Cherry Delight was introduced to us by Lillian, who made it for one of our Advent dinner desserts. She, in turn, got it from her Grandma Tschetter. It is very delicious, and therefore I feel compelled to share the goodness.
Here’s the recipe:
Walnut Cherry Delight
1 cup walnuts
1 ¼ cup sifted flour
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup butter
½ cup flaked coconut
8 ounces cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound 5 ounces cherry pie filling
Chop ½ cup walnuts coarsely and set aside.
Chop the rest finely. Combine flour, brown sugar, and butter and blend to fine crumbs. Add coconut and finely chopped walnuts. Set aside ½ cup. Pack remainder in greased baking pan, 9x13”.
Bake at 350 Fahrenheit (180 Celsius) for 12-15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Soft cream cheese and beat in 1/3 cup sugar, egg, vanilla. Beat till smooth Spread over hot baked layer and bake 10 more minutes.
Spread cherry pie filling over top. Sprinkle with reserved nuts and crumbing. Bake 15 minutes. Serve when cool and cut.
Comments (7)
Save some for me! (fri) :)
I really miss being able to purchase a can of cherry pie filling. Do you know of anything similar here?
No… it’s something I discovered here! I can send you some, if you like!
Oh my Franci! This looks heavenly!!!! I’ve got to stop looking at it cause I want to eat it right off the screen!:)
You really need to make it, it’s that good! And easy to make too! :-) I’m all for easy.
Maybe be not so easy to make when you have to make your own cherry pie filling from fresh cherries! But I might just try that.
Just made this for our Evangelistic dinner tonight! Thanks for the recipe, Franci! Saved me a lot of time just wondering what to make :)