46 instant pudding mix recipes

Double death by chocolate bundt cake built from a chocolate cake mix doctored with chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. A no-fail rich chocolate bundt for parties and potlucks.

Idiot's Delight: a layered no-fuss dessert with pecan shortbread crust, cream cheese filling, butter pecan pudding, whipped topping, and praline pecans. Potluck royalty.

Lotsa chocolate cake is the classic doctored-cake-mix bundt with devils food mix, instant fudge pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, foolproof.

Quick chocolate zucchini picnic cake: devil's food cake mix supercharged with shredded zucchini, chocolate pudding mix, walnuts, and coconut. One bowl, no frosting, travels like a champ. Garden abundance meets chocolate cake in the best way.

Caramel banana nut loaves using cake mix and pudding mix for extra moisture, loaded with real mashed bananas and walnuts, topped with a homemade caramel frosting.

For a bread machine. I've done these both 'full fat' and 'reduced fat'. It's hard to tell the difference, so we go reduced, including using light (Neufchatel) cream cheese. I've tried ALL the fat free cream cheeses and NONE of them work.

Double chocolate bundt cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, fudgy, and finished with powdered sugar.

Better than sex cake is a four-layer chocolate-pecan icebox dessert: a buttery pecan shortbread crust, sweet cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping. A make-ahead potluck legend.

Layered punch bowl cake with white cake, vanilla pudding, bananas, crushed pineapple, strawberries, and whipped topping. A no-fuss Southern potluck dessert.

No-bake cherry icebox cake layered with graham crackers, instant pudding, and whipped topping, finished with cherry pie filling. Chills in 3 hours, no oven needed.

Orange pistachio Bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding, and orange juice, marbled with chocolate syrup and topped with a cocoa glaze. A stunning retro dessert.

Frozen chocolate peanut butter graham cracker sandwiches made with sugar-free pudding and nonfat milk. A diabetic-friendly frozen treat that kids and adults both love.

A no-bake coconut cream pie made with instant vanilla pudding, whipped topping, and flaked coconut in a pre-baked shell. Five ingredients, zero cooking, and pure creamy coconut bliss after a 4-hour chill.

A no-bake icebox cake layered with graham crackers, vanilla pudding mixed with whipped topping, and glossy cherry pie filling on top. Chill, slice, and serve.

Frozen s'mores sandwiches with chocolate peanut butter pudding and whipped topping between graham crackers. A no-bake, five-ingredient frozen treat with no campfire needed.

Black velvet cake is a dark, rich tube cake built on devil's food mix and instant chocolate pudding. Studded with chocolate chips and toasted slivered almonds for crunch in every slice.