Easy Pudding Tiramisù

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (6 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding or 1 (6 ounce) package vegetarian instant vanilla pudding mix
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened or 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup dark rum or 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 1 cup brewed espresso, cooled or 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) package ladyfingers
• 1 1/2 cups whipped topping, thawed
• 4 ounces baker semisweet baking chocolate, coarsely grated

Recipe

• 1 prepare pudding according to box direction.
• 2 add cheese and coffee liqueur and beat until smooth.
• 3 cover with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
• 4 fold in whipped topping.
• 5 in a small shallow dish, stir sugar into coffee and dip each ladyfinger in for only 4-5 seconds (letting them soak too long will make them fall apart).
• 6 line bottom of 8 cup trifle bowl with 1/2 of the lady fingers, spread 1/2 of pudding mixture over cookies and sprinkle with 1/2 of the chocolate; repeat layers.
• 7 cover tightly and chill for 4 hours or overnight.