Description
Vintage Cherries In the Snow is a nostalgic no-bake dessert layered with fluffy angel food cake, sweet-tart cherry pie filling, and a creamy whipped cheesecake layer. Perfect for holidays, parties, or a crowd-pleasing treat with classic retro charm. Keywords: cherries in the snow, vintage dessert, no-bake cherry trifle, cherry cream cheese dessert.
Ingredients
1 angel food cake, torn into bite-sized pieces
16 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cans cherry pie filling (21 oz each)
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
2. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
3. Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully combined.
4. Layer half of the angel food cake pieces into the bottom of a trifle dish or large glass bowl.
5. Spread half of the cream mixture evenly over the cake.
6. Add one can of cherry pie filling as the next layer.
7. Repeat the layers with remaining cake, cream, and cherry filling.
8. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
Keep refrigerated until ready to serve for the best texture.
This dessert tastes even better the next day as the flavors meld.
Swap angel food cake with sponge cake or pound cake for a denser twist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (approx 1/12 of total)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg