"That might be the most delicious thing Delish has ever made."
Our creative director Nick Neubeck said those words out loud. Unsolicited. Then I blacked out and basically don't remember anything that followed. At Delish, telling us that something we cooked is delicious/gorgeous/food-pornographic is like hearing, "You look SO skinny in those jeans." You reel for a moment—and then you spend the rest of your time trying to figure out how you're ever going to one-up it. But clearly the man knows what he's talking about: This pumpkin cheesecake lasagna is goddamn hot.
We became obsessed with the idea of dessert lasagnas when this particular one blew up the internet not that long ago. People are apparently in love with the idea of layering sweets on top of sweets, covering it with more sweetness, and garnishing with extra sweets. Somehow the fact that this dessert sits and gets better with time only makes the experience more awesome.
But beside the high sweet-to-square-inch ratio, dessert lasagnas win on other levels, too: it's mostly an exercise in assembly. There's rarely any real baking involved; any difficult cooking. (This is exactly why Delish loves a dessert lasagna.) You generally mix a few things together, and then get to the building...the fun part.
This dessert goes by many names. We'll refer to it as both a dessert lasagna, but it's also known as a Better Than Sex Cake. (For the record, it's not the only dessert that claims to be better than sex.) It could be called a Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle that's not served in a trifle dish. Call it whatever you want—we're calling it effing amazing: graham cracker crust, layers of mousse-like pumpkin cream, cheesecake pastry filling, whipped cream, caramel drizzle. We're basically dead.
It's the idea dessert to serve to a crowd. Or eat by yourself in a corner. No judgements.
Get the recipe here.
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