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The bright taste of lemon in triplicate! If you love lemon and easy no-fuss desserts, this one’s for you!
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors!
I’ve been meaning to make a lemon lush all summer, but somehow never managed to do it. This may be thought of as something very summery, and it is, but for me it’s a great winter dessert. The bright and sunny taste of lemon is enough to pick me–and probably many others–up out of the winter doldrums!
This one’s easy, so there’s no fussing involved. It sports a lemon sandwich cookie crust, a lemony cheesecake layer, a layer of canned lemon pie filling (you can make the cooking-required one to substitute for the can), and a layer of whipped cream or topping–either can be store bought.
Being so easy and tasty, this is sure to be on your dessert rotation year round! This is even delicious and pretty enough to serve to company! Don’t be surprised if your guests ask you for the recipe. I bet they’ll be surprised too at how easy this one is to whip up.
Triple Lemon Lemon Lush
Ingredients
CRUST
- 1 1/2 cups about 15 cookies lemon sandwich cookies
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
CHEESECAKE LAYER
- 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 pkg serves 4 size instant lemon pudding
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp grated lemon zest
- 4 oz half a regular tub whipped topping
LEMON PIE LAYER
- 21 oz can lemon pie filling -or- 1 pkg cook-and-serve lemon pie filling/pudding made to package directions
TOPPING
- Remaining 1/2 of the whipped topping
Instructions
- The instant pudding in the cheesecake layer is used DRY. DO NOT make up per package directions
- Crust
- Process cookies in a food processor until you have fine crumbs
- Add the lemon zest and melted butter
- Stir until cookie crumbs are well coated
- Press into a lightly sprayed 8 x 8-inch pan
- Cheesecake Layer
- Beat cream cheese with 1/4 cup of the milk until it is very smooth.
- Beat in the lemon zest, the remaining 1/4 cup of the milk and dry pudding mix
- Beat for about 1 minute--the mixture will be spongy
- Beat in the whipped topping, beating well.
- Spread on top of crust.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Spread the lemon pie filling over the top of the cheesecake layer.
- Top with remaining whipped topping.
- Serves 9
Nutrition
This is definitely the dessert of us lemon lovers! Each bite is an explosion of flavor.
