Sheree's Homemade Cooking Made Easy

This is a dessert that is perfect for those hot summer days. It is simple to make and if you use store bought pie filling you don’t have to cook anything but I made my own since I had some cherries that I needed to use up. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipes:

Pie Filling:

2 cups of cherries

1/2 cup of sugar

1/3 cup of water

3 tablespoons of cornstarch

3 tablespoons of cold water

Crust:

12 graham crackers

1/4 cup of sugar

6 tablespoons of melted butter

Filling:

8 oz of neufchatel cheese or cream cheese

small container of cool whip

1 cup of sugar

Wash and pit the cherries.

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Tip: I do this by using a large paperclip that I have washed and opened up. This method works really well.

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Add the cherries, 1/3 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar to a saucepan and cook on medium until the cherries are soft.

In a small bowl mix together the cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of cold water and add it to the cherries and cook until it thickens.

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Remove from the heat and let cool down.

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Crush the graham crackers and add the 1/4 cup of sugar and the melted butter and place into a 8 x 8 baking dish.

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Press it down to form a crust. Add this to the refrigerator for 30 minutes to let it set.

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In a mixing bowl add the neufchatel cheese and 1 cup of sugar and mix until light and fluffy.

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Fold in the cool whip and set aside.

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Add the cream cheese mixture to the top of the graham cracker crust.

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Then place the cooled cherry pie filling on top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Enjoy!

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Note: You can make this dish using whatever pie filling is your favorite. From strawberry, apple, blueberry or peach it would all make a delicious dessert.