5-Layer Dessert

⏱ 135 mins 🍽 16-20 serving(s) 🏷 Bar Cookie

This cherished family recipe creates a delightful bar cookie with five distinct layers. It begins with a baked walnut crust, followed by a sweet cream cheese mixture, vanilla pudding, crushed pineapple, and a final layer of whipped topping. The dessert requires chilling to set properly before serving, making it an ideal make-ahead treat for parties and events.

5-Layer Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 (3 1/2 ounce) boxes instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple, crushed
  • 24 ounces Cool Whip

Method

  1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. For the first layer, combine the softened margarine, flour, and chopped walnuts.
  3. Press this mixture firmly into the base of a 9x13 pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  4. To make the second layer, blend the powdered sugar and cream cheese until smooth, then gently mix in one cup of the Cool Whip. Spread this over the baked crust.
  5. Prepare the instant vanilla pudding as directed on the package for the third layer and pour it over the cream cheese mixture.
  6. Distribute the crushed pineapple evenly over the pudding to form the fourth layer.
  7. For the final layer, spread the remaining 16 ounces of Cool Whip over the pineapple.
  8. Refrigerate the dessert for 1-2 hours until fully chilled and set.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium263700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryBar Cookie
AuthorAZPARZYCH