Bishop Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 3 cups whipped topping
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
• 3 packets instant chocolate pudding mix
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 melt butter; stir in flour and 1 c of the nuts.
• 2 continue stirring until a thick paste is formed, with no flour lumps.
• 3 press into bottom of a 13x10 baking pan and bake 15 min at 375f.
• 4 cool.
• 5 prepare first layer of filling by combining cream cheese, sugar, and 1 c whipped topping.
• 6 beat with electric mixer at med speed for 2-3 min.
• 7 spoon into cooled crust, then smooth with spatula.
• 8 combine pudding and milk in the mixing bowl used for the first filling.
• 9 beat well, then pour over the cream cheese layer.
• 10 as soon as the chocolate layer firms up a bit, spoon on more whipped topping, smoothing and adding until there is an additional 1/2" layer above the chocolate.
• 11 sprinkle with remaining pecans and chill for at least 3 hours.