No Bake Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert

This no bake pumpkin lasagna dessert is an incredibly easy and delicious fall treat. With its crowd-pleasing pumpkin cheesecake flavor and a creative casserole-like presentation, this unique dessert lasagna will be a huge hit with any pumpkin lover in your life.

Pumpkin spice desserts are everywhere this time of year. There’s probably no other flavor so strongly associated with the delicious tastes of the fall season.

That’s why this pumpkin lasagna dessert is going to be one of your favorite pumpkin recipes. It’s a rich and sweet layered dessert that starts with a delicious buttery cookie crust and is topped with a creamy cheesecake layer. Pumpkin pie spice pudding and Cool Whip topping form the remaining layers, then caramel sauce is drizzled over the top.

The treat gets its name from its presentation – prepared in a baking dish and cut into squares like a lasagna, it’s always a stand-out on the fall dessert table. Best of all, this delicious dessert takes just a few simple ingredients and absolutely no baking. If you’re looking for something a little more fun than the usual pumpkin bread and cookies, this is the just the delicious pumpkin dessert you need!

Why We Love This Recipe

Fun and Creative – Served like a lasagna, this is such a fun and interesting way to make a dessert!

Great for the Fall Season – When pumpkin spice season comes around, you can never have too many pumpkin treats. This is a great dessert that’s full of delicious fall flavors, making it the perfect new addition to your Thanksgiving dinner.

Easy and Inexpensive – Pumpkin dessert lasagna is the perfect no bake dessert to feed a crowd without breaking the bank. You just need a few simple and inexpensive ingredients, and the best part is that you don’t even have to turn on the oven!

What’s Needed for Pumpkin Lasagna

• Golden Oreo cookies – form the crust of the lasagna.
• Melted butter- holds the crust together.
• Cream cheese – forms the cheesecake layer of the lasagna.
• Powdered sugar – sweetens the cheesecake layer.
• Milk – helps make the cream cheese mixture smooth and easy to spread.
• Cool Whip, divided – sweetens the cheesecake layer and forms the top layer.
• Pumpkin spice pudding mix – forms the pumpkin layer.
• Cold milk – to make the pumpkin pudding.
• Caramel sauce for topping (optional) – Makes your dessert look pretty and adds caramel flavor.

Recommended Tools

• 9×13 baking dish
• mixing bowl
• whisk
• food processor

How to Make Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert

Step 1: Put the golden Oreos in a food processor and pulse until they’re broken up into crumbs. You can also place them in a gallon sized plastic bag and crush by hand with a rolling pin.

Step 2: Add melted butter and mix with the Oreo crumbs to combine.

Step 3: Press the Oreo mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish to form the crust. Place it in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes.

Step 4: To make the bottom layer, beat the cream cheese with an electric hand mixer in a large bowl until softened and smooth.

Step 5: Add milk and powdered sugar to the softened cream cheese. Mix to combine.

Step 6: Add 8 oz. of Cool Whip to the cream cheese mixture. Continue to mix until everything is incorporated, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Step 7: Pour the cheesecake layer over the Oreo crust and spread it so that it’s evenly distributed over the crust. Move to the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.

Step 8: To make the next layer, whisk together pumpkin spice pudding and 3 cups of cold milk in a large bowl. Continue to whisk for about 2 minutes, until the pudding starts to thicken.

Step 9: Pour the pumpkin pudding layer over the cream cheese layer and spread evenly. Move to the refrigerator to chill for another hour.

Step 10: Once the pudding has set, spread the remaining 8 oz. of Cool Whip over the pumpkin spice pudding to make the top layer.

Step 11: Return to the refrigerator and chill for 4 more hours. Before serving, you can top with an optional drizzle of caramel sauce.

Tips & Tricks

• If you don’t have golden Oreos, you can also use graham cracker crumbs or vanilla wafers to make the crust. Ginger snap cookies would also be delicious with the pumpkin flavor.

• Instead of (or in addition to) the caramel sauce, you can top the final layer with crushed ginger snaps or graham crackers, chopped walnuts, or chopped pecans.

• Use the bottom of a measuring cup to press down on the crust mixture – it’s the best way to make sure that it stays firmly in place.

• Don’t have Cool Whip? Whip heavy cream with a little bit of sugar and vanilla to make your own homemade whipped cream for the top layer.

Can I Make This in Advance?

Yes – this is a great option if you want to make it ahead of time for a party or event, as it tastes even better the next day!

More Fall Dessert Recipes

• Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Candy Corn Cookie Bars
• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
• Halloween Bark with Candy Corn
• 25 Fall Cookies