KANSAS CITY MUD PIE

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1-1/4 cups finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
2 pkg. (3.9 oz. each) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
2-2/3 cups cold milk

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F.
Combine nuts, flour and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 20 min.; cool.
Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min.; spread over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate several hours or until firm. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen dessert; remove rim. Top dessert with remaining COOL WHIP just before serving.