Our easy 4 ingredient cherry cheesecake dip recipe made with Cool Whip, Philadelphia cream cheese, marshmallow creme and pie filling is a great appetizer or dessert with no baking required. Best cream cheese dessert dip ever.
I threw this cheesecake dip with pie filling years ago and brought it to Christmas one year. My nephew talks about it to this day!! A no bake treat on our list of musts we now make every holiday. One of many dessert recipes we love.
I like to make things as easy as humanly possible. With 3 kids it can get a bit hectic especially during the holidays. Going so far as to have my sister in law ask me to bring it year after year, I knew after that season it was a hit.
You could crush vanilla wafers up and blend with some melted butter to make a crust too like we did with our cheesecake in muffin tins. OR just keep them whole and serve on the side for dipping.
Ingredient Notes
You are going to want 1 Graham cracker crust. Make one of your own or you can buy one at the store. Or just put straight into a baking dish / pie plate without a graham cracker crust
This one is topped with cherry pie filling, or use any flavor you’d like really such as blueberry or mixed.
Then whisk together a jar of marshmallow fluff with softened cream cheese to make the main base of this creation first.
Incorporate a tub of Cool whip or whipped topping that has been thawed overnight
Dippers to dunk into it would be; to serve with graham crackers, sliced apples, Nilla wafer cookies
Can you make your own graham cracker crust?
If you want to make your own graham cracker crust you just need melted butter and smashed graham crackers. Just mix enough melted butter so the crumbs are damp enough to press into your pie pan so they stick to the sides.
Can you make this without a crust?
You can!! In a sense you can flip this upside down without any prep if you want to. Just prepare as directed below and dump into a pie plate with the fruit on top and then crush grahams with your hands and sprinkle on the very top for the crunch you want!!
Can you use homemade pie filling?
Yes of course if you have the time and want to go all out for your guests you can make homemade cherry pie filling but I always use this as a fast fill in treat so I go with canned myself. Another reason I do this is so I can make a few with different flavors, mixed berry and strawberry has been another favorite duo.
Tips
I’m all about inexpensive so store brand everything is just fine! When you’re ready to make it leave the cream cheese block on the counter for about an hour so it gets closer to room temperature. That will make it easier to make the creamy cheesecake mixture.
If it is still a bit cold you may need a bit of medium high speed but just until smooth. It won’t look pretty if it’s lumpy. Then be sure to gently fold in the whipped topping. You want it light and fluffy so put away your mixer for this last step.
Alternatively you can just serve this in a round serving dish, or double it and put it in a 13×9 glass pan. Up to you. We love this dip either way it’s served.
Once you have the marshmallow creme and cream cheese as creamy as possible just spoon it in. Spoon the cherry pie filling (or any other flavor) on top of that….you’re done!! Just break apart the graham crackers and use those to dip!
You can make it as you see here or if you want individual servings you can make the filling and then spoon it into little ramekins with a few graham cracker pieces stuck out of it. Then people can pick one up and roam around.
It’s just as easy as when we make our pumpkin cream cheese dip served mostly during the holidays. If you have a bigger get together I would make a few choices for everyone with the “dippers” in the middle of all of them.
Here’s a printable recipe to keep on hand. It has nutritional information with calories and saturated fat amounts listed. Please just enjoy this though, all good things in moderation y’all, especially during the holidays right?? Feel free to make this into strawberry cheesecake dip using pie filling if you’d rather.
Cherry Cheesecake Dip Recipe
Equipment
- 1 pie pan or 8×8
- 1 Bowl
- 1 mixer
Ingredients
- 1 block cream cheese, room temperature
- 7 oz marshmallow creme
- 1 can cherry pie filling, 20 oz
- 8 oz whipped topping, thawed, not frozen
- 1 graham cracker pie crust, premade or make yourself
Instructions
- Beat together the cream cheese and marshmallow cream until creamy and well blended.
- Add half the whipped topping and blend on low. Gently fold in the remaining whipped to maintain the light texture.
- Transfer the filling to a pie plate or small casserole dish if you aren't using a crust, inside graham cracker crust if you do. Spoon cherry pie filling over the top.
- Serve with assorted dippers like sugar wafers, graham crackers, and/or Nilla wafers.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you want something sweet a few ingredient recipe is always a bonus. Looking for other Christmas brunch menu ideas? I have a few others that use some of the same ingredients and/or pair well with this one. It is fun to have some sort of a theme at times.
Other easy party recipes you’ll love
Of course you can make several variations of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cheesecake Recipe with different fillings spooned on the top as well but they aren’t as easy to serve. Our pumpkin monkey bread is well let’s just say amazing! Cherry cheesecake egg rolls are a close second to this. We love cherry bread too for a breakfast treat
2 ingredient cherry brownies are great too. You use the same can of filling for these with a box of brownie mix and that is it. I make this one in a mini muffin pan so they can be picked up and eaten as guests talk to one another.
