Description
Rich cherry delight cheesecake melds creamy Philadelphia cream cheese with sweet Michigan cherries in a classic graham cracker base. Elegant dessert perfection delivers indulgent flavors to delight senses and satisfy passionate bakers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (21 oz / 595 g) can cherry pie filling
- 1 (8 oz / 226 g) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Crust Formation: Merge graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar into a compact, uniform mixture that firmly adheres when pressed into the base of the serving dish.
- Cream Cheese Preparation: Whip cream cheese until ultra-smooth and lump-free, creating a luxurious foundational layer for the cheesecake.
- Flavor Integration: Blend powdered sugar and vanilla extract into the cream cheese, whisking until achieving a silky, homogeneous consistency with balanced sweetness.
- Texture Enhancement: Gently fold whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture, maintaining a light, airy texture that provides delicate volume.
- Layer Construction: Carefully build the dessert by evenly distributing half the graham cracker mixture as the initial base, then spreading the cream cheese mixture with precision across the entire surface.
- Fruit Topping Application: Pour cherry pie filling uniformly over the cream cheese layer, ensuring complete coverage and creating a vibrant, glossy finish.
- Final Garnish: Sprinkle remaining graham cracker mixture over the cherry layer, adding a delightful textural contrast and visual appeal.
- Chilling Phase: Refrigerate the assembled cheesecake, allowing layers to solidify and flavors to harmonize into a perfectly chilled dessert experience.
Notes
- Crumb Crust Technique: Press graham cracker mixture firmly and evenly to create a compact, stable base that won’t crumble when serving.
- Cream Cheese Smoothing: Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature and beat thoroughly to eliminate any lumps, guaranteeing a silky-smooth texture.
- Whipped Topping Folding: Use a gentle folding motion to maintain the light, airy consistency and prevent deflating the mixture’s delicate structure.
- Chilling Importance: Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow flavors to develop and layers to set completely, ensuring the perfect dessert consistency.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 162 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 29 mg