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Tart Cherry Icebox Cake

Who said cake has to be baked when it can be frozen? This no-bake dessert is the coolest of them all, courtesy of recipe developer Chelsea Lords. Layers of graham crackers are paired with a luscious filling made from Montmorency Tart Cherries, adding a refreshing tang to each bite.

Featuring Montmorency U.S. Tart Cherries

Ingredients

225 g	Montmorency tart cherries, pitted/thawed if frozen
75 g	white sugar
1 tsp	cornstarch (+ 1 tsp water)
480 ml	heavy whipping cream
1/2 tbsp	vanilla bean paste
100 g	white sugar
1 package (100 g)	cheesecake pudding mix, not prepared
	pinch of salt
2	sleeves graham crackers
1-2	chocolate bars, for topping (optional)

Step 1
Place the tart cherries and 75 g sugar in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Place the cornstarch in a small bowl and stir in the water until smooth. Add to the sauce and cook until sauce begins to thicken, about 2 minutes longer. Strain the cherries and allow the liquid to cool in the fridge.
Step 2
In a large bowl fitted to a stand mixer, add the heavy whipping cream and vanilla bean paste. Mix until it begins to thicken and then slowly add the 100% cooled cherry sauce (you’ll only add 125 ml of this sauce). Mix until soft peaks form and then slowly add in the 100 g sugar and the cheesecake pudding mix until the cream reaches stiff peaks.
Step 3
Spread a little bit of this mixture in the bottom of a 23 x 23 cm baking pan. Top with graham crackers (break them to try and cover as much of the bottom of the pan as possible).
Step 4
Spread about 1/3 of the cherry whipped cream mixture on top. Layer more graham crackers. Spread another 1/3 of the whipped cream mixture on top. Layer more graham crackers. Spread the remaining whipped cream over the top.
Step 5
Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Step 6
When ready to enjoy, use a vegetable peeler to peel the side of a chocolate bar to make curls over the cake. Enjoy!

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Tart Cherry Icebox Cake

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