Easy, no-bake lime cracker pudding; a creamy, scrumptious and absolutely refreshing dessert! With just 4 ingredients, it is the perfect make-ahead sweet ending to any party or special occasion!
I love no-bake desserts that come together in no time with minimal effort and ingredients. When I came across this one online, I was so excited as not only did it sound and look so luscious and delectable, it was so easy to make with ingredients that I already had in my pantry!
You need just basically 4 ingredients; condensed milk, heavy cream, lime and salty crackers! I had just bought a box of Ritz crackers to enjoy with my evening adrak chai/ginger tea. This dessert sounded like the perfect dish to use it in!
The best part is, it is so easy to make; just mix the cream, condensed milk and lime juice; layer alternatively with the savory crackers and chill! That is it!!
I was a bit wary to try a salty cracker in a dessert. But as I was making it along with my daughters-in-law, I noticed they were enjoying themselves dipping the crispy salty crackers in the freshly beaten pudding mixture and munching away! From the look on their faces, I sort of knew that maybe I had a winner in this!
The toughest part was waiting for it to chill thoroughly to allow the crackers to soak up all that fluffy sweet goodness and sort of get a soft cakey bite! The more it chills, the better the flavors and textures!
When it was time to taste it, we were all ecstatic. This dessert was delightfully delicious! It was creamy, refreshing and had a lovely balance of sweet and salty.
The vibrant citrusy tang of lime juice was like icing on the cake or in this case, pudding! The tanginess from the lime juice balances perfectly with sweetness of the condensed milk, creaminess of the whipped cream and saltiness of the crackers which had turned to a soft, cake-like bite!
I could not believe that the salty crackers I was so hesitant to use actually toned down the sweetness of this dessert! In my book, this is a complete winner and something I would love to make all summer long!
Have leftover cream mixture? Then serve them as dessert dip with more crackers, fruits or even some salty potato chips!! Doesn't that sound delicious?
Rustle up this no-bake, creamy, 4-ingredient, easy, eggless pudding right away and treat your family to a super delicious dessert this weekend!
Enjoy!
Step-by-step instructions to make No-bake Lime Cracker Pudding:
Combine condensed milk, cream and lime juice in a chilled bowl and beat with a hand mixer until slightly thickened. This could take about 3 to 4 minutes.
Alternatively, beat chilled heavy cream with your beater until thick and fluffy.
Gently fold in lime juice, lime zest and condensed milk.
Mix well.
Take a wide dessert dish and start layering the pudding and crackers .
Spoon a little of the pudding mixture on the bottom of the dish; gently place salt crackers over the pudding in a single layer to cover fully.
Layer some more pudding over the crackers and alternate crackers and filling until the pan is full and the top layer is pudding.
Sprinkle some more lime/lemon zest over it.
Cover well and refrigerate or chill for at least 6 hours or best overnight!
The longer you let it set, the softer the crackers become. They soak up the sweet pudding to get a lovely, soft, cake like texture. This actually tones down the sweetness of the pudding to a decadent sweet, salty, tangy divine dessert!
Serve chilled!
Enjoy!
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Sweet, creamy, tangy, slightly salty and absolutely decadent no-bake pudding with just 4 ingredients! This is the perfect make-ahead easy dessert to share with friends and family!
Ingredients
- 2 cans condensed milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Salt Crackers (Ritz or Monaco/Krackjack/Parle salt biscuits)
- Juice of 4 to 6 limes (about ½ cup), if you cannot get lime, use lemons instead
- Zest of 2 limes/lemons
Instructions
- Combine condensed milk, cream and lime juice in a chilled bowl and beat with a hand mixer until slightly thickened. This could take about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Alternatively, beat chilled heavy cream with your beater until thick and fluffy.
- Gently fold in lime juice, lime zest and condensed milk.
- Mix well.
- Take a wide dessert dish and start layering the pudding and crackers.
- Spoon a little of the pudding mixture on the bottom of the dish; gently place salt crackers over the pudding in a single layer to cover fully.
- Layer some more pudding over the crackers and alternate crackers and filling until the pan is full and the top layer is pudding.
- Cover well and refrigerate or chill or at least 6 hours or best overnight!
- The longer you let it set, the softer the crackers become. They soak up the sweet pudding to get a lovely soft cake like texture. This actually tones down the sweetness of the pudding to a decadent sweet, salty tangy dessert!
- Serve chilled!
- Enjoy!
Notes
Make sure the cream and condensed milk are well chilled.
If you cannot find any limes, you can substitute with lemons. Adjust the amount of lime juice or even lemon juice to suit your taste.
Try to use only crispy, buttery salt crackers like Ritz, Monaco, Sunfeast salt crackers etc. Make sure they do not have any spices like chilli, cumin, onions or is too salty!
The more the crackers soak in the pudding, the better the flavor and texture becomes!
