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pumpkin lush

Pumpkin Lush Dessert

My Windowsill
A four layer pumpkin dessert with a ginger snap cookie crumb bottom. This pumpkin lush is just what it is called: luscious. Light and airy, and easy to fix ahead.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup crushed ginger snap cookies
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 12-16 ounces Cool Whip
  • 2 3.5 oz packages instant vanilla pudding
  • 1.5 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 2 cups milk

Instructions
 

  • Crust: mix cookie crumbs and butter together
  • Press in bottom of 9 x 13 bake dish.
  • Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
  • Cool and chill
  • 2nd layer:Beat cream cheese and sugar together
  • Blend in 8 oz. Cool Whip with the cream cheese mixture
  • Spread on top of crumb layer
  • 3rd layer: Mix pudding and milk, then add pumpkin and cinnamon
  • Spread on top of 2nd layer
  • 4th layer: top with Cool Whip