The Most Awesome Dessert!!!!

Last week P.I.E. parents honored us with a wonderful meal for teacher appreciation.  Which by the way was fantastic!  We love our PIE volunteers!  My favorite dessert was a Reese’s Peanut Butter Trifle!  They should really bring recipes with their food!  The favorite ones are always leaving us wanting more.  I set out on a mission to find that recipe so I could make one this weekend at the lake. I searched the internet and found what I thought was a match and made one.  IT WAS FABULOUS!!!!  Here’s what it looks like….or should I say, “looked” like.  It was the hit of the party.  It was devoured in no time flat!  

I plan on making another one for our Smith family reunion in a couple of weeks.  I’m sharing the recipe because it is so good, I want EVERYONE to experience it!

SERVES 12

• 1 baked 13x9 chocolate cake
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 (3 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 3 cups milk
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 16 ounces Cool Whip
• 4 bars Reese's Peanut Butter cups

1. Crumble chocolate cake and set aside.
2. Beat the pudding mix and milk together on med low speed til blended, then beat in the peanut butter, beat until smooth.
3. Fold in 1 cup Cool Whip.
4. In a large trifle bowl,layer 1/2 the crumbled cake, then 1/2 the peanut butter mixture and 1/2 the chocolate chips.
5. Smooth 1 cup Cool Whip over the peanut butter layer, sprinkle with 1/2 the chopped Reese's bars.
6. Repeat with another layer of cake, peanut butter mixture, chocolate chips. Cool Whip and top with chopped Reese's bars.
7. Chill for 4-6 hours or overnite.

I made three layers instead of two and put 6 reese’s bars instead of 4!  INCREDIBLE!!!