You can easily halve this recipe to make in a smaller bowl/dish.
This is a perfect dessert to serve in individual dessert glasses too.
Inspired by Food52
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I love lime desserts so this is right up my alley. It sounds delicious!
Thanks a bunch Lisa!
I'm always looking for new pudding recipes so this is right up my street! Yum!
Hope you get to try this decadent dessert soon! Thanks Chris!
This is a must have dish at every BBQ or potluck this summer. It was a huge hit!
Absolutely!! A perfect make-ahead dessert! Thanks so much dear <3
I love creamy lime desserts... so refreshing in the hot summer! This will be delicious. I like the tip of using leftovers as a dip... clever!!
Thanks so much!
I make lemon ice cream in almost the same way - using heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and condensed milk - and it tastes absolutely fantastic. I can only imagine how beautiful this would taste, with the addition of salted crackers! I'm so going to try this out. 🙂
Thank you so much dear 🙂 🙂 That ice cream sounds delicious!! Do try this pudding with salt crackers; lends a beautiful, sweet/salty hue to the dish!!!
Vanitha, your post has been featured on Fiesta Friday #246
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Thanks so much Angie 🙂 🙂 So honored for the feature!! 🙂
This is quite remarkable, Vanitha. Ritz crackers in a dessert?! What a novel idea. I have to say I'm highly intrigued!
Thanks a bunch Angie 🙂 🙂 Even I was wary of using these...but dived in to make it and our whole family was pleasantly and gleefully surprised to find it absolutely delicious and heavenly!!! You must try this some time!
Thanks so much ? ? Great to be part of FF!
Thank you so much Rita!! For me too 🙂
So easy and creamy. Will try it for sure.
Thanks a bunch 🙂 You will love it; already a favorite in our house!
Great combination of salty and sweet, and easy as well. Thank you for bringing it to FF.
Thanks so much Liz 🙂 😉 Great to be part of FF!
Absolutely new recipe for me. Looks so tempting and delish. Fab share.
Thanks so much Preethi 🙂 It is so easy and super delicious!! You have to try this soon; you will not regret it 🙂
That sure is a cracker! this is so amazing. I love the soft tones of your pic.
Thanks a lot Seema 🙂 I so enjoyed taking pics of this; the sun was just right and it was fun doing this with my whole family around!
Wow..no bake dessert that too made with only 4 ingredients, I am sold! Great for get together or kitty party when you are pressed for time.
Thanks a lot dear 🙂 Absolutely! This is a perfect make-ahead super scrumptious dessert for any occasion!
No bake pudding are always a big hit... Love the spread with bursting flavor !!!!
Thanks so much dear 🙂 🙂 I love no-bake desserts too!!
Yum how creamy and delicious it sounds. Such a simple dish with so many flavours, a must try pudding. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much dear 🙂 You are right, so simple but you will be amazed how delicious and scrumptious it was! A must try!
Love this no cook chilled dessert which is so creamy and delicious ! Very interesting recipe.. awesome share !
Thanks so much Poonam 🙂
Vanitha this is such a drooling recipe, having it no bake means cheery on the cake. such a creamy and thick look is making my mouth watering. slurp.
Thank you so much dear 🙂 🙂 I love no-bake desserts anytime; less effort with super delicious results! Do try this; you will love it!
i love this combination. Ive made something similar...awesome .
Thanks so much Shalini 🙂 Tasty, isn't it? This is one of our all-time favorite dishes!
Wow! I have been eyeing this recipe since it turned up on my FB feed. Looks yum and I am sure tastes as good.
Thanks so much dear 🙂 It tastes awesome; you must try it soon!
So Decadent and Beautiful ! I love the explosion of flavors it has going on in it. Very unique pairing too. Will surely try it !
Thank you so much 🙂 🙂 Yes, salty and sweet, a unique combo but we were amazed at the beautiful flavor it gave! Please do try and enjoy it soon!
this looks scrumptious, creamy and luscious. Cant wait to try!! 🙂
Thanks so much Dhwani 🙂 🙂 Please do try and let me know! I am sure you will love it!
Such a nice and easy dessert.. well balanced taste of sweet and namkeen.
Thanks so much Shobha 🙂
This looks like a yum dessert, and that too without cooking or baking is a plus point. bookmarking this.
Thanks so much Renu 🙂 <3 We loved it a lot in our house; a beautiful combo of creamy, sweet, salty, tangy and chilled dessert!
It looks so creamy and delicious !! What an interesting pudding! Have to give this a try!
Thanks Jayasri!!! Do give this a try; you will not be disappointed 🙂
Wow !! It looks so luscious and creamy. I am sure it must be just finger licking!! Awesome share. Bookmarking to try this weekend.
Thanks so much Anshu 🙂 🙂 Yes, it was so delicious and scrumptious with a lovely creamy sweet-salty-tangy flavor! Do try this soon and enjoy!