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Easy Striped Delight Recipe

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Britni Vigil

08/22/2024
4.56 from 36 votes
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This striped delight recipe is four layers of delicious all in one dish. With a sweet graham cracker crust, a creamy cream cheese layer, and chocolate filling, it’s a yummy layered dessert that will satisfy every sweet tooth. 

Piece of striped delight with a bite out of it

You’ve all heard or been asked the question, if you had to choose your last meal, what would it be right?

For me, the answer is always the same. My last meal would be pizza loaf and striped delight.

It might be for nostalgic reasons because those are both classic recipes my mom has been making my entire life, and I associate them with all the good things in my childhood.

But it’s also because both recipes are absolutely delicious, and I’d die a happy woman if those were the last two things I ever get to taste.

What is Striped Delight?

Striped delight is the best layer dessert ever. It’s a combination of four layers – a graham cracker crust, a sweet cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding, and a whipped cream layer top it all off.

It’s four layers of amazing creamy flavor that work together in a way I’ve never found in other desserts. And it’s a vintage recipe from like the 80s when my mom started making this.

If you like chocolate and sweet things, you’re going to love this. You’d probably also love this Snickers poke cake.

Fork full of striped delight

Striped Delight Ingredients

You’re likely to have most of these ingredients already on hand if you do any baking at all. If not, you can find any of them readily available at your local grocery store!

Here’s everything you’ll need to make this striped delight recipe.

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs – you can either buy these pre-made or make your own by putting graham crackers in the food processor until crumbly
  • 6 TBS butter – melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar – this will be split between the crust and the cream cheese layer
  • 8 oz cream cheese – softened or at room temperature
  • 3 1/2 cups cold milk – this will be split between the cream cheese filling and the pudding
  • 2 pkgs (8 servings) instant chocolate pudding – make sure this is instant chocolate pudding, not the stuff that has to set for hours
  • 8 oz Cool Whip – this has to be Cool Whip, don’t try to substitute it with fresh whipped topping or the spray kind of whipped cream, it just doesn’t work the same
  • Chocolate bar (optional) – if you want to add a bit fancier look, you can shave chocolate on top once it’s done

Ingredients to make striped delight

How to Make Striped Delight

One of my favorite things about striped delight is that it’s super easy to make. And you can make it the night before, hours before, or right before and it’s still delicious.

It’s kind of the perfect dessert for taking to a party or feeding a crowd.

Watch the video in this post to see how it’s made! And make sure to read the recipe card at the bottom of this post for even more details and specifics.

1 – Make your graham cracker crust

Combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a large bowl. Mix together until it forms a nice thick crumbly layer.

Press the graham cracker crumb mixture onto the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish to create a crust. Make sure it’s spread out in an even layer and pressed down slightly so it forms a crust.

Place layer in the fridge until ready to assemble.

Bowl with graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter

Graham cracker layer for striped delight

2 – Make the chocolate pudding

Mix 3 1/4 cups of cold milk with the instant chocolate pudding packets using a whisk. Mix until well combined then put in the fridge to chill for five minutes.

If you used instant pudding like the directions said, you’ll have a nice thick chocolate pudding ready in about five minutes. Work on the rest of the striped delight while the pudding is setting.

3 – Make the cream cheese layer

Combine the cream cheese, other 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons milk with a mixer until the cream cheese mixture is smooth. If you use cream cheese that is too cold, you may end up with chunks of cream cheese instead of a smooth layer. It’ll still taste okay, it’ll just have a different texture than normal.

Once the mixture is smooth, fold in half of the Cool Whip (so about 8 oz) into the mixture with a spatula until smooth.

Put the cream cheese layer on top of the graham cracker crust in the baking dish. Spread out until you have one even layer.

Cream cheese being added to graham cracker crust

4 – Add the chocolate pudding

Once your chocolate pudding is set, pour the chocolate pudding layer over the cream cheese layer, using a spatula to move it around to get an even layer.

Don’t overdo the chocolate pudding layer, just make a thick layer all over then move on. You may have extra chocolate pudding and that’s okay, just enjoy it as a snack later!

If you’re planning to serve the striped delight now, continue to step five below. If you’re not, let the striped delight chill in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.

It’s best served after refrigerated for a few hours, but I’ve been known to eat it immediately and the taste is still great – it’s just not quite as chilled.

Chocolate pudding layer in striped delight

5 – Add Cool Whip and chocolate shavings on top

Finish the striped delight by adding the remaining Cool Whip on top in an even layer.

Then use the chocolate bar and shave large pieces of chocolate on top to finish it off. Or don’t, if you’d rather just serve plain!

6 – Slice and serve

Slice into squares and serve chilled.

Plate with a piece of striped delight

Piece of striped delight and a fork on a plate

How to Store Striped Delight

Striped delight is best stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container or in the same baking dish with an airtight lid like this one. Enjoy within a week then throw away anything left (not likely).

I’ve only ever frozen striped delight once and that was a total accident where it got left outside at my parent’s house in a cabinet on their porch area and we forgot about it. We found it a month later frozen and didn’t eat it.

I don’t recommend freezing it, especially since it’s so easy to make fresh.

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4.56 from 36 votes

Striped Delight Recipe

This striped delight recipe is four layers of delicious all in one dish. With a sweet graham cracker crust, a creamy cream cheese layer, and chocolate filling, it’s a yummy layered dessert that will satisfy every sweet tooth. 
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Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 10 minutes minutes
Total: 15 minutes minutes
Serves 16 squares

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
  • 12 TBS butter , melted
  • ¼ cup sugar

Pudding Layer

  • 2 pkg (4 serving size each) instant chocolate pudding
  • 3 ¼ cups cold milk

Cream Cheese Layer

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 8 oz Cool Whip thawed
  • 2 tbps milk

Topping

  • 8 oz Cool Whip
  • 1 Hershey’s bar (optional)

Instructions

Graham Cracker Crust

  • Combine graham crackers, sugar, and butter in a large bowl to create a graham cracker mixture.
  • Press firmly onto bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Make Layers

  • Combined pudding mixes and 3 1/4 cup cold milk in large bowl until well blended. Put in the refrigerator for 5 minutes until pudding is thickened.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar, and 2 T milk in a bowl with a wire whisk or in a mixer.
  • Fold in 8 ounces of Cool Whip with a spatula until well combined.

Assemble And Serve

  • Spread cream cheese layer evenly over graham cracker crust.
  • Spoon chocolate pudding evenly over cream cheese layer.
  • Refrigerate for at least two hours.
  • When ready to serve spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer.
  • Top with chocolate shavings (optional).

Nutrition Info

Calories: 165kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 119mg, Potassium: 105mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 435IU, Calcium: 91mg, Iron: 1mg
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Author: Britni Vigil
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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  1. Rose
    01/07/2025

    5 stars
    This is one of my favorite desserts from the ’80s. The original recipe also calls for 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (crumb-like in size, similar to the Graham crackers) to be added into the Graham cracker layer. it’s a subtle difference in flavor yet makes all the difference in creating a decadent and heavenly sublime dessert that pleases the masses.There are never leftovers, even when I make extra.

    Also, if you don’t use all the pudding, then something has been done wrong. The original recipe uses the entirety of what is called for, so unless this recipe has been copied incorrectly, there should be no excess pudding.

    I’m not near my cookbooks and recipe card holder to compare my original copy of this recipe, but given the missing pecans, I suspect this recipe is not the original. I’m sure it’s still delicious, but the original quantities in the recipe create the best version of this dessert.

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  2. Carol
    11/14/2024

    4 stars
    I hear ya sister, hands down my favorite dessert!!! A couple of years ago I used chocolate cookie crumbs instead of Graham crackers and everyone was mindblown!! Either kinds works for all of us.

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      11/17/2024

      I’ll have to try that!

      Reply
  3. Paula Patterson
    08/16/2023

    I’ve been making this recipe for years. I have also come up with two variations. One is lemon using lemon oregano cookies as crust. I scrape off the filling and mix that with the cream cheese layer instead of sugar. Use cook and serve lemon pudding. There should be some crushed up cookies from crust these I sprinkle over the top of cool whip ir have also reserve some of the lemon pudding and swirl over cool whip. the other is a mint orei verse. Same basis changes as lemon, but add a layer of Mrs. Richardson fudge you under cream cheese layer. I also add chopped up Andes mints to cream cheese and over the top of cool whip.

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      08/29/2023

      I’ll have to try those, sounds so interesting!

      Reply
  4. Aimee
    03/06/2023

    This should have a pecan or walnut crust not a gram cracker crust unless you’re allergic to nuts or concerned about nut allergies.

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      05/12/2023

      We’ve been making it with a graham cracker crust for almost 40 years and it’s delicious that way. I’m sure it’s also good with a nut crust, but it’s a different flavor for sure.

      Reply
    2. Rose
      01/07/2025

      The original recipe was a Graham cracker crust with pecans mixed in. It’s definitely better that way.

      Reply
      1. Britni Vigil
        02/08/2025

        I’ll have to try it that way. I’ve been eating this since I can remember, at least 30 years, and we’ve never done pecans mixed in.

  5. Teresa
    10/08/2022

    I love this so much and it beats any birthday cake
    I always make this for my son birthday
    every year!!!!!

    Reply
    1. Britni Vigil
      10/11/2022

      I’m so glad you guys like it!

      Reply
      1. Angela Templeton
        04/18/2023

        I’m looking at the nutrition info but I do not see the number of servings listed?

      2. Britni Vigil
        05/12/2023

        it says 16 squares

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