Beyond Frosting

Cupcake, Cookie and more!

Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna

Pin
Share
+1
Stumble
Yum

I am still on a high from my week long vacation in Colorado! We had such an amazing time- more so than usual I think. The week was pretty stress-free, we snowboarded every day and relaxed at night.  We ate out, a lot, because we were just too tired to cook when we got home. One night we decide to walk around downtown Breckenridge. We went to this awesome crepe house that was located on Main Street in Breckenridge. It was so cute and their menu was huge! Everything you could ever dream of in a sweet or savory crepe. I was trying to understand how they offered such a big menu  in such a small place. They even had a fire pit outside so I could stay warm while I waited for my crepe- PUMPKIN PIE! It was the size of my face. It was filled with brown sugar and cinnamon, pumpkin pie filling, crushed graham cracker and whipped cream. I must recreate that! I captured this action shot while I was patiently waiting for my dessert!

Since I got back, I have been Baking baking baking and more baking. Welcome December! It’s crazy there are only 23 days until Christmas! I am always so excited for the month of December but, I feel like it can’t be here already. I haven’t really gotten in the swing of buying presents or decorating- yet! So as action packed as the next few weeks are sure to be, I am giving you a quick, no-bake dessert that is sure to please a crowd. I actually brought this into work yesterday and my boss was literally eating it by the handful HAHA!

This is a Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna. It is layers of chocolate graham cracker, dark chocolate pudding and a peppermint cream cheese filling; topped cool whip. The inspiration for this lasagna comes from my most popular recipe- Apple Pie Lasagna, which is the perfect fall treat and also my Pumpkin Pie Lasagna. So naturally, I needed to make a chocolate-peppermint version for the Christmas holiday! This can be thrown together in about 15 minutes and kept in the fridge until ready to serve. I prefer to make this ahead of time so that the graham crackers soften up a bit. It is easier to cut through and the consistency pairs better with the pudding and cream cheese layer. The peppermint cream cheese layer is like a cheesecake- it’s so good! It is comprised of cream cheese, powdered sugar, cool whip and Andes Peppermint Chips.

 

Print

Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 16-20 servings
Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Hershey’s Dark chocolate instant pudding mix
  • 2 C Cold Milk
  • 1 Pk (8 oz) Cream Cheese
  • 2 C Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 C Heavy Whipping cream
  • 1 Container Cool Whip (8 oz), thawed
  • 1/4 tsp Peppermint Extract
  • 1 1/2 C Andes Peppermint Chips
  • 1 Box Chocolate Graham Crackers
  • 1 Container Cool Whip (8oz), thawed
  • Hot fudge sauce for drizzling

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pudding by mixing the dry instant pudding mix with cold milk and whisk until well combined. Refrigerate for 10 minutes until firm.
  2. While the pudding is in the fridge, prepare the cream cheese layer. Beat cream cheese on medium high speed until soft and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream and continue to beat on medium speed until well combined.
  3. Add a full container of cool whip, peppermint extract and peppermint chips and beat until all ingredients are well combined.
  4. To prepare the lasagna, take a 9×13” pan and line the bottom with a layer of chocolate graham crackers. Next, spread half of the cream cheese layer over the graham crackers. Next, add half of the pudding mixture on top of the cream cheese.
  5. The next layer is a double layer of chocolate graham crackers in the middle. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture followed by remaining pudding mixture.
  6. The very top layer is an additional layer of cool whip; add as much or as little as you want.
  7. Top with additional Andes Peppermint Chips and drizzle with warm hot fudge sauce.
  8. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

 

This dessert will serve a crowd- so it is perfect for a party! For added chocolate, you can double the pudding. If you can’t find chocolate graham crackers, you can substitute Oreos!


 

 

Be sure to check out my other lasagnas!

Apple Pie Lasagna

Pumpkin Pie Lasagna 

 

Filed Under: No-Bake Desserts, Pies Tagged With: , , ,

Never miss another recipe!
join the recipe email list

you may also like...

No-Bake German Chocolate Cheesecake
S’mores Lasagna
No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Shooters
No-Bake Treats
Incredible Unbaked Cheesecakes,
Icebox Cakes, Pies and More

Now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indie Books, Books a Million and wherever books are sold!

