Layered Cherry Cheesecake Lush Dessert Recipe
The best cherry cream cheese lush layered dessert you have ever tasted.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Cool/Chill Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 5 easy dessert recipe, Cheesecake dessert, Christmas dessert, Dessert, lush dessert
Servings: 20
Calories: 417kcal
- 2 ½ cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces Cool Whip divided
- 6.8 ounces vanilla instant pudding 2 (3.4 ounce) boxes
- 2 cups milk
- 42 ounces cherry pie filling
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl combine vanilla wafer crumbs, melted butter and 1 cup chopped pecans. Spread into the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely.
In another mixing bowl combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 1/2 cups of cool whip until well blended. Spread carefully over the cooled vanilla wafer crust.
In another bowl combine the pudding mixes and milk until well blended. Then fold in 1 1/2 cups cool whip. Mix until smooth and spread over the cream cheese layer.
Top with the cherry pie filling. Then spread the remaining cool whip over the top. Spread the remaining 1/2 cup of pecans on top.
Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Even if you don't like cherries, you can still make this dessert using another flavor:
- Blueberry
- Blackberry
- Peach
- Strawberry
- Triple Berry
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 272mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 642IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg