Peanut Chocolate Parfait Dessert

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix with pudding
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup peanuts
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling or 1 (5 1/8 ounce) package vegetarian instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1 5/8 ounces milk chocolate candy bars, chilled, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. grease and flour bottom only of 13 x 9 inch baking pan. in large bowl, combine all crust ingredients at medium speed until well blended. spread evenly in greased and floured pan. bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. do not overbake. cool.
• 2 in small bowl, combine peanut butter, and powdered sugar at low speed until crumbly; set aside. in large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. add milk, whipping topping and pudding mix; beat at low speed 2 minutes until well blended. pour half of cream cheese mixture over cooled, baked crust.
• 3 sprinkle with half of peanut butter mixture. repeat with remaining cream cheese and peanut butter mixtures. sprinkle with 1/2 cy of peanuts; gently press into filling. sprinkle with grated chocolate. cover; refrigerate or freeze until serving time. if frozen, let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving. store in refrigerator or freezer.