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 time as a result of it means now we have all of the contemporary blueberries! Contemporary blueberries are good for making desserts like this Blueberry Yum Yum. With such contemporary 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 anticipate it to sit back. That’s the toughest a part of the entire dessert.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Sure, though the shortbread cookie base finest 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 should you 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, should you received’t eat all of it instantly, it is going to begin to break down quite a bit sooner.
In fact! Look, you can also make this recipe as simple or as arduous 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 may attempt peach pie filling, cherry filling, strawberry filling or apple pie filling.
Sure, you may 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, be sure they keep chilled till able to serve. Because the layers deflate over time, it is going to turn 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 must be saved within the fridge, coated in plastic wrap, and eaten inside 3 days. The crust will soften the longer it’s saved, so it’s finest 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 will have. There’s solely a 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a stick salted butter so it won’t 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 elective however these lemon and blueberry flavors actually work so properly with one another.
- pure vanilla extract
- whipped topping – like Cool Whip. You may make your individual Selfmade Whipped Cream should you’re actually against whipped topping. Simply comprehend it doesn’t keep as stabilized as whipped topping and can break down faster.
- blueberry pie filling – use retailer purchased or make your individual Selfmade Blueberry Pie Filling.
- contemporary blueberries – these are elective, I simply suppose they add nice coloration and form of give people 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 properly mixed.
Switch the crumbs to an ungreased 9 x 13-inch baking dish and press them to kind a stable, 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 easy.
Add one container of the whipped topping to the cream cheese combination and proceed beating till properly mixed. Unfold the cream cheese combination over the cookie base, smoothing it out with a mushy 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 sit back 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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