Pumpkin Lush Recipe
This Pumpkin Lush Recipe is every pumpkin lover’s dream. The ultimate fall treat, this rich, creamy dessert features a cinnamon graham cracker crust topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese layer, a pumpkin spice pudding layer, and whipped cream for a finishing touch.
It’s fall, y’all, and that means it’s time to start making all the pumpkin things! We dive headfirst into pumpkin this time of year, but pies aren’t the only thing on our menu. We make this delicious no-bake pumpkin dessert a lot throughout the season. It’s decadent while still being fluffy and airy, and it’s just about as fall as you can get.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It only uses a few simple ingredients.
- It’s an easy, no-bake dessert perfect for any occasion.
- The rich cream cheese, pumpkin mousse, and whipped cream are mouth-watering.
- It’s loaded with classic fall flavor.
🛒Ingredients
This recipe only uses a few basic ingredients that you can find in just a few minutes at your local grocery store. We’ve listed them all here, but you’ll find their exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Crushed cinnamon graham crackers
- Butter – melted
- Cream cheese – softened
- Powdered sugar
- whipped topping
- Evaporated milk
- Pumpkin puree
- Vanilla pudding
- Pumpkin pie spice
🔪 How to Make This Pumpkin Lush Recipe
This recipe takes little more than mixing and layering. It’s so easy to make, but it’s hard to stop eating!
Step 1: Make the Crust
Mix the crushed graham crackers and melted butter until combined. Then, press the mixture into the bottom of a 9×9 pan.
Step 2: Make the Cream Cheese Layer
Mix the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until combined. Then, fold in a container of whipped topping. Spread the mixture evenly over the crust.
Step 3: Make the Pumpkin Layer
Mix the evaporated milk, pumpkin puree, instant pudding, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Spread the mixture evenly over the cream cheese layer.
Step 4: Top and Chill
Top the lush with the remaining whipped topping container, cover, and chill for at least 4 hours. Garnish with crushed graham crackers and cinnamon and enjoy!
📝Variations
- Graham Crackers: Use your favorite graham cracker flavor to change the taste of the crust.
- Frozen: Serve this as a frozen dessert. Just defrost it for about 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
- Different Crusts: You can make the crust with Nilla Wafers or even crushed Oreos.
If you love rich, creamy recipes like this one, then try our cinnamon roll lush dessert.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowls
- 9×9 pan
- Electric and mixer
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate this pumpkin lush recipe for up to 5 days in an air-tight container. For longer storage, freeze it in an air-tight, freezer-safe container or tightly wrapped with a double layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil in its original container for up to a month.
What to Serve with This Pumpkin Lush Recipe
Serve this delicious dessert as a sweet finisher for fall and winter meals like stews, roast beef, chicken, and pork. You can also pair it with some nuts and chocolate for the ultimate fall dessert.
💭 Tips
- Use a food processor to quickly and easily crush the graham crackers. Just be sure not to pulse them into powder!
- To keep the cream cheese layer fluffy, fold in the whipped cream rather than stirring it in.
- Be sure you buy pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling. They’re often sold near each other.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
A lush dessert is a rich, creamy, layered dessert typically made with a crumbly crust of crushed graham crackers or cookies topped with layers of cream cheese and/or pudding and finished with a final layer of whipped cream.
Use a light touch when spreading your lush layers on top of one another. First, gently spoon the filling as evenly as possible across the top of the previous filling. Then, lightly smooth out the spoonfuls of filling to create a single layer.
For the perfect crust, graham crackers should be crushed finely until they resemble sand. However, they shouldn’t be powdered. Crumbs that are too large won’t hold together, while a fine powder will be too dense.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Pumpkin Lush Recipe
Equipment
- small bowl
- 9×9 baking dish
- Electric mixer
- medium bowl
- Medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups crushed cinnamon graham crackers
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 15 ounce pumpkin puree
- 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- In a bowl combine the crushed graham crackers and melted butter.
- Press the graham crackers into the bottom of a 9×9 pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar with an electric mixer.
- Fold in one container of whipped topping.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the crust carefully.
- Next in a medium mixing bowl using an electric mixer combine the evaporated milk, pumpkin puree, instant pudding and pumpkin pie spice.
- Spread the pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with the remaining whipped topping.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving. You can also freeze this, just let it thaw for 30 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with some crushed graham crackers and cinnamon.
- Slice and serve!
