Italian Cherry Cream Icebox Dessert

Name: Italian Cherry Cream Icebox Dessert
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes® Half & Half; 1 (3.4-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix; 1 1/2 cups Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream; 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese; 2/3 cup maraschino cherries, chopped; 2 (3-ounce) packages small ladyfinger sponge cakes; Maraschino cherries with stems

This sweet cherry dessert is surrounded by ladyfinger cakes to make it even more elegant.

What's this?

What is this button?

You now are able to shop & buy these ingredients online! After you select your market, you decide if you want to have your items delivered or picked up today!

Learn How it Works...

25 min

Prep Time

05 hrs 25 min

Total Time

servings

Get started!

Keep screen on.

Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Half & Half

1 (3.4-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix

1 ¹/₂ cups Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons almond extract

¹/₂ cup mascarpone cheese

²/₃ cup maraschino cherries, chopped

2 (3-ounce) packages small ladyfinger sponge cakes

Maraschino cherries with stems

How to make

STEP 1

Combine half & half and pudding mix in bowl; beat with whisk until thickened.
STEP 2

Combine whipping cream, cherry juice and almond extract in bowl; beat until stiff peaks form. Add whipped cream mixture, mascarpone cheese and cherries to pudding mixture; gently stir until combined.
STEP 3

Cover bottom of 9-inch springform pan with half of 1 package ladyfingers. Spread half of filling over ladyfingers. Place another layer of ladyfingers over filling; top with remaining filling. Cover; refrigerate at least 5 hours or overnight.
STEP 4

Remove side of springform pan. Press remaining ladyfingers into dessert edge. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

Tip #1

Mascarpone cheese is a soft Italian cheese. It can be found in the dairy case section of the supermarket.

520 Calories

36 Fat (g)

85 Cholesterol (mg)

420 Sodium (mg)

45 Carbohydrates (g)

2 Dietary Fiber

7 Protein (g)

Tried this recipe? Instagram it!
And don't forget to tag us @landolakesktchn.

More Recipes To Make

Featured In

COLLECTION

Cherry Recipes

Whether you go for the crumb cake, shortbread or pie, this assortment of goodies will add lots of life to that bowlful of cherries.

See Recipes