Black Forest Dessert – Oma's Schwarzwälder Kirsch Dessert
This Black Forest Dessert is among the quick easy dessert recipes. It uses soda crackers, instant chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip. Top it off with cherry pie filling. Delicious!

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 6 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 package soda crackers (unsalted tops)
- 1 4-ounce package regular instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups milk (to make pudding according to package instructions)
- 1 12-ounce tub Cool Whip (4 cups)
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- 1
Line bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with half the soda crackers.
- 2
Prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Gently spread half of the pudding over the crackers.
- 3
Gently spread half the tub of Cool Whip over pudding.
- 4
Cover Cool Whip layer with a layer of remaining soda crackers.
- 5
Gently spread remaining pudding over crackers. Cover with remaining Cool Whip.
- 6
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
- 7
Serve, topping each piece with some cherry filling.