This Lemon Delight is a no bake dessert that has a buttery Oreo cookie crumb crust, easy lemon pudding and candy cream layers and is bursting with shiny citrus taste!
A NO BAKE LEMON DESSERT
I LOVE no bake desserts, no have to activate the oven and so they’re often straightforward sufficient that the kiddos will help make them. This citrus flavored layered dessert is ideal for spring and summer time and it’s particularly straightforward to whip up for serving a crowd or to take to a potluck. It’s candy, it’s easy, and creamy. If you’re a lemon lover like me, then this Lemon Delight (a.okay.a. Lemon Lush) is the one you wish to make!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You should use Golden Oreos in case you can’t discover the lemon ones. This dessert will nonetheless have loads of lemon taste.
Usually this dessert seems rather well except you employ the incorrect form of pudding. You must use the On the spot Pudding, not the Cook dinner and Serve sort. Cook dinner and serve pudding requires warmth to arrange the place the moment doesn’t. They’re often proper subsequent to one another, so make sure you employ the proper form of pudding or this gained’t end up appropriately.
Sure, I like making lush desserts with a graham cracker crumb crust typically. I exploit a graham cracker crumb crust utilizing 3 cups graham cracker crumbs and ½ cup (1 stick) of melted salted butter. I exploit this sort of crust in my Pistachio Layered Dessert.
Every time I exploit this particular mixer in my recipe course of images, I get requested about it so I’ll share the information right here. I used a Bosch mixer (paid affiliate hyperlink) for this Lemon Lush recipe. Really, you do NOT want to make use of this mixer, or another fancy stand mixer. This Lemon Layered Dessert will come collectively simply high quality in case you use a hand-electric mixer. I do assume the Bosch mixer is very nice, therefore why I get pleasure from utilizing it, however it’s dear, and actually, common stand mixers and electrical mixers work simply in addition to this Bosch mixer.
Ensuring you crush your cookies right into a finer crumb will assist them stick collectively higher. If the crumbs are too huge, the crust gained’t maintain collectively effectively.
As an alternative of the Lemon Oreo crumbs on high, you would use Golden Oreo crumbs on high, or attempt some crushed walnuts or pecans on high. If you wish to change up the flavour profile a bit, attempt including some finely diced strawberries on high. This may increasingly carry a strawberry lemonade kind taste profile.
This dessert might be coated or transferred to an hermetic container and must be stored within the fridge for as much as 5 days. The Cool Whip layer might fall out over time. You’ll be able to attempt freezing this dessert for as much as 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- Lemon Oreos– in case you can’t discover lemon flavored Oreos, you should utilize Golden Oreo or see my Ceaselessly Requested Questions above if you wish to use graham crackers.
- unsalted butter – Moreover, you should utilize salted butter if that’s all you will have. There may be so little salt in salted butter that it really gained’t make a lot of a distinction.
- instantaneous lemon pudding combine – double test your field of pudding that you’re utilizing as a result of you will have the instantaneous pudding combine. You do not need to make use of the Cook dinner and Serve sort, it won’t arrange correctly. Shops wish to put these two totally different sorts of pudding proper subsequent to one another for some cause and the packing containers look fairly related. So, fastidiously have a look at your pudding field to make sure it’s the proper.
- chilly entire milk– chilly milk helps pudding set correctly. I want entire milk however you would use 2% if that’s all you will have. I positively wouldn’t use skim milk.
- cream cheese– softened to room temperature. I’ve some Suggestions for Softening Cream Cheese Rapidly in case you want them.
- powdered sugar
- contemporary squeezed lemon juice– belief me once I say that you just NEED to make use of contemporary lemon juice, not the bottled stuff. The bottled stuff doesn’t give the identical taste and may style extraordinarily acidic.
- lemon zest
- Cool Whip– It doesn’t need to be the Cool Whip model, any model will work. Simply you should definitely seize the bigger tub, or two of the smaller tubs.
HOW TO MAKE LEMON DELIGHT:
Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Place Oreo cookies in a meals processor (or smash in a sealed bag) to make high quality crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup to garnish high.
In a small bowl combine crumbs with melted butter till evenly moistened. Press crumbs within the backside of the baking dish, and let the crust arrange within the freezer whilst you work on the subsequent layer.
Squeeze lemon juice in a bowl so it’s prepared for use and zest your lemon.
In a medium bowl, combine collectively lemon pudding mixes and chilly milk. Whisk effectively to mix. Cowl bowl and place within the fridge to sit back. Place softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl and mix with an electrical mixer till easy.
Mix in powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest till easy. Fold in 1 container of thawed Cool Whip.
Unfold the combination gently and evenly over the Oreo crust. Unfold the chilled lemon pudding filling evenly over the cream cheese layer.
Unfold the remaining container of Cool Whip over the lemon pudding layer. Sprinkle the remaining crushed Oreos over the Cool Whip high.
Enable dessert to arrange within the fridge for a minimum of 3 hours. Velocity the chilling course of by placing it within the freezer for the primary hour. Maintain refrigerated till able to serve. Slice and luxuriate in!
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Lemon Oreo Crust
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Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
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Place 36 Lemon Oreo cookies in a meals processor (or smash in a sealed bag) to make high quality crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup to garnish high.
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In a small bowl combine remaining crumbs with 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted till evenly moistened. Press crumbs within the backside of the baking dish, and let the crust arrange within the freezer whilst you work on the subsequent layer.
Lemon Filling
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In a medium bowl, combine collectively 2 (3.5 ounce) packing containers instantaneous lemon pudding combine and 3 1/4 cups chilly entire milk. Whisk effectively to mix. Cowl bowl and place within the fridge to sit back whilst you work on the subsequent layer.
Lemon Cream Layer
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Place 16 ounces (2 blocks) cream cheese, softened to room temperature in a mixing bowl and mix with an electrical mixer till easy. Mix in 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/3 cup contemporary squeezed lemon juice and zest of 1 lemon till easy.
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Fold in 1 tub thawed Cool Whip. Unfold combination gently and evenly over the Oreo crust.
- Please seek advice from my FAQ’s (Ceaselessly Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
- This dessert makes 12-16 servings relying on how huge you slice your items.
- One (18.71 ounce) household measurement pack has 36 cookies.
Energy: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 22g | Sodium: 295mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g
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