Description
Pumpkin dream delight delivers creamy autumn magic straight from refrigerated paradise. Silky layers of graham cracker crust and spiced pumpkin filling invite seasonal comfort without heating an oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pre-prepared pecan nut pie crust
- 16 oz (454 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 15 oz (425 grams) pumpkin purée
- 6.8 oz (193 grams) vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- ¾ cup (180 ml) whole milk
- 1 box (2 small packets) dream whip
- 1 cup (240 ml) dream whip
- 2 cups (240 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsps pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup (100 grams) chopped pecans
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Construct the pecan nut pie crust according to package instructions, ensuring complete cooling to establish a robust base for the dessert.
- Whipped Foundation: Blend Dream Whip, milk, and vanilla until achieving a light, billowy texture with elegant peaks.
- Cream Cheese Transformation: Whisk softened cream cheese into a luxuriously smooth consistency, eliminating any potential lumps.
- Creamy Integration: Harmoniously fold the whipped Dream Whip into the cream cheese mixture, incorporating powdered sugar until achieving a velvety, uniform cream layer.
- Initial Layering: Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly across the cooled pecan crust, creating a pristine foundation for subsequent layers.
- Pumpkin Filling Creation: Whisk pumpkin purée, vanilla pudding mix, milk, and pumpkin pie spice until developing a silky, homogeneous filling with impeccable smoothness.
- Flavor Stratification: Gently pour the pumpkin filling over the cream cheese layer, ensuring balanced and precise coverage.
- Final Embellishment: Top the dessert with remaining Dream Whip and garnish with delicately chopped pecans, adding textural complexity and visual intrigue.
- Flavor Development: Securely cover and refrigerate the assembled dessert for a minimum of 4 hours, allowing flavors to meld and intensify, with overnight chilling recommended for optimal taste experience.
Notes
- Crust Cooling Tip: Let the pecan nut pie crust cool completely to prevent soggy layers and maintain a crisp, sturdy base for the dessert.
- Whipping Technique: Achieve light, airy peaks when whipping Dream Whip by using cold milk and whisking with steady, consistent strokes.
- Flavor Infusion: Allow the dessert to chill overnight to enhance the pumpkin spice blend and create a more intense, harmonious taste profile.
- Texture Perfection: Mix ingredients thoroughly to eliminate lumps and ensure a smooth, creamy consistency throughout the dessert layers.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 384
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 258 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 48 mg