Ohhh yes 😍🥧 Chocolate Pecan Delight Pie—rich, creamy, nutty, and absolutely irresistible. This is the classic layered, no-bake–style dessert people go crazy for at holidays and potlucks.
Chocolate Pecan Delight Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 1½ cups crushed graham crackers or vanilla wafers
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup melted butter
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping (Cool Whip)
Chocolate Layer
- 1 package (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
Topping
- 1½ cups whipped topping
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- Chocolate shavings or drizzle (optional)
Instructions
- Make the Crust
- Mix crushed crackers, pecans, and melted butter.
- Press firmly into a 9-inch pie dish.
- Chill 20 minutes to set.
- Cream Cheese Layer
- Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- Spread evenly over chilled crust.
- Chocolate Layer
- Whisk pudding mix with cold milk until thick.
- Spread over cream cheese layer.
- Top It Off
- Spread whipped topping over pudding layer.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans and chocolate.
- Chill
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is best).
Tips & Variations
- Deeper flavor: Toast pecans before using.
- Extra chocolate: Add mini chocolate chips to pudding layer.
- Pie pan alternative: Make this in a 9×13 dish for a crowd.
- No-bake chocolate crust: Swap in an Oreo crust.
This pie slices beautifully and disappears fast 😏
If you want, I can give you a Southern chocolate pecan delight with baked filling, or a shortcut 5-ingredient version.
