Cherry Cream Dessert Pie
📜 Collection: Unknown Seven | ✍️ Attribution: Jinnie Lou | 📂 Category: Desserts A delightful layered vintage no-bake dessert featuring a creamy sweetened cream cheese layer, chopped pecans, fluffy whipped topping, and almond-kissed cherry pie filling in a graham cracker crust. Originating from Jinnie Lou’s recipe box in October 1968.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mins | 0 mins | 2 hours | 8 servings |
🔪 Key Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
Pie Assembly
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Cracker Crust | 9-inch ready-made crust |
| 8 oz. | Cream Cheese | softened |
| 1/2 cup | Confectioners’ Sugar | |
| 1 tbsp. | Milk | |
| 1 tsp. | Almond Extract | divided (1/2 tsp each layer) |
| 1/2 cup | Pecans | chopped |
| 1/2 cup | Dream Whip | or prepared heavy whipping cream |
| 2 tbsp. | Confectioners’ Sugar | for whip layer |
| 2 cups | Cherry Pie Filling | or blueberry pie filling |
Instructions
Assembly & Chilling
- In a mixing bowl, combine 8 oz. cream cheese, 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, 1 tbsp. milk, and 1/2 tsp. almond extract; mix well until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the bottom of the 1 Graham Cracker Crust.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans evenly over the cream cheese layer.
- In a clean bowl, combine 1/2 cup Dream Whip and 2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar; whip until stiff peaks form. Spread the whipped cream gently over the 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
- In a small bowl, combine 2 cups cherry pie filling and the remaining 1/2 tsp. almond extract. Spread the cherry mixture over the whipped cream layer.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours until cold and set before serving.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Assemble the pie up to 24 hours in advance and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to slice and serve.
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