No-Bake Turtle Lasagna Dessert
A rich and creamy dessert layered with chocolate cookies, cream cheese, and caramel, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 tbsp salted butter, softened
- 36 pieces chocolate sandwich cookies with cream center, crushed
- 6 tbsp salted butter, melted and cooled
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3.75 oz powdered sugar
- 16 oz whipped topping, thawed
- 2 cup cold whole milk
- 6.8 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1.5 tsp caramel flavoring
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
- 2.5 cup turtle candies, chopped
- 1 squeeze chocolate syrup, optional garnish
- 1 squeeze caramel sundae syrup, optional garnish
Instructions
- Butter a 9x9-inch baking dish with 2 tbsp of softened butter. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix crushed cookies and 6 tbsp melted butter. Press this mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the baking dish. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat cream cheese and vanilla until smooth, about 1-1 1/2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar and 1 cup of whipped topping. Mix for another 1-1 1/2 minutes until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the chilled cookie crust and return to the refrigerator.
- In a medium bowl, combine cold milk, pudding mixes, and caramel flavoring. Mix until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Add 1 cup of whipped topping to the pudding mixture and continue mixing until thick.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped peanuts and 1 cup chopped turtle candies over the cream cheese layer.
- Drizzle chocolate syrup and caramel syrup over the candies.
- Spread the pudding mixture over the candy layer. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
- Before serving, spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup chopped peanuts and 1 1/2 cups chopped turtle candies over the whipped topping.
- Drizzle chocolate syrup and caramel syrup over the candies.
Notes
For a nut-free option, omit the peanuts and increase the amount of turtle candies. You can also customize by adding a layer of sliced bananas between the cream cheese and pudding layers.