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Updated OnJune 26, 2023

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This Cherry Delight Recipe has a cool and creamy cheesecake filling, graham cracker crust and homemade cherry pie filling to top it off. It’s a no-bake dessert that’s a classic: the combination of cherries and cheesecake is a perfect match! If you’re looking for an easy dessert: this is IT!

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What is a Cherry Delight Recipe?
Ingredients Needed
How to Make Cherry Delight
Other Options for the Crust
Expert Tips
Cherry Delight Recipe Recipe

What is a Cherry Delight Recipe?

It’s an amazing no bake dessert! It’s basically three layers: graham cracker crust, cheesecake filling, and cherry pie filling on top. It’s popular at potlucks because it holds well and can be made ahead.

It’s similar to cherry yum yum, which has the same graham cracker, cheesecake, and cherry combination but that one is layered so the cherry pie filling is in the middle instead of on top.

Depending on where you’re from, you might call it a cherry delight salad since it’s basically the same thing as strawberry pretzel salad but made with cherries instead.

My cherry delight is made completely from scratch and always gets rave reviews. I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it, too!

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Ingredients Needed

There’s basically three parts to this recipe: the crust, the filling and the topping.

The Crust: Graham cracker crumbs, Brown sugar, and melted butter, just like my favorite no-bake graham cracker crust recipe.
Softened cream cheese – make sure it’s softened to room temperature to avoid lumps.
Powdered sugar – you can swap granulated sugar in an equal amount.
Cool Whip – any kind, or substitute 2 cups freshly whipped cream.
Cherry Pie Filling – I used my homemade cherry pie filling but you can use a can instead.

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How to Make Cherry Delight

For the filling, you only need four ingredients and it’s simple to make. Just combine the cream cheese with the powdered sugar. Mix in the vanilla.
Then fold the Cool Whip into the mixture.
Make the crust by stirring together all the ingredients and pressing in the bottom of a 9×9 or 8×8-inch baking dish.
Top with the cheesecake.
Top with the pie fillling. Chill to set.

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Other Options for the Crust

I love this recipe with a graham cracker crust but you can swap it out for any of ideas, too!

Oreo cookie crust
Vanilla wafer crust
Pretzel crust
Cherry delight with pecans

This no-bake cherry delight dessert is perfect all year, but especially during the summer when fresh cherries are available. I love that you can make it ahead – no last-minute stress to worry about! Just pull it out of the fridge, slice and serve. You will love it, I’m sure!

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Tip From Dorothy

Expert Tips

You can use ANY pie filling (cherry, blueberry, apple…and this dessert is delish with any of them).
If you can get your hands on fresh cherries or want to make a homemade cherry pie filling with frozen, you can. But homemade isn’t required: you can actually just use a can of pie filling if you prefer!

Other no bake desserts to try:

Peanut Butter Lasagna
Lemon Lush
Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake

Cherry Delight Recipe

4.93 from 28 votes

Cherry Delight is a no bake dessert with a graham cracker crust, no bake cheesecake filling and cherry pie filling on top!

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Ingredients

Crust:

▢ 1 ½ cups (154g) graham cracker crumbs (about 9 sheets)
▢ 7 tablespoons (99g) unsalted butter melted
▢ ¼ cup (50g) packed brown sugar
▢ Pinch Salt

Filling:

▢ 8 ounces (226g) Cream Cheese room temperature
▢ 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
▢ 8 ounces (226g) Cool Whip (1 container)
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

▢ 1 (20 ounce) can Cherry Pie Filling (or from scratch)

Instructions

Stir graham cracker crumbs, salt, cinnamon, and brown sugar and melted butter in small bowl with a fork until all cookies are moistened with butter. Press into the bottom of an 8×8-inch pan. Chill until filling is ready.
Use a hand mixer to mix powdered sugar into cream cheese until combined. Mix in vanilla and fold in whipped topping.
Spread filling on top of chilled crust. Top with cherry pie filling.
Chill until set, at least one hour, before serving.

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Recipe Notes

You can make this in a pie pan as a pie if you prefer
Use canned pie filling (any flavor!) or homemade
Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, loosely covered.

Recipe Nutrition

Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Author Dorothy Kern

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Cherry Delight is the perfect no bake dessert recipe, especially for summer barbeques! This easy cherry cheesecake has a graham cracker crust and a delicious cherry pie filling.

Last Updated on June 26, 2023

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Welcome to Crazy for Crust, where I share recipes that are sometimes crazy, often with a crust, and always served with a slice of life.

34 Comments

I have found this one of the best desserts to take to potluck affairs. The dish always comes home empty. Also it makes life easier because you can make it hours ahead of time. Just keep in fridge until needed
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Hi. My husband loves this! I make it once/week!
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I missed the cinnamon portion you are adding in how much do I use ?
Also does it work if I use monk fruit powdered sweetener and no sugar ingredients ?
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It should work just fine with sugar-free ingredients but I haven’t tried it. Cinnamon is optional for the crust.
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Definitely, it’ll work as a replacement for the sugar. What I do is as I’m making something that calls for sugar, I add in the sweetner little bit at a time. Once it’s sweet enough for me, I stop. I use allulose as my. Sweetner of choice.
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Hello Jack,
I found how much cinnamon in her recipe she has for just the crust recipe if you want to use the cinnamon in it. It calls for 1/2 teaspoon for the 8×8 recipe and if you want to make it in a 9×13 inch pan, use 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. I’ve made this recipe a few times already and the cinnamon really tastes awesome in it.
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Instead of graham crackers, I used crushed nilla wafers. Looking forward to tasting it.
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So should I actually double this recipe and put it in a 13X9 pan for 12 people?
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You can double it fora 9×13 yes
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Live on West Coast of Scotland
What is our equivalent to your American Cool Whip
You can use freshly whipped cream (about 2-3 cups) but it won’t last as long.
An 8×8 serves 12. Double ingredients for 24 servings in a 9 x 13 pan.
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How can you get 12 servings in an 8×8 pan? I get 6 small pieces!
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It’s all about how you cut it 🙂
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This recipe was so easy to make and so yummy. Everyone loved it and asked for more. I used the cherry pie filling on it but next time I think I will try blueberry.
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I have made this several times, my family and friends love it. Theres never any left to take home its so good. I do use no sugar cool whip to cut down on the sugar intake. No one notices and its still delicious! ❤️❤️❤️
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