Real Chocolate Lasagna Food

CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Begin by crushing 36 Oreo cookies. I used my food processor for this, but you could also place them in a large ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. When the Oreos have turned into fine crumbs, you are done.
• Transfer the Oreo crumbs to a large bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter and use a fork to incorporate the butter into the cookie crumbs. When the butter is distributed, transfer the mixture to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator while you work on the additional layers.
• Mix the cream cheese with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add in 2 Tablespoons of milk, and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups Cool Whip. Spread this mixture over the crust.
• In a bowl, combine chocolate instant pudding with 3 and 1/4 cups cold milk. Whisk for several minutes until the pudding starts to thicken. Use a spatula to spread the mixture over the previous cream cheese layer. Allow the dessert to rest for about 5 minutes so that the pudding can firm up further.
• Spread the remaining Cool Whip over the top. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. Place in the freezer for 1 hour, or the refrigerator for 4 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Begin by crushing 36 Oreo cookies. I used my food processor for this, but you could also place them in a large ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. When the Oreos have turned into fine crumbs, you are done.
• Place the Oreo crumbs to a large bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter and use a fork to incorporate the butter into the cookie crumbs. When the butter is distributed, transfer the mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator while you work on the additional layers.
• Mix the cream cheese with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in 2 Tablespoons of milk, and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups Cool Whip. Spread this mixture over the crust.
• In a bowl, combine chocolate instant pudding with 3 and 1/4 cups cold milk. Whisk for several minutes until the pudding starts to thicken. Use a spatula to spread the mixture over the previous cream cheese layer. Allow the dessert to rest for about 5 minutes so that the pudding can firm up further.
• Spread the remaining Cool Whip over the top. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips evenly over the top. Place in the freezer for 1 hour, or the refrigerator for 4 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE DESSERT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil and cook the noodles for 1 minute. Drain them and put them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain again and lay on paper towels to dry.
• Whisk together the ricotta, sugar, cocoa powder, and eggs on medium speed with a hand or stand mixer, scraping down the sides of the bowl, until it is well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and orange zest. Spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture into the bottom of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle some of the pistachios over the top and press on a layer of noodles. Repeat, ending with the ricotta mixture and pistachios. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the lasagna has risen. Remove the pan from the oven and evenly sprinkle the white chocolate over it. Let cool, cut, and serve.

REAL CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Find the pan you want to use to assemble the lasagna in. I recommend preparing individual portions if possible, but I used 2 small loaf pans. Using the container you'll be using, trace a pattern for the chocolate "lasagna noodles". You need these to be the exact size/shape of the container so the "noodles" fit without having to break them. I suggest making 3-5 copies of the pattern so you can make multiple noodles at once without having to move them too much.
• 2. Place the chocolate chips in a double boiler or, if you don't have one, I suggest placing a metal bowl(DON'T DARE USE GLASS!!! IT BREAKS! BELIEVE ME!) over a small saucepan with boiling water in it. Just make sure the water won't boil up and hit the bowl. Let the chocolate start to melt, stirring occasionally.
• 3. Meanwhile, place the pattern(s) under some wax paper so you can see it. Spray the wax paper with nonstick cooking spray so the chocolate will be easy to take off once it cools.
• 4. Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, lower the heat to simmer the water but keep it on the burner so you can keep working. Using a spoon, pour some chocolate onto the wax paper within the pattern shape and spread it thin(about 1/4" thick or less). Try to make it exactly the shape of the pattern, adding or taking away chocolate to maintain the desired thickness. Repeat until you have used almost all the chocolate. For me, using the small loaf pans, I made about 10 noodles and kept the rest of the chocolate for later.
• 5. Once you've made all the noodles, carefully slide the wax paper with them on it onto some cookie sheets or trays to put in the freezer. The freezer will help them harden and the cookie sheets/trays will keep them flat like you want.
• 6. Meanwhile prepare the pudding mixes in separate bowls according to the box. For the chocolate pudding, add the espresso powder. This will bring out the chocolate flavor and cut the sweetness a little.
• 7. Using a rubber spatula or a whisk, cut in half the cool whip into each pudding, being careful not to make the whipped cream fall. Keep it fluffy!!!
• 8. By now the noodles should be hardened. If not, just wait a few minutes. If you have to wait a long time, put the pudding in the fridge.
• 9. When the noodles are ready, take them out. Carefully peel them off the wax paper and get ready to assemble your lasagna.
• 10. Start with a few spoonfulls of chocolate pudding on the bottom so the first noodle has something to stick to. Smooth it out and then place the first noodle down in the pan. Then cover with a few spoonfulls of white chocolate pudding, smooth it out, then put another noodle. Follow with a layer of chocolate and alternate until you've reached the top of the pan. I recommend ending with a layer of pudding, not a noodle, to follow the style of normal lasagna. Top with chocolate chips or small chunks of melted chocolate, whatever you had left.
• 11. Freeze the lasagna for a few hours to make it easier to cut and serve. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family did!

CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Make the cake in a 13x9-inch baking pan following instructions on the box of cake mix (Preheat oven to 350 degrees; mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a large bowl; pour batter into pan greased generously with shortening.).
• Allow the cake to cool completely.
• When cake is cool, make buttercream frosting by first whipping the soft butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed.
• Add two cups of the powdered sugar, mix well, then add remaining powdered sugar.
• Add 1/4 cup of whole milk and vanilla, then mix on high speed for 2 minutes or until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• Turn cake out of the pan onto wax paper.
• Using both hands, carefully flip the cake over, so that it's right-side-up, onto another strip of wax paper.
• Now you're going to cut through the cake twice, creating three layers.
• We'll start at the bottom slice.
• First slide the cake over to the edge of your kitchen counter.
• This way you can drop your hand with the knife down below the counter at the edge to get a nice, straight cut through the cake.
• Using a long bread knife or other long serrated knife, cut through the bottom third of the cake.
• Spin the cake and wax paper so that you can cut through all sides (your knife probably won't get all the way through to the other side).
• When the cake is sliced, carefully flip the top section over onto the other sheet of wax paper.
• Frost the bottom layer of cake with approximately 1/3 of the buttercream frosting.
• Break the chilled semi-sweet chocolate into little bits that are a tad smaller than chocolate chips.
• A good way to do this is to put the chilled chocolate into a large zip-top bag, then use the handle of a butter knife to smash the unsuspecting chocolate into pieces.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the chocolate bits over the frosting on the bottom layer.
• Turn the top section back over onto the bottom layer.
• Again, slice through the top section creating the final two layers.
• Carefully flip the top over onto the wax paper, and frost the new layer as you did with the first layer, adding chocolate bits as well.
• You may, at this point, wish to slice the top into thirds across the width of the cake.
• This makes flipping over the top layer much easier.
• It's also how you're going to slice the cake later, so you'll never see the cuts.
• Any cracks or breaks are no big deal since you'll just cover up the goofs with frosting.
• Carefully reassemble the top section on the rest of the cake.
• If you have a large bulge in the center of the cake, you may wish to slice that off so that the cake is flatter on top.
• Throw that slice away.
• Frost the top of the cake with the remaining frosting, then sprinkle on the remaining chocolate bits.
• The cake is served as triangular slices.
• So, slice it up by first cutting through the middle of the cake, lengthwise.
• Next cut across the cake through the middle (widthwise) twice.
• Now you have six slices that just need to be cut from corner to corner one time each, creating 12 triangular slices.
• Chill any cake you don't eat that day.

CHOCOLATE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a food processor finely crushed Oreo cookies into fine crumbs.
• In a large bowl using a fork mix Oreo with 6 tablespoons melted. When the butter is mixed, transfer it to a 9 x 13 inch dish and using a spatula press down the crumbs into the bottom.
• Transfer the crust in the refrigerator while you are mixing the fillings.
• Mix the cream cheese until it's fluffy, add 2 tablespoons of milk and sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 and 1/4 cups Cool Whip.
• Spread the mixture over the crust.
• In a medium bowl mix chocolate instant pudding with 3 and 1/4 cups cold milk. Whisk for a few minutes until the pudding starts to thicken
• Spread the pudding over the cream cheese layer.
• Let it sit for 10 minutes to firm up the pudding.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip over the top and sprinkled with mini chocolate chips.
• Freezer for 1 hour, or the refrigerate for 4 hours before serving

DIY OLIVE GARDEN'S BROWNIE LASAGNA WITH THIS 7-INGREDIENT RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the brownie mix and pour into a 9X13 pans. Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• While the brownie is cooling, make the chocolate ganache. Place a glass bowl over a saucepan filled with simmering water. In the bowl, add chocolate chips and heavy cream and mix until smooth.
• Cut the brownie in half vertically so you have two giant pieces. Take each half piece and slice vertically, so you have four pieces.
• Take one slab of brownie and pour on the ganache. Then, slather on the cream cheese filling. Repeat 3 times, until you have all four layers. On the top layer, pour on the rest of the ganache and finish with chocolate shavings.
• Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.