Cherry Chewbilees Recipe

Cherry Chewbilees Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (1)

Rate recipe

Cherry Chewbilees makes a good dish to carry to potlucks and parties. It's a hit for me at home, too—my husband rates it as one of his favorite desserts. We both love the country, and the small town we live in has a very rural-sounding nickname...it's know as the "Forestry Capital of the South"!

This recipe is:

Contest Winning

[X]

Rate Cherry Chewbilees Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Cherry Chewbilees Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 20 Servings

25 30 55

Ingredients

CRUST:
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
1/2 cup flaked coconut
FILLING:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cans (21 ounces each) cherry pie filling

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in shortening until fine crumbs form. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts and coconut. Set aside 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, for filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Spread over hot crust. Bake 15 minutes.
Spread pie filling on top. Combine remaining nuts and reserved crumbs; sprinkle over cherries. Bake 15 minutes more. Cool. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 20 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 251 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 54 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Chewbilees in Country Woman March/April 1992, p33

How to Toast Nuts

Toasting nuts before using them in a recipe intensifies their flavor. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and bake at 350° for 5 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Be sure to watch them carefully so they don't burn.