Blueberry Yum Yum is a no bake layered dessert with a lemony, buttery shortbread cookie base, sweetened cream cheese, blueberry pie filling all topped with whipped topping and recent blueberries!
A NO BAKE DESSERT
I like summer season as a result of it means we now have all of the recent blueberries! Contemporary blueberries are good for making desserts like this Blueberry Yum Yum. With such recent flavors and lightweight flavors, you’ll be able to’t go unsuitable with this no bake desserts. You solely want about 10 minutes to whip it up after which simply look forward to it to relax. That’s the toughest a part of the entire dessert.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Sure, though the shortbread cookie base greatest enhances the blueberry filling and lemon, it’s also possible to attempt graham crackers or vanilla wafers.
I at all times get requested this, and if you happen to didn’t know, for each recipe on the market that makes use of whipped topping (Cool Whip) you’ll be able to substitute home made whipped cream. Simply keep in mind that it doesn’t keep as stabilized so long as whipped topping which is why loads of recipes use whipped topping. So, if you happen to received’t eat all of it instantly, it is going to begin to break down lots sooner.
After all! Look, you may make this recipe as straightforward or as exhausting as you want – completely as much as you. I’ve a Selfmade Blueberry Pie Filling recipe on this web site if you wish to use that.
As an alternative of blueberry filling, you can attempt peach pie filling, cherry filling, strawberry filling or apple pie filling.
Sure, you can minimize this in half fairly simply and make it in an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking dish.
When slicing no bake desserts, make certain they keep chilled till able to serve. Because the layers deflate over time, it is going to grow to be messier. One thing else I love to do is heat the blade of the knife and wipe it clear in between every pas by the dessert.
Any leftover blueberry yum yum ought to be stored within the fridge, lined in plastic wrap, and eaten inside 3 days. The crust will soften the longer it’s saved, so it’s greatest to eat it inside a day or two.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- Lorna Doone cookies– or use one other shortbread cookie to make crushed cookie crumbs.
- unsalted butter – you should utilize salted if that’s all you’ve gotten. There’s solely a 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a stick salted butter so it won’t throw off the flavour right here.
- recent lemon juice– seize a lemon from the shop. You’ll want the freshly squeezed lemon juice and the zest. The bottled stuff actually throws off the flavour.
- cream cheese– room temperature. Use my Tricks to Soften Cream Cheese Shortly if wanted.
- powdered sugar
- lemon zest – that is non-obligatory however these lemon and blueberry flavors actually work so nicely with one another.
- pure vanilla extract
- whipped topping – like Cool Whip. You can also make your personal Selfmade Whipped Cream if you happen to’re actually against whipped topping. Simply realize it doesn’t keep as stabilized as whipped topping and can break down faster.
- blueberry pie filling – use retailer purchased or make your personal Selfmade Blueberry Pie Filling.
- recent blueberries – these are non-obligatory, I simply assume they add nice shade and type of give of us an thought of what’s on this dessert earlier than digging in.
HOW TO MAKE BLUEBERRY YUM YUM:
Place the crushed cookie crumbs right into a mixing bowl and add the melted butter and lemon juice. Stir till nicely mixed.
Switch the crumbs to an ungreased 9 x 13-inch baking dish and press them to kind a strong, even layer. Put aside.
In a big mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand-held mixer till mild and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla extract and beat till easy.
Add one container of the whipped topping to the cream cheese combination and proceed beating till nicely mixed. Unfold the cream cheese combination over the cookie base, smoothing it out with a delicate silicone spatula.
Add the blueberry filling on prime of the cream cheese layer. Dollop the second container of whipped topping over the blueberry layer and unfold it evenly with an offset spatula.
Garnish with blueberries and permit to relax within the fridge in a single day earlier than serving.
Serve and revel in.
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Energy: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 3g | Fats: 15g | Sodium: 146mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 45g
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