Ingredients
Cheese Layer
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Whipped Cream
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
No Bake Layer
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup whipped cream (from above mixture)
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Unroll pie crust and place in a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under and crimp. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add egg and extracts and beat again.
- Spread mixture in bottom of prepared pie crust. Bake 28-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 1 hour, then refrigerate 2-3 hours or until completely chilled.
- Chill metal bowl and whisk attachment for 10 minutes. Beat cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate whipped cream.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, and extracts until smooth and creamy. Gently fold one cup whipped cream into mixture. Spread evenly on top of chilled cheese pie.
- Place whipped cream into piping bag fitted with icing tip #32. Swirl cream around outside edge of pie.
- Spoon cherry pie filling into center of finished pie. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Jocelyn Brubaker @InsideBruCrewLife.