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 contemporary blueberries!
A NO BAKE DESSERT
I really like summer season as a result of it means now we have all of the contemporary blueberries! Contemporary blueberries are excellent for making desserts like this Blueberry Yum Yum. With such contemporary flavors and lightweight flavors, you may’t go mistaken with this no bake desserts. You solely want about 10 minutes to whip it up after which simply look ahead 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, you may as well strive graham crackers or vanilla wafers.
I at all times get requested this, and should you didn’t know, for each recipe on the market that makes use of whipped topping (Cool Whip) you may substitute do-it-yourself whipped cream. Simply keep in mind that it doesn’t keep as stabilized so long as whipped topping which is why numerous recipes use whipped topping. So, should you gained’t eat all of it straight away, it should begin to break down rather a lot sooner.
After all! Look, you can also make this recipe as simple or as exhausting as you want – completely as much as you. I’ve a Selfmade Blueberry Pie Filling recipe on this website if you wish to use that.
As an alternative of blueberry filling, you possibly can strive peach pie filling, cherry filling, strawberry filling or apple pie filling.
Sure, you possibly can reduce 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 should develop into messier. One thing else I love to do is heat the blade of the knife and wipe it clear in between every pas via the dessert.
Any leftover blueberry yum yum needs to be stored within the fridge, coated 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 use salted if that’s all you’ve gotten. There’s solely a 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a stick salted butter so it is not going to throw off the flavour right here.
- contemporary 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 Rapidly if wanted.
- powdered sugar
- lemon zest – that is non-compulsory however these lemon and blueberry flavors actually work so nicely with one another.
- pure vanilla extract
- whipped topping – like Cool Whip. You may make your personal Selfmade Whipped Cream should you’re actually against whipped topping. Simply understand 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.
- contemporary blueberries – these are non-compulsory, I simply suppose they add nice colour 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 gentle and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla extract and beat till clean.
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 tender 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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