Description

This layered dessert is perfect for the holidays with a ginger snap crust, a creamy cheese layer, a pumpkin and pudding layer all topped with chopped walnuts and crushed ginger snap cookies.

Ingredients

• Ginger Snap Cookie Crust:
• 45 ginger snap cookies (like Nabisco), 2 1/3 c. finely crushed
• 5 T. sugar
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• Cream Cheese Layer:
• 12 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 2 c. + 2 T. milk, divided
• 8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed, divided
• Pumpkin Layer:
• 15 oz. canned pumpkin puree, (NOT pie filling)
• 2 (3.4 oz.) packages Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding
• 1 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 t. cinnamon
• Topping:
• 4 ginger snap cookies, coarsely crushed
• 1/3 c. chopped walnuts

Steps

1. Make this dessert a day in advance so that it can be refrigerated overnight.
2. Crust:
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.