Cherries on a Cloud {Recipe} (2024)

It’s cherry season here in California, and I’m enjoying every moment of it! This past weekend I bought a big bag of cherries from the Farmer’s Market, then came home and made this delicious little dessert. I used fresh cherries for this recipe, but I’m sure you could use frozen (defrosted) cherries, or canned cherry pie filling. Feel free to try another fruit as well, such as blueberries, strawberries or blackberries.The base of the dessert (the “cloud”) is like a light cheesecake filling, so try topping it with any fruit youenjoy on cheesecake.

Cherries on a Cloud

1-8oz block of cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup milk or cream

2 cups Cool Whip (or freshly whipped, lightly sweetened whipped cream)

1 1/2cups fresh cherry halves (or fresh or frozen fruit of your choice)

3 Tablespoons cherry preserves (I used a delicious one from Trader Joe’s- their own store brand)

~ Directions ~

Pit fresh cherries and cut in half or quarters.

Put cherry preserves in a small bowl and microwave until warm (about 20 seconds). Pour cherry preserves over freshcherries and mix together, then set aside.

Beat cream cheesein the bowl of an eclectic mixer, or with a hand held mixer, until smooth. Add powdered sugar andmilk and continue mixing until fully incorporated and smooth. Fold CoolWhip into the cream cheese mixture and stir gentlyuntil fully combined.Spoon orinto dessert dishes (orfill a piping bag withmixture and pipe into dessert dishes). Use a spoon to make a well in the center of the cream cheese filling, and fill with cherry topping.

Chill prepared dessert in the refrigerator until ready to serve. This dessertmay be prepared up to a couple hours in advance.

Makes 8 mini servings or 4-6 medium sized servings.

Final recipe by Glorious Treats.

Inspired by a recipe in A Little Taste of Heaven, by Philadelphia brand cream cheese.

How to Make Cherries on a Cloud

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