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Cherry cheese pie
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Categories: Cheese, Cheese & Eggs, Cherry, Desserts, Fruits, Tarts & Pies
Yield: 6
Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
BROWN SUGAR GRAHAM CRUST
1 1/2 cupGraham Cracker Crumbs, *
1/4 cupBrown Sugar, Firmly Packed
1/3 cupButter or Margarine, Melted
FILLING
8 ozCream Cheese, Softened, PLUS
3 ozCream Cheese, Softened
1/2 cupSugar
1/2 tspVanilla
2 Egg Whites, Stiffly Beaten
16 ozCherries, Pie, In Water
Red Food Coloring
1/4 cupSugar
1 tbspCornstarch
Procedures:
1* 20 graham crackers, crushed, should give you this amount of crumbs.
2+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ +++ crust: combine the cracker crumbs, the brown sugar and butter in a small bowl, blending well.
3Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
4Filling: beat the two packages of cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer set on medium speed, until smooth.
5Gradually add ?cup of sugar and the vanilla, blending well.
6Gently fold the stiffly beaten egg whites into the cream cheese mixture.
7Pour into the brown sugar pie crust.
8Bake at 325 °F.
9For 25 minutes or until the filling is set.
10Cool on a wire rack.
11Drain the cherries, reserving ?cup of the juice.
12Combine the reserved juice with a few drops of red food coloring, ?cup of sugar, and the cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan.
13Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils and thickens.
14Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
15Arrange the cherries over the cheese filling, then spoon the glaze over the cherries.
16Cover and chill for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator or until the glaze is set. serve cold
 
 
 
 

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