Cherry Cha Cha
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Recipe: #2553
November 14, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Fruit, Cherry, Cooking For A Crowd, Make-Ahead, Quick Meals, Baby Shower, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, Entertaining, Father's Day, July 4th, Mother's Day, New Years, Regional Holiday, Thanksgiving, Oven Bake, Refrigerator, Vegetarian, Bars more
"An old fashioned dessert deemed just as popular today as it was back then. A delicious light and lovely dessert perfect for the holiday season and a year around favourite. No leftovers with this easy to made dessert made with whipped cream and cherry pie filler."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (127.3 g)
- Calories 476.9
- Total Fat - 28 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.4 g
- Cholesterol - 62 mg
- Sodium - 929.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 47.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 13.9 g
- Protein - 10.6 g
- Calcium - 120.2 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step 1
BASE, mix graham crumbs, sugar, flour, melted butter and finely chopped pecans(optional) Reserve 1/3 cup for top
Step 2
Spread in 9 x 13 pan, bake in 350 oven 5 minutes. Cool
Step 3
Whip the 2 cups of whipping cream, fold in the miniature marshmallows. Spread half of the mixture over the graham base.
Step 4
Spoon the can of Cherry pie filler carefully over the cream and marshmallow mix.You may wish to add a second can to make for a really lush dessert
Step 5
Spoon the rest of the marshmallow cream mix over the cherry pie filling. Sprinkle with the reserved crumbs. (I often top with extra cherry pie filler) Refrigerate
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.