Chilled Lemon Dessert
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette- Susan Nicholson
Serves 16 peopleCategories: pie
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 1 (2.9 oz.) pkg. regular (not instant) lemon pudding and pie filling mix
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 cups water, divided use
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. Neufchatel cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 2 cups frozen whipped topping (thawed)
Directions
- Unfold pie crust according to package directions, press out folds. Place crust into a 9-inch spring-form pan, trimming to fit bottom of pan (don’t let crust come up sides of pan). Bake according to package directions. Cool completely.
- Cook pudding mix according to package directions for pudding (using the sugar, 1/4 cup water, egg yolks and then 2 cups water); cool slightly. Stir in cream cheese until well blended. Cool completely (about 1 hour). Fold in marshmallows and whipped topping. Spread pudding mixture over cooled crust. Cover and refrigerate 3 to 24 hours. Run metal spatula along side of pan. Slice and serve.