How many of you watch The Walking Dead? If you’ve been around for a while, you probably remember that we host a weekly watch party at our house every Sunday night. This Sunday was the season finale, so I decided to make an extra special dessert to celebrate.
Yep, that’s a Walking Dead brain cheesecake. An oozing, gooey, cherry-filled, graham cracker crusted brain cheesecake. Don’t you just love it? I know it’s probably not the first thing you think of for Monday morning, but I thought it was too fun not to share it with you today.
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Here it is before the cherry filling was added on top. Believe it or not, you can purchase brain jello molds on Amazon and have them sent to you. So, of course I did this as soon as I discovered it was a thing. (What food-loving Walking Dead fan wouldn’t?!) You can also find mini brain molds, hand molds, and a million other non-zombie jello molds. This method should work with almost any of the jello molds you can find out there.
Here’s a shot of the inside of the brain after we removed part of the frontal lobe and consumed it. (Braaaaaaaaaains.) It’s got a lovely layer of cherry filling inside which oozes out when you cut into it. Totally a hit for your next Walking Dead party!
Walking Dead Brain Cheesecake
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 min
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
Description
A fun brain-shaped cherry cheesecake for your next walking dead or zombie party!
Ingredients
- 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
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HUGE Walking Dead fan! This is awesome…and a little gross, but in a good way! 😉 This would be so great for Halloween too. Thank you for sharing. I totally pinned this!
Did you watch the finale? I can’t wait to see what next season has in store for them!! And thanks! I was hoping it wouldn’t be too gross. That’s why I left the cherries on the plate. It would have been too over the top to just have the red glaze. I almost debated waiting for Halloween to come around before I posted this, but I was too excited with how it turned out and really couldn’t wait that long to share it. I’ll just have to hope it makes the rounds again in October. 🙂
Absolutely! I loved it, although I always do! I don’t blame you for not wanting to wait for Halloween. It’s impressive. I don’t doubt it will make it’s rounds come Halloween. I already pinned it, but I will definitely share come October.
Y.O.Y.O haha I love this! Thanks for including so many great gluten-free recipes!
Sometimes, that’s my favorite night of the week! I do tons of gluten-free stuff on my meal plans each week, so I hope you’ll stop by again. (And don’t be surprised if your sweet potato hash shows up on one of them soon! Yum!)
I’ve never seen the Walking Dead but I am SO impressed with this cake!!!
Thank you Daisy! Since you use a mold,and really don’t bake anything, it’s actually something I think anyone could do. It will be awesome to make again come Halloween. 🙂
That seems interesting.
Is it really 3 cups of milk?
Yep! Each 11oz box of Jello no bake cheesecake mix needs 1.5 cups of milk. Since you need to make two boxes worth, that’s 3 cups of milk total.