Summer with a cherry on top

This recipe is for one of the pies Great B always had waiting for us when we got to her house. I think it's one of my all-time favorite desserts! With cherry season coming up I thought this might be a good recipe to share. If you have a sweet cherry tree, you could use your own cherries to make your own pie filling. That would be fantastic!

No-Bake Cherry Pie
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature
1 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 c whipping cream, chilled 
1 can cherry pie filling


1 pre-baked 8" pie crust (see the "A heavenly Dessert" post for Great B's lard pie crust recipe)


Cream together the first four ingredients, in a separate bowl whip the heavy cream. Add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and fold gently. Pour the cream mixture into the pie crust, then pour the pie filling on top. 
Refrigerate for several hours before serving. 

For more of Great B's recipes see posts "Summer is just around the corner..." and "A Heavenly Dessert"