Description
This Blackberry Lime Lush is made with a shortbread crust, layers of lime and blackberry filling and whipped cream! It’s a fun and easy dessert that’s almost completely no bake! Plus, I’m in love with the flavors.
Ingredients
SHORTBREAD COOKIE CRUST
- 2 1/4 cups (302g) shortbread cookie crumbs (I used two 5.3 oz packages of
- Walkers Shortbread Rounds)
- 3 tbsp (39g) sugar
- 3 tbsp (42g) salted butter, melted
BLACKBERRY FILLING
- 2 tbsp (26g) sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp water
- 1 cups (144g) blackberries, mashed
MOUSSE LAYERS
- 20 oz (565g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup (207g) sugar
- 2 tbsp (30ml) milk
- 2 1/2 cups (600ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- 1 1/4 cups (144g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice
- 2 tsp lime zest
WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING & DECORATIONS
- 3/4 cups (180ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- 6 tbsp (43g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Blackberries
- Lime slices
Instructions
TO MAKE THE SHORTBREAD COOKIE CRUST
- Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
- Place shortbread cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Alternately, you can place the cookies in a plastic zipper bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
- Combine the crust ingredients in a small bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool.
TO MAKE THE BLACKBERRY FILLING
- To make the blackberry filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Heat until the mixture is wet and the sugar begins to melt.
- Add the mashed blackberries and stir into the sugar mixture.
- Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is thickened, about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from heat, then pour the mixture into another bowl and refrigerate until cool. You should have about a 1/2 cup (89g) of the blackberry filling.
TO MAKE THE MOUSSE LAYERS
- To make the mousse layers, add the cream cheese and sugar to a large mixer bowl and beat until well combined and smooth.
- Add the milk and mix until well combined. Set aside.
- In another large mixer bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Whip on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Carefully fold about 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, then add the remaining whipped cream and fold until well combined.
- Set aside about 3 cups of the mousse. Add about half of the lime juice and the lime zest to the remaining mousse and gently fold to combine.
- Add the remaining lime juice and fold until well combined.
TO ASSEMBLE THE LUSH
- Pour the lime mousse on top of the crust and spread into an even layer. Place in the refrigerator while you work on the blackberry layer.
- Add the cooled blackberry filling to the 3 cups of mousse you set aside earlier. Gently fold until well combined.
- Drop spoonfuls of the blackberry layer over the top of the lime layer and then spread into an even layer.
- To finish off the lush, add the heavy whipped cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract for the whipped cream topping to a large mixer bowl. Whip on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Spread the whipped cream into an even layer on top of the blackberry layer and then top with blackberries and lime slices.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. Dessert is best for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 503
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 240.4 mg
- Fat: 32.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 49.4 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 85.1 mg