Lemon, lemon and more lemon
There is no dessert more satisfying to me than a lemon one. I crave lemon desserts all year round. So the other day I was REALLY wanting something lemon-y, but of course, didn’t want to turn the oven on. Ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat! It’s too hawt outside and my house heats up quick since my kitchen is on the upper floor of our house.
Lemon Icebox Cake
Lemon Icebox CakeThis dessert comes together super quick and it’s a fun little twist on the traditional icebox desserts that use graham crackers. You can totally use graham crackers for this if you want (just don’t dunk them first like this recipe calls for.) But the light lemon-y flavor from the Pepperidge Farm cookies just adds a little something special. It combines to make this cool and creamy dessert that is just perfect for summertime. No oven required!
Ingredients:2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened to room temp.
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp. lemon zest (zest of two lemons)
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 (6 oz.) bags Pepperidge Farm Lemon cookies
1/2 cup milk
Directions:
Using an electric or stand mixer, mix together cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest until smooth.
Add in heavy cream and mix for about three minutes until thick and fluffy.
Now, time to get started on the layers. Dip each cookie into the milk.
Then layer into the bottom of an 8×8 baking dish. Note: You will probably have to break the cookies to get them to fit. Half the cookies in the bags of cookies I purchased were already broken. It’s not a problem. It doesn’t have to be neat.
Spread 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture onto the cookies.
Continue this process two more times (layer of cookies followed by layer of cream cheese mixture). You should have three layers total.
Cover the dish with plastic wrap and pop into the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours (or overnight).
Slice and serve!
Cook’s Note: Any type of firm cookie will work for this. If you can’t find the Pepperidge Farm kind, you can use any type of crunchy, lemon cookie or even vanilla wafers.Enjoy!
No-Bake Lemon Icebox Cake
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 9
Calories: 503
Ingredients
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon zest zest of two lemons
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 6 oz bags Pepperidge Farm Lemon cookies
- 1/2 cup milk
- whipped cream for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Using an electric or stand mixer, mix together cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest until smooth.
- Add in heavy cream and mix for about three minutes until thick and fluffy.
- Dip each cookie into the milk and layer into the bottom of an 8 x 8 baking dish (breaking cookies if necessary to get them to fit.)
- Spread 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture onto the cookie layer.
- Continue this process two more times (a layer of cookies followed by a layer of cream cheese mixture).
- You should have three layers total.
- Cover the dish with plastic wrap and pop into the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours (or overnight).
- Slice and serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 373mg | Potassium: 140mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 1025IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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Recipe credit: Lauren’s Latest
Jessica Jarrell says
Yum! This looks so refreshing. I love that it's a no-bake, perfect for the dog days of summer! Definitely going to give this one a try! 🙂
Carlee Scharnhorst says
What a perfect summer time treat! No oven and looks refreshing!
Chrystal Meredith says
I was wondering if it would be ok to use dried lemon peel instead of fresh? This looks so good, but I don't have any use for fresh lemons.
Brandie says
Chrystal, good question. It depends. A lot of time the dried lemon peel can be tough or sometimes a bit harder to chew. If that is not the case with yours, use it. But my experience is, once dried lemon peel gets cold, it gets tough. If you have lemon extract, that would work too. Hope that helps!
Marsha Baker says
Sounds fabulous! Such great ideas coming out of that beautiful brain of yours Brandie! =) L-L-L-Luscious!!!
Kathleen says
Brandi this looks and sounds amazing. I love those lemon cookies 🙂 I think they're really yummy in icebox cakes!!!
Anonymous says
I must make this or my 90 year old husband of 69 years of marriage. I still try to make him happy. Lemon is his favorite dessert…I use a lot of your recipes… Thank you.
Anonymous says
No fresh lemons? My greatest discovery in spice aisle: True lemon, crystallized lemon, jar says it's 100% natural. I use it in baking, on fish, etc. There is also a True lime version.