Chocolate Lasagna with Peanut Butter Cups
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About three times a year I go off for a weekend of scrapbooking, crafting, chatting and eating with some wonderful ladies.
It’s the kind of weekend I live for.
No kids. No husband. No responsibilities.
I go to bed when I want and get up when I want.
It’s pretty much heaven. ~sigh~
And then there’s the food.
Glory.
We have some amazing cooks in this crowd.
It’s the kind of weekend that requires loosening the waist band and extra walks in the woods for those extra calories I ingest.
Again. Heaven.
When I saw this incredible Chocolate Lasagna dessert being served I began hankering for the recipe.
That’s Southern for “gotta have it and I’ll fight you for it!”
My friend Melinda Smith graciously typed it out and emailed it to me.
My kids were my test subjects. That was a hard job but somebody had to do it.
My oldest son was home from college.
He’s now a vegetarian.
I don’t know what happened to him when he went to school. My late night snacking buddy disappeared and this healthy young man appeared at our table.
He wouldn’t even touch this chocolate lasagna.
It was a sad day.
So I ate his share.
You’re welcome, son. Anything for the team.
Chocolate Lasagna with Peanut Butter Cups
Chocolate Lasagna with Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE FILLING
- 16 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 16 oz. whipped topping – thawed
- 1 14 oz. box chocolate graham crackers
- 1 12 oz. bag mini Reese’s cups
- 3/4 cup cocktail peanuts
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
TOPPING
- 8 oz. whipped topping
Instructions
- Cream the cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla. Whip 2-3 minutes. It will be thick.
- Add 16 oz. whipped topping. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Divide into thirds.
- Chop peanut butter cups and nuts. Divide into halves.
- In a 10×15 dish begin layering. First layer graham crackers. 2nd layer cream cheese filling. 3rd layer candy. 4th layer graham crackers. 5th layer cream cheese filling. 6th layer graham crackers. 7th layer filling.
- Frost with 8 oz. of cool whip.
- Sprinkle with remaining candy/nut mixture.
- Melt chocolate and heavy cream in microwave. Do not overheat.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate.
- Refrigerate 4-6 hours. Enjoy!
Notes
If you wanted an extra (3rd) layer of candy you would have to have more Reese’s cups and nuts.
This recipe feeds a small army! It is so rich that you don’t need to cut it into huge servings.
If you’d like to check out some more of my favorite desserts simply click on the picture to be taken straight to the post.
Snickers Brownie Ice Cream Cake
You can probably make this with actual chocolate pasta as well.
Marty, this looks amazing! I wouldn’t have let that extra share go to waste either. Ha ha! 🙂 I’ve pinned this recipe and also included it in a chocolate peanut butter recipe roundup over on our blog today! Yummmmy! 🙂
~Emily
http://www.huckleberrylove.com
YUMMY!!!! I will have to pick some ingredients up today and make this with my boys. Thanx for partying!
Hi, Pamela. Let me know how you like the dessert. I will say it isn’t cheap, but it’s worth it!
Oh my – I think I just found my new favorite lasagna!! Thanks for the recipe!
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Oh man…this looks killer! Too bad you had to sacrifice yourself for that extra serving. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Kelly
Hi, Kelly. I am so good to be willing to sacrifice for my family and eat more dessert, aren’t it?! Thanks for stopping by!
Pinned! Must make for next potluck!
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drool! I’m a chocolate fanatic, and these all look amazing to me!
Hi, Kim. Obviously from the content on my blog, I’m a chocoholic, too! I hope you’ll try the lasagna and let me know how you liked it!
Now that’s my kind of Lasagna!! Thanks for linking up at our Simply Create Link Party!! 🙂
Melissa
redflycreations.com
I’m so glad you stopped by my blog, Melissa! I enjoyed linking up this week and know it takes a lot of time to visit around and leave encouraging comments.
Have a great weekend!
This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:
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We hope to see you there!
WOAH! Im not sure I even have words for that! I keep jokng that I sure hope my newborn son is not allergic to peanuts or chocolate becuase it has been my go-to craving since the preganancy (and has not stopped since he came! :-/) I do believe I am pinning this to make sometime this week. Looks awesome, thanks!
Hi, Nicole. I’m so glad you liked this divine chocolate recipe! Peanuts and chocolate and you can’t miss! Thanks for stopping by Marty’s Musings.
Marty-
The peanut butter cup lasagna looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a vegetarian, and that doesn’t mean that I would EVER shy away from a dessert like that~!
(As long as there isn’t any meat in it, lol.)
Hi, Jessy! I’m glad you like my chocolate lasagna! One of my sons is a vegetarian which is so weird because before he left for college he and I were late night snacking buddies! Thanks for stopping by Marty’s Musings!
Oh, boy! I could do some serious damage to this dessert if I made it. My husband is a chocolate and peanut butter lover and I know that he would like it, too. I’m pinning this so that I don’t forget about it and I’ll share on FB, too!
HOLY MOLY! This is amazing!!!!
Oh no you didn’t! YUM! My family would freak out over this! Saw you at 6 Sisters!
Would LOVE it if you shared this (and some others) over at Super Sunday at Who Needs a Cape! http://whoneedsacape.com/2013/06/super-sunday-party-4/
mmmmm. This looks tooooooo good. 😉
Hi, Alaina! I hope you try the chocolate lasagna and let me know how it turns out! It costs a fortune but it is worth it!
Oh. My. Does that sound good!
Kristin
ExploringDomesticity.blogspot.com
They all look so good. I think my favorite are the peanut better truffles.
Hi, Alicia! I’m glad you liked my chocolate desserts! The truffles are amazing but to make them picture perfect is a pain! I’d rather just eat them! Have a great day!