When you make this, I suggest that you read through the entire recipe before you begin. Next time I make one, I will try to get a picture for the blog. It is a very good looking as well as tasting pie! ;)

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Sweet Charity Pie

1. 1 Baked pie shell

2. 1 package cream cheese 8 oz., softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp. almond extract

Cream and set aside.

3. 1 cup chopped nuts (we use pecans)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 stick butter

Blend together until crumbly - Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.

4. 1 can cherry pie filling

1 can cool whip

Combine and set aside.

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Assembly:

1 - Bake pie shell

2 - When pie shell is cool, spread with cream cheese mix

3 - Sprinkle with 1/2 crumble mix

4 - Spread on cherry filling/cool whip mix.

5 - Sprinkle with remaining crumble mix

6 - Eat and Enjoy!

7 - Store leftovers in refrigerator.

Banana Split Pie

Crust: 9 whole graham crackers, crushed to 1 1/4 cups
1/4 cup sugar
6 tbsp. butter, melted.

To Prepare Crust: Preheat oven to 300*. Butter 9-inch pie plate. Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Gradually add butter, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Press onto bottom and sides of prepared pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Filling: 1 package (3 1/4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix (dry)
1 cup milk
3 cups whipped topping, divided
2 medium bananas, sliced
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries
2 tbsp. chcolate fudge sauce.

To Prepare Filling: In large bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. Beat 1 minute or until thickend. Beat in 2 cups whipped topping until well combined. Fold in bananas. Pour into cooled crust. Top with pineapple and cherries. Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over cherries and drizzle with fudge sauce.

Chill:4 to 5 hours or until firm.

Makes: 8 servings. :)

I was going to try and post a main dish, but when I saw this recipe, I went nuts!!!
Can't believe it's almost spring! -Stepheny

Apple Slices

Crust:
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups shortening
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
10 Tbsp. water
2 egg yolks

Mix flour, shortening and salt. Beat egg yolks with lemon and water. Add to flour mixture.

Filling:
16-20 apples (cut and quartered)
2 Tbsp. flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together.

Divide dough in half. Roll out crust to size of cookie sheet, approximately 11x15. Put in filling, top with remaining crust. Bake at 425* for50 minutes. When cool, frost with thin powdered sugar icing.

This recipe is nice because it tastes like apple pie yet there is plenty to go around!