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Rosie's Award Winning Cherry Cheesecake Pie is a favorite family recipe- it's insanely easy to make and impossible to screw up. If cherry cheesecake and pie had a baby, this would be it! It's is so good it will blow your mind!
Cherry Cheesecake Pie
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Cherry Cheese Pie has been making it's way to dessert tables at many of our family gatherings for as long as I can remember. For years Grandma Rose would guard this recipe with her life, only sharing it with her inner-most circle.
It wasn't until herlater years that she began sharing it freely, especially after she won an award for this at the Senior Center! And thank goodness because you guys, this pie is no joke! I need you to drop everything you're doing and make it.This is not a drill.It really is that good!
I mean think about it. This recipe isessentially combining two of the most magical things on earth; cherry pie (cheese pie?) and cheesecake (if I didn't already, I'm sure I have your full attention now!). You're setting yourself up for a win from the get-go. I'm serious when I say this is hands down the best cherry pie recipe even if its actually cream cheese pie with cherry pie filling on top.Semantics.
One thing I love about this recipe is that it's pretty hard to screw this pie up (and as we all know, I'm reallygood at screwing up pies). And then throw in the fact that you're combining a few super-common ingredients. No more spending a million dollars on an ingredient you'll use half a teaspoon of once and never touch again! Andplusalso, the cherry-covered top looks incredibly beautiful on any dessert table, especially a holiday dessert table.
Tips for making cherry cream cheese pie
- Work smarter not harder and buy a frozen pre-made pie crust. Spend the time you would have spent battling with homemade pie crust watching The Office on Netflix and marveling about how it never stops being funny.
- Most aspects of this pie can be made ahead. You can bake off the pie crust and mix together the cheese pie filling. Then just assemble the pie the morning of your event and refrigerate until it's time to serve! You can totally make it the night before as well, I just prefer to do it on the day-of.
- I've found that the only really labor-intensive part of assembling this pie is putting the cherries on. Now you may be tempting to just dump a can of cherries on top and call it a day.I was. And one time, many years ago, I actually did. Let me tell you, Rosie had some choice words for me, expressed in a way that only Rosie could (lets just say she really wasn't one to mince words!). She was clear that you must put the cherries on top one-by-one so that each and every piece of pie was fully covered in all of those delicious cherries.
- For placing the cherries, I find it easiest to start in the middle and build the rest of them around that middle cherry, removing extra syrup before adding each cherry. My mom goes from the outside-inbut it'sfine either way.
Anyway, get thee to the kitchen and get this pie going! I like to bake off the crust and mix together the cheese mixture the night before so that all I have to do is assemble it in the morning (although the pie will be just fine if you've made it in full the night before). Consider yourself lucky if you have leftovers, we usually don't!
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Rosie's Award Winning Cherry Cheesecake Pie
Jessy Freimann
Rosie's Award Winning Cherry Cheesecake Pie is a favorite family recipe- it's insanely easy to make and impossible to screw up. If cherry cheesecake and pie had a baby, this would be it! It's is so good it will blow your mind!
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 pie crust, baked and cooled (this makes enough cheese filling for a 10 inch pie, but if you make a smaller one, I encourage you to enjoy the leftover filling with graham crackers and the cherry syrup)
- 2 cans cherry pie filling (I like the Duncan Hines Comstock cans that say "extra fruit"- please note that Duncan Hines did not pay me to say that, and they probably don't even know that I mentioned their product. I just really like it)
Instructions
In one bowl, beat the heavy cream until it becomes whipped cream, forming nice, fluffy peaks. Set aside.
In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese, confection's sugar and vanilla extract until well combined.
Gently fold the cheese mixture into the whipped cream to combine.
Pour the cheese mixture into the baked and cooled pie crust and smooth the top.
Arrange the cherries on top of the cheese mixture in concentric circles until the top is fully covered.
Refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
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Leslie says
Yum! This looks tasty! I can't wait for this weekend, I'm going to be baking up a storm. The Duncan Hines is my favorite to use too, the fruit seems fresher than other canned fruits.
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Jessy says
Thank you- couldn't believe how much more fruit they had than other brands!
