••••RASPBERRY CREAM PIE🍪🍥🧀🍊🥜🍚🍛🍶🍮!!••••

(Source:  rasteofhome.com & photos also & Julie Price, Nashville, Tennessee)

••••RASPBERRY CREAM PIE!!  

••••LOOKS AMAZING!!

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling

MAKES:8 servings

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 45 wafers)
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• FILLING:
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
• TOPPING:
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2-1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, divided

Directions

1. Combine the wafer crumbs, pecans and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate.
2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, liqueur and vanilla until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into crust. Chill until serving.
3. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and 1-1/2 cups raspberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate until chilled.
4. Spread topping over filling. Garnish with remaining berries. Yield: 8 servings. 
   

Originally published as Raspberry Cream Pie in Country Woman June/July 2009, p35

Nutritional Facts

1 piece: 507 calories, 28g fat (14g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 196mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (46g sugars, 4g fiber), 4g protein.