Red, White & Blue Cream Pie
Source of Recipe
www.ichef.com
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup cherries, pitted and quartered
1 tablespoon kirsch, optional
15 vanilla creme sandwich cookies
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon minced lemon rind
1 cup whipping cream
whipped to soft peaks
1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberriesRecipe
Combine cherries and kirsch in a small dish. Set aside while you make the crust. Heat oven to 350ºF. Crush the cookies in a blender or food processor. Add butter and mix well. Press into an 8-inch pie plate. Bake until lightly colored, 8 minutes. Cool completely before filling. Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and lemon rind until smooth. Drain any liquid from cherries into mixture. Fold into whipped cream. Sprinkle cherries over bottom of cooled crust. Top with cream mixture; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Up to several hours before serving, arrange berries on top for garnish. Refrigerate until serving time.
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