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Scott says
Oh my, that looks so good. I'm not normally a fan of cherries, but in this case I'll make an exception.
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Jessy says
I hope you enjoy it- I brought one to work and my coworker who is also not a fan of cherries enjoyed it!
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Roxy says
I'm not a huge fan of cherries, but I love cheesecake! I'd love to try this out with a different filling....maybe strawberries?! I'll have to wander around a bit and see if you've got a recipe for that!xoxo,Roxy
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Jessy says
I bet it would be delicious with Strawberries and they would also look gorgeous! Let me know how it comes out :)
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Lynn | The Road to Honey says
Well. . .thank goodness Grandma Rosie won that award at the senior center. . .because if she hadn't, I suspect this recipe would still be a heavily guarded secret. It sure is a beauty and honestly I would find it difficult to restrain myself around it given I am a big fan of cheesecake and an even bigger fan of cherries. Thank you grandma Rosie!
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Jessy says
Thank you for this comment- it made my heart smile- I miss Rosie every day :) I hope you enjoy it!
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Bella says
I can't wait to make this for my family! My hubby's aunt used to make a cherry pie that he dreams of eating again (she is in eld elder care now). I think your recipe will bring back all of those memories for him! Thank you!
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See AlsoKeto Carrot Cake SconesJessy says
I hope that you and he enjoy it- this definitely brings back the best memories for me :) Let me know how it goes!
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Melissa says
Can you buy a frozen pie crust or the pillsburt pies that are pre made and you just roll out?
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Jessy says
Absolutely. Pie crust and I do NOT get along so I generally go out of my way to use the frozen pie crusts (the one in the photos was definitely a roll out). Still totally delicious :)
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kellirc says
I just.made this tonight and it was so good. Family loved it as well. I ❤ ? pie. ?
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Jessy says
Awwww, I'm so glad to hear that you and your family loved it as much as we do :) This comment totally made my day!
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Rachel says
Do you happen to have grandma's pie crust recipe? Or any pie crust recipe, not sure what works best. Thank you!
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Jessy Freimann says
Hi Rachel- I haven't yet tested the pie crust recipe she had because in her later years, she always made this with a premade crust (either frozen or refrigerated). That also how I always make it- homemade pie crust and I have a rough history ;)
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Michelle says
Try a cream cheese pie crust. Two sticks butter, 2 cups flour, one 8oz pkg cream cheese. Mix together in food processor - when it gets too thick for processor, remove and continue to mix with your hands. It’ll be like cookie dough. Doesn’t take long. Unlike finicky traditional pie crust, the more you work this stuff, the better. Roll out as usual. Works for sweet or savory. You’ll never look back.
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Jessy Freimann says
This is brilliant- thank you so much, I definitely need to try it!
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Cacey W. says
I’ve been trying to bake a cherry cheesecake pie for my husband for the last 3 years- none of the ones I made ever measured up to his grandmothers. THIS ONE DID! He said it was the best one he has ever eaten in his life! Thank you for sharing!
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Jessy Freimann says
Awwwww you totally made my day! It's our favorite- I'm so glad you guys loved it!
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Nora says
Hey I just got a question I want to make this pie for a party at work I need it on December 18th if I make it today on December 15th if it would still be good or will it get soggy?
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Jessy Freimann says
Hi Nora- I'd encourage you to make the components on these days but to assemble it the day-of if you can as it will get a bit soggy. Even assembling the night before is preferable to a few days before. I hope that helps- enjoy, it's my fav!
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Nora says
Thank you so much
Jessy Freimann says
I'm happy to help!
Kimberly says
Love this recipe, I call it my summer cheesecake.
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Jessy Freimann says
So glad you love it- that was the thing that first made me love it as a kid- how close it is to cheesecake :)
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Ashlee says
Made it tonight for our early Thanksgiving 2mrw! I just had a can of cherries, so i put cherries in middle on top of cream, also Added a little swirl or so of just cherry filling in the cream before hand, and then added Graham cracker crumbl with alittle bit of butter mixed in the crumbles;) on the outter circle around cherries, looks yummy! Id totally post a pic of i could!
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Claire says
Can I use a graham cracker pie crust?
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Jessy Freimann says
Sure- I bet it would be delicious!
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