No Bake Cherry Delight with Cream Cheese
A buttery graham crust, fluffy cream-cheese layer, and glossy cherry topping make an easy chilled dessert for twelve.
Servings: 12
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Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 4 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 7 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 8-ounce container whipped topping thawed
- 2 21-ounce cans cherry pie filling
Instructions
Instructions
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter until every crumb is evenly coated.
- Press the crumb mixture firmly into a 13-by-9-inch dish and freeze it for about 15 minutes while preparing the filling.
- Beat the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla until smooth and free of lumps.
- Add the thawed whipped topping and mix on low speed just until evenly incorporated.
- Spread the cream-cheese filling evenly over the chilled crust, then cover it completely with both cans of cherry pie filling.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before cutting into twelve portions and serving.
Notes
Recipe facts extracted from the source Recipe JSON-LD; the source describes four hours as chill time, represented in the canonical timing fields for the no-bake method.