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Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Dessert

This Cherry Cheesecake Icebox Dessert is the perfect summer dessert. Creamy and irresistible it's always a hit at parties and get-togethers and BBQ's!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 9 Servings
Author Rob

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:

  • 1 1/2 sleeves of graham crackers - crushed in the blender
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 stick butter - melted

FOR THE FILLING:

  • 2 - 8 ounce packages of cream cheese - softened
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
  • 1 can of Cherry Pie Filling - for the topping

Instructions

  • Place the can of cherry pie filling in the refrigerator, and let it cool until time to add it to the dish. 
  • Line the bottom of a 9 X 9 inch dish with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • Place the graham crackers in the blender, and blend until they're fine crumbs.  Add the sugar, and stir. 
  • Place the stick of butter in a large microwave safe dish, and melt butter in the microwave for about 10 seconds at a time, until butter is completely melted.  
  • Add graham cracker crumbs to the butter, and stir well to coat all of the graham cracker crumbs
  • Place graham cracker crumbs in the parchment lined dish, and press crumbs into dish, evenly, to form the crust.  Place the dish in the freezer to help set the crust. 
  • Place the cream cheese in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, and mix until the cream cheese is smooth.
  • Add the Eagle Brand milk (sweetened condensed milk) to the mixer, and blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the mixing bowl, and blending. 
  • Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice, and blend until all ingredients are completely blended, and the mixture is thick and creamy. 
  • Remove the dish from the freezer, and pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust, and place back in the freezer to set the filling. 
  • Leave the dish in the freezer for about 2 hours, and then remove the cherry pie filling from the refrigerator, and pour cherry pie filling over the cream cheese .  Smooth out pie filling, and place the dish back in the freezer. 
  • Remove the dish from the freezer about 15 minutes before serving, and allow the cherry cheese dish to thaw a bit.  Cut into 2 X 3 inch squares, serve and Enjoy!

Notes

NOTE:  If you prefer not to freeze the dish, and only place it in the refrigerator, you can just put it in the refrigerator, however; the dish will need to be left for at least 24 hours before serving, in order for the filling to set, otherwise, it will run.  I found freezing it, and thawing just a bit before serving, kept the filling firm, and set, and sped up the process.  You could make the dish a few hours before serving (4 - 6 hours before) and it would be set by the time you're ready to serve.  I left the dish in the freezer overnight, and it worked well. So you can make ahead, and have it ready when you need it.