Ingredients
Pecan Crust
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup ground or finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup butter melted
Lemon Delight Layers:
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2½ Cups thawed Cool Whip link to homemade Cool Whip recipe below
- 2 small pkgs instant lemon pudding approx 99 grams each
- 1 tbsp lemon juice optional for extra tartness
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup icing sugar aka powdered sugar or confectioners sugar
- 3 tbsp finely chopped pecans for topping
Instructions
Crust
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Combine flour, chopped pecans and melted butter.
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Make sure your pecans are either ground or chopped very finely so crust holds together nicely.
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Stir together until well-blended and crumbly.
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Press into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
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Bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes and let cool completely
Cream Cheese and Layer:
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With electric beaters, mix the cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth and creamy.
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Fold in 1 cup of Cool Whip and spread this mixture over crust, working slowly if crust crumbles easily.
Lemon Pudding Layer:
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Whisk together the pudding packets and milk.
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Add lemon juice and continue to stir until thick.
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Spread pudding mixture over cream cheese layer.
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Cool Whip Layer:
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Spoon remaining Cool Whip over the pudding layer
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Sprinkle a with finely chopped pecans.
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Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.