Old Fashioned Cherry Delight Recipe
Servings: 20 slices
Ingredients
Crust
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted 1 stick
- 2 ½ cups (293g) graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
Filling
- 16 oz (452g) cream cheese softened
- 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 12 oz (339g) cool whip 1 1/2 containers total
- two 21 oz cans cherry pie filling use 1 & 1/2 cans
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine all the crust ingredients - the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and granulated sugar. Stir until thick.1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted, 2 1/2 cups (293g) graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- Using your fingers, firmly press the crust into a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a separate mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer for 90 seconds, until fluffy.16 oz (452g) cream cheese
- Beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Add in 1 & 1/2 containers of cool whip, mix. Spread this mixture evenly over the crust.1 cup (113g) powdered sugar, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 12 oz (339g) cool whip
- Add the cherry pie filling, carefully spooning and spreading over the filling. You don’t want the pie filling to mix into the cream cheese layer. You can use 1 & ½ cans or full 2 cans.two 21 oz cans cherry pie filling
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. The more time this dessert spends in the refrigerator, the more it will firm up and improve in texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 446IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.5mg