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Lemon Cream Dessert (Pops loves this) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Crust-
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped wlnuts
½ cup cold butter-softened but firm

Filling-
1 ½ Cups Sugar
⅓ dup plus 1 TB Cornstarch
1 ½ Cups Cold Water
3 Egg Yolks, lightly beaten
3 TB Butter, cubed
2 tsp grated lemon peel
½ cup lemon juice

Topping-
1 package (8 oz) Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners powdered sugar
2 cups cold milk
2 Packages(3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 carton (16 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions:
Directions:
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for one minute. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and lemon peel. Gently stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate until cool.
In a bowl, combine flour and nuts. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13 in. x 9 in. x 2 in. baking dish. Bake at 350º for 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth; carefully spread over completely cooled crust. Spread with cooled lemon mixture. In another mixing bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes on low for 2 minutes; beat in vanilla. Fold in half of the whipped topping. Spread over lemon layer. Spread with remaining whipped topping. Chill for at least 4 hours before cutting or serving.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
18-24
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 Hour

 

 

 

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