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OH Let me tell you! IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! SOOOO refreshing and not a heavy dessert! It has a lot of steps but worth it. Once you make it, you can easily do one part while another is "in the works"<\/p>

One thing I would also do is to have both the butter and the crm. cheese out a LONG while so that they're really mushy before you start making it. I might even consider using half of ea. ingredient as a 9X11 of it is a LOT for 2 people. I took it over to our friends last nite to share with them. I also left them 4 pcs. so now I don't have so much left.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"02\/28\/2013 10:34","GUID":"B4D8F8B0B6C849BF998A21E6CA2BC7A2","MemberId":427923,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"slyackle","SubmittedDate":"02\/28\/2013 10:34"},{"Comment":"

This was great. My kids and I loved it. Nice and tart and refreshing!<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"08\/29\/2012 21:50","GUID":"2cf580e80fbb4504bb6637a938bd6584","MemberId":5948052,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"insanemom","SubmittedDate":"08\/29\/2012 21:50"},{"Comment":"

Made just as stated. Turned out wonderful. Everyone at the dinner loved it. Will definitely make it again.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"08\/01\/2012 22:14","GUID":"89693c1aab2a49949d42cf2ef1a188aa","MemberId":6417766,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"jfurnas","SubmittedDate":"08\/01\/2012 22:14"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"06\/05\/2012 18:44","GUID":"2b6363a45f2943ff93b91e8846796769","MemberId":3446567,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"lottieda","SubmittedDate":"06\/05\/2012 18:44"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"06\/05\/2012 11:12","GUID":"637a34cc29c24596a2b72beadbcf2ef4","MemberId":6390964,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"bakermother4","SubmittedDate":"06\/05\/2012 11:12"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"06\/09\/2011 21:57","GUID":"6a04e2c726a24e0580bbe25928ad3519","MemberId":5166894,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"bathroomsuds","SubmittedDate":"06\/09\/2011 21:57"},{"Comment":"

I loved the recipe I made it to share with my coworkers as my husband is not a fan of Lemon they all asked for the recipe. I was asked to make it again just for them.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"06\/01\/2011 17:30","GUID":"ECBA9ABFAC7F4AB38A37073FBE9BA484","MemberId":1058973,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"UltraRoadKing","SubmittedDate":"06\/01\/2011 17:30"},{"Comment":"

I loved the recipe I made it to share with my coworkers as my husband is not a fan of Lemon they all asked for the recipe. I was asked to make it again just for them.<\/p>","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"06\/01\/2011 17:30","GUID":"ECBA9ABFAC7F4AB38A37073FBE9BA484","MemberId":1058973,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"UltraRoadKing","SubmittedDate":"06\/01\/2011 17:30"},{"Comment":"

I used 1 1\/2C crushed low-fat vanilla wafers with 1\/4 cup melted butter for the crust and put grated lemon rind all over the top of the dessert. I also used 1 1\/2 bars fat-free cream cheese & 1\/2 cup fat free sour cream because that's what I had. This was such a great dessert. I would definitely make this again. It does take a while to make, because you do have to freeze the cream-cheese layer and cool the lemon filling. But I didn't freeze the lemon layer before putting on the top layer before freezing the whole thing & it worked out fine. Next time I'm going to make the lemon filing before the crust & cool, because I'm sure you can put the whole thing together and freeze it all at one time.<\/p>","CommentId":9,"DateRated":"05\/30\/2011 11:06","GUID":"d97be12364de4662ba60d4baa8ebbae8","MemberId":2607533,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"revjoannrom828","SubmittedDate":"05\/30\/2011 11:06"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43638,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":310802,"name":"Bars","slug":"bars","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310737,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"There's nothing easier or more satisfying than a good par recipe. 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