Lemon Lush Recipe

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No bake lemon lush is a creamy, layered dessert with a buttery graham cracker crust, creamy layer, and lemon pudding layer.

Prep Time20

Chill time1 15

Total Time1 35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon delight, Lemon Lush

Servings:

Crush the graham crackers into crumbs using a food processor.
Mix together the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and granulated sugar.
Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Press the mixture into the baking dish to form a crust. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

In a large bowl, cream together the softened cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and lemon juice. I like using an electric mixer for this. Fold in one of the, thawed 8 ounce frozen whipped topping. Spread the mixture over the graham cracker crust.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the pudding mixes and the cold milk until thickened. Spread the pudding mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
Top with the remaining 8 ounce thawed, frozen whipped topping.
Optional, top the dessert with fresh lemon zest.
Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

Make sure to chill the graham cracker crust before adding the layers. This will help the crust hold together when cutting the dessert.
Soften the cream cheese at room temperature. This is an important step to ensure that the layer is creamy and not lumpy.
Use cold milk: Cold milk will help to thicken up the pud