This patriotic pie is made with a cereal crust and a lemony no-bake filling that’s perfect for any summer occasion.
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Fluffy Lemon Cheesecake Pie
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 5 hr 10 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Golden Grahams™ cereal
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 oz (about 1 2/3 cups) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
Flag Design
- 25 fresh blueberries (about 1/4 cup)
- 17 fresh raspberries (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Using food processor, finely crush cereal.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix crushed cereal and brown sugar with fork. Stir in melted butter until well mixed. Press in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch pie plate.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in granulated sugar. Add sour cream, vanilla, lemon peel and lemon juice; beat until well mixed. Fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to fill pie.
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Step5Spread filling evenly into fully cooled crust. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours to set.
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Step6For flag design, arrange blueberries in upper left area of pie to create stars; alternately arrange raspberries and strawberry slices in rows over pie to create stripes. Serve immediately. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
390 Calories
26g Total Fat
3g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 240
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 79%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 280mg
- 12%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 24g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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