Robert Redford Dessert

Santa’s Recipes for a Great Christmas, 5^th Edition, p. 20

½ cup butter – melted but not hot

1 cup flour

1 cup chopped pecans

1 – 8 oz. package of cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1 large carton of Cool Whip

1 large pkg. vanilla instant pudding

1 small pkg. chocolate instant pudding

2 ½ cups cool milk

 Mix butter, flour, and pecans and press into a 9” x 13” pan. 

Sooooo much butter.

"Chopping" the pecans the old-fashioned way.

We had to add a little extra dough to make it cover the entire bottom of the pan, but it worked. 

Bake 15 min. at 300 degrees F.

Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and ½ the carton of Cool Whip. 

A nice calorie-burning stir - because God knows you need one to eat this!

Cover cooled crust with this mixture.

Liberally.

Mix together puddings and milk. Beat until very thick. 

VERY THICK.

Pour over other mixture. Put remaining Cool Whip on top.

Guest chef Rebecca decided to forego the last layer of Cool Whip in lieu of some gummy bears. They were a tasty addition!

Refrigerate until serving time. 

And then: NOM.

My Rating: 4/5 "It's soooo smoooooooooth. I thought it was supposed to be smooth like Robert Redford, hence the name. But I did a little Googling and found out that the full name of this type of dish is "Better Than Robert Redford Cake." I dunno about all that, but it is pretty good."