Blueberry Delight

Blueberry delight is a dessert that has other adorable names, like blueberry lush and blueberry yum yum. It doesn’t matter what you call it, though—what’s important is that blueberry delight is one of the best overnight desserts. Layers of sweetened cream cheese, Cool Whip and blueberry pie filling firm up in the fridge while you sleep, and each slice is incredibly rich and creamy despite minimal effort in the kitchen. One pan of our blueberry delight recipe will feed everyone at the party or satiate the whole family’s sweet tooth for a few days.

Blueberry Delight Ingredients

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• Blueberry pie filling: We love to make desserts with pie filling. In this recipe, the sweetened blueberry spread traditionally used in blueberry pies is layered over a creamy filling instead of a pie crust.
• Cream cheese: It’s important to soften the cream cheese first so that it blends smoothly into the other ingredients. A microwave can do this quickly in a pinch.
• Cool Whip: After it’s thawed, frozen dessert topping (aka Cool Whip) is used for both the cream cheese layer and the top layer of this blueberry delight recipe.
• Graham crackers: Use a food processor or blender to grind the crackers into crumbs for the crust.
• Confectioners’ sugar: This type of sugar blends quickly to sweeten the creamy filling for the dessert.
• Lemon juice: A little lemon juice brightens the flavor of the canned blueberry pie filling and makes it taste homemade.
• Brown sugar: Just a little brown sugar sweetens the pie crust. Plus, the light molasses flavor is a nice match for the nutty graham cracker crumbs.
• Melted butter: Both salted and unsalted butter work for blending with the cracker crumbs to make a no-bake crust.
• Vanilla extract: Your favorite store-bought vanilla extract brand or homemade vanilla extract can flavor the cream cheese filling in this blueberry dessert.
• Salt: We add just a pinch of salt to balance and enhance the sweet flavors in the recipe for blueberry delight dessert.

Directions

Step 1: Make the crust

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Place the graham crackers and brown sugar in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs form. With the processor running, pour in the melted butter. Run the processor until the mixture resembles wet sand. Press the graham cracker-butter mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13×9-inch baking dish. Cover the crust and refrigerate it for at least an hour until it’s set.

Step 2: Make the creamy filling

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Place the softened cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until it’s creamy and smooth, two to three minutes. Add half the thawed Cool Whip, the confectioners’ sugar, the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix on medium speed, scraping the bowl once or twice until the ingredients are blended into a smooth filling.

Editor’s Tip: The cream cheese should be very soft before you begin so it will blend smoothly into the filling without lumps.

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Spread the filling into an even layer over the chilled crust.

Step 3: Add the remaining layers

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Stir the blueberry filling and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Then, spread it over the cream cheese layer in the pan. Finally, spoon the remaining Cool Whip over the blueberries and spread it into an even layer.

Step 4: Chill

Cover the pan and refrigerate the dessert for at least four hours or overnight.

Step 5: Garnish and serve

Before serving, consider adding optional garnishes to the top of the dessert, such as whole fresh blueberries, lemon zest or graham cracker crumbs. Use a large knife to cut the chilled blueberry yum yum recipe into slices and serve.

Editor’s Tip: This dessert is very rich and sweet, so cut it into small slices.

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Blueberry Delight Variations

• Add nuts: Give the crust extra crunch and flavor by folding in 1/2 to 2/3 cup chopped pecans, hazelnuts or walnuts.
• Try a vanilla crust: Instead of graham crackers, use vanilla wafer cookies. Grind enough cookies to make about 2 cups of crumbs.
• Make a different fruit delight: This easy, no-bake fruit dessert is also delicious when made with cherry, raspberry or strawberry pie filling.

How to Store Blueberry Delight

Since this blueberry lush yields a lot of servings, it makes a great choice when you want to have a ready dessert on hand for a few days. Wrap the pan tightly with storage wrap (or use a 13×9-inch baking pan that comes with a cover). Store the blueberry delight dessert in the refrigerator.

How long does blueberry delight last?

When our recipe for blueberry delight is kept cold and tightly covered, it will last for four to five days.

Blueberry Delight Tips

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Can you make blueberry delight with fresh blueberries?

You can use fresh blueberries to make a homemade sauce instead of using canned pie filling. Our blueberry sauce recipe is a good choice (I like it because it’s flavored with lemon and takes just 10 minutes to make). Chill the sauce overnight before using it to make this blueberry delight recipe.

What else can you serve with blueberry delight?

Blueberry delight is so sweet, creamy and rich that it really needs nothing else—except maybe a summery drink like cold lemonade or one of our favorite iced teas. It’s an ideal treat to make when you’re looking for potluck ideas or a backyard barbecue dessert. When your kids have their team over for dinner, a big pan of blueberry delight will feed them all. Bookmark this treat for when you want easy recipes for kids to make on their own—it’s a no-bake dessert that’s a cinch to assemble.