This quick dessert takes pudding to a new level of decadence by making it a little more like a pie featuring cookie crumbs, reminiscent of a chocolate crumb crust, and a touch of whipped topping. Feel free to make this with any flavor pudding. You can even sub in an all-natural pudding, though that will add calories (about 1/3 cup of sugar-free pudding has only 60 calories, while about 1/3 cup of naturally sweetened pudding has 90 calories). Always be sure to read labels. Numerous friends have reported, after enjoying this recipe, that they love it as is . . . their husbands usually “require” more Cool Whip. If you’re making it for your guy or you are a guy, you may want to add a bit more.

　　

Ingredients

makes 4 servings

　　4 (106 g each) sugar-free refrigerated chocolate pudding cups (I used Jell-O Brand)

　　6 reduced-fat chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (I used reduced-fat Oreos)

　　4 tablespoons fat-free frozen whipped topping, defrosted

　　

Step 1

Divide the crushed cookies evenly among 4 (about 3 1/2-inch-diameter) ramekins or glass bowls. Spread the crumbs in an even layer in the bottom of each ramekin. Spoon one pudding cup over each of the cookie “crusts.” Top each with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Serve immediately.

　　

nutrition information

Step 2

Each (1 pie) serving has:

　　

Step 3

Calories: 143

　　

Step 4

Protein: 3g

　　

Step 5

Carbohydrates: 29g

　　

Step 6

Fat: 4g

　　

Step 7

Saturated Fat: 2g

　　

Step 8

Cholesterol: 0mg

　　

Step 9

Fiber: 2g

　　

Step 10

Sodium: 268mg

　　Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.