Description
A bright, creamy, no-bake layered dessert with a buttery cookie crust, silky cream cheese, zesty lemon pudding, and a fluffy whipped topping that tastes like sunshine in every bite.
Ingredients
- Golden Oreo cookies: 36 cookies, crushed
- Butter: 6 tablespoons, melted
- Cream cheese: 8 ounces, softened
- Granulated sugar: 1/2 cup
- Milk: 2 tablespoons
- Whipped topping: 16 ounces, divided
- Instant lemon pudding mix: 2 boxes, 3.4 ounces each
- Cold milk: 3 cups
- Fresh lemon zest: 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: No oven needed, set out a clean 9×13 inch dish and make sure mixing bowls and tools are ready.
- Combine Ingredients: Stir crushed Golden Oreos with melted butter until the texture resembles damp sand, then press firmly into the bottom of the dish to form an even crust. Chill for 10 minutes.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: In a bowl, beat softened cream cheese with granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth and fluffy. Fold in 8 ounces of the whipped topping until just combined.
- Assemble the Dish: Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the chilled crust. In another bowl, whisk instant lemon pudding with 3 cups cold milk for 2 minutes until thickened, then spread over the cream layer.
- Cook to Perfection: Cover the dish and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, to set the layers fully.
- Finishing Touches: Gently spread the remaining 8 ounces whipped topping over the pudding layer and sprinkle the top with fresh lemon zest.
- Serve and Enjoy: Slice into 12 neat squares, serve chilled, and savor the creamy, citrusy layers.
Notes
- Note: For the cleanest layers, chill briefly after each spread layer before adding the next.
- Zest lemons before juicing if you decide to add fresh juice to other recipes, it is easier and more aromatic.
- Press the crust firmly with the bottom of a glass for a sturdy base.
- For extra brightness, fold a pinch of zest into the cream cheese mixture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: Lemon Lasagna, no-bake lemon dessert, lemon layer dessert, golden oreo dessert, citrus dessert, summer dessert