Cherry Delight

Submitted by United Church of God on Fri, 2011-07-15 06:58
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Description

A trifecta of deliciousness: crispy sweet crust, rich cream cheese, and sweet-tart cherries.

Summary

Yield
Servings
Source

Jody Stewart, Tacoma, WA

Prep time45 minutes

Ingredients

1 1⁄4Cupflour
1⁄2Cupbrown sugar
1⁄2Cupbutter
1⁄2Cupcoconut
1⁄2Cupnuts (chopped)
1Packagecream cheese (8 ounces)
1⁄3Cupsugar
1 egg
1Teaspoonvanilla
1Cancherry pie filling

Instructions

Crust:

In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar, cut in butter until crumbly; add coconut and nuts. Reserve ½ cup. Pat the remaining mixture into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 15 minutes in a 350° oven for approximately 15 minutes. Edges will be light brown.

Filling:

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; add the egg and vanilla. When crust mixture has finished baking, spread the cream cheese mixture on top. Bake for 10 minutes or more. When finished baking, spread the can of cherry pie filling on top, crumble with remaining ½ cup of reserved crust mixture over the pie filling. Cool, cut into squares and serve.

Notes

This recipe was made for the family by my sister-in-law, Donna Bechthold, in 1974. I have made it just about every Passover since.

 

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