Description
A fun brain-shaped cherry cheesecake for your next walking dead or zombie party!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (11oz) boxes Jello no-bake cheesecake mix (regular, not strawberry flavor)
- 3 cups milk
- 5 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 5 drops red food coloring
- 1 drop black food coloring
- 1 can cherry or strawberry pie filling.
- 1 large brain Jello mold
Instructions
- Prepare graham cracker crust as directed on box with margarine and sugar, but set aside in a bowl to be added to the brain later.
- Combine milk and cheesecake mix and add in red and black food coloring. Whip as directed on the package.
- Give the brain mold a light spray with cooking spray.
- Turn the mold upside down (so it’s like a bowl) and place inside a slightly larger bowl. Fill the bowl with dried beans to stabilize it if your mold shifts around.
- Spread half the cheesecake mix in an even layer inside the the brain mold with a spatula, making sure to fill in the crevices and coat up the sides so the cherry won’t show through.
- Pour in half the can of pie filling.
- Add the remaining cheesecake carefully over the top to seal in the pie filling.
- Carefully press the graham cracker crust in a layer over the top of the cheesecake to form the bottom crust.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- To remove from the mold: Run hot water over the outside of the mold to loosen up the cheesecake and carefully invert on a plate. The brain should pop out cleanly with a few taps. Repeat hot water if it doesn’t loosen immediately.
- Pour remaining cherry pie filling over the top.
- Serve immediately and refrigerate leftovers.
Notes
- Gluten-free: This is gluten-free if you leave out the crust.
- Vegetarian: This is vegetarian.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10