Description
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a vibrant and delightful dessert: St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Lush. This no-bake treat features a creamy mint-flavored filling layered with rich chocolate pudding, all atop a buttery graham cracker crust. Perfect for gatherings, this dessert not only captivates with its festive green hue but also delights the palate with its irresistible blend of mint and chocolate flavors. Easy to make and visually stunning, it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at any celebration!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups whipped topping, divided
- 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- Optional: 1 teaspoon green food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare the crust by mixing crushed graham crackers and melted butter. Press into a 9×13-inch dish.
- For the mint layer, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and peppermint extract until smooth. Fold in 1 cup of whipped topping and spread over the crust.
- Whisk chocolate pudding mix with milk until thickened, then pour over the mint layer. Optionally stir in green food coloring.
- Spread the remaining whipped topping over the chocolate layer.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (approximately 90g)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg