Pumpkin Delight

5 from 9 votes

You'll love this creamy pumpkin delight dessert lasagna: a graham cracker crust with layers of cream cheese, Cool Whip, and pumpkin make an irresistible treat.

Prep Time30

Chill Time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pumpkin delight recipe

Servings:

Calories: 366kcal

Ingredients

1½ cups graham cracker crumbs, and some extra crumbs for garnish if desired
½ cup pecans, chopped and divided in half (pecans can be left out if you desire)
3 tablespoons sugar
1¾ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, divided into ¼ teaspoon and 1½ teaspoons
6 tablespoons butter, melted
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream, chilled
15 ounces pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons brown sugar
8 ounces Cool Whip
cinnamon, optional garnish

Instructions

Crust

In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup of crushed pecans, sugar, ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, and melted butter.
Press the mixture into an 8x8 dish. Flatten the mixture using the bottom of a flat glass. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Layer

In a large mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese, powered sugar, and vanilla extract, and using a hand mixer, combine until light and fluffy and no lumps remain. Set aside.
In a chilled medium mixing bowl, place the heavy whipping cream. Using a hand mixer on high, beat the cream until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
Gently add the heavy whipping cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula. Once combined, spoon half of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture on top of the graham cracker crust.
Set the other half of the mixture aside.
Place the dish in the refrigerator while preparing the next step.

Pumpkin Layer

In the bowl with the remaining cream cheese/whipping cream mixture, add the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and the remaining 1½ teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice. Gently fold together until combined and solid in color.
Spoon the mixture on top of layer three in the dish.

Cool Whip Layer

Spread the Cool Whip on top as the last layer.
Garnish with the remaining ¼ cup of chopped pecans and dusting of cinnamon if desired.
Chill at least one hour before serving.

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Notes

It’s highly recommended to make this delicious dessert a day ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. This will allow it to thicken and makes it easier to cut into slices.
To avoid everything melting while you work, be sure to chill the dish before you start and place it back into the refrigerator between layers where possible.
Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don’t end up with lumps in your cream cheese filling.

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