Quick Blackberry Pie

== Description ==
Fruit & Vegetable Recipes I by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
==Ingredients==
* 1 cup fresh blackberries
* 1 (3 oz) pkg. cream cheese
* ½ cup sugar
* 3 tbsp milk
* ¼ tsp salt
* 1 graham cracker crust
* ¼ cup water
* 1 pint fresh blackberries
* 1½ tbsp cornstarch
* strawberry halves
* ¼ cup cold water
* fresh mint
* 1½ tbsp lemon juice
==Directions==
# Wash blackberries thoroughly.
# Place washed berries on paper towels and pat gently to remove excess moisture.
# Place 1 cup blackberries, sugar, salt and water in medium size saucepan.
# Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
# Mix cornstarch with cold water; stir cornstarch mixture into blackberries.
# Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
# Stir in lemon juice.
# Beat cream cheese and milk together.
# Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom of graham cracker crust.
# Cover cheese mixture with half blackberry glaze.
# Arrange 1 pint blackberries over glaze.
# Spoon remaining glaze over top layer of blackberries.
# Chill for 2 hours.
# Just before serving, garnish with strawberry halves and mint.
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Category:Pie Recipes