When you have an empty glass bowl, you know that it is waiting to be filled with greatness.
Some desserts demand something more than the plastic bowl, even if it some great new style. The start of this dessert came from Facebook in which someone, somewhere posted a picture of a torte. Or perhaps it should be considered a pudding.
The idea is that there are layers of broken-up cake followed by a pudding mixture. This particular dessert has three layers of brownie and pudding/candy filling.
It made me think about the puddings that Harry Potter loved or how this is a great way to use up cake that does not get eaten fast enough.
The brownies before they are shredded.
I started with a pan of brownies – freshly made. We did not have any leftover cake so I made a pan of brownies. Because the dessert has three layers I divided the pan into thirds.
Sliced candies
Before I broke up the brownies, I cut mini Reese’s peanut butter ups in half, two bags worth. There may have been some taste-testing of the ugly ones. Once they were all sliced, I put the halves to the side.
Then I had the husband mix up two 5.1 packages of pudding, 1 cup of peanut butter and 4 teaspoons of vanilla, then mixed it with the 1 1/2 8 oz. containers of whipped cream before combining it with most of those candy halves.
So now I start the layering. The brownie layer is incredibly easy. Just crumble one-third of the brownies in the pan and place it in the bottom of the bowl.
The first brownie layer
So next up is getting that next layer on which is the filling. You really want to make sure that brownie layer is covered.
The filling layer in the bowl
Looking good. So I repeated the brownie and filling steps two more times. After using every bit and only taking a bite or two of the filling, I brought out the remaining cool whip. I spread it over the top before adding the final bits of candy as a decoration on top.
The final product
And that was it. I made it well before supper, so I covered the top with plastic wrap. When we ate it later, all of us declared this perhaps one of the best desserts ever. It took a day or two to eat it all. But it was worth it!
View of the layers
What new desserts are you trying?
Notes from Rumbly Cottage 