Halloween Lush Recipe
This Halloween Lush recipe is made up of layers of cookie crust, creamy cheesecake layers, colorful pudding layers, and topped with whipped topping and festive sprinkles. It’s a delicious no-bake dessert that will be the star of your Halloween dessert table.
We are never one to pass up a good party with our friends. And, Halloween is no different. While we don’t have little ones to take trick or treating, we still celebrate the holiday with festive foods and desserts.
This Halloween Lush is a perfect dessert to share with your friends. It’s easy to make and will have everyone wanting more.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s a no-bake dessert That you can make ahead of time and store in the refrigerator.
- There are colorful layers to wow your guests!
- It’s easy to customize with different colors, flavors, and ingredients.
🛒Ingredients
For this creamy no-bake recipe, you will need a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time. With this easy recipe, you will have a sweet treat that’s perfect for Halloween.
- chocolate sandwich cookies
- butter
- orange gelatin
- boiling water
- Vanilla instant pudding & pie filling mix
- cold milk
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- whipped topping
- Green and purple food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make This Halloween Lush Recipe
Making this delicious lush may seem like a lot of work. However, it’s actually pretty easy so you can have a delicious dessert recipe in no time at all.
Step 1: Make the cookie crust
In your food processor crush all the cookies into crumbs. And, then place the cookies into a large bowl add the melted butter and stir until well blended. Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 9×13 glass baking dish.
Step 2: Make the orange gelatin layer
In a small bowl, place the orange gelatin, and add the boiling water. And then, whisk together until combined and most of the gelatin is dissolved.
Step 3: Make the pudding
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry pudding mixes and milk until combined. Whisk the orange gelatin into the vanilla pudding until completely combined.
Step 4: Make the cream cheese mixture
In a large bowl using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
Step 5: Color the cream cheese mixture
Stir in a few drops of the purple food coloring, until you get your desired purple shade. And, then spread over the cookie crust.
Step 6: Start the layers
Spread the orange jello/pudding layer over the cream cheese layer.
Step 7: Color the remaining whipped toppings
Mix the rest of the whipped topping with a few drops of the green food coloring until you get the green color you desire. Spread the green whipped topping over the gelatin layer.
Step 8: Finish and chill
Sprinkle with Halloween sprinkles Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Colors: Feel free to use different colors for the layers to suit your event theme.
- Flavors: Use different flavors of pudding or jello instead of vanilla and orange
- Candy: Try adding some chopped candy bars to the cookie crust layer.
- Nuts: Add crushed nuts between the layers for texture.
If you love delicious Halloween dessert recipes like this one then you may also enjoy this Poison Apple Cake recipe.
🥄 Equipment
You only need a couple of kitchen tools to help you make this sweet Halloween dessert recipe.
- food processor
- 9×13 baking dish
- mixing bowls
- rubber spatula
- hand mixer
🥫 Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. If you don’t have a lid for your casserole dish you can wrap it tightly with plastic wrap to keep it fresh.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this recipe turns out perfectly every time that you make it.
- Make sure that you use room temperature cream cheese and thaw your whipped topping before adding it to the recipe.
- Make sure that you use a 9×13 glass baking dish for this recipe.
- Use an electric mixer when making the cream cheese mixture for a smooth and creamy texture.
- Chill your Halloween Lush in the refrigerator for at least four hours before serving.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Lush desserts got their name from the layered combination of sweet ingredients that look lush and inviting.
Yes! You can also substitute graham cracker crumbs or gingersnap cookies for the cookie crust.
No, it’s not recommended to freeze a lush dessert. The texture and flavor will change once frozen.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Halloween Lush
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
- Food processor
- mixing bowls
- Hand mixer
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 36 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 6 ounces orange gelatin
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 6.8 ounces vanilla instant pudding
- 2 ½ cups cold milk
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces whipped topping
- Green and purple food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- 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.
- Next prepare the fillings.
- In small bowl, place the orange gelatin, and add the boiling water.
- Whisk together until combined and most of the gelatin is dissolved.
- In medium bowl, whisk together the dry pudding mixes and milk until combined.
- Whisk the orange gelatin into the vanilla pudding until completely combined.
- In large bowl using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fold in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
- Stir in a few drops of the purple food coloring, until you get your desired purple shade.
- Spread over cookie crust.
- Spread the orange jello/pudding layer over the cream cheese layer.
- Mix the rest of the whipped topping with a few drops of the green food coloring until you get the green color you desire.
- Spread the green whipped topping over the gelatin layer.
- Sprinkle with halloween sprinkles
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- Serve!
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