Cherry Cheesecake Pie

Photo Courtesy Taste of Home

What could be better than combining a cherry pie and cheesecake? I think adding sour cream to the cheesecake takes it over the top. I found this recipe back in college in a recipe card collection. I've made it a few times over the years and have changed it up on occasion - different flavors and berries. This bakes like a cherry pie, but is dressed up like a cheesecake. The sour cream gives it a little tartness that balances with the sweetness of the cherries. It's a fairly simple dessert without a lot of ingredients.

Cherry Cheesecake Pie
9-inch baked pie shell
1 can (1lb, 5 oz.) cherry pie filling
4 pkg. (3 oz.) softened cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (or 1/4 tsp. almond extract)
1 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 425. Spoon half of cherry pie filling into pie shell and bake 15 minutes until crust is golden. Remove from oven and reduce oven to 350.
In small bowl, using hand mixer, combine cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla (or almond). Beat until smooth.
Pour over hot cherry filling and bake 25 minutes more. (Center will be soft.) Cool completely.
Just before serving, spoon sour cream around edge of pie and fill center with remaining cherry filling. Serves 8.

(Note -  blueberry or strawberry pie filling can be substituted.)

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