Cherries in the Snow (aka The Best & Easiest No Bake Cherry Cheesecake EVER!)
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What are Cherries in the Snow? It’s pretty much a super easy no-bake cherry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. You are going to LOVE IT!! I have literally been craving it ever since I made it!!!!
My nail tech Rhonda has become a close friend and we talk about EVERYTHING. Around the holidays, she mentioned some recipes she was going to make and it took me about 2.5 seconds to beg for the recipes – especially this one!
What is Cherries in the Snow?
Cherries in the Snow is a fancy fun name for a creamy delicious no-bake cheesecake. In it, you’ll find:
- cream cheese
- Cool Whip
- powdered sugar
- vanilla
- chocolate cookie pie crust (or graham cracker)
- can of cherry pie filling
How do you make Cherries in the Snow?
It’s very simple – let’s walk through it!
- Get out your cookie crust – you can make your own but I just like the Oreo crust from the store. You can also use a graham cracker crust if you’re wanting no chocolate.
- In a mixing bowl, add together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and Cool Whip
- Mix with a hand mixer
- Pour into your pie crust
- Top with a can of cherry pie filling
- Chill for 4-5 hours – you can also freeze it for the 30-60 minutes before you serve to get super clean slices
The thing I like is that you can change it up to what you like! I used a chocolate cookie crust – but you could use a regular graham cracker crust or even a pecan crust. I used cool whip – but you could use dream whip. I used cherry pie filling but who says you can’t have blueberries in the snow with blueberry pie filling?!
This dessert is heavenly! I enjoyed every bite of the half of the pie that I kept for sure!
Egg Free Desserts
- peanut butter & chocolate cheesecake bites
- Mom’s famous peach cobbler
- slow cooker cinnamon sugar pecans (you won’t want to share those either)
More Easy No-Bake Desserts
Cherries in the Snow
This Cherries in the snow is a family recipe that I now CRAVE! It's a super simple no bake cherry cheesecake and your family will be begging for it every year!
Ingredients
- 1 chocolate cookie pie crust or graham cracker
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz cool whip
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- in a large bowl, using a hand mixer, blend powdered sugar, cool whip, cream cheese and vanilla1.5 cups powdered sugar, 8 oz cool whip, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- fill pie crust1 chocolate cookie pie crust
- top with cherries1 can cherry pie filling
- chill 4 hours – if you want super clean slices, freeze for an hour before you put on cherries
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 461kcalCarbohydrates: 61.9gProtein: 3.8gFat: 22.7gSaturated Fat: 13.1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 245mgPotassium: 156mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 32.5gCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Turned out great!
I have been making this for so many years. My tip – take the time to whip heavy cream to substitute for the cool whip. Even better!
Such a gem of a recipe for the holidays! Thanks for sharing!
Perfect dessert! I will surely make this for my family! Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea I love new recipes to try and this sounds delicious! and its perfect colors for the holiday season!
This is so good! Everyone at my house loved it! Really impressive!
I’m shocked by how simple this is! I’m thinking about bringing it to our Thanksgiving meal – seems like an easy win to me!
you should – it’s soooo good!
This takes me back to my childhood! We only ever had traditional cheesecake but always with cherries on top. Can’t wait to make this one for my little family!
This is an amazingโฆand it looks soo yummy & sound so deliciousโฆi will trying to make it โฆThanks for sharingโฆ.
Love it!