Texas Delight Recipes

MOM'S TEXAS DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, 1/2 cup pecans and melted butter or margarine. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then chill until cold.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the whipped topping. Drop spoonfuls onto the chilled crust, and spread evenly. Return to the refrigerator while you prepare the next layer.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the pudding mixes and milk. Yes this is half as much milk as the package states. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Chill until set.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over the top, and garnish with chopped pecans.

CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix flour, chopped pecans, and margarine together. Press into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and cool whip. Spread mixture on cooled crust, set aside.
• Mix instant pudding with milk. Put this mixture on top of cream cheese mixture. Top with cool whip (as much as you want) and a few chopped pecans.
• (Any type of pudding will do, but since it's called chocolate delight, I went with chocolate pudding.).

EAST TEXAS MILLIONAIRE'S DELIGHT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Using an electric mixer, blend the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and salt until smooth.
• 2. Gently fold in whipped topping, pecans, coconut and fruit until combined.
• 3. Spoon mixture into baked pie shell and garnish as desired. Chill for at least 2 hours or until serving time.

TEXAS DELIGHT

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix pecans, butter, and flour together and spread in a layer at the bottom of the pan.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until crust is light brown.
• Set aside and let cool completely before adding other layers.
• Mix cream cheese and one tub of cool whip together and spread on as the bottom layer.
• Make pudding according to directions, when firm, spread it on top of the bottom layer.
• Repeat with other pudding.
• For the top,spread the other tub of cool whip on and put it in the refridgerator to chill.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, 1 cup of pecans and salt then press into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in half of the Cool Whip then mix until combined. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly onto crust.
• Mix pudding mixes and milk with an electric mixer until combined then mix on medium speed for two minutes. Spread chocolate mixture evenly onto cream cheese layer.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip onto chocolate layer then sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans.