Description
This Cherry Kool-Aid Pie is a no-bake, sweet, and refreshing dessert perfect for hot summer days. Made with a graham cracker crust, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, black cherry Kool-Aid mix, and Cool Whip, it's easy to prepare and chilled to perfection with a delightful cherry garnish.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 6 ounce pre-made graham cracker crust
Filling
- 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- 14 ounce container sweetened condensed milk
- 0.13 ounce packet unsweetened black cherry Kool-Aid mix
- 8 ounce container Cool Whip thawed
Garnish
- 1 cup Cool Whip thawed (extra for garnish)
- 8 maraschino cherries with stems
Instructions
- Beat Cream Cheese: Using a medium size mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, beat the softened cream cheese for 1 minute until smooth.
- Add Condensed Milk: Add the sweetened condensed milk to the cream cheese and continue mixing for 1 more minute until completely combined.
- Mix Kool-Aid: Sprinkle the unsweetened black cherry Kool-Aid mix into the mixture and blend until the color is uniform.
- Incorporate Cool Whip: Add the thawed Cool Whip and mix on low speed until the pie filling is well incorporated and smooth.
- Fill Crust and Chill: Spoon the pie filling evenly into the graham cracker crust. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to set.
- Slice: Once properly chilled, slice the pie into 8 equal slices.
- Garnish: Using a decorator’s bag or a quart-size ziplock bag with a corner snipped off, pipe extra Cool Whip in a swirl on the edge of each slice.
- Add Cherries: Place one maraschino cherry with stem on top of each Cool Whip swirl.
- Serve: Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Notes
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freeze the pie without Cool Whip and cherry garnish for up to 1 month; cover tightly with aluminum foil and thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
- Substitute any flavor of Kool-Aid for the black cherry for variety.
- Use the plastic cover from the graham cracker crust as a lid for storage; remove paper center.
- When freezing with the plastic lid, wrap the pie tightly in aluminum foil for added protection.
- Garnish with fruit corresponding to the Kool-Aid flavor for best presentation.
- Keep the pie chilled at all times until serving to maintain texture and freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
