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Lemon Lush

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Lemon Lush Dessert

Lemon lush (aka lemon lasagna or lemon delight) is a cool and creamy no-bake dessert made with a graham cracker crust and layers of sweetened cream cheese, lemon pudding, and Cool Whip.

Lemon Lush layered dessert on plate with fork marks from a bite being taken out

Lemon Lush Dessert

If you are a fan of lemon desserts you are going to go crazy for this lemon dessert with cream cheese.

I call usually call it a lemon lush, but I have also heard it referred to as a lemon delight, lemon lasagna, layered dessert, and a dream dessert. So many names for the same dessert, just like the blueberry delight!

No-bake Lemon Dessert with Cream Cheese

Lemon Lush Recipe

This cool and creamy one-pan dessert tastes like a cross between lemon cheesecake and lemon bars. Yum!

It is light and delicious–perfect for Spring or Summer like our lemon poke cake, no-bake strawberry jello pie recipe, pistachio icebox cake, and no-bake cherry cheesecake.

Lemon Lush Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes lemon pudding mix
  • Cool Whip
  • Cream cheese
  • Graham crackers crumbs (I usually crush them myself in a zip-top bag but you can buy them pre-crushed or use a food processor to crush them)
  • Milk
  • Butter
  • Sugar
  • Lemon juice (freshly squeezed or bottled)
  • Powdered sugar

If you don’t have all the ingredients you might want to make this lemon icebox cake instead–it only calls for 4 ingredients!

How to Make Lemon Lasagna

Making a lemon lush lasagna is very easy and doesn’t require the oven–or any cooking at all.

Simply combine the ingredients for each layer and then add them to the pan.

How to Make Lemon Lasagna

  1. Graham cracker crust: Combine crushed graham crackers, sugar, and butter and press into the bottom of your pan. Chill for 30 minutes to allow crust to set.
  2. Cream cheese layer: Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, half the tub of Cool Whip, and lemon juice to create a lemon cream cheese filling. Spread on top of the crust.
  3. Pudding layer: Whisk lemon pudding mix and milk together to make lemon pudding; add to pan.
  4. Whipped topping: Top with remaining cool whip. Chill at least an hour before serving.

If possible, chill overnight before serving. I like to chill the dessert overnight as I swear it always tastes better the next day. But an hour or two in the fridge will work if you are short on time.

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Lemon Lush Lasagna Recipe

Lemon Lush

A cool and creamy no-bake dessert made with a graham cracker crust and layers of sweetened cream cheese, lemon pudding, and Cool Whip.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 271kcal
Author: Jaclyn Shimmel
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Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 cups crushed graham crackers, about 14 large graham crackers
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tub, 16 oz Cool Whip, thawed and divided
  • 2 3.4 oz box instant lemon pudding
  • 3 cups milk

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, mix to combine butter, graham cracker crumbs, and sugar. Press evenly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 dish. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Using a hand mixer, beat to combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and 1/2 of the tub of Cool Whip. Spread evenly over crust.
  • In a large bowl, whisk to combine lemon pudding mix and milk until the pudding thickens (3- 5 minutes). Spread evenly over the cream cheese layer.
  • Top with remaining Cool Whip. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Top with graham cracker crumbles or lemon slices, if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 271kcal

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

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Lemon Lush Dessert

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 04/12/2020
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: No Bake

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Comments

  1. timothy Allen Richardson says

    02/11/2023 at 12:42 pm

    can this receipt use truvia

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      02/11/2023 at 2:29 pm

      I haven’t tried the recipe with Truvia (or any sugar substitutes) but I don’t think that it would be an issue. Just make sure to use their version of granulated sugar for the crust and their version of confectioners sugar for the cream cheese layer.

      Reply
  2. Rick says

    03/31/2023 at 3:30 pm

    tried this but you sure 3 cups of milk my pudding didn’t get thick and i did beat it for over 5 mins.

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      03/31/2023 at 9:28 pm

      Did you use 2 boxes of instant pudding mix (not cook and serve)? Also, did you use regular cow’s milk or an alternative milk such as almond milk?

      Reply
  3. Ramona says

    04/08/2023 at 10:14 am

    Could you use canned lemon pie filling?

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      04/09/2023 at 5:01 pm

      I haven’t tried making a lemon lush with lemon pie filling instead of pudding but I bet it would be delicious. If you do decide to give it a try I would love to know how it turns out!

      Reply
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