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We just celebrated my daughter's birthday and we always let the birthday girl or boy choose
their food items for the day..

For her dessert she wanted Peanut Butter Balls.. and a Lemon dessert.

So here is the Lemon dessert I made for her...























Ingredients:

2 pkgs cream cheese
2 sticks of butter
2 Tbsp Coconut oil
2 cups flour
1 container of whipped topping
2 pkg's of lemon pudding
3 cups Milk
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 cup sugar




















First I used a pastry cutter to cut in the sticks of butter, and coconut oil.  It will become a
crumbly mixture.

























Then pressed it into a 9x13 glass baking dish, and baked at 350 for around 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden brown.. let cool.


























Then I beat the cream cheese (which I had on the counter for 30 minutes or so to soften up a little) and sugar together until creamy and spread that over the crust.













































Next I whisk the pudding, milk, and lemon Juice together and poured over it.
























Lastly add the whip topping.


























Place in fridge until set up, and ready to serve.


It was a big success.. 

I think the next time I make one of these desserts, I will cut the sugar down when I add the cream cheese mixture layer in.. or take it out altogether and give that a try. 

I also think this would be really good changed up with another kind of pudding.. butterscotch, choc., vanilla, banana,  you get the idea. :0)

Could also add in nuts.. change the crust to graham crackers or crushed cookies - lots of possibilities
with this one.


I tend to change recipe's often... add this/take out that.
How about you? 
Do you follow recipe's to a T, or do you change it up?