No Bake Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

No Bake Cherry Cream Cheese Pie from The Food Charlatan

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4.72 from 7 votes

A crunchy graham cracker crust, a creamy lemony center, topped off with cherry pie filling!

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 524kcal

Author: The Food Charlatan

Ingredients

For the Crust::

9 whole graham cracker sheets or 1 & 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons butter

For the Filling::

1 (8-oz) package cream cheese softened
1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
zest from 1 lemon optional
1/3 cup lemon juice fresh is best
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (21-oz) can cherry pie filling chilled

Instructions

For the crust:

Prepare the crust. If baking your crust, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
In a food processor, blend together the graham crackers, salt and sugar until fine and completely ground. (If you don't have a food processor, throw the crackers in a ziplock and crush with a rolling pin.) You can also use 1 and 1/2 cups store bought graham cracker crumbs.
Melt the butter in a small bowl. Pour the butter into the food processor and blend well. (Mix together crumbs and butter in a bowl if you don't have a food processor.)
Dump the mixture into a pie pan. No need to grease the pan.
Use the bottom of a glass or the bottom of a measuring cup to press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
At this point you can either refrigerate the crust for 1 hour (do this if you don't have air conditioning!) or you can bake the crust for 10 minutes at 350. Refrigerating results in a more crumbly crust, baking will get a sturdier crust that is a little more crunchy. But both methods work great.
Cool the crust completely if you baked it. I put it in the freezer for a bit.

For the filling:

In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until it is smooth, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Add the sweetened condensed milk, lemon zest (optional*), lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat well, scraping the sides, until everything is incorporated, and then stop.
Pour the filling into the cooled crust, and spread smooth on top.
Place the pie in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours, until completely chilled. Put the unopened can of cherry pie filling into the fridge at the same time so that it gets cold.
When you are ready to serve, open the can of cherry pie filling. Spread it over the top evenly. Slice and serve!

Notes

*The lemon zest is an untraditional ingredient. It really makes the lemon flavor shine. Without it, the pie will have a more neutral flavor, making the cherries stand out more. I like it both ways! (Don't skip the lemon juice)

Source: I feel like this recipe is all over the place (I saw many sources citing "my grandma so-and-so") but I got the details from Allrecipes.com.

Nutrition

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