Striped Delight Dessert Recipe
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Crust:
1 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar (optional)

Cream cheese layer:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1 package (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA BRAND Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP, thawed

Pudding layer:
3 1/2 cups cold milk
2 packages (4-serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

Heat oven to 350 F.

Crust:
Mix flour, pecans and 1/4 cup sugar in bowl. Stir in butter until flour is moistened. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

Cream cheese layer:
Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons milk in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spread onto cooled crust.

Pudding layer:
Pour 3 1/2 cups milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for 2-3 minutes. Pour over cream cheese layer.

Refrigerate 4 hours or more. Just before serving, spread remaining COOL WHIP over pudding. Garnish with pecan halves dipped in chocolate.