Ingredients

• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg white
• 1 ready-made 9” graham cracker pie crust
• 1 cup no-sugar-added cherry pie filling

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 300° F. Set cream cheese out to soften.
2. Beat softened cream cheese, sugar and extract with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until well-blended. Add whole eggs and egg whites, one at a time.
3. Pour into a ready-made graham cracker pie crust.
4. Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour or until center is almost set.
5. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
6. Cut into 8 wedges and top each piece with 2 tablespoons of no sugar added cherry pie filling.

Helpful hints

• This high calorie dessert is for special occasions.
• For persons with diabetes you can use Splenda^®  sweetener and low-fat cream cheese to reduce calories, carbohydrate and fat. (calories = 282, carbs = 25 g, fat = 15 g). Carbohydrate choices  decrease to 1-1/2.