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August 2, 2011
Luscious Lemon Delight
Treasured Desserts
Prep time:
19 minutesbaking time:
15 minutes, plus chilling“Grandma often doubled this recipe, because we all wanted a second helping.”
Ingredients
Serves 8
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, divided
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 2 (3.4-ounce) packages lemon instant pudding mix
- 2 2/3 cups milk
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375F.
2
Combine flour, 1/2 cup pecans and butter in a medium bowl and mix well. Press onto the bottom of an 11 x 8-inch baking dish. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Let stand to cool.
3
Place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
4
Add 1 cup whipped topping to cream cheese mixture and fold in gently. Spread over cooled crust.
5
Combine pudding mix and milk in a medium bowl. Beat until thickened. Spread on top of cream cheese layer. Top with the remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Chill, covered, for 1 hour. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
Variations(4)
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Charlotte's Luscious Lemon Delight
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Reviews(3)
Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
When Grandma was in a hurry, she turned Luscious Lemon Delight into a layered pudding. She omitted the crust. She prepared the cream cheese layer, spooned it into a serving bowl or individual dessert dishes, then chilled it. She prepared the lemon layer and spooned it over the cream cheese layer. For a garnish, she crumbled almond macaroons or shortbread cookies over the top.
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Not a fan of Instant pudding......would cooked work??
I added 1 tsp lemon extract to the pudding mixture...great lemony lemon taste...everyone loved this! Gone in a flash!
I don't like the taste of instant pudding, so I opted to make the recipe with "cook and serve" pudding instead. Delicious!