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A No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dessert is the perfect no bake dessert with simple ingredients: An Oreo crust topped with no bake cheesecake and cherry pie filling on top. It’s perfect for summer, for a potluck, or because you love cherry!

layered dessert topped with cherries.


The BEST No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Recipe

This easy Cherry Cheesecake Dessert is no bake and screams summer to me with a creamy cheesecake filling and cherry pie filling on top. It’s the best and easiest cheesecake recipe! No matter what you call it: cherry cheesecake surprise, delight, lush, or dream dessert, it’s easy, foolproof and so, so good.

My classic Oreo crust is the bottom layer – works every time! I love the chocolate and cherry combo – but if you want this recipe with graham crackers, check out my Cherry Delight recipe. This is one of my favorite easy dessert recipes, perfect for special occasions or family gatherings.

ingredients in cherry cheesecake

Ingredients Needed

  • Oreos – to make your chocolate crust – no need to remove the filling. You can use graham cracker crumbs instead if you prefer.
  • Butter: be sure and use Challenge Butter to make the crust.
  • Cream Cheese – The key to making a no bake cheesecake filling is being sure that your cream cheese is room temperature to avoid lumps in your filling.
  • Whipped Topping – This makes it so simple!
  • Cherry Pie Filling – use one can of cherry pie filling or make your own.

How to make No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

  • Crush cookies to a fine crumb. Stir cookies and melted butter in small bowl with a fork then press into the bottom of an 8×8-inch square baking dish. Chill until filling is ready.
  • Use an electric mixer on medium speed to mix powdered sugar into cream cheese until combined. Mix in vanilla and fold in whipped topping.
  • Spread cream cheese mixture on top of chilled crust. Top cream cheese layer with cherry pie filling in an even layer.
  • Chill until set, at least one hour, before serving.
layered dessert topped with cherries.

Expert Tips

  • Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature so you don’t have lumps!
  • Feel free to use fresh whipped cream instead of cool whip! You would need 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar to make enough for the recipe.
  • Use my homemade cherry pie filling if you don’t want to use canned.
  • Store loosely covered with plastic wrap in the fridge.
  • This would be fantastic with strawberries instead of cherry pie filling.
  • If you like sweetened condensed milk cheesecake (the one with lemon juice) I have that recipe too.

FAQs

Can you freeze cherry cheesecake?

Because this has whipped topping you can freeze it – without the pie filling on top for best thawing results.

layered dessert topped with cherries.

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Recipe

5 from 19 votes
No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna is an easy no bake dessert recipe perfect for a potluck! It has an Oreo crust, no bake cheesecake filling and cherry pie filling on top. This dessert lush is the perfect summer recipe!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield 12 servings
Serving Size 1 serving

Ingredients
 

Crust:

Filling:

  • 8 ounces (225g) Challenge Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
  • 8 ounces Cool Whip 1 container
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

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Instructions

  • Stir cookies 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.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

  • Be sure to use softened cream cheese to avoid lumps
  • You can use freshly whipped cream – 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and beat to stiff peaks.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1.8mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

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This post was originally sponsored by Challenge Dairy; I used their cream cheese in the filling and butter in the crust of these cherry cheesecake bars and we loved every bite! Challenge Butter is the only dairy product company that controls the whole process when it comes to making its butter, from milking the cows to transporting milk, to making butter to packaging. Plus, as you all know, Challenge Butter is a product I’ve used my entire life. It’s from a cooperative of California family-owned dairies and is the 2nd largest butter brand in the country. (You can find it nationally!)

Last Updated on March 13, 2024



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19 Comments

  1. Surprised my family with your easy delicious dessert! It was a huge hit! I used a blender to crush the cookies and added the butter, rinsed and wiped it out, then used it for the filling! Turned out smooth and creamy. Thanks for a great recipe!

  2. I made your no bake cherry cheesecake recipe yesterday and of course its a big hit! Thank you you for the easy to follow recipe photos and instructions!