“You can use almond extract. Can you beat cherries and almonds yum!”
INGREDIENTS
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup almonds, crushed
1 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese ( softened)
1 cup sugar
1 (8 ounce) containers Cool Whip
1 can cherry pie filling
3 teaspoons almond liqueur ( divided)
DIRECTIONS
Mix flour, butter and almonds to make crust and press into an 8 in pie pan.
Bake at 350 deg for about 15 minutes or until brown.
Mix sugar, 2 teaspoon almond liquor and cream cheese together thoroughly till creamy. Fold in Cool Whip.
Put mixture into pie shell. Mix 1 teaspoon of almond liquour with cherry pie filling. Top cheese mixture with cherry pie filling.
Chill 2 hours or overnight.
From: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/cherry-almond-creamy-cheese-pie-61412
