{"id":10350,"date":"2013-02-02T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T23:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=10350"},"modified":"2019-01-30T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T21:41:53","slug":"dessert-7-layer-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/dessert-7-layer-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Dessert 7-Layer Dip Sweetens Up Your Super Bowl Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Devising a dessert 7-layer dip is no easy feat.\u00a0 Earlier this week in the midst of all the chicken wing and pulled pork sandwich recipes, I wondered out loud on Twitter, \u201cWhy have I seen no 7-layer dip with chocolate pudding, caramel, cool whip and M&M’s (ok, you figure out the other 3).\u201d\u00a0 Rebekah at PDXFoodLove<\/a>\u00a0chimed in w\/ \u201cPretzels? Samoas? Nutella?\u201d And an idea so evil and yet so delicious was born.<\/p>\n

After I consulted with the #Kitchenparty crew at Bakespace.com<\/a> last Thursday night on whether this was good or bad to start with, Rebekah put it up for a challenge, so we\u2019re both making a dessert 7-layer dip today so you\u2019ll have two options. Rebekah\u2019s creation is here.<\/a>\u00a0 I haven’t even seen it yet, since we’re going live at the same time! \u00a0I only wish we\u2019d thought of this sooner, so you wouldn\u2019t be reading this the night before the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl ranks as the second biggest eating day in the US, second only to Thanksgiving\u2026or so I heard somewhere earlier this week.\u00a0 On this most American of holidays (oh, that\u2019s right, they still haven\u2019t declared the Super Bowl (or the day after) a holiday, it\u2019s a crime) this dessert 7-layer dip keeps it all-American, er, well, except for the Nutella. 85.7% percent American then.<\/p>\n

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Caramel sauce<\/p>\n

Cream Cheese Whipped Cream<\/p>\n

Strawberries<\/p>\n

Nutella<\/p>\n

Banana<\/p>\n

Pretzel and Saltine crumbs<\/p>\n

Chocolate Pudding<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s look at this a second, you\u2019ve effectively got 3 sets of layers going on here\u2026an old school chocolate pudding pie; a banana nutella (crepe); and a strawberries and cream\/cream cheese (cake) kind of thing.\u00a0 Are you sold yet?<\/p>\n

The key for me was to keep it dippable.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to start straying into parfait and trifle territory with chunks of brownie or cake. No shame in that game, I\u2019m just trying to do a dip here.\u00a0\u00a0 I also stayed away from the booze in this one to make it kid-friendly, though I did soak a Nilla wafer with a little whiskey to see what would happen.\u00a0 Maybe next time. :)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a big fan of instant pudding, so I made the chocolate pudding using my standard recipe (from Everyday Food)<\/a> minus the egg yolks. I also added 1 t. of espresso powder.\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to give it time to chill (at least a few hours, or preferably overnight) so if you\u2019re in a time crunch, grab the instant Jell-o box at the store go with that.<\/p>\n

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The rest is just layering.\u00a0 But there is a troublemaker here \u2013 the Nutella layer. You\u2019ll need to warm it slightly in the microwave, which they tell you not to do, but it works just fine if you heat it in 10 second increments and stir between zaps. It\u2019ll still be thick, but at least you\u2019ll get a reasonably even layer down.<\/p>\n

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So layer, layer, layer, then we get to the cream cheese whipped cream, which is brilliant.\u00a0 Not only do you get a hint of that cream cheese tang with the softness of whipped cream, it also helps keep the cream stable. Bonus!\u00a0You can thank the Kitchn for that tip.<\/a><\/p>\n

Drizzle on the caramel sauce and there you go \u2013 chocolate pie meets banana nutella crepe meets strawberries and cream(cheesecake) \u2013 in 7 deliciously dippable layers.\u00a0 Tomorrow, I\u2019ll be rooting for the \u2018Niners.\u00a0 Enjoy the game (or the commercials)!<\/p>\n

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  • 2 1\/2 c. chocolate pudding<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese until it's light and aerated. In another bowl, using a hand mixer or your Kitchen Aid, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks. Add the cream cheese to the whipped cream and whip until it forms firm peaks. Fold in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Refrigerate until ready to use.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Spread the chocolate pudding in the bottom of an 11x7 rectangular glass dish. Layer on pretzel\/saltine crumbs, banana, nutella, strawberries and cream cheese whipped cream. Drizzle on the caramel sauce.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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