Grinch Lush Dessert
This Grinch Lush Dessert combines an Oreo cookie crust with a sweet and tangy cream cheese layer and a whipped topping layer, all colored red and Green for a Grinchy holiday look.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is just about the biggest holiday classic of all time. We took the colors of the Grinch and infused them into this classic lush dessert to create a luscious, creamy, delicious dessert that’s full of holiday flair.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It only takes a few simple ingredients to make.
- It’s an easy recipe that will have you in and out of the kitchen in no time.
- It features layers of cream cheese filling and pudding with an Oreo crust.
- Its red and green color or so festive!
🛒Ingredients
You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe, and chances are you have all of them in your kitchen right now. If you don’t have something, you can find it in one quick trip to your grocery store.
All the ingredients you need are right here, but be sure to check the recipe card at the end of the post for the exact amounts.
- Vanilla Oreo cookies
- Butter – melted
- Cream cheese – softened
- Powdered sugar
- Whipped topping
- Vanilla instant pudding
- Cold milk
- Peppermint extract
- Green and red food coloring
- Red heart sprinkles
- Green sprinkles
🔪 How to Make Grinch Lush Dessert
Lushes are super easy desserts that really take almost no time at all to make, and this one is no different. You’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time!
Step 1: Prep
Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
Step 2: Make the Crust
Crush the Oreos into crumbs in a food processor. Mix the crumbs and melted butter in a mixing bowl until combined. Press into the bottom of the baking dish.
Step 3: Make the Cream Cheese Layer
Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Then, fold in 1 container of whipped topping. Stir in green food coloring until you achieve your desired color. Spread over the crust in the baking dish.
Step 4: Make the Pudding Layer
Whisk the pudding mixes and milk until combined in a medium bowl. Then, mix in peppermint extract. Finally, mix in red food coloring until you reach your desired color. Spread evenly over the cream cheese layer.
Step 5: Make the Whipped Topping Layer
Mix the remaining container of whipped topping with green food coloring until it’s the same color as the cream cheese layer. Spread it evenly over the top.
Step 6: Chill
Top with sprinkles, refrigerate for 4 hours, and enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Vanilla Oreos – You can use graham crackers or Nilla Wafers for the crust.
- Vanilla Pudding – Use your favorite brand of vanilla pudding.
- Whipped Topping – Use your favorite brand of whipped topping.
If you love a good lush dessert, then check out our no bake berry lush.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowls
- 9×13 glass baking dish
- Electric mixer
- Parchment paper
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate this Grinch lush dessert for up to 3 days in an air-tight container. For longer storage wrap the baking dish in a double layer of plastic wrap and then foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
What to Serve with Grinch Lush Dessert
This delicious lush dessert makes the perfect addition to a larger holiday dessert table alongside your other favorite sweet treats like cookies, cupcakes, cakes, pies, and more.
💭 Tips
- The parchment paper lining is optional, but it makes slicing and serving the lush much easier.
- Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Don’t stir it.
- An electric mixer is the best way to achieve a light, fluffy cream cheese layer.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
A lush dessert is a layered dessert featuring a graham cracker or cookie crumb crust, a sweet cream cheese layer, a pudding layer, and a whipped topping layer.
No one actually knows for sure, but most food historians agree that it probably originated in the Southern United States.
Most lush desserts will last for 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 3 months in the freezer when stored properly.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Grinch Lush Dessert
Equipment
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- mixing bowls
- 9×13 glass baking dish
- Electric mixer
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 36 vanilla oreo cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces whipped topping
- 6.8 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix two boxes
- 2 ½ cups cold milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Green and red food coloring
- Green and heart sprinkles
Instructions
- You can line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper to make slicing easier but it is not necessary.
- In your food processor crush all the cookies into crumbs.
- Place the cookies into a large bowl and add the melted butter.
- Stir until well blended.
- Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 9×13 glass baking dish.
- In large bowl using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fold in 1 container of whipped topping.
- Stir in green food coloring until you get your desired shade.
- Gently spread the cream cheese mixture over the cookie mixture.
- In medium bowl, whisk together the dry pudding mixes and milk until combined.
- Add the peppermint extract.
- Add in red food coloring until you get your desired shade.
- Spread over the cream cheese layer.
- Mix the remaining container of whipped topping with more green food coloring until its the same shade green as the bottom layer.
- Spread the whipped topping on top.
- Sprinkle with the sprinkles.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or freeze.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
