Gram's Cherry Cheese Pie

By Tingrin3

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• Crust: (Gram usually used the premade crust, but I prefer to make it myself)
• 1 cup crushed graham crackers
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• Filling:
• 1 pkg. of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (8-oz), softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 container Cool Whip (12 oz)
• 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
• cherry pie filling (Gram always used Wilderness brand) I prefer homemade filling from my fresh cherries, but this is what I used this time.

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:
Directions for the Crust:
Preheat oven to 375°. Crush about 1 sleeve of graham crackers in a quart-size freezer bag, using a rolling pin. Measure out one cup of crumbs and combine with the 3 tbsp of sugar in a medium bowl. Pour in the melted butter and mix until combined. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of a 8″-9″ pie plate. Bake in 375° oven for 5-6 minutes or until set, but not brown. Cool completely.

Directions for the Filling:
With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese with sugar until well blended. On low speed, add the Cool Whip and vanilla. Spoon cheesecake mixture into prepared crust and top with ¾ cup cherry pie filling. Cover lightly with Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight. Serve chilled.