Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Something Yummy- Black Forest Cheesecake (No Bake)

Black Forest Cheesecake (No Bake) 
adapted from: Together as family

This is a perfect pot-luck dessert.  It's easy to make, looks pretty and tastes fabulous.  The fact that it combines plain and chocolate cheesecake in a chocolate pie crust with wonderful cherries . . .how can it be bad? 

Ingredients

1 ready-to-use chocolate crumb crust (Oreo or chocolate graham cracker)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vamilla extract
1 carton (8 oz) Cool Whip thawed
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

Instructions

In a mixxing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and combined.
Add in sour cream and vanilla extract.  Beat together until combined
Fold in Cool Whip with a spatula.
Spread half of the mixture into the pie crust.
Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar to remaining cream filling and beat together until combined.
Spread evenly over the cream cheese layer.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
Cut into slices and serve each slice with some cherry pie filling.