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      Title: Amaretti Cherry Cheesecake Pie
 Categories: Pies, Nuts, Fruits, Cheese, Dairy
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
  1 1/4 c  Crushed amaretti cookies or
           - biscotti
    1/4 c  Ground toasted almonds
    1/3 c  Butter; melted
      8 oz Pkg cream cheese; softened
    1/3 c  Packed brown sugar
    1/2 c  Whipping cream
    1/4 ts Almond extract
    1/4 c  Half and half or whole milk
      3 c  Fresh or frozen tart red
           - cherries
    1/2 c  Granulated sugar
      1 tb Cornstarch
    1/4 c  Cherry juice
           +=OR=+
      3 tb Cherry juice
           +=AND=+
      1 tb Amaretto
    1/4 c  Toasted sliced almonds
 
  Set oven @ 375ºF/190ºC.
  
  In a medium bowl combine crushed cookies, ground almonds
  and melted butter. Press onto bottom and up the sides of a
  9-inch pie plate. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are
  golden. Cool on a wire rack.
  
  In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric
  mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Beat in brown sugar,
  and almond extract until fluffy. In a chilled mixing bowl,
  beat whipping cream to soft peaks; fold into cream cheese
  mixture. Turn into prepare crust.
  
  Meanwhile, pit fresh cherries or allow frozen cherries to
  sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a medium
  saucepan combine granulated sugar and cornstarch. Add
  cherries, and cherry juice. Cook and stir until thickened
  and bubbly; cook 1 minute more. Cool and spoon atop pie.
  Cover and chill. Just before serving, top with sliced
  almonds.
  
  Better Homes & Gardens | November 2014
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 12 November 2014
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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