~ cherry, cherry cream dessert ~ no bake
I took an old recipe of my Grams and updated it. She made this dessert a lot for holiday get togethers. I doubled the cherries and doubled the cool whip, by adding an extra layer to the top. Everyone loved my changes. The tartness of the cherries is perfect with the sweet crust. This is a wonderful dessert for patriotic holidays.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1- 16 ounces cool whip, thawed - divided
- 2 cups crushed pretzels
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts - optional
- 2 - 21 ounces cans, cherry pie filling
How To Make ~ cherry, cherry cream dessert ~ no bake
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Step 1In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt butter in 30 second increments until melted. To this stir in the granulated sugar and 1 1/2 cups of pretzels. ( walnuts if using ) Set 1/2 cup of the crushed pretzels aside. Press this mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 dish. -
Step 2In another bowl, whip together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Fold in 8 ounces of cool whip, until well combined. Spread this mixture over the pretzel crust. Spread both cans of cherries evenly over cream cheese layer.
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Step 3Top with remaining cool whip and sprinkle with remaining pretzels. Cover and chill for at least 24 hours. Cut and enjoy!
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Category:
Fruit Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Keyword:
#cherries
Keyword:
#patriotic
Keyword:
#Dessert
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Culture:
American
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