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No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie

This easy recipe combines non-dairy topping, cherry gelatin and a graham cracker crust for a delicious, fluffy summer dessert.


a slice of fluffy no-bake cherry pie on a plate with a fork
No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie

If you need a cool dessert fast, easy No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie is the way to go. With only three ingredients plus a few fresh cherries as garnish, you can have a pretty pie without heating your oven for a late summer cookout, party, or game night.

 

This no-bake pie has a retro vibe. I’m reminded of the cherry fluff dessert that was the rage 40 or more years ago. If you’ve not heard of cherry fluff, it’s made with 2 cartons of Cool Whip®, 1 can of cherry pie filling, 1 can of pineapple chunks (I’ve also seen crushed pineapple here), 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, and 1 cup of sour cream. Ingredients are combined, spread in a 9x13-inch pan, and sprinkled with some type of chopped nuts (pecans, peanuts are commonly used) and chilled for several hours.

 

I’m not sure, but I think cherry fluff had to be served at a ladies’ bridge gathering or it wasn’t a party.

 

No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie is even easier than cherry fluff! You also could use any flavor of Jell-o, but because I recently returned from a fabulous getaway to Door County, Wisconsin, where cherries are plentiful in summer, my flavor profile was easy to choose.



pink cherry fluff pie on a glass cake stand on top of lace-covered table
No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie is pretty on a table.

To make Easy No-Bake Cherry Pie, which serves 8 to 10 people, you’ll need these ingredients:

  • 1 premade graham cracker crust pie shell

  • 1 (3-ounce) carton cherry Jell-o

  • 1 (8-ounce) carton Cool Whip, thawed

 

Just as you could swap any flavor of Jell-o, you could use a chocolate wafer cookie crust here. I had leftover Maria biscuits and used those. If you want to make your own crust, you’ll add ¾ stick of melted butter to the finely crushed cookies or wafers. Mix until well combined and press into a pie pan to chill about 30 minutes before filling.

 

Directions for No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie

 

Mix Jell-o into thawed whipped topping until well combined.

 

Spoon into crust. Smooth top of pie and chill for 4 to 6 hours.

 

Garnish with fresh cherries and serve. Another pretty way to garnish would be making Reddi-Wip® “roses” around the pie and placing a cherry in each rose.

 

More pie tips

 

This sweet dessert is a splurge in calories. In fact, I recommend you don't look at the nutrition info on the recipe card. But look, we don't have to eat fresh fruit all summer for our desserts, right? I think it's a fun end-of-summer treat the family will enjoy.


You can freeze slices of this pie to enjoy later, too. Because our household is small, I didn’t want this in my refrigerator for several days, so I sliced most of it and froze in individual air-tight containers for later.

 

Give this recipe for No-Bake Cherry Cloud Pie a try. It delivers in presentation and taste with hardly any effort.

 


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