CHERRY-CHOCOLATE LAYERED DESSERT

Cherry-Chocolate Layered Dessert image

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.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 3h

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pkg. (9 oz.) chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 2-1/4 cups crumbs)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups boiling water
2 pkg. (3 oz. each) JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
2 oz. (1/2 of 4-oz. pkg.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, shaved into curls
2-1/4 cups fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted
1 tsp. powdered sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 21 g, Protein 3 g