A super simple Cherry Charlotte Dessert. Buy some ladyfingers and canned pie filling, then make a no-bake cheesecake filling and layer it all together. It’s so pretty to serve and couldn’t be easier to make.
Cherry Charlotte Dessert
Looking for an easy dessert that you don’t have to slave away in the kitchen for? A special treat that will knock your guests socks off? A sweet treat that you can prepare the day before and not have to worry about? Need something that will serve a lot of hungry guests and leave them satisfied?
Then, darling – this Cherry Charlotte Dessert is exactly what you’re looking for. It’s perfect for any celebration and makes a wonderful birthday cake. This one was for my mama 🙂
I made it to celebrate my Mom’s birthday. Every January 13th, my mom turns 39 again. I think she’s turned 39 for the past 3o-something years 🙂 She’s off celebrating with her girlfriends in beautiful Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. My mom doesn’t bake and she hates to cook, but I think that even she can manage this easy dessert. Happy Birthday, Mama! We hope you had a wonderful day!
Ladyfinger Cookies
Buying Ladyfingers in the grocery store is the easiest way to start with this recipe. I found them near the strawberries, but you may also find them in the bakery section. These are light and fluffy little cake-like treats.
If you are more adventurous, you can always bake your own Ladyfingers as I did for my homemade Tiramisu recipe.
Use a Springform Pan
To make these Charlotte easy to serve, make it in a 9-inch Springform Pan. A Springform pan has a clasp on the outer ring that allows you to separate it from the base.
Once the dessert has set overnight, simply unclasp the ring, and transfer it to a serving platter. It’s so easy!
No-Bake Cheesecake Filling
I loved the lemony cheesecake filling with the cherry pie filling. It was a great flavor combination. Of course, you can use blueberry pie filling or strawberry instead. Whatever your taste buds love!
No-bake Cheesecake is the perfect filling for a Charlotte. Some recipes will use a mousse, pastry cream, or even just pudding. The cheesecake gives it extra depth and simply tastes amazing!
If you are ready to celebrate, this is a big 9-inch Charlotte and it will serve a crowd! It’s the perfect dessert to take to your book club or church group. The kids and adults will gobble it up in no time.
For more easy cheesecake-y desserts, check out these recipes.
Express Mini Lemon Cheesecakes
Peaches and Cream Crumble Bars
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Cherry Charlotte Dessert
A super simple Cherry Charlotte Dessert. Buy some ladyfingers and canned pie filling, then make a no-bake cheesecake filling and layer it all together. It’s so pretty to serve and couldn’t be easier to make.
Ingredients
- 2 – 3 packages of Ladyfingers
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 C + 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 C whipping cream
- 1 can Cherry Pie filling (or filling of choice)
Instructions
- Place cake board on the bottom of a springform pan. Add a layer of ladyfingers on the bottom and sides of the pan. Set aside.
- Cream the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, lemon juice, and grated lemon in a bowl until smooth. Set aside.
- Whip the heavy cream, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to stiff peaks. Gradually fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread half the cream cheese into the pan. Layer half the can of cherry filling. Arrange a layer of ladyfingers in a spoke pattern over top. Evenly spread the remaining cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining pie filling.
- Refrigerate overnight before serving.
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This is so darn pretty! It looks so lady like, perfect for a ladies luncheon or girl’s day out kind of party. Plus, I love that it looks so impressive, yet is fairly simple to put together.
Thanks so much. Success – I was going for simple and impressive!
what a beautiful dessert…I’m thinking mother’s day
It would be perfect for Mother’s Day! Or Easter.
What a nice dessert for your non-baking mother! I hope she had a great 39th birthday. 🙂 And this charlotte looks absolutely delicious! I’ve never had one before but now I definitely want to change that.
She had a great birthday with her friends and she’s patiently waiting for me to visit and make this for her… I have no doubt you can make some GF ladyfingers and enjoy this dessert.
Oh my! This would last approximately 10 minutes at one of our family dinners. Sounds absolutely wonderful.
Well then it’s a good thing that it takes all of 10 minutes to make it. Enjoy it at your next family celebration 🙂
Thank you for not tying a ribbon around this cake. It’s beautiful! AND looks super easy! I’m in! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Haha! I did think about it… but just decided that the ladyfingers were so pretty. Well, that and I can’t tie a pretty bow to save my life! lol!
Oh this is one beautiful-looking cake! It looks like it belongs on a mansion on the english countryside or at the table of Downtown Abbey. Great job 🙂
Thanks so much! It would be perfect with a formal tea!
This is such a gorgeous dessert! It will be perfect for Mother’s Day or Easter.
Beautiful! I’ve never made a Charlotte. My family would love this one.
Hello.. what a delicious recipe. I’ve never seen such soft ladyfingers. The only one I can find here are the ones that are something like biscotti but on the softer side. Will that work?
The soft ladyfingers can usually be found where the fruit is in the stores. Most likely by the berries. I find the more cookie/crunchy ones in the cookie isle. Hope that helps.
I would like to make this recipe. Could you clarify the can size for the cherries, and which brand of lady fingers you used? The ones I have are about double the size of the springform pan depth. Thank you.
Hi Laurie, I just picked up standard lady fingers in the bakery section of my grocery store. I don’t know why they would be so big. And the cherry pie filling is just a standard sized 21 oz can of Lucky Leaf pie filling.
I hope you love it as much as we did!
hi i am in london and we get only hard / firm ladyfingers ( sort of biscuit like ). do you think they will work in this dessert ? thank you
Most likely not, these need to be soft and flexible. They are being used to replace a sponge cake. If you can’t get soft lady fingers you’ll want to slice a cake and wrap it around the pan like I did in htt://pintsizedbaker.com/jewel-cake This will work much better.
hi can i use regular finger biscuits as we don’t get soft ones in london ? thank you
I’m not 100% sure about using crunchy biscuits. If you maybe give them a dip in liquid that’ll help soften them, like in tiramisu. If you don’t want to dip them, maybe use a sponge cake. That’s what I used in this Jewel Cake. Line the bottom and sides with a thinly cut sponge cake and that should work out perfectly.