No Bake Cherry Cream Pie

By Jessica Segarra

Prep Time:

15m

Yield:

One 9-inch pie

Plan for:

4+ hours chill time

Don’t want to turn on the oven? You won’t have to with this creamy, chilled pie. If you love maraschino cherries, this sweet Cherry Cream Pie is the perfect summer pie for you! It’s loaded with cherry flavor and it comes together in just minutes – no oven required.

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Products Used

Confectioners Powdered Sugar Poly Bag

Ingredients

1 (3 oz) package cherry gelatin
3/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup ice water
1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
10 ounces Maraschino Cherries, drained and sliced in half
1 ready-to-use graham cracker pie crust

Directions

In a large bowl, stir together gelatin and boiling water until gelatin is dissolved. Add cold water and stir until gelatin is thickened.
Using a whisk or hand mixer, whip heavy cream, confectioners sugar, and almond extract until stiff peaks are formed.
Gently fold whipped cream into strawberry gelatin, mixing well. Fold in halved maraschino cherries.
Pour into pie crust. Cover and chill in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
Top chilled pie with extra whip cream and maraschino cherries on top for decoration, if desired, and serve.

Dixie Crystals Insight

NOTE: The 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract will help to boost maraschino flavor. If you want your pie to be a cherry and almond flavored pie, increase almond extract to 1 teaspoon.

Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Jessica Segarra @TheNoviceChef.

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