No Bake Pudding Cake

I can't take the credit for this recipe, but I really would like to. It is so simple and still rich and delicious, a winner in my book, and I don't even like pudding (usually). Yes, I don't like pudding. It is a texture thing, I think.

This is a no-bake cake, meaning it is supposed to simulate a cake-ish texture without actually being a cake. For those of you who hate baking (gasp!), this is fantastic. I should warn you, this doesn't really have a cake-like texture. That being said, it's still yummy.

I found the recipe here. But you can substitute the from-scratch pudding with any instant pudding mix (1 large box or 2 small). I used pumpkin. But I think vanilla, chocolate, Oreo, cheesecake...any of those would be good, too. I did find that I needed more than one box of graham crackers. I am not sure if my pan was too big or I used to many per layer, but I could have used one more sleeve of crackers to finish the top layer.

Layering the graham crackers and pudding

To keep things extra delicious, I used Martha Stewart's recipe for chocolate ganache glaze instead of their recipe for chocolate glaze. I am a firm believer that ganache makes things that much better. If you opt for Martha's ganache recipe, make sure you use a DOUBLE recipe. One batch just wasn't thick enough...at least not for me. If you don't know how to make ganache glaze, I highly recommend you learn. It is really simple, and trust me, you'll love it.

Making ganache

Good luck, and comment back on what pudding flavor you use!

Final piece! Wish this was a better photo...