President's Day Cherry Cheese Pie

The other day as I was visiting

some of my favorite blogs 

I came across this recipe

on Beth Marie's Blog.

Day by Day With Beth Marie

It looked like the perfect 

dessert for President's Day.

After all wasn't

George Washington noted for

cutting down a cherry tree 

and then NOT LYING about

cutting it down?

Well, thank you, I am honoring

good old Georgie's honesty,

by whipping up this pie.

I didn't have a graham cracker crust

so I made my own.

Here's my super-duper easy

recipe for a perfect pie crust.

Shhhhh-It's a secret-

While the crust cooled

 I whipped up the cream cheese,

 and added the Eagle brand 

condensed sweetened milk.

I then added the lemon juice

Yes! You MUST add lemon juice-

it is what makes it SET-

and the Cool Whip.

Of course I added a liberal tablespoon

of vanilla.

I wish I could lie and say this is

Calorie Free but someone

called me to task for my post

about my 

Calorie Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

I think the inference was that I might

go to Hell for lying!;<(

So, for today, I am walking the 

straight and narrow, cuz

I don't like HOT!

No. I. Don't!

Ps.  SweetCheeks told me the other day

that the shorter you are the closer

you are to Hell!  LOL~

~except for babies- babies don't count

cuz babies can't go to Hell.

Thank you for that information, SweetCheeks.

I said-well, you are still pretty short.

I guess it goes by age because she 

informed me that she is the 

tallest one in her room.

Whew!

I am gonna start hanging out with

the Munchkins if  can find them~

Here's the recipe:

Easy Cherry Cheese Pie-Beth Marie

•8 inch graham cracker crust

•8 ounce pkg cream cheese softened

•14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk

•1/3 cup bottled lemon juice

•1 tub of cool whip

•1 can cherry pie filling chilled (may use strawberry or blueberry)

Beat cream cheese till light and fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk. Stir in lemon juice and a teaspoon of vanilla (optional). Fold in whipped topping. Pour into crust. Chill at least two hours. Top with pie filling before serving.

Have a happy Tuesday!