🍒 Hostess Cherry Fruit Pie Lush
🧾 Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups crushed graham crackers (or digestive biscuits)
½ cup melted butter
2 tbsp sugar
Cream Cheese Layer:
225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whipped topping (or whipped cream)
Pudding Layer:
1 box (3.4 oz / ~100 g) vanilla instant pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
Cherry Layer:
1 can (about 540 g) cherry pie filling
Top Layer:
1–2 cups whipped topping
Optional: crushed graham crackers or white chocolate shavings
👩🍳 Instructions
Make the crust
Mix crushed graham crackers, melted butter, and sugar.
Press firmly into the bottom of a 9×13-inch (23×33 cm) dish.
Chill in the fridge for 15–20 minutes.
Prepare cream cheese layer
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla; mix well.
Fold in whipped topping.
Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
Add pudding layer
Whisk pudding mix with cold milk until thick (about 2 minutes).
Spread over the cream cheese layer.
Cherry topping
Spoon cherry pie filling evenly over the pudding layer.
Final layer
Spread whipped topping over the cherries.
Sprinkle crushed graham crackers or chocolate shavings if desired.
Chill
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is best) before serving.
🍴 Tips
For extra “Hostess-style” flavor, add a drizzle of white icing (powdered sugar + milk) on top.
Keep it chilled—this dessert tastes best cold and firm.
You can swap cherries for strawberry or blueberry filling if you like!
