Old-Fashioned Lemon Lush Recipe
Prep Time:
3 hours
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Servings:
16 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into cubes
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup finely chopped pecans
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 (16-ounce) container whipped topping, thawed and divided
  • 2 (3.4-ounce) packages instant lemon pudding mix
  • 3 ½ cups whole milk
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Combine the flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Mix with your hands until crumbly.
  4. Stir in the pecans.
  5. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly golden.
  7. Cool for one hour.
  8. Beat the cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.
  9. Fold in 1 cup of the whipped topping.
  10. Spread evenly over the cooled crust.
  11. Whisk the pudding mix and milk together for 5 minutes, or until thickened.
  12. Spread the pudding evenly over the cream cheese layer.
  13. Spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  14. Garnish with lemon zest and optional mint before serving.