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Lemon Lush

Lemon Lush with four light and creamy layers makes a cool and refreshing summer dessert. Perfect for potlucks and picnics.

  • Prep1 hr 10 min
  • Cook20 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • Serves12
  • Rating4.5
Lemon Lush

Lemon Lush is a cool, light, creamy dessert perfect for summer entertaining. Four layers give this dessert plenty of sweet and tart yumminess.

Slice of Lemon Lush on a blue plate.
and Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake are always favorites, but I am especially fond of layered desserts that can be made in a 9X13-inch pan. They can really feed a crowd – even a houseful of hungry teenagers.

The oven is needed briefly for the shortbread crust, but the rest of this delicious Lemon Lush is no bake.

It’s so cool and refreshing and makes a wonderful dessert for a potluck or picnic.

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

  1. Make the crust. Combine flour, softened butter, pecans and sugar. Press into bottom of a greased 9×13-inch pan. Bake.
  2. Make cream cheese layer. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice until smooth. Spread on top of crust.
  3. Make lemon pudding layer. Whisk together pudding mix and milk. Pour on top of cream cheese layer.
  4. Spread whipped topping on top.
    Spreading Cool Whip on top.

    Substitutions and Variations

    • Use lemon flavored Oreo cookies for this crust. This gives the dessert even more lemon flavor.
    • For a more intense lemon flavor in the pudding layer, add a teaspoon or two of fresh lemon zest.
    • Use fresh whipped cream instead of Cool Whip for the topping.
    Lemon-flavored lush in 9x13-inch pan.

    Lemon Lush Recipe Tip

    If you want pretty slices, you must partially freeze the lemon lush. It will defrost fairly quickly.

    Spoon cutting into Lemon Lush bar.

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    Originally published May 9, 2015.

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Ingredients

Equipment 9x13-inch baking dish, Hand-held electric mixer

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, stir together flour, softened butter, pecans, and 1/4 cup sugar until evenly mixed. Press into the bottom of a 9X13-inch pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool.

  3. 3

    Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice until smooth. Spread on top of the cooled shortbread crust.

  4. 4

    In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until it thickens some, about 3 to 5 minutes. Pour on top of cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour is good.

  5. 5

    Spread whipped topping over top. Cut into squares.

Notes

If you want pretty slices, you must partially freeze the lemon lush. It will defrost fairly quickly.

Nutrition

  • Calories623

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