Lemon Cream Delight
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄3 cup flaked coconut
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Crust
- 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped cream (unsweetened)
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Filling
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated!)
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemons, zest of
directions
- Combine nuts and coconut in a 9" square baking pan and toast for 3-5 minutes in a preheated 350 F (watch carefully so they do not burn); set aside to cool.
- Cut margarine into flour and brown sugar using two knives (or a pastry blender) until mixture resembles crumbs.
- Stir in just 1/3 cup of the nut& coconut mixture; save the rest for topping later.
- Press dough into the bottom of a buttered 9" square baking pan and bake at 350 F for 15 minutes; let cool.
- Fold powdered sugar and vanilla into the whipped cream.
- Combine milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest; portion out 1/3 of the whipped cream mixture and gently combine with the milk mixture.
- Spread this mixture into the crust and let chill 15 minutes.
- Spread remaining whipped cream over the first layer and sprinkle the remaining nuts& coconut over all.
- Chill, covered.
- Cut into 9 squares to serve.
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