Layered Candy Cane Dessert
This fabulous dessert has the magical flavor of candy canes plus the bonus of an Oreo cookie crust. And it looks like a winter wonderland. —Dawn Kreuser, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Ingredients
- 1 package (14.3 ounces) Oreo cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 3/4 cup crushed candy canes (about 7 regular size), divided
- 2 packages (3.3 ounces each) instant white chocolate pudding mix
- 2-3/4 cups cold 2% milk
Reviews
Took a shortcut and used premade Oreo crusts. Most ingredients measured out just fine —-just had a little excess pudding layer. I had a really hard time finding the white chocolate pudding flavor. A relative just happened to have some in her pantry that she purchased a while back. Wasn’t sure if another layer -perhaps cheesecake- could be substituted. Maybe will try that next time.
Making this now... might be a silly question , but do you just use the dark outside park of the cookie & discard the cream inside? Or, use the entire cookie..?
The chocolate pudding with this was too rich for some people. I couldn’t find white chocolate pudding at the grocery store, so a friend suggested I use vanilla pudding with white chocolate chips. Can’t wait to make it!
I got lots of rave reviews when I made this dessert for a potluck last week. I added 1tsp of peppermint extract to the cream cheese layer to bring out the mint flavour. As well, I used low-fat versions of some of the ingredients to make it even lighter in calories. Definitely a dessert to make again.
Cake tasted excellent. I made the mistake of putting on the crushed candy cane top a day before I was serving, so the color spread over the top and didn't look as neat. Everyone loved it! I will make again for a large gathering!