INGREDIENTS

  • 9 inches unbaked pastry shells
  • 1 (8ounce)package cream cheese , Softened
  • 1 (14ounce)can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 (16ounce)can whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 cup cold butter (or Margarine)
  • 1/3 cup unsifted flour
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Bake pastry shell for 8 minutes; remove from oven.
  3. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  4. In a large mixer bowl beat cheese until fluffy.
  5. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
  6. Stir in lemon juice.
  7. Pour into prepared pastry shell.
  8. In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoons sugar & cornstarch; mix well.
  9. Stir in cranberry sauce.
  10. Spoon evenly over cheese mixture.
  11. In a medium mixing bowl cut butter into flour & remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until crumbly.
  12. Stir in nuts.
  13. Sprinkle evenly over cranberry mixture.
  14. Bake 45-50 minutes or until bubbly & golden.
  15. Cool.
  16. Serve at room temperature.