This No Bake Pina Colada Lush is super simple to throw together, but is absolutely delicious! Perfect for picnics and parties! If you love the flavors of a Pina Colada, you will LOVE this recipe!
Recently my good friend, Dorothy, asked me if I had any lush recipes because she was putting together a round up. I said, “A what now? And who are you calling a lush?” Just kidding. Sort of.
I kind of can’t believe that there’s an easy dessert out there that I didn’t really know about and that I hadn’t already blogged about. But lo and behold, we have found one. Obviously I needed to change that and quickly.
So . . . . if I’m being totally honest, I was totally intimidated to create a lush. Which couldn’t be more ridiculous, because they are a crazy simple dessert. But it’s just not something I was familiar with and I didn’t know all the lush rules. To be clear, there are plenty of lush rules I’m familiar with, just not no bake layered dessert lush rules. ;)
But, when it comes to easy desserts, there kind of are no rules, right? So I think in general most lushes have a crust of some sort (broken cookies, nuts, pretzels, what have you), then a layer that is whipped cream and cream cheese blended together, then a pudding layer, more whipped cream, and a fun topping. Yes? Lush experts feel free to weigh in here.
(I need you all to know that it is taking all my self control to not make this post ENTIRELY lush/alcohol jokes. You’re welcome.)
So, this is my first attempt, and I’m really happy with how it turned out! There is an Oreo crust, a layer with some pineapple in there, some coconut pudding, and then more toasted coconut on top. You guys, it probably took me less than a half hour to throw this together. I’m not kidding. It is crazy easy to make, and it really does have that pina colada taste to it. It’s such a perfect no bake recipe.
Annnnnnd, now I have all the ingredients for my second lush attempt. HAZAH!
Pina Colada Lush
Ingredients
- 20 golden Oreo cookies
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature (I used Philadelphia)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz crushed pineapple drained (can also use 1/3 cup drained crushed pineapple)
- 8 oz whipped topping
- 3.4 oz instant coconut pudding mix
- 1 cup milk I used skim
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- cherries for garnish
Instructions
- Crush 20 golden Oreos and mix them with three tablespoons of melted unsalted butter. Press into the bottom of an 8 by 8 glass baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix together 8 ounces room temperature cream cheese, 4 oz whipped topping, the powdered sugar and the pineapple until fully combined. Evenly distribute over the Oreo crust.
- Mix together the milk and the coconut instant pudding (you can even use the same bowl as from the cream cheese mixture without cleaning it). Let it sit for a few minutes before evenly spreading over the cream cheese layer.
- Top with the remaining 4 oz of whipped topping and then top with the toasted coconut. Refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
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Pina Colada Lush
Rachel says
YUM!! Looks delicious, and my kind of summer baking…and I too have never heard of a desert lush…so thanks for educating me! ;)
<3
divine says
Any substitute for instant pudding I can’t find it here in my place.. Thanks
You know what you could do instead? You could look up a recipe for making whipped cream with coconut milk. And then skip the rest of the whipped topping and add the toasted coconut after that. It will give you the same great taste of Pina Colada!
Mir says
I always think of lushes as one of those dessert trends from like 1950s America, when Cool Whip was a new trendy thing. But you know, lushes are good! And make all the alcohol jokes you want. Go crazy!
This is gorgeous. Definitely worthy of Dorothy’s roundup!
Thanks Mir!! I have another one coming!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Totally NO RULES. This one looks fabulous! I’d face plant in it for sure.
Sheila says
Making this recipe now. Looks great. Question though…. where in this recipe does the powered sugar come in? No where in the directions did I find it.
Ah!!!! Sheila! Thank you for letting me know! It gets blended into the cream cheese. I’ll fix it now.
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
I just made my first lush recipe last week! So good and SO easy!
Bonnie Henderson says
This sounds and looks absolutely delicious! During the summer is a perfect time for dessert but its sometimes waaaayyy too hot outside to turn the oven on so I like to keep some recipes on hand for just that problem. I’m definitely making this this weekend. Thanks for sharing :)
I hope you like it Bonnie!
Matt says
This looks so crazy good!
Madisson says
Would you need to double it to fit a 9×13 pan?
I would say that is a good guess, but I have to say that with the disclaimer that I haven’t tried it.
Gwen says
This looks amazing! It’s been snowing and gloomy outside. My husband and I have been talking about how much we wish we were back on a cruise right now. I’m about to fix us this and ignore the snow outside! Thanks so much!
Literally had all these same thoughts today about this recipe, lol