Decadent Chocolate Lasagna — A chocolate chip cookie base topped with cream cheese, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and mini chocolate chips!! An EASY layered dessert that tastes so AMAZING!!
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Easy Chocolate Lasagna Recipe
Chocolate lasagna is an easy, almost no-bake dessert that has so many fabulous layers and textures. You won’t be able to stop eating it! My daughter proclaimed it to be one of the best desserts I’ve made in ages, and friends who I served it to at a little dinner party raved about it.
I’ve seen chocolate lasagna made different ways over the years and many people use an Oreo crust, but I decided to use refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough as my base.
The crust layer is the only baking involved in this luscious dessert, which is a nice bonus. The cookie base is topped with a cream cheese and a layer of whipped topping. It’s creamy, smooth, and adds the perfect amount of tanginess to balance the overall sweetness.
Then there’s a layer of rich chocolate pudding, more whipped topping, and mini chocolate chips. Yes, please!
This chocolate dessert lasagna (aka chocolate chip cookie delight) is served chilled and is so refreshing on a warm day.
It reminds me of icebox cakes or lush-style desserts that despite their caloric heftiness they manage to seem light and creamy enough that you can’t help but straighten the rows right out of the pan with a fork.
Chocolate Lasagna Ingredients
For this chocolatey dessert lasagna recipe, you’ll need just 7 basic ingredients:
- Refrigerated cookie dough
- Cream cheese
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Frozen whipped topping
- Milk
- Instant chocolate pudding mix
- Mini chocolate chips
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
What if I Can’t Find an Ingredient in my Area?
If you don’t have refrigerated cookie dough, whipped topping, or pudding mix in your area, I can’t suggest what to substitute in their places since this dessert is big on both shortcuts and deliciousness.
How to Make Chocolate Lasagna
Don’t let all the decadent layers fool you into thinking this chocolate lasagna dessert is anything but easy! Here are the basic recipe steps:
- Press the cookie dough into the bottom of a 9×9-inch baking pan. Bake until the cookie layer is a lovely golden brown, then set it aside to cool completely before starting on the next layer.
- Once the cookie layer has cooled, whip together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat in a little of the whipped topping, then spread the mixture over the cookie layer.
- Next, make the instant chocolate pudding according to package instructions (this is where the cold milk comes into play), then spread it over the cream cheese layer.
- Follow that up with another layer of the whipped topping, and sprinkle the chocolate lasagna with mini chocolate chips.
- This chocolate lasagna will need to chill for at least 4 hours before you can slice and serve it.
Recipe FAQs
That would probably be okay, but note that your chocolate lasagna could be pretty tall/high since a 9×9-inch is more than half the volume of a 9×13-inch pan. I would make it in two separate 9×9-inch pans, if possible.
Of course! This chocolate lasagna recipe can easily be adapted to suit your tastes.
You could use instant vanilla pudding and a sugar cookie crust, for example. Or use another pudding flavor altogether to complement the chocolate chip cookie base. There are so many ways you can make dessert lasagna, and all are good ideas!
Tips for Making Chocolate Lasagna
Cookie dough: To make your life easier, I recommend buying refrigerated cookie dough that’s in a rectangle and not the kind in a tube. This just makes it easier to flatten out the cookie dough and shaves a few minutes off the prep time.
Milk: You MUST use cow’s milk for this recipe. If you use a non-dairy milk to make the instant chocolate pudding, it won’t set up properly.
Whipped topping: Also, I’ve only ever made this chocolate lasagna with whipped topping and have never tried it with homemade whipped cream. I can’t speak to whether or not whipped cream will work in this recipe instead of whipped topping, so use your best judgement if you make any alterations to this recipe.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Lasagna
A chocolate chip cookie base topped with cream cheese, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and mini chocolate chips!! An EASY layered dessert that tastes so AMAZING!!
Ingredients
- one 16.5-ounce package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, softened to room temp*
- one 8-ounce package brick-style cream cheese, softened (I used lite)
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- one 8-ounce tub frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided (I used fat free)
- 1.5 cups cold 2% cow’s milk**
- one 3.9-ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (chopped candy bars, nuts, etc. may be substituted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9×9-inch pan with foil and spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- Press cookie dough into the pan to form an even, flat crust layer and bake at for 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown; set aside on a wire rack to cool completely before adding the cream cheese layer so it doesn’t melt.
- To a large bowl add the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and beat on medium-high speed with a handheld electric mixer until smooth.
- Add 1 cup whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture and beat on medium-high speed to combine. Spread the mixture over the crust; set aside.
- To a large bowl (the same one you already used is fine; wipe it out well with a paper towel) add the milk, pudding mix, and beat on high speed with a handheld electric mixer for 2 full minutes.
- Spread pudding mixture over the cream cheese layer.
- Evenly top with the remaining whipped topping.
- Evenly sprinkle with the chocolate chips, cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight until firm and set. Recipe will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
*I prefer a flat package of cookie dough rather than a tube because it’s easier to press into the pan.
**Do NOT use soy, almond, rice, etc. milk or the pudding will not set up.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
9Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 545Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 333mgCarbohydrates: 64gFiber: 1gSugar: 45gProtein: 6g
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Looks delicious!
This looks AMAZING! I think I’ve found my dessert for the next family get-together :) Can’t wait to try the Oreo Brownie Lush as well. Thanks Averie!
Great and hope you love everything you make!
Thanks Averie!
What a great recipe for a group! It has every ingredient that I love and want combined! Thank you for sharing.
I agree!
Do you think I can double this recipe and make it in a 9×13 pan? I want to serve this for Easter dinner with my family and I don’t think the small pan will work out!
Probably ok, but note it could be pretty tall/high since a 9×9 is more than half the volume of a 9×13.
I would make it in two separate 9x9s if possible.
Wow your Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Lasagna looks beyond decadent!!! I love your photography – you’re so talented!! :)
Thank you so much!
I used pecan turtle delight chocolate chip cookie dough and used pistachio pudding and topped it with pecans.. as that is what I had on hand… omg… so good can’t wait to make it with the chocolate pudding… next time
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you with what you had!
hey girl- this looks oh so yummy!
This is seriously HEAVEN in a pan!
Omg this dessert. I know you personally would love it! We both love lush-style desserts and this one, no words!
So much for thinking about how I need to go on a diet! This is now on my list of new recipes to make this week! Looks so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
is it really necessary to use the foil….I can see foil coming up with each piece that is cut….
I use it because it makes cleanup a lot easier but you can omit if you prefer.
This looks absolutely irresistible! I would not be able to stop at one slice!
PS: LOVING the new design!!
Thanks for noticing! :)
Gimme. Alla. Dis. I think I’ve fallen in loooove!
We literally ate the whole pan in 36 hours. No shame.
OMG, you had me at chocolate, and chip, and cookie, and freaking CHOLOCATE LASAGNA! Don’t judge, but if I ever left my husband, it would probably be for chocolate. Don’t worry, he already knows. That looks amazing :)
No judgment at all! There are days when chocolate comes before ALL ELSE! :)
Love your new blog look, Averie. This looks like another great party dessert. Mmm.
Thanks for noticing Kris! :)
Have a great weekend!
This looks so yummy! Making this on Sunday for dessert!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Thanks Paige! LMK how it goes! We LOVED IT!
Lovely!
Thank you :)
Looks delicious Averie!! Layered desserts like this have all my favorite creamy components–pudding and a cool whip cream cheese “frosting”. It would be hard to stop at just one piece!
We loved, loved this dessert! It was definitely impossible to stop at one piece and there was lots of row-straightening going on!