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This Lemon Lush Dessert is a no bake Oreo dream dessert with tons of lemon flavor and Golden Oreos! I absolutely love no bake dessert lush recipes like this one. Layers of cookies, pudding, and whipped topping: the best easy dessert ever, especially for a potluck!
I love lemon and if you do too, I have another option: a No-Bake Lemon Dessert Lush! I love no-bake desserts. They’re so easy to make and they don’t heat up your kitchen. And they’re so good!
This recipe can have so many names, Heavenly dessert, no bake dessert, no bake lush, lasagna, but no matter what you call it, it has amazing layers of lemon and cookies that make the perfect lasagna recipe, in my book.
Ingredient Notes
- Golden Oreos: This is what we will use for the crust. You can use any kind of sandwich cookie or even a shortbread cookie
- Instant Pudding: Make sure to get instant. You can use vanilla or lemon flavor, or even cheesecake flavor.
- Milk: You’ll need milk to make your pudding, use nonfat or regular (not nondairy)
- Lemon Curd: I love adding lemon curd to make this SUPER lemony! You can buy it or make my homemade lemon curd.
- Whipped Topping: Cool Whip is what I use to fluff the pudding and top the recipe. If you want to use homemade whipped cream you can, but the lush won’t last as long.
How to Make Lemon Oreo Dessert Lush
- This has more of a layer of crushed cookies than a compacted crust. I crush the cookies using a rolling pin in a large gallon size bag and then stir with butter and place in the bottom of an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch pan.
- Use less milk than is called for on the side of the box – make sure you’re using INSTANT pudding mix.
- Lemon Curd Layer: I mixed the lemon curd with some more whipped topping to make it spread easier and go a little further.
- Chill: This dessert needs to be chilled at least 2 hours to set before serving.
Expert Tips
- You can use lemon, vanilla, cheesecake, or coconut pudding. Just make sure to use instant pudding mix; you can also use sugar-free pudding.
- Substitute Lemon Oreos or shortbread cookies if you prefer.
- Use 3 cups of freshly whipped cream in place of the whipped topping if you’d like.
- For the whipped topping, you can use regular, creamy, fat-free, low-fat or sugar-free.
No Bake Oreo Lemon Dessert
No Bake Lemon Dessert Lasagna has a Golden Oreo crust and is full of lemon flavor from pudding and curd. It’s the BEST EVER lemon dessert recipe!
Recipe Video
Prep Time 30 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 36 Golden Oreos , divided
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
- 1 3.4 ounce box INSTANT lemon, coconut, cheesecake or vanilla pudding
- 1 cup nonfat milk
- 12 ounces whipped topping (approximately 1 ½ 8-ounce containers)
- 1 cup lemon curd jarred or homemade or you can use lemon pie filling
Instructions
- Place 20 cookies in a gallon sized sandwich bag. Seal the bag except for one corner so air can escape and roll with a rolling pin to coarsely crush the cookies. Pour melted butter into bag and press with your hands to distribute. Place in the bottom of a 9×9” pan. Note: this is not a crust in the traditional sense. It’s loose and not compacted.
- Add pudding mix and milk to a medium sized bowl. Whisk until smooth and let sit for 2 minutes. Fold in a heaping 1 cup of whipped topping. Carefully spread over cookies in pan.
- Crush remaining cookies in a new gallon sized sandwich bag. Sprinkle half over pudding. Reserve the rest for the topping.
- Mix lemon curd gently with 1 even cup of whipped topping. Spread over pudding.
- Spread remaining whipped topping over the curd mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cookies. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Recipe Notes
- Use any kind of sandwich cookie or even graham crackers.
- Be sure to use instant pudding (any flavor works).
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 163mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
The flavor of this dessert is its saving grace. The first step with the vanilla pudding whisked with milk resulted in a thick, almost play dough consistency glop of a mess. It took another 20 minutes and my husband’s whisking arm plus 1-1/2 more cups of milk to get the mixture smooth and loose enough to fold in the Cool Whip. But once we got past that point, it was smooth sailing from there.
Now that we’ve done this once following the recipe exactly (except for the tweaks mentioned to keep it successful) we’re already planning our next modified version. Thanks for getting us headed in the right direction!
This was soooo good. Easy to make. Next time I think I will add blueberries, but the taste of lemon was great. Instead of pudding mix and milk I bought lemon pie filling.
I made this with lemon Oreos and can lemon pie filling. Husband and the kids couldn’t stop eating it! Perfect for summer hot weather! So smooth yet fresh and yummy all at the same time. Best most simplest to make recipe
I made this exactly as written and doubled the recipe. It was fantastic!
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