Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup blanched almond, finely chopped
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 3/4 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 (113 g) packages instant butterscotch pudding mix or (113 g) packages vegetarian instant butterscotch pudding mix
  • 3 cups milk

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl, with a pastry blender, combine the flour, margarine, almonds and 1/4 cup icing sugar until crumbly.
  • With the fingers, press the mixture firmly into an ungreased 9" x 13" baking dish.
  • Bake the crust 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
  • Cool the crust in the dish on a wire rack.
  • While the crust is cooling, beat the whipping cream and vanilla extract in a small bowl until stiff peaks form.
  • In a medium bowl (you can use the same one as you used for mixing the crust), beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup icing sugar until light and fluffy.
  • With a rubber spatula, fold in 1 cup whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture; spread over the cooled crust.
  • Reserve the remaining whipped cream for the topping.
  • In a large bowl, with a wire whisk, prepare the pudding mixes as the label directs, but prepare both packages together and use only 3 cups milk.
  • Spread the pudding over the cream cheese layer.
  • Fold the remaining 2 tablespoons of icing sugar into the reserved whipped cream; spread over the pudding.
  • Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.