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Butterscotch Lush, also known as Butterscotch Delight, is a 4-layer dessert of graham cracker crust, cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream. Topped with butterscotch and chocolate shavings.

Butterscotch Lush is a 4-layer dessert of graham cracker crust, cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream. Topped with butterscotch and chocolate shavings.

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Butterscotch Lush

My best friend had been telling me about a chocolate lush her family would make at family gatherings for a few months. It’s also sometimes called “Butterscotch Delight.”

The other night we were together, and rummaging through my pantry looking for a fun recipe to make.

butterscotch delight recipe

I found a couple of packages of butterscotch pudding. They were calling my name.

Butterscotch pudding is my favorite pudding flavor. It’s so rich and creamy.

no bake Butterscotch Lush

This amazing layered dessert was everything I was hoping it would be, and more.

I had tasted each layer, licking the bowl, while making it, and they each were divine. I knew the recipe was going to be magical.

butterscotch delight

The layers are such a perfect combination, that this Butterscotch Lush is to die for.

Creamy layers, sweet layers, and then a magical graham cracker crush that ties it all together. Heavenly.

butterscotch lush

You can slice it into 9 big squares, and you’ll be happy you did, or cut them a bit smaller if you have a big group to share with.

The toppings really makes it such a pretty dessert, that it will be the first one devoured from the dessert table.

butterscotch delight

No matter what you know this recipe — Butterscotch Lush or Butterscotch Delight, it’s a keeper.

I’ve since tried the classic chocolate lush version, but the butterscotch is my very favorite! These flavors are just dreamy together.

Butterscotch Lush Recipe

Butterscotch Lush is a 4-layer dessert of graham cracker crust, cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream. Topped with butterscotch and chocolate shavings.

Butterscotch Lush

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Butterscotch Lush is a 4-layer dessert of graham cracker crust, cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream. Topped with butterscotch and chocolate shavings.

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 1.5 cup graham crackers, crushed
  • 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Pudding Layer

  • 2.5 cups milk
  • 2 small packages butterscotch instant pudding

Whipped Cream Layer

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 Tbls powdered sugar

Toppings (optional)

  • Butterscotch ice cream topping
  • Chocolate bar, shaved

Instructions

Graham Cracker Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar.
  2. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes.

Cream Cheese Layer:

  1. Use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
  2. Add in 2 cups heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form.
  3. Layer over cooled graham cracker crust.

Pudding Layer:

  1. Beat milk and pudding mix. If too thick, add a little more milk. You want it thicker than traditional pudding, but not so thick you can’t pour or smooth your pudding layer.
  2. Spread over cream cheese layer.

Whipped Cream Layer:

  1. Beat heavy cream and powdered sugar, until it forms soft peaks.
  2. Spread over pudding layer.
  3. Chill 4 hours in the refrigerator, or until set.

Toppings (optional):

  1. Drizzle warmed butterscotch topping across the top.
  2. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate pieces.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 598Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 226mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 1gSugar: 56gProtein: 6g
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Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert
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Butterscotch Lush is a 4-layer dessert of graham cracker crust, cream cheese, pudding, and whipped cream. Topped with butterscotch and chocolate shavings.
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  2. Oh this looks amazing. I have been looking for a new dessert to serve at our get together this week. I now know what I am making.

  6. Amazing recipe!!!!!!!!!! I want to try it!! thank you for sharing this to us, it will be surely recognize by my family 🙂

  13. Could this be made with Kool Whip in place of Whipped Heavy Cream? Something I don’t keep on hand and Grocery to far to run to at moments notice.

  16. I made this today for dessert tonight. Are you sure an 8 x 8 pan is correct? After I put the pudding layer on, it was full to the top. There would be no way to cover it in the fridge if I did the last layer. So, I’m opting to use cool whip for the last layer and put it on before serving. It looks yummy!

    • It uses instant pudding, not gelatin. You could, I suppose, use a gelatin layer in place of the pudding layer. But it would quite a different dessert!

  18. Would it be okay to use pudding that you cook first? Then, just chill and let it cool before the last layer? I like the taste of the cooked pudding better!

  19. What a delicious looking pie! My boyfriend isn’t a butterscotch fan, so I will need to either cut the recipe in half for myself, or wait until the next family function, but this pie is definitely on my list. Pinned, and shared to my recipe groups on Facebook. Found you at the Inspiration Monday party hosted by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.

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  21. When I see luscious desserts like this I make up new words like yumdeliecious! This post is featured at Merry Monday this week. Sharing! Can’t wait to see what you’re sharing this week!

    • You can use store bought crushed graham cracker crumbs. The crust itself would need to probably be ground up for it to fit right in an 8×8 pan. You could make a smaller batch and just fill the store bought crush and make a “pie version”.

  23. I have made a chocolate lush with chocolate pudding but my crust was made with flour, butter and chopped walnuts or pecans. I will definitely try this at our next pot luck.

  24. Can you use a different flavor besides butterscotch!? It looks great just not a fan of butterscotch and I’m not much of a cooker or baker so I don’t know if it’s possible to use a different flavor? Anyone know if you can and if so what would work and ideas of different flavors that would work! Thanks!!!!!!

  25. Just made this but used an 8×11 dish instead. waiting to taste it this evening. It filled this size of dish nicely.

  26. I am in the process of making this and I mixed the pudding with the milk and beat the living daylight out of it but it did not firm up. I added it any way. I have it in the refrigerator hoping it will firm up.Should the pudding been heated up first?

    • Nope, you don’t need to heat the pudding. You use a lot less milk than the traditional pudding mix calls for, which makes it thicker. Did you use the Instant pudding packages? It shouldn’t be a cook and serve! Hope that helps!

  27. I am wanting to make this for a dessert table. If I bake then crumble the crust layer, do you think this would layer well in a trifle bowl?

  28. I can’t find instant pudding anywhere. Can I use the pudding cups? I found the cook and serve but not sure what to do?

    • That should work in a pinch! Cook and serve would be fine too, but you’d have to wait for it to cool before adding it as a layer.

  29. My cream cheese layer was a bust! I don’t know what happened but I couldn’t get soft peaks after beating for 5 minutes. I followed the recipe exactly. I was wondering if it should have been 1/2 cup of heavy cream instead of 2 cups?? I tried adding a bit of the butterscotch instant pudding to it, hoping this would help but it didn’t. In the end, I mixed the cream cheese mixture and the pudding mixture together and I’m crossing my fingers for something edible!!

  30. Very good. I found this rexcipe way too large for an 8 x 8 pan. I used by 7 x 13 pyrex glass dish and even then I had to throw out part of the cream cheese layer. If I’d used it all I wouldn’t have had room for the other two layers.

  31. Hi
    I am going to make this for my son in laws supper. Can I make it Monday afternoon but not serve it until Wed night supper. Of course being stored in frig?

  32. 1) I think the total calories are off, or the other values are off. I put the nutritional values in my tracker and they equaled 296 calories per slice/serving.

    2) My graham crackers are hard and stuck as well.

    3) Portions seem excessive for the cream cheese and whipped cream layer in comparison to the butterscotch and graham layers, because of this.. it barely fit in the pan I used.
    My layers don’t look even like the ones in the photo.

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