Sex in a Pan

This Sex in a Pan has a crazy name for a dessert, but it’s one of the best desserts you’ll ever have, it’s mostly a pudding dessert with a crunchy pecan bottom crust.

Over 5 years ago I shared this amazing dessert with you and you guys loved it! It’s one of my most popular recipes on Jo Cooks and there’s a reason for that. It’s incredible, it’s decadent and luscious.

I thought it’s the perfect time to share this with you again with some updated pictures and a video. With Valentine’s day only a couple days away, I think this dessert will be spot on for that special day with a name like sex in a pan.

Why Is It Called Sex In A Pan?

The name itself is hilarious for a dessert, and hundreds of you have commented on here telling me all the other names that this pudding dessert goes by. I think it’s called sex in a pan because it’s six layers and from six layers in a pan it got to sex in a pan.

A long time ago, before I was married, my friend came over on a weekend and made this dessert for me. I had no idea what it was, but she promised me I was going to love it so we made it.

We did not come up with the name, that is the name that it was known to her and her mom had been making it for her for as long as she could remember. I think this dessert has really been around for decades but it’s still popular, not because of its name but because it really is incredible.

That first day we made this dessert I fell in love with it. I had never had anything like it before. It was so easy to make and so good.

What Is Sex In A Pan?

Sex in a pan is a layered dessert. The bottom layer is the crust made with pecans, flour and butter. The next layer is a layer of cream cheese sweetened with powdered sugar and made fluffier with whipped cream. Then you have a layer of chocolate pudding, then another layer of vanilla pudding and top it off with whipping cream and then lastly you sprinkle it with chocolate. Does that not sound good?

And don’t worry about it looking perfect with perfect layers, this dessert is not about that. It will look sloppy with all the pudding and whipped cream layers. Nobody will care about how it looks like once they take a bite. It really is love at first bite.

I just had to share this wonderful dessert with you again because every single time I make it people fall in love with it and so many of them tell me it’s the best dessert they’ve ever had. Trust me, that’s the best compliment you can get for such a simple dessert. Have you guys had this before? Isn’t it to die for?

More Related Recipes:

• Better Than Sex Cake
• Tres Leches Cake
• Easy Tiramisu
• Apple Pie Cake
• Easy Pavlova
• Luscious Lemon Pudding

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Sex in a Pan

Prep 45 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Total 1 hour 5 minutes

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Sex in a Pan – crazy name for a dessert, but it’s one of the best desserts you’ll ever have, it’s mostly a pudding dessert with a crunchy pecan bottom crust.

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Ingredients

Crust

• ▢ 1 cup pecans (chopped)
• ▢ 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour

Cream cheese layer

• ▢ 8 ounce cream cheese
• ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar (also known as icing sugar or confectioner's sugar, use 1/2 cup for less sweetness)
• ▢ 1 cup cool whip (or whipped cream)

Vanilla pudding

• ▢ 5.1 ounce instant vanilla pudding
• ▢ 2 cups milk

Chocolate Pudding

• ▢ 5.1 ounce instant chocolate pudding
• ▢ 2 cups milk

Toppings

• ▢ 2 cups cool whip (or whipped cream)
• ▢ shaved chocolate (optional)

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a mixer mix all the crust ingredients together and press the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake it for about 20 minutes.
• Prepare the vanilla pudding as per the instructions on the package. As noted I used 2 cups of milk instead of the 3 cups on the package instructions to get a firmer pudding. 
• Prepare the chocolate pudding as per the instructions on the package. As noted I used 2 cups of milk instead of the 3 cups on the package instructions to get a firmer pudding.
• In a mixer add the cream cheese, powdered sugar and the cup of whipped cream. Mix until light and fluffy.
• Let the crust cool. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust evenly. Spread the vanilla pudding over the cream cheese layer, then the chocolate pudding. Spread the whipped cream as the last layer then top with shaved chocolate if preferred.
• Refrigerate for a couple hours until it sets before serving.

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Notes

1. I used 2 cups of milk for my pudding, because I wanted a firmer pudding for the layers here, but feel free to use 3 cups of milk just as the instructions say.
2. Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 446kcal (22%)Carbohydrates: 53g (18%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fat: 24g (37%)Saturated Fat: 11g (69%)Cholesterol: 52mg (17%)Sodium: 359mg (16%)Potassium: 227mg (6%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 38g (42%)Vitamin A: 660IU (13%)Vitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 142mg (14%)Iron: 0.9mg (5%)

© Author Joanna Cismaru

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