Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna Recipe
There is no better dessert combination in this world than the sweet creaminess of chocolate and the nutty saltiness of peanut butter! The best way to marry these two together is in an irresistible Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna!
My grandma’s chocolate peanut butter lasagna recipe is one of my favorite no bake desserts of all time (I’ve heard it called Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream dessert, too.) Because there’s no baking involved, just a lot of mixing, it’s also a great chance to get the kids cooking in the kitchen.
If you love easy recipes, make sure you check out our peanut butter pie and our jello pie.
Peanut butter and chocolate is one of those flavor combinations that work perfectly to create something that is better than either of them individually. This easy no-bake chocolate peanut butter lasagna is bursting with peanut-butter-chocolate-goodness just like this Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge!
Have you tried chocolate lasagna yet? This chocolate peanut butter lasagna takes that chocolate lasagna concept and bumps it up a notch… or three. Do you have a chocolate and peanut butter desserts lover in your life? This is the dessert for them (or you!)
You start with a crunchy, OREO-cookie crust, then top it with a cream cheese-peanut butter layer that is smooth and out of this world amazing. Next, top it with chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, and copious amounts of peanut butter chocolate candies, as well as melted peanut butter and chocolate for extra good measure!
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER LASAGNA:
Layered Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna has a creamy mousse-like peanut butter filling made with creamy peanut butter, cream cheese and whipped cream. It’s followed by a layer of fluffy vanilla and chocolate pudding.
The crust is made from buttery crushed dry roasted peanuts and the topping is creamy cool whip with a sprinkling of grated chocolate and dry roasted peanuts.
I’ve made this dessert lasagna so often with my grandma that I know the recipe by heart. Every time I make it for a party someone asks me for the recipe. My kids, nephews and nieces love this dessert so much that they ask me to make it for their birthdays.
What kid (or adult) doesn’t love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter?
Basically, you’re taking 5 different desserts that would be delicious and satisfying on their own and combining them to make the ultimate peanut butter and chocolate experience. The whole is definitely better than the parts in this recipe!
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES
My grandma’s chocolate peanut butter lasagna recipe is one of my favorite no bake desserts of all time (I’ve heard it called Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream dessert, too.) Because there’s no baking involved, just a lot of mixing, it’s also a great chance to get the kids cooking in the kitchen.
If you love easy recipes, make sure you check out our peanut butter pie and our jello pie.
Peanut butter and chocolate is one of those flavor combinations that work perfectly to create something that is better than either of them individually. This easy no-bake chocolate peanut butter lasagna is bursting with peanut-butter-chocolate-goodness just like this Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge!
Have you tried chocolate lasagna yet? This chocolate peanut butter lasagna takes that chocolate lasagna concept and bumps it up a notch… or three. Do you have a chocolate and peanut butter desserts lover in your life? This is the dessert for them (or you!)
You start with a crunchy, OREO-cookie crust, then top it with a cream cheese-peanut butter layer that is smooth and out of this world amazing. Next, top it with chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, and copious amounts of peanut butter chocolate candies, as well as melted peanut butter and chocolate for extra good measure!
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER LASAGNA:
Layered Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna has a creamy mousse-like peanut butter filling made with creamy peanut butter, cream cheese and whipped cream. It’s followed by a layer of fluffy vanilla and chocolate pudding.
The crust is made from buttery crushed dry roasted peanuts and the topping is creamy cool whip with a sprinkling of grated chocolate and dry roasted peanuts.
I’ve made this dessert lasagna so often with my grandma that I know the recipe by heart. Every time I make it for a party someone asks me for the recipe. My kids, nephews and nieces love this dessert so much that they ask me to make it for their birthdays.
What kid (or adult) doesn’t love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter?
Basically, you’re taking 5 different desserts that would be delicious and satisfying on their own and combining them to make the ultimate peanut butter and chocolate experience. The whole is definitely better than the parts in this recipe!
INGREDIENTS
- 8oz Cool Whip
- 1 pk Instant Dark chocolate pudding (3.4oz)
- 1 ¾ C Milk
- 1 pkg (8oz) Cream cheese
- ¾ C Creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 boxes Chocolate Graham Crackers
- 15-18 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Hot Fudge Sauce (2-3 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp Creamy Peanut Butter
INSTRUCTIONS
- Allow Cool Whip to thaw to room temperature.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine chocolate pudding and milk, whisking until pudding mix is dissolved. Refrigerate 5-10 minutes until pudding is firm.
- Allow cream cheese to soften to room temperature or microwave for 15 seconds. Don’t forget to remove the wrapper! Beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Scrap down the sides of the bowl.
- Add peanut butter and beat into cream cheese.
- Lastly, add heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract to cream cheese mixture. Start at a low speed until the heavy cream is incorporated and then increase speed to medium high. Whip for 2-3 minutes until smooth.
- Chop Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups into small pieces.
- To build the lasagna, lay a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch pan. Lay out the chocolate graham crackers to cover the bottom of the pan. For one edge, you will need to break the graham crackers apart.
- Use an offset spatula and spread a layer of the peanut butter mixture over the graham crackers. You will need to use your fingers to hold the crackers together until you get this layer down.
- Finish the layer by spreading half the chocolate pudding on top. Spread evenly. Sprinkle with peanut butter cups and gently press into the pudding layer.
- Continue to build the next layer with graham crackers. Spread another layer of peanut butter sauce followed by remaining chocolate pudding. Sprinkle with Reese’s peanut butter cups pieces and gently press into the pudding mix.
- Finish it off with the top layer of chocolate graham crackers. Spread Cool Whip on top of the graham crackers.
- Sprinkle the top with remaining Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup pieces. Now time for the Drizzle. Heat a jar of hot fudge sauce for 30-60 seconds into the microwave until smooth. Drizzle sauce over the top of the Cool Whip.
- For the peanut butter, put in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for 30-45 seconds. Drizzle over the Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Cake must stay refrigerated and can be prepared a day in advance.
NOTES
- One thing that can be helpful to drizzle the hot fudge and peanut butter sauce is to pour it in a piping bag or Ziploc bag, and just cut the tip off.
- I suggest to refrigerate this recipe for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the ingredients to set and flavors to merge together.