Description
Chilled cherry delight dazzles taste buds with creamy layers of graham cracker crust, luscious cream cheese filling, and sweet cherry topping. Rich flavors and silky textures dance together, offering pure dessert pleasure you can savor in moments.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package graham crackers
- 1 (21 ounces / 595 grams) can cherry pie filling
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened and at room temperature
Dairy and Cream Components:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) heavy whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
Sweeteners and Flavoring:
- ½ cup (100 grams) sugar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pulverize graham crackers into ultrafine particles using a rolling pin inside a sealed plastic bag, creating a uniform texture for the crust foundation.
- Incorporate melted butter into the graham cracker crumbs, pressing the mixture meticulously into the bottom of a rectangular baking dish to form a compact base.
- Utilize an electric mixer to transform cream cheese and sugar into a silky, lump-free consistency, ensuring a smooth texture.
- Separately whip heavy cream with vanilla and sugar, creating billowy peaks that stand tall and maintain structural integrity.
- Delicately integrate the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, folding gently to preserve the aerated texture and prevent deflation.
- Carefully distribute half of the cream cheese blend across the graham cracker crust, creating an even, luxurious layer.
- Artfully spread cherry pie filling over the initial cream cheese layer, ensuring uniform coverage from edge to edge.
- Crown the dessert with the remaining cream cheese mixture, maintaining a smooth and elegant surface.
- Dust the top with reserved graham cracker crumbs, adding a delightful textural contrast and visual appeal.
- Chill the assembled dessert in the refrigerator for a minimum of three hours, allowing flavors to meld and structure to solidify completely.
Notes
- Crushing graham crackers in a ziplock bag prevents messy kitchen counters and makes cleanup easier.
- Use room temperature cream cheese to ensure a smooth, lump-free mixture when blending with sugar.
- Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks for a light, airy texture that helps create a fluffy cheesecake layer.
- Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture to maintain its delicate volume and prevent deflating.
- Refrigerate for minimum 3 hours or overnight to allow layers to set and flavors to meld together perfectly.
- Serve chilled for the best taste and most refreshing dessert experience after a meal.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg