Name: Cherry-Chocolate Layered Dessert recipe
Ingredients: 1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed;½ cup butter, melted;1 ½ cups boiling water;2 (3 ounce) packages JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin;1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened;2 ½ cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided;2 ounces BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, shaved into curls;2 ¼ cups fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted;1 teaspoon powdered sugar

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Ingredients

1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed ½ cup butter, melted 1 ½ cups boiling water 2 (3 ounce) packages JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 2 ½ cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided 2 ounces BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, shaved into curls 2 ¼ cups fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted 1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Nutrition Info

261.1 calories carbohydrate: 29.6 g cholesterol: 31.4 mg fat: 15.1 g fiber: 1.3 g protein: 3.3 g saturatedFat: 8.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 238.3 mg sugar: 19.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix cookie crumbs and butter, press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until firm. Cool.
Meanwhile, add boiling water to gelatin mixes in small bowl, stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Whisk cream cheese in large bowl until blended. Gradually whisk in gelatin. Refrigerate 30 min. or until chilled.
Whisk 1 cup COOL WHIP into gelatin mixture, pour over crust. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
Spread remaining COOL WHIP over dessert, top with chocolate curls and cherries. Garnish with sifted powdered sugar just before serving.

Recipe Yield

16 servings

Recipe Note

This easy layered dessert is a scrumptious twist on Black Forest cake--made with a chocolate wafer cookie crust and topped with dark sweet cherries.

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