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My mom spoiled us with treats like cherry delight recipe when we were little, because every night after dinner she served us a homemade dessert. Her meals weren’t all that impressive (sorry, Mom), but her cakes, pies, and sweet treats were outstanding.

And I remember how she would top those desserts with a dollop of whipped cream. Oh how I loved that extra little flourish!

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Now that I create my own desserts, I use Cool Whip too. Sometimes it’s a topping, and sometimes it’s an ingredient in a treasured recipe. I love the memories, and I love the taste!

So, I just couldn’t resist sharing one of my favorite everyday desserts with you. It doesn’t last long in my house, and it probably won’t last long in yours either. 🙂

Ingredients

Ingredients for Cherry Delight Dessert

Graham crackers, rolled fine (or use graham cracker crumbs)
Butter
Sugar

Ingredients For Cherry Delight Filling:

Cream cheese
Milk
Powdered sugar
Vanilla
Sugar
Cool Whip Whipped Topping
Cherry pie filling
Almond flavoring

How to make this cherry yum yum

Combine crust ingredients and press in bottom of 7 x 11 x 1 1/2″ pan.

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Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk until blended and smooth. Spread over crust. It will be very thick.

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Fold the vanilla and sugar into the Cool Whip topping, and spread over the cream cheese.

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Combine the cherry pie filling and almond extract. Gently smooth it over the top of the COOL WHIP layer.

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Chill overnight before serving. (I usually cover it carefully with plastic wrap when I refrigerate it.) Cut the cherry delight dessert into squares before serving, and enjoy!

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This cherry delight dessert started out as a special occasion dessert. But because my kids love it so much, and it always gets such rave reviews when I serve it to guests, I’ve started making it often enough that it has become one of our everyday treats.

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Cherry Delight Dessert

Liz – Eat Move Make

Sweet cherries top a creamy, luscious whipped cream cheesecake filling and graham cracker crust. It doesn't get better than this!

5 from 41 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Chill Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 16

Calories 212 kcal

Ingredients

Crust

  • 20 graham cracker squares (10 full sheets) rolled fine (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 2 Tbsp sugar

Filling

  • 2 8- oz pkg cream cheese
  • 3 Tbsp milk
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • ½ tsp almond extract

Instructions

  • Combine crust ingredients and press in bottom of 7 x 11 x 1 1/2" pan.

  • Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk until blended and smooth. Spread over crust. It will be very thick.

  • Fold the vanilla and sugar into the COOL WHIP topping, and spread over the cream cheese.

  • Combine the cherry pie filling and almond flavoring. Gently smooth it over the top of the COOL WHIP layer.

  • Cover carefully with plastic wrap and chill overnight. Cut into squares before serving.

All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only and nutrition may vary according to exact products and the online nutrition calculator being used. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on EatMoveMake.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 88mgSugar: 20gVitamin A: 195IUCalcium: 84mgIron: 0.8mg

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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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FAQs

What is the best pie cherry? ›

Cherries for Baking
  • Bing Cherries. Bing cherries tend to be the most popular. ...
  • Rainier Cherries. These are the yellowish-red cherries. ...
  • Morello Cherries. This cherry type is well-loved by everyone, and they tend to be the best cherries for baking when it comes to the creation of cherry pie. ...
  • Queen Anne Cherries.

What kind of cherries do you use for baking? ›

Montmorency, Morello, and Balaton are all sour cherry varieties. They're usually soft, and smaller than sweet cherries. Some are sweet-tart, others are so sour your cheeks pucker. Use them to bake pie, crumbles, compotes, salsas, and to top yogurt.

How many calories are in cherry delight dessert? ›

Calories in cherry delight
Calories400.6
Total Carbohydrate68.6 g
Dietary Fiber1.6 g
Sugars33.3 g
Protein6.1 g
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Which is the best cherry in the world? ›

This absolute top class cherry has a real bite. Cerisa cherries are at least 28 mm and have a heart shape. Thanks to the relatively small seed, you have a lot of delicious flesh. Cerisa cherries are great for using in sweet dishes.

What type of cherries are the sweetest? ›

Rainier. Let's start with a classic. One thing you should note: Rainier cherries have some of the highest sugar levels of any other sweet cherry ranging from 17-23 Brix.

What are the sweetest cherries called? ›

Distinctive and delicious, Rainier cherries are slightly sweeter than Bing cherries. They also have an almost creamy taste, making them a mouth-watering addition to salads! Rainier cherries are named after the highest peak in Washington DC (Mt Ranier of course!).

What are the best cherries to cook with? ›

Morello Cherries

This family of juicy, sour cherries with dark red skins is a pie baker's best friend, which is why some people simply call them "pie cherries." Although they are exceptionally flavorful, they're too tart to eat raw, but they're great in most baked goods and are often canned in juice or syrup.

What is Cherry Delight nutrition? ›

Dessert, Cherry Delight
  • Total Fat 5g 6%
  • Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
  • Cholesterol 0mg 0%
  • Sodium 40mg 2%
  • Total Carbohydrates 38g 14%
  • Sugars 31g.
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How many carbs are in Cherry Delight? ›

Cherry delight by DAYSTAR DESSERTS contains 220 calories per 125 g serving. This serving contains 5 g of fat, 2 g of protein and 45 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 35 g sugar and 3 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate.

How many calories in a bakery cherry danish? ›

Troubadour Bakery Cherry Danish (1 danish) contains 43g total carbs, 41g net carbs, 19g fat, 6g protein, and 370 calories.

What is the best cherry to cook with? ›

Morello Cherries

This family of juicy, sour cherries with dark red skins is a pie baker's best friend, which is why some people simply call them "pie cherries." Although they are exceptionally flavorful, they're too tart to eat raw, but they're great in most baked goods and are often canned in juice or syrup.

What is the best tasting tart cherry? ›

Grown on small family farms in North America, Montmorency tart cherries are truly “The Cherry With More,” with their on-trend sweet-sour taste and unique nutrient profile. Montmorency tart cherries have been studied more than any other type of cherry – and the evidence is growing.

What is the sweetest cherry to eat? ›

Rainiers are significantly sweeter than red cherries; if you want to talk Brix, which is the scientific scale fruit producers use to measure sweetness (and corresponds roughly to the percentage of sugar the fruit contains), red cherries generally fall into the 17 to 20 Brix range, while yellow cherries are often closer ...

Are pie cherries the same as tart cherries? ›

Cherries are typically classified as either sweet or tart. Tart cherries are also called sour or pie cherries.

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