Cherry dessert recipes feature no-bake and quick-prep options

Various cherry-based dessert recipes are featured, ranging from no-bake options to quick-prep loaf cakes.

A no-bake ladyfinger Charlotte utilizes rum-dipped ladyfingers, a cream cheese and sour cherry filling set with gelatin, and a whipped cream topping. This recipe requires chilling overnight in a springform pan rather than using an oven.

Alternatively, a cherry loaf cake offers a faster preparation method with only 15 minutes of prep time. This buttery sour cream cake incorporates fresh sweet cherries and lemon zest, finished with a two-ingredient lemon glaze. It is baked in a standard loaf pan and has a texture similar to a pound cake.