Serve up the holiday cheer with this colorful Christmas Lasagna — a decadent dessert lasagna with layers of cookie, cheesecake, and pudding!
Christmas Lasagna
This is the perfect dessert to serve on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day! This Christmas Lasagna is rich and decadent, and brightly colored red, white and green. It’s beautiful, festive, and fun! And it’s easy to make!
What is Dessert Lasagna?
You’ve probably heard of dessert pizza, but have you ever seen a dessert lasagna? This deliciously sweet concoction is one of the best holiday desserts we’ve ever had! Kids will be asking for seconds, and adults will have their sweet tooth fully satisfied when you serve this Christmas Lasagna at your next holiday party!
Just like a savory lasagna, dessert lasagna is layered with lots of tasty ingredients. But there’s no pasta or meat in this dish!
Instead, our Christmas lasagna features:
- Red sugar cookie layer, or crust
- Cream cheese layer, like a no-bake cheesecake
- Green pudding layer
- Whipped topping with lots of fun and yummy decorations
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Ingredients
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- Dry sugar cookie mix — You’ll need a box and half
- Unsalted butter — softened
- Whole Eggs
- Cream cheese — softened
- Powdered sugar
- Whipped topping or Cool Whip — thawed
- Peppermint extract
- Cheesecake or white chocolate flavor instant pudding — 2 (3.9 ounce) boxes
- Milk — You can use any type of milk you like
- Green and red food coloring
Topping/ Decoration Suggestions
You can use any or all of the below, or any of your own ideas to make this treat extra festive and tasty!
- Mini marshmallows
- Christmas sprinkles
- Red and green M&M candies
- Crushed Candy Canes
- White chocolate chops
Kitchen Tools Used
- 9 x 13″ cake pan or casserole dish
- Non-slip mixing bowls
- Stand mixer (we bought ours refurbished and saved a ton of money!)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and coat a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
To Make the Cookie Layer
Add the dry sugar cookie mix, 2 sticks of butter, and the eggs to a large bowl. Mix with stand mixer or hand mixer on low speed until combined. Add red food coloring 1-2 drops at a time until you have your desired shade.
Spread the cookie dough into your prepared pan and press down to evenly cover the bottom of the pan. Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The edges will also start to just turn golden brown.
Remove pan from oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely to room temperature.
To Make the Cheesecake Layer
In a large mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese for about 1 minute, until soft and creamy. Add powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
Add 1 ½ cups of whipped topping and peppermint extract to your cream cheese mixture. Beat on low speed until incorporated.
Spread cheesecake mixture over the cooled cookie layer and place pan in freezer to set.
To Make the Pudding Layer
Rinse out your mixing bowl and add to it the pudding mix and 3 cups milk. Whisk together with green food coloring until well mixed and a rich green color.
Remove the baking dish from the freezer and spread the pudding on top of the cheesecake layer. Return to the freezer for 5 minutes or until pudding starts to firm up.
To Decorate
A couple hours before you plan to serve, take the baking dish out of the freezer and cover the top layer with whipped topping. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
When it’s time to serve, decorate with sprinkles, mini marshmallows, crushed candy canes, white chocolate chips, or anything you like really!
I recommend waiting to add these last decorations until you’re going to serve the dish (as opposed to decorating and waiting). The coloring from the M&Ms, sprinkles, etc. may soak into the whipped topping if left on there too long ahead of time. It won’t really affect the flavor, but it looks better when you’ve just added the decorative toppings.
Serves 18 or 24, depending on the size you cut the dessert into.
How to Store Your Christmas Dessert Lasagna
Because it’s made with dairy, you’ll need to keep this dessert lasagna in the fridge until you’re ready to serve. It can stay out on the party table for an hour or two, but any longer than that and you’ll want to return leftovers to the refrigerator.
More of our most popular Christmas recipes
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- Christmas Tree Pretzels
- Peppermint Bark Popcorn
- Candy Cane Ice Cream
- Christmas Puppy Chow
- Candy Cane Fudge
Christmas Lasagna Recipe (printable copy)
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Christmas Lasagna Dessert
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Mixing bowls
- Casserole dish
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 boxes dry sugar cookie mix
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
- 2 eggs
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 cups whipped topping thawed
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 7.8 ounces cheesecake instant pudding 2 typical 3.9 ounce boxes, or white chocolate flavor
- 3 cups milk
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- Christmas sprinkles
- Red and green M&M candies
- Green and red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cookie Layer:
- Combine dry sugar cookie mix, 2 sticks of butter, and eggs in large bowl. Mix on low speed until well combined. Add red food coloring 1-2 drops at a time until the desired color is achieved.
- Spread dough into prepared pan and press down to cover bottom of pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Cheesecake Layer:
- Beat softened cream cheese for 1 minute, then mix in the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add 1 ½ cups of whipped topping and peppermint extract. Beat on low until combined.
- Spread cheesecake mixture on top of the cooled cookie layer. Place in the freezer.
- Pudding Layer:
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine pudding mix with the milk. Add green food coloring, 1-2 drops at a time until the desired color is achieved.
- Remove the baking dish from the freezer and spread the pudding on top of the cheesecake layer. Place in the freezer for 5 minutes or until firm.
- Top Layer:
- Remove the baking dish from the freezer and spread the remaining whipped topping over the pudding layer. Top with mini marshmallows and sprinkles. Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours until set. Cut into squares and serve.
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