Almond Cherry Cheese Cake
Ingredients:
Crust:
2/3 Cup graham cracker crumbs (about 14 squares)
1/4 Cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 Cup slivered almonds, broken
1/4 Cup surgar
Filling:
8 Oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 Cup sugar
2 Eggs
1 Cup cherries
Topping:
1 Pint sour cream
5 Tbsp sugar
1/2 Tsp almond extract
Slivered almonds, for garnish, optional
Marashino cherries, for garnish optional
1. Mix crust ingredients and press onto bottom and sides of pie pan
2. Beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
Mix in eggs until creamy and smooth. Stir in cherries
3. Pour cream cheese mixture into crust.
Bake at 375*F for 20 minutes.
4. Let pie cool for 10 minutes.
5. Mix topping ingredients, except almonds
Pour over pie.
6. Bake pie at 375*F for 5 minutes garnish with almonds, if used.
7. Cool pie 8 hours or overnight before serving.
8. Garnish with cherries, if desired.