Cherry Torte

This is my dad's favorite dessert. My grandma used to make it for her family. Whenever we'd have it at their house my grandpa would eat the cherries for me. Now dad does. Lately though I've split the recipe into two dishes and made one with the cherries and one with just a little of the filling for my nephew and I. (That is what I did above, that isn't a 9x9 dish in the pictures.)

Cherry Torte

1 can cherry pie filling
1 cup powdered sugar
8 ounce package cream cheese, softened (can use light)
1 package Dream Whip ( plus 1/2 c milk and 1/2 t vanilla)
10 graham crackers (this means 40 of the little rectangles)
6 Tablespoons butter, melted


Add crackers to a gallon bag and use a rolling pin to make into crumbs. The smaller the better.
Add to butter and mix til crumbly.

Mix Dream Whip according to directions using the Dream Whip packet, milk, and vanilla.

Add softened cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix until creamy.

Layer 3/4 of the butter crumb mixture in the bottom of a 9x9 baking dish.
Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture onto crust.

Then pie filling...

Then the rest of the cream cheese mixture...

Sprinkle with remaining butter crumb mixture.

Refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.

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This would make a pretty dessert in parfait glasses. To make the spreading easier I'd put the cream cheese mixture into something you could pipe it out with.