Layered Lemon Dessert Recipe

I am always looking for fresh and light dessert for the summer time and this layered lemon delight hits the nail on the head. It is so good. It’s actually a very popular dessert recipe of ours. After you try it, it might even become your favorite family dessert recipe!

Ingredients · Servings 12

1 cup flour
¾ cup chopped pecans
½ cup butter (softened)
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1 cup powdered sugar
8 ounces Cool Whip (thawed, divided)
2 (3.4 ounce) lemon instant pudding mix
2 ⅔ cup milk

Method · 1 h 30 min

Preheat the oven to 375℉.
Combine flour, ½ 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.
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.
Add 1 cup whipped topping to cream cheese mixture and fold in gently. Spread over cooled crust.
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.

My mom used to make something like it all the time during the summer, a similar type of layered lemon dessert. I wanted to remake it with a little bit more of a crunch which is where the chopped pecans come into play.

The pecans give this recipe even more depth to the flavor profiles. It makes it so tasty, that it’s hard to only have one piece of the lemon delight dessert.