Saturday, April 16, 2011

Simple "Cheesecake" Trifle

I recently won a contest to host a Philly Cooking Creme Party.  It's where I invite my friends over and make foods with the 4 new awesome flavors of Philly Cooking Creme-yay!  In case you don't know, the Cooking Creme is sort of like a softened brick of cream cheese with delicious flavors-Santa Fe, Italian Herb and Cheese, Savory Garlic, and Original.  I decided to make an appetizer, 2 entrees, and a dessert (obviously using the Original because a Santa Fe dessert just sounds gross!)

The original can be used just like softened cream cheese, so I decided to make a mock cheesecake-with pudding! This dessert is absolutely simple to make, terrific if you cook with your kids, or are short on time!



  • 1 container Philly Cooking Creme-Original Flavor
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 box instant chocolate pudding
  • 1 can Lite cherry pie filling-drained except for 2 Tbsp of "goop"
  • 1 tub Lite or Fat Free Cool Whip  (you could go for "full fat" but you can't even taste the difference in this!)
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 16 broken up Oreos
  • 2 cups cold milk, divided

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, dump 1 cup cold milk, vanilla pudding mix, and 1/2 container of Cooking Creme (just estimate, no need to measure)
  2. Mix on medium-low speed for about 2-3 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed until thickened
  3. Pour vanilla cheesecake-like mix into trifle bowl
  4. Repeat procedure with chocolate pudding, leftover milk and Cooking Creme (no need to clean out mixer, chocolate pudding is darker and you won't see it)
  5. Set chocolate cheesecake-like mixture aside
  6. Layer crumbled Oreos on top of vanilla layer, followed by cherries (you need that 2 Tbsp "goop" so the cherry layer isn't TOO dry...if you like all of the goop, go ahead and use it; I'm just not a fan)
  7. Smooth layers out and top with chocolate layer
  8. End with Cool Whip and sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top
  9. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but up to overnight

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