Cherry Creme cheese Almond Pie

Name: Cherry Creme cheese Almond Pie Recipe
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Almonds 1.5 cups ground fine in a food processor; 1/4 Cup melted butter; 3 Tablespoons artificial sweenter (try 1.5 Tbsp Xylitol and !.5 Tbsp Splenda); Low Fat Cream Cheese 8 oz; Frozen tart cherries 4 cups; 1/4 cup minute Tapioca; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup xylitol; 1/4 tsp almond extract; Sliced almonds; 2 Tbsp melted butter; 2 Tbsp sugar

Minutes to Prepare: 90
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

Almonds, 1.5 cups, ground fine in a food processor1/4 Cup melted butter3 Tablespoons artificial sweenter (try 1.5 Tbsp Xylitol and !.5 Tbsp Splenda)Low Fat Cream Cheese, 8 ozFrozen tart cherries 4 cups1/4 cup minute Tapioca1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup xylitol1/4 tsp almond extractSliced almonds2 Tbsp melted butter2 Tbsp sugar

Directions

Make crust by combining ground almonds 1/4 cup melted butter, and 3 Tbsp artificial sweentner. Press into 9 or 10 inch pie pan with clean fingers. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool

Mix Cherries with tapioca, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 c xylitol and almond extract. Allow to sit for at lease 15 minutes. Gently heat to full rolling boil (doesn't stop boiling even while stirring). Allow to cool to warm.

With electric mixer, beat cream cheese with 1-2 Tablespoons milk until very smooth and soft. Add more milk if needed to make it easy to spread in bottom of your very delicate pie crust.

Put cooked cherries on top.

Make top crust by mixing sliced almonds, 2Tbsp butter and 2 Tbsp sugar gently with a fork. Sprinkle on top of cherries. Broil, watching carefully to prevent burning, until almond topping is slightly brown.

Serving Size: 8 slices of a 9-10 inch pie. Could be cut smaller.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAROLWAYMACK2.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

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