15 minutes minutes
5 from 1 vote
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This Better Than Robert Redford recipe has been around for a very long time!
I remember my mother making this when I was in high school. So somewhere along the line, someone created this recipe and they thought it was so delicious that they dubbed it as “Better Than Robert Redford.”
I guess Robert Redford was kind of a big deal back in the day. I’d personally call it “Better Than George Clooney.” I’m sure everyone has their own version.
It’s a simple layered dessert with a pecan shortbread crust. The layers are made of of pudding and a creamy no-bake cheesecake layer. If things like instant pudding and Cool Whip aren’t your thing, then this is not the dessert for you.
I must say… I served this recently at a summer barbecue, and every single bite was eaten up rather quickly. It’s an easy dessert recipe that everyone seems to love.
This delicious dessert has a layered pudding and cream cheese filling over a pecan crust.
Recipe Details
Prep Time: 25 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 40 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese, pecans, pudding, robert redford
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 494kcal
Author: RecipeGirl.com
Ingredients
CRUST
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
FILLING
- One 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- One 9 ounce tub Cool Whip
- Two 3.4 ounce boxes instant vanilla or French Vanilla pudding (prepare it as directed on the package)
- Two 3.4 ounce boxes instant chocolate pudding (prepare it as directed on the package)
- 1 milk chocolate bar, grated
Instructions
CRUST
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, butter and pecans.
Press into a 13x9 inch baking dish and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until set and lightly browned. Let the crust cool completely.
FILLING
In a small bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese with the sugar until smooth. Fold in half of the Cool Whip.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Then spread the vanilla pudding. Then spread the chocolate pudding. Spread remaining Cool Whip on top.
Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve or refrigerate and serve later. It's best if served the same day it's made.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 494kcal, Carbohydrates: 66g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 43mg, Sodium: 470mg, Potassium: 162mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 49g, Vitamin A: 538IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 1mg
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