THE vegan, gluten-free dessert or cake with the funny name “Better than Robert Redford”. It’s also known as “Better than Sex Dessert” or “Sex in a Pan”.

Although not sure why it is called this way (can anyone tell me, please?), this is my absolute favourite dessert. And it’s not a problem at all to veganize it. Just sub every non-vegan ingredient with the vegan version and voilà – vegan “Better than Robert Redford” ;). To be more specific, the crust is just chopped pecans, vegan butter and (gluten-free) flour and the different layers are vegan cream cheese + vegan whipped cream, vegan chocolate pudding, vegan vanilla pudding, all topped with vegan whipped cream, along with chopped nuts and/or chocolate shavings or sprinkles.

I use to cook the puddings myself – no need for instant puddings, but you can use these if you are short of time (although the consistency might be too liquid for a stable Robert Redford Dessert). Go for a good quality vegan cream cheese and whipped cream. In principle, every ingredient and every layer should taste increadibly good on its own and then … well, then the combination is outstanding :D!!! You’ll never want another dessert. At least that’s what happened to me ;). You can also make it sugar-free. Xylitol and/or Erythritol (or something else) work well in this recipe.

Better than Robert Redford

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Servings	Prep Time
8	10 minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
30 minutes	2 hours

Servings Prep Time 8 10 minutes

Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 2 hours

Better than Robert Redford Print Recipe Servings Prep Time 8 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 2 hours Servings Prep Time 8 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 2 hours

Ingredients

For the crust

• 1/2 cup (~100 g) vegan butter
• 1 cup (~150 g) all-purpose flour , gluten-free
• 1 cup (~100 g) pecans , finely chopped

For the cream cheese layer

• 1 1/2 cup (~100 g) confectioner's sugar
• 10 ounces (~280 g) vegan cream cheese , softened
• 2 cup (~250 ml) vegan whipped cream

For the pudding layers

• 2 cups (~500 ml) chocolate pudding , vegan
• 2 cup (~500 ml) vanilla pudding , vegan

Optional

• chopped nuts and chocolate shavings for decorating

Servings:

Instructions

For the crust.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13 inch (or similar) baking dish.
2. In a medium sized bowl, mix flour, butter and nuts.
3. Pat into prepared dish and bake for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Remove crust from oven and let cool completely.

For the layers

1. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar untol smooth. Fold in half of the whipped cream and spread the mixture over the cooled crust.
2. Carfully spread chocolate pudding over the cream cheese layer.
3. Spread vanilla pudding over the chocolate pudding layer and top with the remaining whipped cream.
4. Refrigerate for at least about 2 hours.
5. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and/or chopped nuts. Cut in squares, serve and enjoy :).

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