Chocolate Elegance Recipe

Ingredients:
1-1/2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups thawed cool Whipped Topping, divided
6 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Chocolate Instant Pudding
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Almonds, toasted

Directions:
1. BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP with whisk; spread 2 cups onto bottom of 8x4-inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap.

2. MELT 3 chocolate squares. Add to remaining cream cheese mixture along with dry pudding mix and milk; beat until blended. Spread over cream cheese layer in pan. Refrigerate 4 hours.

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

4. INVERT dessert onto platter. Remove pan and plastic wrap. Top dessert with chocolate glaze and nuts. Refrigerate until glaze is firm.