Cream Cheese Cherry Pie
A delightful dessert blending cream cheese with sweet-tart cherries in a crispy graham cracker crust.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 145 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 prepared graham cracker crust
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Prepare the crust: If you’re using a store-bought graham cracker crust, skip this step! Otherwise, crush about 1 ½ cups of graham crackers until fine. Mix with ½ cup of melted butter until it resembles wet sand, then press it firmly into a pie plate. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes to set. Let it cool completely.
- Make the filling: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add the Cool Whip: Gently fold in the Cool Whip until evenly combined.
- Fill the crust: Pour the cream cheese filling into your cooled graham cracker crust, smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Top with cherry filling: Spoon the cherry pie filling over the cream cheese layer.
- Chill: Pop your pie in the fridge for at least 120-180 minutes to set.
- Serve and enjoy: Slice into this beauty and serve chilled.
Notes
For variations, you can try berry medley, chocolate filling, peanut butter, or lemon zest options.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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