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 Kraft

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Kraft Desserts

Time 3h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 238.3 mg, Sugar 19.7 g