You are probably looking at the picture and saying to yourself--looks like strawberries to me! You would be right. When Olivia made this for a recent event at her house, she used strawberry pie filling she had canned. It was a big hit. You can use cherries if you like, or if you are looking for a handy and beautiful red, white, and blue dessert for July 4th, try putting a layer of blueberries on the crust and then the white layer and then the cherry pie filling or strawberry filling. You won't be sorry you did this quick, easy, and eye catching dessert. Serving it in canning jars makes it fast and fun!
We hope you and your family and friends have a safe and happy Fourth of July! Get out there and celebrate the freedom we enjoy!
-Nanette
Cherry Cheesecake In A Jar
Source: Melissa Jennings
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 6, 8 oz Mason Jars
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 8 oz Heavy Whipping Cream
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Lemon juice
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 cups crushed Graham Crackers
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup cherry topping
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla and sugar until creamy.
- In a large bowl whip the heavy cream until peaks form with a mixer.
- Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
- Transfer to the corner a large zippered bag and cut off corner for piping into jars.
- Melt butter and add to crushed graham crackers.
- Place a layer of crushed graham cracker mixture in the bottom of each jar and press down to form crust.
- Fill cheese cake mixture into each jar.
- Gently tap jar to get mixture to settle and level.
- Wipe down any streaks above the level of the mixture with damp paper towel.
- Add a layer of cherries to each jar.
