Almost Better Than Sex Pudding Dessert

This dessert saved my teaching career. Well, perhaps that's an exaggeration, but it did make me a bit more popular among my peers.

When I first began teaching, I was an eager beaver and had terrible "rookie-i-tist." I'm sure I made everyone in the building want to gag. I was so polyanna. You know the types, those "Gee, I'm so glad to be here and are we havin' fun, yet?" and "I just love these kids, but do they always throw up on your shoes?" and "Aren't they just darling??"

Gag us all with spoons and doesn't it sound a bit too much like Palin? I'm so embarrassed that I got that close to her giddiness. I soon discovered no one wanted to hear my cheer. Unlike Palin, I am a quick study. How was I supposed to know that I was expected to walk as though in pain, paste a tight smile on my face, and look confused? No one told me, so it really wasn't quite fair.

My mother had a phrase for that special, pained walk of the experienced. She called it "Walk like you have a corn cob stuck up your butt."

Oh, that walk.

To make up for my sickening "Howdy-doodie" greetings for my fellow teachers, I quickly repented for all my enthusiasm and brought this dessert into the teacher's lounge, with a little tent card that said "I am happy to be a part of the team, please forgive my "just-a-tad-too-much zeal." I am working on being depressed."

At the risk of really making them mad with that little piece of sarcasm, I left the sweet dessert, and hid in my room. I received many visitors that day, with the pudding on their plate in hand, they cracked up, ate the dessert and asked for the recipe. Ah, peace at what price?

Perhaps we should share the secret with Congress? Naaa, let them eat cake.

Almost Better Than Sex Pudding Dessert

Note: If you don't like the peanut butter, just omit, it's still delicious

Ingredients:

• 1 c regular flour
• 1/2 c cold butter, chunked
• 1 - 1/2 pecans or walnuts, chopped
• 1/3 c creamy peanut butter
• 1 c confectioner's sugar
• 12 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed but still cold
• 2 - 2/3 c cold milk
• 3.9 oz instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 milk chocolate candy bar, like Hershey's, chopped

Procedure:

1. Put flour and butter in a food processor, cover and process until mixture is like little crumbs. Add 1 c of the nuts, and pulse a few times to blend.
2. Press into a greased 13 in x 9 in baking dish. Bake at 350F for 2 minutes until light brown. Cool completely. Do not overbake, you do not want this to taste scorched.
3. In a meduim bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar unti lsmooth. Fold in 1 c of the whipped topping and spoon over crust.
4. In another bowl, whisk mild and both pudding mixes for 2 minutes (chocolate and vanilla together). Let stand for a couple of minutes for thickening purposes. While it is soft set, spread it over the cream cheese layer.
5. Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate bar and remaining nuts, if desired. Cover and refirgerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Give away to someone who doesn't like you and they will, after a few bites.

Give away to someone who loves you and they will melt before your eyes, being at your total command. Keep this dessert on hand, as the effect wears off in about an hour. Long enough, though.

Live well, be sure and walk extra when you eat this, it has lots of calories, I've never counted because I'm scared.

Note: I have seen a similar recipe in many books and magazines, and really didn't know who to credit. I have made this for years, and don't know where it originated, so please forgive me for not citing an exact source. Thanks and enjoy, no matter who started it!