requires absolutely no baking, no cooking, and only 20 minutes of active preparation while producing the most dramatically beautiful and the most spectacularly multi-textured individual cross-section that makes every single served portion the most genuinely show-stopping and the most completely irresistible individual dessert experience.
The most brilliantly satisfying element of the Chocolate Lasagna is the most extraordinary contrast between its individual layers — the most satisfyingly crunchy Oreo crust, the most tangy and the most airy cream cheese-Cool Whip filling, the most silky and the most deeply chocolatey pudding, and the most billowy cool whip cloud all together produce the most genuinely multi-dimensional individual texture experience in every single forkful. Our Oreo Dirt Cake makes a beautifully equally Oreo-forward and equally no-bake companion for a complete and wonderful Oreo no-bake dessert collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
For the Oreo Crust:
- 36 Oreo Cookies (one standard package), crushed with filling
- 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
For the Cream Cheese Layer:
- 8 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 tbsp Cold Whole Milk
- 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed
For the Chocolate Pudding Layer:
- 2 packages (3.4 oz each) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- 3¼ cups Cold Whole Milk
For the Topping:
- 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed
- Chocolate Shavings or Mini Chocolate Chips
- Crushed Oreo Cookies
How to Make This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Crush all 36 Oreo cookies — with their filling intact — to the most fine crumbs in a food processor or by placing in a sealed bag and crushing with a rolling pin. Mix with the melted butter until the most evenly combined wet-sand texture. Press most firmly into the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, cara mia.
For the cream cheese layer, beat the room-temperature softened cream cheese, sugar, and milk until the most completely smooth. Gently fold in the 8 oz of thawed Cool Whip. Spread this cream cheese layer most evenly over the chilled Oreo crust.
For the pudding layer, whisk both packages of instant chocolate pudding mix with the cold milk for approximately 2 minutes until the pudding begins to thicken. Pour immediately over the cream cheese layer — do not wait for it to fully set or it will be impossible to pour and spread. Spread to create the most even pudding layer. Place in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to begin setting.
Spread the remaining 8 oz of Cool Whip most evenly over the most completely set pudding layer in the most beautifully smooth and the most billowy individual cloud topping.
Garnish with chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips and crushed Oreo cookies scattered most generously over the Cool Whip cloud topping.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours — overnight is the most strongly recommended for the most properly set and the most cleanly sliceable individual result.
How to Serve This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Serve cold directly from the refrigerator using a large sharp spatula to lift the most cleanly defined individual squares from the most firmly set and the most properly chilled individual dessert. Each individual serving should showcase the most dramatically beautiful and the most distinct layered cross-section of Oreo, cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip.
For the most completely extraordinary individual potluck presentation, serve in clear individual plastic cups for the most beautifully visible individual layer cross-section that makes the most dramatic and the most completely irresistible individual dessert table display. Our Oreo Dirt Cake makes a beautifully equally Oreo and equally no-bake layered companion for a complete and wonderful no-bake Oreo dessert collection.
How to Store This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The dessert actually tastes the most extraordinary on day two as the layers meld the most completely and the Oreo crust softens the most pleasantly. Freeze individual portions wrapped in plastic and foil for up to 2 months — thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
Tips to Make This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Pour the chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer immediately after whisking — while it is the most still thin and the most pourable rather than after it has fully set. Pudding that has fully set in the bowl cannot be spread smoothly over the individual cream cheese layer and will tear and disturb the most beautifully defined individual layer beneath.
Crush the Oreos with the cream filling intact for the most binding and the most properly compactable individual crust. Oreo crust made from wafers only without the cream filling is too dry and crumbly and does not compact into the most firm individual crust base.
Helpful Notes for This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
For an even more deeply concentrated chocolate experience, use chocolate pudding made with chocolate milk rather than regular whole milk for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply intensified individual chocolate pudding layer that produces the most dramatically rich individual flavor.
Chocolate Lasagna tastes the most extraordinarily developed when made a full day in advance — the overnight refrigerator rest allows the most complete layer melding, the most beautifully softened Oreo crust, and the most deeply developed chocolate pudding flavor throughout the most entire individual dessert.
Variation of This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Maria made a version adding half a cup of peanut butter chips and a drizzle of warmed peanut butter over the chocolate pudding layer before the Cool Whip topping for the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply beloved chocolate peanut butter lasagna. Teresa tried a mint chocolate version by adding half a teaspoon of pure peppermint extract to the cream cheese layer for the most completely extraordinary and the most refreshing mint chocolate Oreo lasagna.
