Chocolate Elegance

By nancyjcanzi

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping, divided
• 6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
• 1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cups Cool Whip; spread 2 cups onto bottom of 8x4-inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap. Melt 3 chocolate squares. Add to remaining cream cheese mixture along with pudding mix and milk; beat until blended. Spread over layer in pan. Refrigerate 4 hours.

MICROWAVE remaining chocolate and Cool Whip in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until blended. Cool slightly.

INVERT dessert onto platter. Remove pan and plastic wrap. Spread dessert with glaze; top with nuts. Refrigerate until glaze is firm.