Peanut Butter Oreo Heavenly Dessert

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Peanut Butter Oreo Heavenly Dessert is an easy icebox dessert made with layers of chocolate pudding, peanut buttery cream cheese, and Cool Whip over an easy no-bake Oreo cookie crust. Delicious dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth.

fork inserted into piece of peanut butter oreo heavenly dessert

Heavenly dessert recipes have a lot of names. Oreo lush, chocolate lasagna, chocolate delight, Oreo yum yum ...

And according to my grandmother's recipe box, Next Best Thing to Robert Redford.

This heavenly Oreo dessert is made with layers of buttery Oreo crust, chocolate chip peanut butter cream cheese filling, chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip topped with crushed Oreos, chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips.

It's an easy summertime dessert that tastes like, well, a slice of heaven.

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Why You're Going to Love This

Simple dessert that's really easy to make
Great recipe for parties, potlucks, and holidays
Easy recipe for a no-bake dessert
Chocolate + peanut butter = happiness 🙂

Ingredients

Oreos. 36 Oreos go into the crust and 4 more are crushed on top.

Cream cheese. Soften the cream cheese at room temperature so it blends easily into the peanut butter layer.

Cool Whip. You'll need two 8 oz. tubs of Cool Whip -- one for the cream cheese layer and one for the top layer. If you're not a fan of Cool Whip, I recommend giving Truwhip a try.

Chocolate chips. Mini chocolate chips add a little crunch and chocolate flavor to the peanut butter layer and make a great topping.

Instant chocolate fudge pudding mix. You can also use chocolate pudding mix, it's just not quite as dark or decadent as chocolate fudge pudding mix. Be sure to get instant pudding, not cook and serve.

Variations

Crust. Play around with different cookies for the crust like Nutter Butters, Nilla Wafers, graham crackers, or other flavors of Oreos.

Pudding. Vanilla pudding, white chocolate pudding, butterscotch pudding, cheesecake pudding -- use what sounds good to you!

Pie filling. Add a layer of cherry pie filling over the cream cheese layer! Or mix and match your favorite pie filling and pudding flavors.

Flavor extracts. Add flavor enhancements like vanilla or almond extract to the cream cheese or pudding layer.

How to Make Peanut Butter Oreo Heavenly Dessert

1. Make the Oreo cookie crust.

Grind the Oreos into fine crumbs in a food processor or blender.

In a medium bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and melted butter.

Firmly press the buttery crumbs into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan. Place the pan in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the layers.

2. Make the peanut butter layer.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until fluffy. The mixture will be pretty thick.

Fold in the Cool Whip until completely combined and creamy. It may seem like it doesn't want to combine, but just keep folding. It'll get there.

Fold in the mini chocolate chips.

Spread the peanut butter mixture over the Oreo cookie crust.

hand holding a spatula spreading peanut butter layer over Oreo layer

3. Make the creamy pudding layer.

In a medium bowl, whisk the pudding mix and milk together for 2 minutes. Let it sit for 5 minutes to set.

Dollop the chocolate pudding over the peanut butter layer and carefully spread it in an even layer.

chocolate pudding layer smoothed on top of dessert

4. Top with Cool Whip.

Spread the Cool Whip over the chocolate pudding layer.

Cool Whip layer spread over pudding layer

5. Chill, serve, and enjoy!

Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Before serving, sprinkle crushed Oreos, peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips on top of the cake.

overhead view of peanut butter oreo heavenly dessert in a pan

side view of clear dish showing the layers of peanut butter oreo heavenly dessert

You can also serve it partially frozen -- super delicious!

Make Ahead

Chocolate Peanut Butter Heavenly Dessert is a great recipe to make a day ahead of time. Add the crushed Oreo topping right before serving to keep them from getting soggy.

Storage

Store Oreo heavenly dessert in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Freezing

Cover in plastic wrap and freeze. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or serve partially frozen.

Success Tips

Grind the Oreos into fine crumbs -- it's the best way to get a compact crust that will stay together.
For easier spreading, chill the dessert in the fridge or freezer after each step.
Chill the assembled dessert at least 4 hours up to overnight to allow the layers to set and firm up.

FAQs

Can I make heavenly Oreo dessert ahead of time?

Yes. This simple Oreo dessert is actually best made a day ahead of time so it can set up in the fridge overnight.

Can I use different flavors of pudding in this dessert?

Yes. As long as you use instant pudding, not cook and serve, use whatever flavor of pudding you like! Vanilla, French vanilla, white chocolate, or cheesecake are great alternatives.

Does heavenly dessert freeze well?

Yes. To freeze peanut butter Oreo heavenly dessert, cover it and freeze it until firm. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight or serve it slightly frozen.

peanut butter oreo heavenly dessert on a white plate

Stuff I Use

My Kitchen Aid hand mixer comes with a handy whisk attachment, perfect for making whipped cream or whipping egg whites for coconut macaroons.

Pyrex Easy Grab glass baking dishes have big handles so you can easily remove them from the oven while wearing oven mitts and come with plastic lids.

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