Lemon Cream Dessert

Thursday, June 3, 2010

School is still in session for a few more weeks (much to my children's chagrin), but summer weather is officially here and it's time to try some new hot weather recipes.    This lemon cream dessert recipe from my friend Cindy was a cool summery treat for a hot steamy day!  It's creamy, it's tart, it's refreshing, AND it's delicious!  You'll want to make sure you have all your ingredients gathered and ready to go when you make the lemon curd.  The process is quick moving and you won't have time to do anything else.  I recommend making it the night before or at least several hours before you'll need it, so that it will have plenty of time to set.  Hope you're staying cool this summer!


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The ingredients:
LEMON CURD:
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1-1/2 cups cold water
3 egg yolks, beaten
3 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. grated lemon peel
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

For Lemon Curd, have all the ingredients ready to go before you begin.  This process goes very quickly.  In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in cold water until smooth.

Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring 1 minute.  Stir a small amount of hot filling into the egg yolks and return all to the pan, stirring constantly.  Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute.  Remove from heat, add butter and lemon peel.

Gently stir in lemon juice.  Refrigerate until cool.

CRUST:
1 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup cold butter

For crust, combine flour and nuts in a bowl.  Cut in butter until crumbly texture.

Press into a 9x13-inch pan and bake 15-20 minutes at 350°.  Cool.



CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
8-oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup milk
1 pkg. (4-oz) instant vanilla pudding
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tub (16-oz) Cool Whip

For cream cheese filling, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth.  In a bowl, beat milk and pudding for 2 minutes.  Add vanilla and fold into cream cheese mixture.  Add 1/2 tub of Cool Whip and fold in gently.



TO ASSEMBLE DESSERT:      Layer cream cheese filling on top of crust.

Top cream cheese filling with lemon curd.

Spread remaining Cool Whip on top.

Chill at least 2-3 hours before serving.  Enjoy!

7 comments:

Kim June 3, 2010 at 8:46 AM  

Oh my....I think I could eat the whole tray:) It looks excellent and it's making my mouth water.

MaRiN June 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM  

this sounds like a great summer treat! i love anything lemon in the summer.

SnoWhite June 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM  

minus the nuts, I'm loving this one :)

Mallory's Mommy June 3, 2010 at 4:18 PM  

oh lord i wish i had this recipe when i was pregnant, all i craved was lemon cream anything and this would have been a great break from the doughnuts lol

teresa June 4, 2010 at 4:16 PM  

mmmm, this looks incredible, a sweet and refreshing summer dessert!

Chef Aimee June 6, 2010 at 7:27 PM  

I love lemon desserts and this is perfect for summertime!

ann@ Apples and Twinkies April 18, 2011 at 8:29 PM  

This looks fantastic! I love lemon desserts!

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My name is Lara and while I'm definitely not a gourmet cook, I do love preparing tasty, healthy meals for my family. Finding new recipes to try and sharing the ones we've already fallen in love with is a passion I've had since college and the reason why I've started this blog! With five kids, I'm usually in a hurry, so you'll find most of these recipes kid friendly and simple to make.

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