Description
This No Bake Halloween Dessert is a festive, colorful layered treat perfect for spooky celebrations. Featuring a crunchy chocolate cookie crust, vibrant orange gelatin blended with creamy vanilla pudding, and layers of purple and green whipped topping tinted with food coloring, this dessert is easy to make and requires no baking. Topped with fun Halloween sprinkles, it’s a fun, crowd-pleasing dessert ideal for parties and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 36 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Gelatin Layer
- 2 boxes orange gelatin (3 ounce each)
- â…“ cup boiling water
Pudding Layer
- 2 boxes vanilla instant pudding & pie filling mix (3.4 ounce each)
- 2 ½ cups cold milk
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounce whipped topping, divided
- Green and purple food coloring
Toppings
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Crush Cookies: In your food processor, crush all the chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs to create the base for the crust.
- Combine Crust Mixture: Transfer the cookie crumbs into a large bowl and add the melted butter. Stir well until fully combined and the crumbs are evenly coated.
- Press Crust: Press the cookie crumb mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9×13 inch glass baking dish, forming an even crust layer.
- Prepare Gelatin: In a small bowl, place the orange gelatin powder and pour in the boiling water. Whisk thoroughly until the gelatin is dissolved and smooth.
- Make Pudding: In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry vanilla pudding mixes and cold milk until thickened and smooth.
- Combine Gelatin and Pudding: Slowly whisk the prepared orange gelatin into the vanilla pudding mixture until fully incorporated.
- Mix Cream Cheese Layer: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add Whipped Topping and Color: Fold in 2 cups of the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add a few drops of purple food coloring and gently mix until the desired purple color is achieved.
- Spread Purple Layer: Evenly spread the purple cream cheese layer over the cookie crust in the baking dish.
- Layer Gelatin Pudding: Spread the orange gelatin and pudding mixture gently over the purple cream cheese layer without disturbing the layers.
- Prepare Green Whipped Topping: Mix the remaining 14 ounces of whipped topping with a few drops of green food coloring until the color is uniform and to your preference.
- Spread Green Layer: Spread the green whipped topping over the orange gelatin/pudding layer evenly.
- Add Halloween Sprinkles: Sprinkle festive Halloween sprinkles over the top for decoration.
- Chill Dessert: Refrigerate the dessert for at least 4 hours to allow layers to set completely.
- Serve: Slice into 16 pieces and serve chilled for a fun, colorful no-bake Halloween treat.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened to avoid lumps in the cream cheese layer.
- You can adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve your preferred shade of purple and green.
- For easier cutting, chill the dessert overnight.
- This dessert is best served cold and consumed within 2-3 days for freshness.
- Feel free to substitute Halloween sprinkles with any other festive toppings.
