Description
Halloween Lush is a festive layered dessert perfect for celebrating the spooky season. It features a crunchy chocolate sandwich cookie crust topped with creamy purple cream cheese mixture, a vibrant orange gelatin pudding layer, and a fluffy green whipped topping, all decorated with colorful Halloween sprinkles. This no-bake treat is both eye-catching and delicious, ideal for parties or family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 36 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Orange Gelatin Layer
- 6 ounces orange gelatin
- ⅓ cup boiling water
Vanilla Pudding Layer
- 6.8 ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
- 2 ½ cups cold milk
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces whipped topping, divided
- Green food coloring
- Purple food coloring
Decoration
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Crush Cookies: In your food processor, crush all the chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs to create the base crust.
- Combine Crust: Transfer the crushed cookies to a large bowl, add the melted butter, and stir until well combined.
- Form Crust: Press the cookie crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9×13 glass baking dish to form the crust layer.
- Prepare Orange Gelatin: In a small bowl, add the orange gelatin powder and pour in the boiling water. Whisk thoroughly until the gelatin dissolves completely.
- Make Pudding Mix: In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry vanilla pudding mix and cold milk until smooth and thickened.
- Combine Gelatin and Pudding: Stir the prepared orange gelatin into the vanilla pudding blend until fully incorporated.
- Mix Cream Cheese Layer: Using an electric mixer in a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth and creamy.
- Add Whipped Topping to Cream Cheese: Fold 2 cups of the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture carefully to maintain fluffiness.
- Color Cream Cheese Layer: Add a few drops of purple food coloring to the cream cheese mixture and stir until you achieve the desired purple hue.
- Spread Purple Layer: Evenly spread the purple cream cheese layer over the cookie crust in the baking dish.
- Layer Gelatin Pudding: Carefully spread the orange gelatin and pudding mixture over the purple cream cheese layer.
- Color Remaining Whipped Topping: Mix the remaining 14 ounces of whipped topping with green food coloring until the desired green color is achieved.
- Top with Green Whipped Topping: Spread the green whipped topping evenly over the orange gelatin layer.
- Add Decorations: Sprinkle Halloween-themed sprinkles generously over the green whipped topping.
- Chill: Refrigerate the assembled dessert for at least 4 hours to allow layers to set firmly and flavors to meld.
- Serve: After chilling, cut into squares and serve this colorful Halloween Lush dessert to guests and family.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened to ensure a smooth cream cheese layer.
- Use a glass or clear baking dish to showcase the vibrant layers.
- For best results, refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight to allow proper setting.
- Adjust the amount of food coloring gradually to achieve the desired shades.
- Can be prepared a day in advance to save time for parties.
- For a gluten-free option, substitute cookies with gluten-free sandwich cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Halloween dessert, layered dessert, no bake dessert, gelatin pudding dessert, festive dessert, cream cheese dessert, holiday treat
