No-Bake Chocolate-Pumpkin Icebox Cake

By srumbel

Chocolate & pumpkin are so great together! With chocolate graham crackers & a quick pumpkin mousse, this creamy No-Bake Chocolate-Pumpkin Icebox Cake makes it easy to bring these flavors together in one delicious dessert. It's a match made in pumpkin lovers' heaven.
from thekitchenismyplayground.com

Ingredients

• 1 (15 oz.) can 100% pure pumpkin puree
• 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla instant pudding
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 & 1/2 (8 oz.) containers Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping, divided
• chocolate graham crackers
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans
• additional pumpkin pie spice for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, stir together pumpkin, milk, dry vanilla pudding mix, and pumpkin pie spice. Fold in 1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip.
Place a layer of graham crackers in the bottom of a 9x13" dish. Spread 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the graham crackers. Repeat with another layer of graham crackers and pudding; then top with a final layer of graham crackers.
Spread 1/2 container of Cool Whip over the top layer of graham crackers. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and a bit of pumpkin pie spice.
Refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to meld and graham crackers to soften into a cake-like texture.