{"id":3194,"date":"2026-04-06T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:24:04","slug":"cherry-cream-cheese-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/cherry-cream-cheese-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Cream Cheese Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cherry Cream Cheese Bake<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Cream Cheese Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup (100 g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Cherry Topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups (about 300 g) frozen cherries (or fresh)<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup (65 g) sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Crust (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups (150 g) graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup (50 g) sugar<\/li>\n<li>6 tbsp (85 g) melted butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Prepare the Oven and Pan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Grease a 9\u00d79-inch baking dish or line with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Make the Crust<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 8\u201310 minutes until lightly set.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool slightly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Prepare the Cream Cheese Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, beat softened cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour over the cooled crust and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Make the Cherry Topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a saucepan, combine cherries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat for 5\u20138 minutes, stirring until thickened and glossy.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Assemble and Bake<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoon the cherry topping over the cream cheese layer.<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) for 20\u201325 minutes, until edges are bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Cool and Serve<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let the bake cool to room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).<\/li>\n<li>Cut into squares and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use room-temperature cream cheese for a smooth layer.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust sugar if cherries are tart.<\/li>\n<li>Fresh cherries may need extra cornstarch to thicken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry Cream Cheese Bake Ingredients For the Cream Cheese Layer 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened \u00bd cup (100&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3196,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3194\/revisions\/3196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}