Turtle Lasagna Dessert
Turtle lasagna dessert layers an Oreo crust with cream cheese, caramel pudding, whipped topping, and chopped turtle candies. An easy no bake dessert with all the turtle candy flavors.
Servings: 12
Calories: 871kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter softened
- 36 crushed chocolate sandwich cookies with cream center filling (I used Oreo cookies)
- 6 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter melted and cooled
- 16 ounces (2 8-ounce packages) cream cheese room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces (2 8-ounce) whipped topping thawed
- 2 cups cold whole milk
- 6.8 ounces (2 3.4-ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix 3.4-ounce
- 1½ teaspoons caramel flavoring
- 1 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts divided
- 2½ cups chopped turtle candies divided
- Chocolate syrup optional garnish
- Caramel sundae syrup optional garnish
Instructions
- Use either a pastry brush or your hands to butter a 9x9-inch baking dish with the 2 tablespoons of butter. Set it aside.
- Add the crushed cookies and the melted butter to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Press the buttered cookie mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the baking dish. Chill the cookie crust in the refrigerator while you prepare the cream cheese layer.
- Using either a stand mixer or a medium-sized mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, beat the cream cheese and vanilla for 1-1½ minutes until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar and 1 cup of whipped topping. Continue mixing for another 1-1½ minutes until smooth.
- Evenly spread the cream cheese layer on top of the cookie crust, and return the baking dish to the refrigerator.
- Add the cold milk to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Sprinkle the pudding mixes and caramel flavoring over the cold milk. Use a handheld mixer on medium-low speed and mix just until the mixture begins to thicken (this usually only takes about 1 minute).
- Add 1 cup of the whipped topping and continue mixing until the pudding mixture thickens.
- Evenly sprinkle ½ cup of the chopped peanuts and 1 cup of the chopped turtle candies over the cream cheese layer.
- Drizzle 1-2 tablespoons of the chocolate syrup and caramel syrup over the candy layer.
- Spread the pudding mixture over the candy layer. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Just before serving, spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of chopped peanuts and the remaining 1½ cups of the chopped turtle candies over the whipped topping.
- Drizzle the chocolate syrup and caramel syrup over the candies.
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Notes
Storage:
Keep leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can also freeze it for up to a month, wrapped tightly, and thaw in the fridge before serving.
Tips:
- Make sure your cream cheese is fully softened to room temperature so the layer blends smooth.
- Let the cream cheese layer chill before you add the pudding so the layers stay distinct.
- Add the top whipped topping and candies right before serving so the peanuts and turtle pieces stay crunchy.
- For the cleanest squares, chill the whole pan, freeze it 20 to 30 minutes before cutting, and wipe your knife between cuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 871kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 562mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 79g | Vitamin A: 896IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 5mg
