Description:

An easy, elegant dessert that is always a crowd pleaser.

Source:

susanm

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) graham cracker crumbs (about 9 whole graham crackers)
• 1 cup (225 ml) flour
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) melted butter
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped walnuts
• 8 oz (224 grm). cream cheese
• 2 cups (475 ml) powdered sugar
• 2 cups (475 ml) whipped cream (1 cup (225 ml) carton or 1 package Dream Whip, mixed according to package directions
• 1 21 oz (588 grm). can blueberry or cherry pie filling

Preparation

• In food processor:
• Crumb graham crackers.
• Blend in flour.
• Pour in melted butter from top while mixing.
• Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Press into medium sized springform pan.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees; cool.
• Mix dream whip if necessary.
• Blend whipped cream or dream whip with powdered sugar and cream cheese.
• Pour onto cooled crust (in pan).
• Top with pie filling.
• Chill in pan until served.
• Place entire pan on serving platter.
• Loosen torte from edges with knife blade and remove outer ring.
• Pie filling will flow down over edges of torte.
• (More so if not well chilled)

Comments

Over the years I've come to appreciate less sweet desserts. I have modified this one to have 1 pint whipping cream instead of 1 cup and reduced the powdered sugar to 1 1/2 cups. I think it is much improved!

This is what I consider a "pantry dessert" since most of the ingredients (if you use Dream Whip) are pantry items and I always have plenty of cream cheese (and butter) in the refrigerator to use for desserts, hor d'oeuvres, etc.