Cherries in the Snow
Cherries in the Snow is a light and luscious no-bake dessert featuring layers of fluffy whipped cream and cream cheese mixture, soft cake or graham cracker base, and a sweet cherry pie filling. It’s an easy yet elegant treat perfect for holidays or potlucks.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including chilling)
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 angel food cake or pound cake, cut into cubes
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Fold in the whipped topping until well combined and fluffy.
- Layer half of the cake cubes into the bottom of a 9×13-inch dish or trifle bowl.
- Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the cake layer.
- Spoon half of the cherry pie filling on top.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining cake, cream cheese mixture, and cherry pie filling.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Scoop or slice to serve, optionally garnishing with fresh cherries or white chocolate shavings.
Notes
- Use pound cake for a richer dessert or angel food cake for a lighter version.
- This dessert can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
- Try blueberry or strawberry pie filling for a variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 of recipe
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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