Luscious Lemon Delight
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Luscious Lemon Delight
Ingredients
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
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375F.
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.
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.
From Grandma’s Kitchen
I don’t need another dessert recipe, I think this one beats them all
thank you for sharing and hope you’re all enjoying January 
Dear Lord…you are killin me! Killin me! Sigh. This one is on the list of delactable things of your site to make!
This has always been a favorite of mine as I was growing up. I can’t make it because I would eat the whole pan! I have a friend that will make it once a year for us at Christmas time. That’s the only time I’m allowed to have it!
Now that is a perfect treat for treat day!! It looks so good. We may just need to make this
That doesn’t look like the pudding mix you combine with milk…that looks like the cooked pudding mix you make lemon meringue pie out of???
It is just milk. You don’t use as much milk so it is a little thicker and more yellow. Hope this helps
That looks delicious!
The picture looks like it was really made with COOK n serve pudding mix cause it has the more clear look, sorta like lemon curd or lemon meringue pie filling. it doesn’t look like it has milk in it as the lemon INSTANT pudding does! Maybe it is just the lighting, or photography, but, my instant lemon pudding never looks like that!
HaHa! I obviously didn’t look at the previous comment; at least I know that I am not the only one that thought this…LOL!
Just be sure to follow the recipe and not the box directions.
I have made this chocolate for years. Can also make it with coconut or butterscotch pudding. Lemon is a favorite of mine too but I don’t do much lemon because I would eat it all.
I am like a couple others. The lemon pudding I have used is milky looking, not this clear pretty look.
Good lord this looks delicious, I am definitely going to have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
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Happy Valley Chow
Wouldn’t you be able to use the cook kind of pudding for this recipe? Is there a reason why not?
You want instant pudding. You would have to totally change the recipe up if you use cook n serve pudding.
omg – these look amazing and soo easy!
Made this for my hubby and he sat there eating it saying “Oh My” in between bites. When he was done he looked at me and said “Honey!” “You Can Definitely Make This As Much As You Want!”
Have you tried this with low fat cream cheese, whipped cream, or with sugar free pudding? Just wondering what that would do to the consistency.
I don’t think there would much difference with low fat cream cheese. As for the whipped cream and sugar free pudding, we haven’t tried them. Hope this helps.
I love this recipe, and always use low fat cream cheese and light cool whip. It turns our great! Also, I make a homemade lemon pudding and it puts it over the top! I love your website! Thanks for all the great recipes!
Love this recipe! It is a big favorite at our house! Thanks so much!