No-Bake Montmorency Tart Cherry Cheesecake
No-Bake Montmorency Tart Cherry Cheesecake
For this no-bake cherry cheesecake recipe you'll need just a few staple ingredients, including graham crackers, sugar, melted butter, and cherries. Recipe courtesy of Emily Caruso, jellytoastblog.com, provided by Choose Cherries
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
1
minute
Servings
12
Total time: 26 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cup fine graham cracker crumbs (about 15 full graham crackers)
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 16 ounce (2 bricks) cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2/3 full fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup montmorency tart cherry concentrate
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks (total of 2 cups of whipped cream)
- 1 can montmorency tart cherry pie filling
Directions
- In a large bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, and melted butter until evenly moistened.
- Pour into the bottom of a lightly greased 10 inch spring form pan.
- Press crumbs firmly with fingers or bottom of a dry measuring cup evenly along the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan.
- Chill while preparing the filling.
- Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on high until soft and creamy.
- Add powdered sugar, sour cream, Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate, vanilla, and salt.
- Beat until smooth and no lumps remain.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in whipped cream until mixture is even.
- Spread into prepared crust smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or over night.
- Top cheesecake with Montmorency Tart Cherry Pie filling before slicing and serving.