Holiday Cherry Pie Recipe
This holiday pie works well for Christmas or Valentine’s day with its vibrant pink and red coloring.
This holiday pie works well for Christmas or Valentine’s day with its vibrant pink and red coloring.
Photo by GettyImages/nndanko
Photo by GettyImages/nndanko
This easy-to-prepare recipe makes two pies.
Ingredients:
- 1 package (16 oz.) frozen sweet cherries (about 1 3/4 cups)
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 container (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 2 (8-inch) chocolate crumb pie crusts
Instructions:
- Chop cherries while frozen. Keep frozen until ready to use.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Gradually add sweetened condensed milk; mix well. Add chopped cherries, lemon juice and almond extract; stir just until combined.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- Pour cherry mixture evenly into pie crusts.
- Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight. Cut into serving-size pieces.
- Garnish as desired; serve immediately.
- Store leftovers, covered, in freezer.
This recipe originally aired in the February 2007 issue of Heart of the Home.
More from this issue:
- Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe
- Cherry Crowned Gems Recipe
- Holiday Cherry Pie Recipe
- Cherry Rugelach Recipe
