To start, you'll need the following: flour, butter flavored crisco, salt, sugar, two 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, a big can of cherry pie filling, a big tub of whipped cream, and a small bag of sliced almonds.
Start with the pie crust. Preheat the oven to 450. While waiting, mix 1 1/4 cups of flour and 1/2 tsp of salt together. Cut in the butter flavored crisco in little chunks and then work it together a little bit. Now, add the water a tablespoon at a time. The recipe called for 3-4, but just keep adding until the dough forms and stop before it is sticky. It took me about 8-10 I think.
Once you have the crust ready to cook in the pan, poke a bunch of fork holes in it, but not all the way through. While the crust is baking, mix together the two packages of cream cheese and sugar. I put a cup of sugar in to start with. If it isn't sweet enough for you, just keep adding more sugar until it is. A little sugar never hurt anybody.
The pie crust should be in the oven for 10-12 minutes. When it comes out, it should look like this. It would probably look better since this was my first attempt at getting a crust to look nice in the pan.
Let the crust completely cool before putting the bottom layer in. Don't put the cream cheese and sugar mix back in the fridge because it needs to be soft for when it is added in.
After the crust is completely cooled, now you can add the mixture. Make sure it is spread evenly across the pan. We wouldn't want a lopsided pie.
Next, add the can of cherry pie filling. If anyone asks, you picked the cherries off of your nonexistent cherry tree and somehow you made the jelly stuff. I'll leave that to your own imagination!
Next would be my other little cousin, Hunter's, favorite part! Take that tub of whipped cream and use as much as possible! Add the whipped cream in dollops to make it pretty. I wanted my pie to be pretty, so I added peaks to it.
Just to add a special touch, throw some sliced almonds on top. It also adds a little crunch! ;)
Now go enjoy this awesome and indulgent treat! You deserve it!