I had a Cherry Limeaid from Sonic not too long ago and I thought, wouldn’t it be awesome if I made a dessert reminiscent of it?! These yummy little squares are sweet and refreshing and I adore the sliced cherries in them. They’re a fantastic summer dessert!
Creamy Cherry Lime Squares
makes 9-12 squares
- 1 box vanilla pudding, 5.1 oz*
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 container Cool-Whip 8 oz
- 2 small limes {3-4 TBSP lime juice and 2-3 tsp lime zest}
- 1 cup pitted halved cherries
- 1 1/2 cups finely blended graham cracker
- 1/2 cup melted butter
Stir the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together until well combined. Press firmly into the bottom of an 8×8 square glass dish. I like to put a baggie over my hand and press the cracker crumbs that way. Place pan in freezer while you prepare the filling.
Pour the sweetened condensed milk into a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle the vanilla pudding on top and stir well to combine (Just stir this mixture for 2-3 minutes or so, to make sure the pudding has dissolved.)
Add in the container of Cool Whip and stir until it’s incorporated. Add in the lime juice and zest. The filling should be thickening up at this point. Gently fold in the cherries.
Remove glass dish from freezer and pour filling inside. Return to freezer for at least 4-5 hours prior to serving. You can serve it frozen, or thaw on a counter top for 10-15 minutes, then serve it. I can’t decide which way I like it more! Even when you serve it thawed though the filling holds together well. (The filling was almost completely thawed when I took the photos.)
*If you want an even more lime flavor, use lime pudding instead. Your filling will have a nice green tinge as an added bonus! My kids aren’t thrilled with lime so I opted for vanilla- which tastes lovely too!
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