Tart Cherry Pie

Name: Tart Cherry Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) pitted tart cherries; 1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix; 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free cherry gelatin; Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar; 1 pie crust (9 inches), baked

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + cooling

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

"My aunt and I are diabetic," remarks Bonnie Johnson of DeKalb, Illinois. "We both enjoy this yummy, fruity pie...and our friends even request this dessert when they come to visit."

Ingredients

2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) pitted tart cherries
1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free cherry gelatin
Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
1 pie crust (9 inches), baked

Directions

Drain cherries, reserving juice; set cherries aside. In a large saucepan, combine cherry juice and dry pudding mix. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin powder and sweetener until dissolved. Stir in cherries; transfer to pie crust. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 174 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 162mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

"My aunt and I are diabetic," remarks Bonnie Johnson of DeKalb, Illinois. "We both enjoy this yummy, fruity pie...and our friends even request this dessert when they come to visit."

Recipe Creator