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Cherry Cheese Pie Recipe

“Cooking foods that are festive but low-fat can be challenging,” observes Debbie Lucci in Salem, Virginia. “My health-conscious family loves this quick, no-bake recipe, and I love that it gets me out of the kitchen so fast!”

This recipe is:

Healthy

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

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Cherry Cheese Pie Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sugar substitute equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar
1 envelope whipped topping mix (Dream Whip)
2 cups fat-free whipped topping
1 reduced-fat graham cracker crust (8 inches)
1 cup reduced-sugar cherry pie filling

Directions

In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in sugar substitute. Gradually add whipped topping mix; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Gradually beat in gelatin mixture; beat 1 minute longer.
Mix in 1 cup whipped topping. Fold in remaining whipped topping. Spoon into crust; top with cherry pie filling. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 259 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 229 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 fat.

Originally published as Cherry Cheese Pie in Light & Tasty December/January 2007, p20