Coconut Cream Delight – It’s just one of those desserts that stays with you!
Creamy. Coconutty. Rich.
Coconut cream pudding, pecans, cream cheese, cool whip, sugar – how can you go wrong?I remember my Auntie bringing some four layer dessert (called Slush Cake) to many family get togethers. Apparently that was an old four layer pudding dessert with a pecan/walnut crust known by many names : Pecan Supreme, Slush Cake, Paradise pie, Yum Yum Pudding, Texas Delight, Princess Pie (Coconut Cream Pie) or Texas Yum Yum. There can be lots of variation with the pudding flavors, our family likes the coconut cream and chocolate version, but you can substitute the pudding layer for just about anything, including lemon pudding or curd, cherry pie filling, blueberry pie filling, or whatever flavor you really like. (a quick reminder for you, if you love pudding desserts, don’t forget to check out my Pumpkin Delight Dessert too).
And all these years later I have remembered and dreamed about its deliciousness.
No kidding. It’s just one of those desserts that stays with you!
A few days ago, I was browsing my pinterest boards and saw this recipe, and let me tell you, this dessert was as good as I remembered it. Nice, light tasting and perfect for hot summer days, plus there’s a lot of it so it’s great for feeding a crowd too. And besides being delicious, one of the greatest things about Coconut Cream Delight, is that you can make it up to 2 days ahead of time, which makes entertaining so easy!
I hope you enjoy this simple recipe as much as we do!
Coconut Cream Delight - It’s just one of those desserts that stays with you!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter,softened
- 1 cup walnuts/pecans, chopped and divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1 (12oz.) Cool Whip, divided
- 2 cups milk
- 2 (3.5 oz) coconut cream instant pudding mix
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Layer 1: Mix the flour, butter and half of walnuts/pecans together.
- Press into 9x13 pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, cool it well.
- Layer 2: Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 cup of the cool whip, pour over cooled crust.
- Place into the refrigerator while you prepare the next layer.
- Layer 3: Mix the milk and pudding mix until it becomes smooth.
- Put it over the cream cheese layer.
- Place into the refrigerator and chill until set.
- Layer 4: Spread remaining cool whip over the top, and sprinkle with remaining walnuts/pecans.
- Cool for the minimum of 3 hours.
Notes
This looks so tasty! I love coconut anything!
Thanks Miranda!
I have been looking for this recipe for years! Our Ma would make this at Xmas time. Haven’t had it since she was alive. Thank you for sharing this. It’s like having her back in a small way. Thank you again!
Oh, I’m so glad I found this!! My mom made it often, I made it often but not enough to quite memorize it. Then I lost the recipe! Well, I’m keeping this one.
It is DELICIOUS!! Thanks.
Why not add a little shredded coconut on top.
I love the recipe and actually made it twice in 10 days..
I just made two small changes. Instead of cream cheese I used Greek yogurt, and increased amount, a cup of Greek yogurt + a cup of whipped cream+ cremfix (in my country that’s a kind of starch that is used to make whipped cream kind of thicker) and I used regular pudding instead of instant because I hate instant pudding, it has a chemical taste. So I made a pudding with 1 litre of milk and three packages of coconut pudding, cooled it and then spooned it onto Greek jogurt+whipped cream and it looks perfect..
it is light and refreshing.
Anyway, thank You for the recipe.
I added some crushed pineapple on top of the 2nd layer and called it Hawaiian delight”. Everyone loved it.
I really do want to make this…!!!
Just got this really going to try it.
hi my husband and l both love coconut cream pie, so we both will love this. thanks for this recipe. l will certainly try this sharen