Lemon Delight Dessert Recipe-
Monday already! I hope everyone had a lovely Easter celebration. It is such a joy having my Mother here with us. She was my taste tester on this lemon delight dessert recipe and it passed with flying colors 🙂 This time of year weather is still teasing us with spring/summer and even winter temperatures. It finds me craving all things lemon. To me the wonderful refreshing and tart flavor is like a bite of sunshine. I have shared plenty of lemon recipes in the past lemon meringue cupcakes, lemon cups, and others you can find in my recipe section HERE. Today’s lemon delight recipe is super simple and you know I like to keep recipes “easy peazy lemon squeezy” giggle…..
What You need
3 1/2 Cups milk (your choice I use Lactaid, lactose free milk or almond milk)
1/2 Cup white rice
1 Cup Splenda or sugar substitute (or sugar) divided
4 Lemons
2 tsp Lemon zest ( divided)
1/2 tsp Lemon extract
Sauce pan with lid
Zester (grater)
Before you Start– Wash lemons well, dry and place one lemon in the microwave oven and cook on high for 30 seconds, remove and set aside. Using a zester or grater zest the three remaining lemons.
Lets Make it
In a saucepan over medium high heat bring milk to a high simmer (bubbles forming all around the inside edge of the saucepan). Add rice, 3/4 cup of Splenda (sugar or other sugar substitute) and stir well and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and reduce heat to low and let simmer for 30 minutes until rice is soft and a bit of liquid remains, add 1 tsp lemon zest. Return to heat and cook for 5-10 more minutes (you may need to add a bit more milk if it is getting to thick). Remove from heat stir in juice of microwaved lemon and lemon extract. Fill serving cups or bowls, sprinkle each with remaining Splenda (sugar substitute or sugar) and garnish with remaining lemon zest. Serve warm
Serves 4
Katie’s Tid Bits** If you prefer less lemon,substitute lemon extract for vanilla extract. You can also make an Orange delight version just swap oranges for lemons and orange extract for lemon extract!
Will you make this yummy dessert with lemons or oranges?
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Looks delicious Katie and truly hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend!! 🙂 Hugs!!
thank you my friend. We had a lovely Easter it was so nice having my Mother here to share it with us. Hoping your holiday was a sweet one too. ♥
Looks lovely…I would pick the oranges..so nice!! I hope you have a great week xx
I am crazy for lemons but it taste great with orange too Hugs
Sounds delish! I will try it with lemons, I love lemon desserts!
anything lemon always makes me smile Hugs!
If I can keep my lemon zests separated, I might…
giggle, hope you make this treat my friend. Hugs
Hmmm, sounds so yummie Katie! Hope you had enjoyed your Easter Weekend with your mum!
Thank you it was lovely. It is so wonderful having her here. Hugs
I love lemon, this sounds delicious!
it is so yummm. ♥
What a creative twist! Call if you ever need a taste tester. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
Thank you my friend, my Mother enjoyed trying it for me. Hubby said, “hey what about me?” giggle.
I love lemon too! I tried to make a blueberry lemon loaf this weekend and it completely deflated on me when I tried to cut it. Shame on me for not testing the cook time, haha. Glad that yours turned out much better!
deflated blueberry lemon loaf is better than no loaf at all giggle. Hugs
sounds very good. wonder how it would be served cold instead of warm? Anyone tried it that way?
when I made it we ate quote a bit then put the rest in the fridge. It doesn’t taste as good cold 🙁 Hugs
I love everything with lemon! Looks so tasty and lemon makes happy:) ♡ ♡ ♡
Loads of love from Munich, Elisa
Elisa, me too hugs from the US to you my friend ♥ ♥
This looks delicious! I would love for you share it on my Tasty Tuesday recipe link up. Everything gets pinned and I would love to have you!
This looks “delightful”! Oh I know I crave lemony and all kinds of fruits this time of year as well!
This looks really good. I love anything with lemons.
Angel
Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board. Please join us again next week!
Love this recipe! I think it would go with my Limoncello recipe! GLad you like lemons too! Have a Lovely weekend! Thanks Maria
I love your blog! Yummy recipe. Pinned! Thank you for sharing at our party. Please stop by next Tuesday, so I can be amazed, again. Lou Lou Girls
Sure looks NUMMY and perfect for Spring. How nice to have your mom around to taste test it for you, I love it when I make something that gets my mom’s stamp of aproval! Thanks so much for sharing on The Yuck Stops Here this week! Hope to see you back next week, we’ll be starting the party on Tuesday evening at 6pm ET instead of Monday from now on! HUGS
Oh My!!! I can’t wait to make this for this weekend. 🙂 Thanks for posting.
Yum. I’ve been on the hunt for lemon recipes.
Hi Katherine, congratulations on your feature at Simply BeBetsy Friday Features! Yummy, your Lemon Delight Dessert looks good. Definitely pinning it.
Sounds delicious! I am on a lemon kick so mine will be lemon! Have a terrific weekend friend!