For a white chocolate version, substitute two packages of white chocolate pudding mix for the chocolate pudding and use Golden Oreos for the crust for the most completely extraordinary and the most beautifully elegant individual white chocolate lasagna. Our Brownie Refrigerator Cake makes a beautifully equally layered and equally no-bake chocolate companion for a complete and wonderful no-bake chocolate layered dessert collection.
FAQs About This Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Why is this called Chocolate Lasagna if it has no pasta?
Chocolate Lasagna takes its most playful name from the most visually dramatic and the most distinctly defined individual layer structure of the finished dessert — the multiple beautifully distinct horizontal individual layers of crust, cream, pudding, and topping when the individual cross-section is revealed at serving time most closely resembles the most dramatically layered appearance of traditional Italian pasta lasagna. The individual name is the most brilliantly whimsical description of the most extraordinary multi-layered dessert.
Can I use different pudding flavors?
Yes. Vanilla pudding produces a most classically lighter and the most less intensely chocolate individual lasagna. Cheesecake-flavored pudding creates the most completely extraordinary and the most deeply indulgent individual cheesecake lasagna. Chocolate fudge pudding produces the most intensely rich individual result. Any instant pudding flavor works most beautifully using the same technique and the same most specific quantities.
How long does Chocolate Lasagna need to chill?
A minimum of 4 hours is required for the most properly set individual pudding and the most properly firmed cream cheese layer that allows the most cleanly sliceable individual result. Overnight chilling is the most strongly recommended for the most completely set individual layers, the most beautifully softened Oreo crust, and the most deeply developed chocolate individual flavor throughout.
Conclusion
This Chocolate Lasagna is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely legendary no-bake layered potluck dessert that makes every gathering and every family occasion feel genuinely and completely special through the most satisfying Oreo crust and the most silky cream cheese Cool Whip layer and the most deeply chocolatey pudding and the most billowy Cool Whip cloud in every single dramatically layered and completely irresistible chocolate lasagna square.
We hope it brings the same deeply joyful no-bake chocolate lasagna potluck legend and the same completely scraped-clean dish to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa.
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Chocolate Lasagna The Most Easy No-Bake Oreo Crust Cream Cheese Cool Whip Chocolate Pudding Layered Potluck Dessert You Will Make
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes including chilling
- Yield: 15 to 18 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary no-bake Chocolate Lasagna made by crushing 36 whole Oreos with filling to fine crumbs mixing with 6 tbsp melted butter pressing firmly into 9×13 baking dish refrigerating 15 minutes beating 8 oz room temperature cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tbsp cold milk until smooth gently folding in 8 oz thawed Cool Whip spreading evenly over Oreo crust immediately whisking both 3.4 oz chocolate pudding packages with 3 1/4 cups cold milk 2 minutes until beginning to thicken pouring immediately over cream cheese layer spreading evenly refrigerating 5 minutes spreading remaining 8 oz Cool Whip over set pudding in smooth cloud topping garnishing with chocolate shavings or mini chips and crushed Oreos covering and refrigerating minimum 4 hours or overnight before cutting into squares with sharp spatula and serving cold. A completely legendary no-bake Oreo pudding chocolate lasagna recipe.
Ingredients
36 Oreo Cookies one standard package crushed with filling
6 tbsp Unsalted Butter melted
8 oz Full-Fat Brick-Style Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp Cold Whole Milk
8 oz Cool Whip thawed for cream cheese layer
2 packages 3.4 oz each Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
3 1/4 cups Cold Whole Milk for pudding
8 oz Cool Whip thawed for topping
Chocolate Shavings or Mini Chocolate Chips for garnish
Crushed Oreo Cookies for garnish
Instructions
1. Crush 36 whole Oreos with filling to fine crumbs. Mix with melted butter. Press firmly into 9×13 baking dish. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
2. Beat room temperature cream cheese, sugar, and milk until smooth.
3. Gently fold in 8 oz Cool Whip. Spread evenly over Oreo crust.
4. Immediately whisk both pudding packages with cold milk 2 minutes until beginning to thicken.
5. Pour immediately over cream cheese layer. Spread evenly. Do not let pudding set in bowl before pouring.
6. Refrigerate 5 minutes to begin setting.
7. Spread remaining 8 oz Cool Whip over set pudding in smooth cloud.
8. Garnish with chocolate shavings or chips and crushed Oreos.
9. Cover and refrigerate minimum 4 hours or overnight.
10. Cut into squares with sharp spatula. Serve cold.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, No-Bake, Potluck, Chocolate
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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