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Ingredients
| walnuts (chopped): 1 cup (divided) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 1/4 cups |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/2 cup (firmly packed) |
| butter flavored shortening: 1/2 cup |
| flaked coconut meat: 1/2 cup |
| cream cheese: 2 8oz packages (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2/3 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| vanilla extract: 2 tsp |
| cherry pie filling: 1 21oz can |
Cherry Orgasm
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
36 serving(s)
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- Heat oven to 350 F.
- Grease 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with butter flavor shortening.
- Set aside.
- Chop 1/2 cup nuts coarsely for toping.
- Set aside.
- Chop remaining 1/2 cup finely.
- For crust, combine flour and brown sugar.
- Cut in butter flavored shortening until fine crumbs form.
- Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts and coconut.
- Mix well.
- Remove 1/2 cup of mixture and set aside.
- Press remaining crumbs in bottorm of pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 12 to 15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
- For filling, beat cream cheese, granuated sugar, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl at medium speed until smooth.
- Spread over hot baked crust.
- Return to oven.
- Bake 15 minutes longer.
- Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer.
- Combine reserved coarsely chopped nuts and reserved crumbs.
- Sprinkle evenly over cherries.
- Return to oven.
- Bake 15 minutes longer.
- Cool and refrigerate several hours.
- Cut into bars about 2 x 1 1/2 inches.