This lemon lush recipe is a layered pan dessert: crust, cream cheese, lemon pudding, and cream. It is not lemon bars or a lemon pie.
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Lemon Lush
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 12 squares 1x
Description
Lemon Lush. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup (113g) butter
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 2 boxes lemon instant pudding
- 3 cups cold milk
- more whipped topping, to cover
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Press flour, butter, and pecans into a 9×13 pan and bake 15 minutes. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and a cup of topping. Spread on the crust.
- Whisk pudding and milk, spread it on, and cover with topping. Chill 4 hours.
Notes
The crust has to be cool or the cream cheese melts into it.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Pudding
Instant, not cooked. Cooked pudding is a different set.
Nuts
In the crust, not on top.
Layers
Four. Do not stir them together.
Chill
Four hours, or the squares will not hold.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Cook-and-serve pudding?
No. It will not set on a cold layer.
Pan
9×13.
Fridge
2 days.
Citrus
Lemon boxes. Vanilla makes it a different lush.