May 11, 2011
I did not have chocolate cookie crumbs but I did have graham crackers so I threw some in my blender and ground them down to a fine crumb, then mixed with the butter and made a crust out of that. I did not add sugar to the crust ingredients as I had a feeling that the pie would be sweet enough on it's own. I used reduced fat cream cheese, "light" cherry pie filling and fresh squeezed lemon juice. This was well recieved by my husband and two kids, though I thought it was a little too sweet. I also think there was a little too much butter in the crust and my husband did remark on that. I think cutting it back just enough to hold the ingredients together without being greasy is the key--maybe three or four tablespoons instead of 1/3 of a cup. It's quite good, but with a few small tweaks, it might be perfect.
—Sarah Jo