No-Bake Cherry Yum Yum
This cheesecake is perfect for those lazy days when you just don't feel like baking. You won't regret trying this delicious cherry dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tbsp salted butter, melted
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, room temp
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 21 ounce can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Crush the graham crackers into fine crumbs. You can use a rolling pin or flat meat tenderizer to pound about 10 graham cracker sheets in a ziploc bag. Aim to have 1 ½ cups of crumbs.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of crumbs for the topping and mix the rest with melted butter in a medium bowl.
- Press the mixture into a 9x9 inch baking dish to create a flat layer.
- Combine the softened cream cheese and ½ cup sugar in a large bowl using a stand mixer or handheld electric mixer.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the heavy whipping cream, 3 tablespoons sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. If you prefer to use COOL WHIP, you can skip this step.
- Mix the cream cheese mixture with the whipped cream until well combined.
- Spread half of the cream cheese and whipped cream mixture evenly over the graham cracker crust.
- Add a layer of cherry pie filling over the whipped cream/cream cheese mixture.
- Add the remaining cream cheese and whipped cream mixture over the cherry layer and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the reserved graham cracker crumbs on top.
- Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight before slicing and serving. Enjoy your sweet and creamy graham cracker dessert!
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 39gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 325mg