Blogger disclosure: Posts may include links to my affiliate account at Amazon.com, and Beyond Frosting earns a few cents on the dollar if readers purchase the items I recommend, so thanks for supporting my blog when you shop at Amazon!

Comments

  1. Pumpkin pie crepes!? I must say I’m quite jealous. When you get a chance to recreate it, I’ll definitely try it out! I love how easy this lasagna is. And like you said, it’s perfect for a party (or a horde of hungry college students studying for finals haha)!

    Reply

    • oh my lord, yes! They were amazing! You can TOTALLY make this in your dorm room- no baking required. BUT if might not fit in your mini fridge hahahah!

      Reply

    • Hi Sally! Thank you! I was seriously hunting the shelfs for the Andes Peppermint Chips before Halloween hahah. Colorado is so amazing, we go for Thanksgiving every year. I hope to move there some day. GORGEOUS! You must go!

      Reply

    • Thank you Trish! I can’t take credit for the original idea of dessert lasagna but I love coming up with my own variations of it!

      Reply

  8. Oh my goodness, this looks amazing! And that crepe sounds like it was amazing too! Anyway, I love all the layers of this lasagna, and the soft pink color the peppermint chips give it. So pretty!

    Reply

  9. I soooo wish Christmas didn’t come so fast! I love the days building up to it…don’t you? All the holiday stuff to do…
    When I saw this recently, I seriously could not stop eyeballing it. (Think I already told you that!) But, I’m being honest! It’s not only gorgeous…but it’s calling my name!

    Reply

  11. Your dessert lasagna recipes are always amazing, Julianne! They are no-bake, look fantastic, and taste wonderful! Please keep inventing. 🙂 This chocolate peppermint lasagna will be at several holiday celebrations!

    Reply

  14. Hi! I made the pumpkin pie lasagna so when I saw this, I was super excited! I would love to try it in the springform pan because I love how it looks. Do you think any adjustments need to be made? Comparing it the the pumpkin recipe, it doesn’t seem like it. Thanks!!

    Reply

  16. This was amazing. So many happy people at work today enjoyed this. I substituted Andes Creme De Menthe Thins. Next time I would use 2 packages and reserve about 1/2 cup to sprinkle on the top. I crushed these with my mini food processor. Also, I might replace the 2nd cool whip with an aerosol whipped cream (like Redi-Whip) to make a more decorative top layer. By accident, I used a cooked chocolate pudding box- and that worked! Just had to microwave it for 6 minutes. Simply easy ….simply amazing! Thanks, Jules!

    Reply

  18. This is GORGEOUS!!!! WOW. So pretty and looks delicious! Okay, snowboarding. Tried it for my first time and totally hated it! Chipped my tooth with the board, pretty sure I broke my tailbone… should I give it one more try? I’ve heard the first time is the worst but it gets easier?? Colorado sounds amazing! And so does this lasagna! Pinning to my desserts board and cannot wait to try!

    Reply

  20. Lasagna has been a long-standing tradition for our annual family Christmas dinner. The tradition will continue, not main course, but dessert! I have no doubt there will be no tears shed when the crowd learns we are exchanging pasta for pudding! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

    • Hi Danielle- I am using 2 8oz containers. I will add that information into the recipe! Please come back and let me know how it turns out!

      Reply

  22. Are these chocolate covered graham crackers or chocolate graham crackers? If the latter, where do you find them, also where do you find the Andes peppermint chips?

    Reply

  23. Are the graham crackers chocolate or chocolate covered? also where can you find the andes peppermnt chips, and also the chocolate graham crachers if they are not the chocolate covered.

    Reply

    • Hi Doris. I found Chocolate flavored graham crackers at my local grocery store. I did not use the chocolate covered graham crackers. The Peppermint chips are usually found with the chocolate chips, but sometimes this can be a seasonal item that is only carried from the end of November through Christmas. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions!

      Reply

Trackbacks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

  • Home
  • Recipe Index

    • email newsletter signup
    MENU