Layered Lemon Dessert
Taste of Home
Retired nurse Dorothy Pritchett of Wills Point, Texas sends a refrigerator dessert that adds sunshine to a meal's end.
SERVINGS: 12-16
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Chill
TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + chilling
Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons cold butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- FILLING:
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1-1/2 cups Cool Whip® whipped topping
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Directions:
Cut butter into flour until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Cool. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust; chill.
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat.
Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; gently stir in the vinegar, lemon juice, butter and extract. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Yield: 12-16 servings.