🍒🥧 No-Bake Cherry Cream Cheese Pie
Creamy cheesecake-style filling + sweet cherry topping in a buttery crust — easy, chilled, and perfect for warm days.
🧾 Ingredients
🥧 Crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
🧀 Cream cheese filling
- 2 blocks cream cheese (softened)
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup whipped topping or whipped cream
🍒 Topping
- 1 can cherry pie filling
👩🍳 Instructions
1. 🥧 Make the crust
- Mix graham crumbs, butter, and sugar
- Press firmly into a pie dish
- Chill for 15–20 minutes
2. 🧀 Prepare filling
- Beat cream cheese until smooth
- Mix in condensed milk, vanilla, and lemon juice
- Fold in whipped topping gently
3. ❄️ Assemble
- Spread filling into chilled crust
- Smooth the top
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better)
4. 🍒 Add cherry topping
- Spoon cherry pie filling over the chilled pie before serving
💡 Tips for best texture
- Use fully softened cream cheese to avoid lumps
- Chill overnight for cleaner slices
- Add lemon zest for brighter flavor
- Freeze for 20 minutes before slicing for neat pieces
🍽️ Fun variations
- 🍓 Strawberry topping instead of cherry
- 🍫 Chocolate graham crust
- 🍋 Lemon cheesecake version
- 🫐 Mixed berry topping
🧠 Storage
Keep refrigerated and enjoy within 3–4 days.
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🍒 Homemade cherry topping recipe
- 🥧 Oreo crust version
- 💪 High-protein lighter version
- 🍓 Mini no-bake cheesecake cups
