Individual Cherry Cheesecake Trifles

I found the recipe for these Individual Cherry Cheesecake Trifles last year and have been dying to try it out. It seemed so simple and yet looked so fancy. And let me tell you It was VERY easy and SO tasty!



I bought a bunch of these cheapo wine glasses from the Dollar Tree because I like to entertain a lot. These work great for drinking glasses as well as pretty parfait/ trifle vessels. Appearance does matter but it doesn't have to break the bank.



The original recipe didn't say how many this fed so I bought enough to triple if needed and made a batch at a time until I had enough for my dinner party of 9. In the end I would guesstimate that this recipe will make 5 servings. This is sweet but not too rich .It is very filling though and half of my guests were unable to finish the whole glass.

Ingredients

FOR THE trifle:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 -8 oz container whipped cream, defrosted
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup sugar divided
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 
  
•  

utensils you will need:

• medium to large mixing bowl, microwave safe
• microwave safe bowl for butter
• small to medium mixing bowl for graham crackers
• 5 wine/trifle glasses
• 3 regular spoons, 1 for crumb, 1 for pie filling, 1 for cheesecake filling
• measuring spoon
• whisk or hand mixer 

Directions

FOR THE TRIFLE:

1. In small bowl melt butter, stick butter is easiest to measure as it has the 1/4, 1/2 1/3 cup, etc already       marked,in microwave for about 30 seconds 
2. In medium bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter with regular eating spoon. it will still have a crumb texture. You do not want wet bread crumbs
3. In large bowl whisk or beat softened cream cheese (you can cheat by taking cheese out of foil and microwaving in a bowl for 60 seconds) with can of sweetened condensed milk and 1/4 cup sugar
4. Fold in whipped cream and lemon juice
5. Set up your glasses, graham crackers with spoon, cream cheese mix with spoon, and opened can of cherry pie filling with spoon                               
6. Careful not to touch the rim of the glasses (remember appearance matters), begin layering by scooping one spoon full of graham crackers into each glass, followed by 2 spoon fulls of cheesecake mix, and lastly 1 spoon full of cherry pie mix
7. Repeat 1 time                                                            

I made this desert before I ever started on the dinner and sat it in the fridge to chill though it can be served immediately. 

Nothing I love more than super simple deserts that look like you spent hours making them :)