57 cherry dessert recipes

Layered chocolate banana trifle with chocolate cake, homemade chocolate pudding, sliced bananas, and whipped cream. Topped with toasted almonds and cherries. A stunning make-ahead dessert.

Pineapple charlotte with crushed pineapple, unflavored gelatin, beaten egg whites, and whipped topping. A light, airy no-bake dessert served in stem glasses with a cherry on top.

Lighter cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A slimmed-down dessert topped with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit.

Passion fruit mousse blends fresh passion fruit pulp with sweetened condensed milk, served chilled inside the emptied fruit shells with a cherry on top. Two-ingredient tropical dessert.

No-bake cheesecake blending cream cheese, sour cream, and Cool Whip gets spread into graham cracker crusts and topped with cherry pie filling for easy refrigerator dessert.

Frozen fruit trifle with grapefruit, orange, pineapple, marshmallows, coconut, and cherries folded into fluffy whipped egg whites. A retro no-bake dessert that's light, fruity, and fun.

Hungarian sour cherry soup (meggyleves) with sour cream, flour, and sugar. A traditional chilled fruit soup that's tangy, creamy, and served cold as a starter or dessert.

No-bake lemon dessert with Jello lemon pie filling, whipped cream, glazed cherries, and ladyfingers in a springform pan. Light, creamy, and ready with zero oven time.

Chocolate tortoni is a frozen Italian dessert with two kinds of chocolate, whipped cream, beaten egg whites, toasted almonds, and candied cherries. Elegant, no-churn, and make-ahead.

Homemade spumoni with vanilla bean custard, whipped cream, maraschino cherries, candied orange peel, and slivered almonds frozen in a mold. Classic Italian ice cream dessert without a machine.

A quick no-bake cherry and almond topping spooned over layered angel food cake and ringed with chocolate curls. An elegant 15-minute dessert with zero oven time.

Fruits afire is a flambe dessert with canned pears, apricots, and bing cherries in a reduced cinnamon-apricot syrup, finished tableside with flaming rum. A dramatic, retro showstopper.

Currant syrup made from mashed currants, raspberries, and sour cherries strained and dissolved with sugar into a concentrated fruit syrup. A three-berry preserve for drinks and desserts.

Flaky puff pastry shells filled with orange-scented cream cheese whipped cream and topped with cherry pie filling. A dinner party dessert that looks dressed up but takes 30 minutes.

Bianco Mangiare is a layered Italian dessert with sponge cake, vanilla-cinnamon milk pudding, chocolate sprinkles, pecans, and cherries. Served cold, this elegant no-bake treat is pure old-world charm.

A four-layer sponge cake with three different pudding fillings: cherry-almond, crushed pineapple, and chocolate-pecan, all wrapped in fresh whipped cream. A showstopping no-bake dessert that chills overnight.