Chocolate Coconut Lush
Chocolate Coconut Lush is a cool and creamy layer dessert with tons of coconut flavor. It's a terrific potluck dessert.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1 (9-ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 (16-ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
- 1 (5.9-ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 (13.66-ounce) cans unsweetened coconut milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray
- Place cookies in a large ziptop bag and crush with a heavy rolling pin or pan.
- In a medium bowl, stir together cookies crumbs, 1/4 cup of the toasted coconut, and eggs.Transfer to prepared baking dish and press it evenly into the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 8 minutes and then let cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, use a hand-held mixer to beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in 2 cups of Cool Whip.Spread on top of cooled crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- After it has been in the refrigerator for 25 minutes, whisk together the pudding mix and coconut milk in a large bowl. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to thicken some.Spread on top of the cream cheese layer. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- Spread remaining Cool Whip on top and sprinkle on the remaining toasted coconut.
Nutrition
Calories: 411kcal