Cream Cheese Lemon Dessert

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Servings
8 servings

Categories

  • Dessert
  • American
  • Easy

Dietary

  • Egg-free
  • Nut-free

Allergens

  • Contains or may contain: Milk
  • Wheat.

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 357.5 per serving 2860 for selected servings
Fat 19.5g per serving 156g for selected servings
Sugar 18.9g per serving 151g for selected servings
Protein 6.5g per serving 52g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 40.8g per serving 326g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This tried and true Cream Cheese Lemon Dessert is an easy and tasty crowd pleaser!

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Ingredients

  • 1 package of lemon Jello mix
  • 1 cup of hot water
  • 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 6 oz package of cream cheese
  • 1 can of evaporated milk
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon, juice
  • 1 1/2 cups of graham crackers, crumbs
  • 1/3 cup of margarine, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat 325°F (163°C)

  2. Dissolve the Jello in hot water and lemon juice. Set until syrupy.

  3. Mix together cream cheese, evaporated milk and sugar. Beat until fluffy.

  4. Combine cheese mixture and Jello mixture. Mix well.

  5. Mix together graham cracker crumbs and melted margarine until crumbly.

  6. Press most of the crumb mixture onto the bottom of the pan. Reserve some for topping.

  7. Spread the jello and cream cheese mixture over the top.

  8. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.

  9. Bake for about 10 minutes - watch carefully to avoid burning.

  10. Chill completely.

Notes

Equipment

  • 9×13 baking pan
  • mixer
  • mixing bowl(s)

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